Recent sightings
Michael Diederich
19 Chappaqua Mountain Road Butterfly Garden, Chappaqua
Westchester County, NY
- Mourning Cloak 1
Clifford Hence
John Heinz NWR Rt 420 entrance
Delaware County, PA
Cabbage White was in very poor shape must have had a rough winter.
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
Cabbage White
Greg Prelich
Richloam WMA
Sumter County, FL
There’s always surprises out there. Today it was the number of Appalachian Browns and finally seeing an Elfin in Florida.
- Zebra Swallowtail 6
- Palamedes Swallowtail 15
- Cloudless Sulphur 7
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Pearl Crescent 30
- Common Buckeye 1
- Appalachian Brown 4
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Little Wood-Satyr 8
- Northern Cloudywing 4
- Whirlabout 2
- Monk Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 2
Whirlabout
Monk Skipper
Palamedes Swallowtail
Twin-spot Skipper
Henry's Elfin
Little Wood-Satyr
Dainty Sulphur
Appalachian Brown
- Polydamas Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Cassius Blue 3
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Monarch 2
- Monk Skipper 1
Zebra Heliconian
Orange-barred Sulphur
Gulf Fritillary
Monarch
Monk Skipper
Scott Singer
Mariton Wildlife Sanctuary
Northampton County, PA
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
Mourning Cloak
Eastern Comma
Linda Cooper
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Okeechobee County, FL
Friends of Kissimmee Prairie butterfly walks 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. 74°-91°, partly cloudy, winds 9-13 mph. 22 participants. Nectar: thistle, daisy fleabane, spermacoce, Spanish needles.
- Zebra Swallowtail 3
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 7
- Great Southern White 36
- Little Yellow 9
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Little Metalmark 10
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 16
- Pearl Crescent 21
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 12
- White Peacock 6
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Georgia Satyr 8
- Monarch 1
- Queen 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 15
- Southern Broken-Dash 4
- Delaware Skipper 3
- Palmetto Skipper 2
- Berry's Skipper 1
- Monk Skipper 1
- Dusted Skipper 4
- Twin-spot Skipper 5
White Peacock
Georgia Satyr
Dusted Skipper
Dusted Skipper
Common Buckeye
Palmetto Skipper
Dusted Skipper
Whirlabout
Little Metalmark
Twin-spot Skipper
Swarthy Skipper
Dusted Skipper
Dusted Skipper
Paul Strauss
Allapattah Flats Wildlife Management Area
Martin County, FL
Nectaring on Shrubby False Buttonweed ((Spermacoce verticillata).
- Fiery Skipper 2
Fiery Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Fiery Skipper
Bart Jones
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA
Hempstead County, AR
The Frosted Elfins are the subspecies hadros that is found in the Arklatex region.
- Black Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Falcate Orangetip
- Clouded Sulphur
- Orange Sulphur
- Southern Dogface
- Little Yellow
- Frosted Elfin 17
- Gray Hairstreak
- Red-banded Hairstreak
- Spring Azure
- American Snout
- Pearl Crescent
- American Lady
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- Goatweed Leafwing
- Gemmed Satyr
- Monarch
- Juvenal's Duskywing
Falcate Orangetip
Frosted Elfin
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Frosted Elfin
Frosted Elfin
Frosted Elfin
Gemmed Satyr
Gray Hairstreak
Goatweed Leafwing
Monarch
Juvenal's Duskywing
Pearl Crescent
Red-banded Hairstreak
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 16
- Spicebush Swallowtail 14
- Palamedes Swallowtail 45
- Cloudless Sulphur 12
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 15
- Pearl Crescent 33
- Red Admiral 4
- Viceroy 7
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Little Wood-Satyr 6
- Monarch 4
- Queen 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Whirlabout 14
- Sachem 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
- Palatka Skipper 3
Palamedes Swallowtail
Palatka Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Broad-winged Skipper
Juniper Hairstreak
Aaron's Skipper
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Tom Fiore, Kristine Wallstrom
Van Cortlandt Park
Bronx County, NY
A brief check of some areas for native wildflowers and other signs of spring; with a rather brief interlude of warmer sun. Less than 1/2-mile total walk here on this visit.
- Mourning Cloak 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 15
- Little Yellow 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Dun Skipper 2
Cloudless Sulphur
Linda Cooper
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Okeechobee County, FL
Scouting for upcoming butterfly walks. 10 a.m.-4 pm. 71°-84°, winds 10-14. Area very dry with few wildflowers. Nectar: thistle, fleabane, Spanish needles. ACreager, KNieves, LCooper. Last hour with JBoxall, EPoropat.
- Zebra Swallowtail 4
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 4
- Great Southern White 6
- Little Yellow 3
- Little Metalmark 3
- Variegated Fritillary 4
- Phaon Crescent 15
- Pearl Crescent 30
- Common Buckeye 5
- White Peacock 10
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Georgia Satyr 7
- Monarch 1
- Queen 1
- Swarthy Skipper 3
- Whirlabout 11
- Southern Broken-Dash 3
- Sachem 1
- Delaware Skipper 3
- Aaron's Skipper 3
- Palmetto Skipper 3
- Palatka Skipper 1
- Berry's Skipper 3
- Twin-spot Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Aaron's Skipper
Palatka Skipper
Palmetto Skipper
Phaon Crescent
Little Metalmark
Delaware Skipper
Southern Broken-Dash
Variegated Fritillary
Berry's Skipper
Berry's Skipper
- Eastern Comma 2
- Mourning Cloak 3
Mourning Cloak
Mourning Cloak
Ron & Lori Smith
Torreya State Park
Liberty County, FL
(28-141) A bit foggy until just after 11 and then everything came to life. A great day!
- Polydamas Swallowtail 6
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 9
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 11
- Little Metalmark 1
- American Snout 1
- Texan Crescent 4
- Pearl Crescent 33
- Question Mark 4
- American Lady 3
- Red Admiral 6
- Common Buckeye 10
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Viceroy 3
- Southern Pearly-eye 5
- Carolina Satyr 19
- Little Wood-Satyr 3
- Monarch 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 1
- Pepper and Salt Skipper 2
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 2
American Lady
Texan Crescent
Pepper and Salt Skipper
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Red-spotted Purple
John and Nancy Crosby
Tabby Oaks, Shellman Bluff, GA 31331
McIntosh County, GA
2 pm temperature was about 75 degrees when we found the Juniper Hairstreak and Henry’s Elfin. Nectar source was thistle, briars and abundant amounts of yapon holly, Ilex vomitoria the host plant for Henry’s Elfin yahwehus subspecies. Both the Zebra Swallowtails and the Juniper Hairstreak were oviposting.
- Zebra Swallowtail 7
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail 6
- Palamedes Swallowtail 14
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Southern Pearly-eye 7
- Carolina Satyr common
- Little Wood-Satyr common
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 4
- Zabulon Skipper 7
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
Little Wood-Satyr
Northern Cloudywing
Zabulon Skipper
Carolina Satyr
Southern Pearly-eye
Juniper Hairstreak
Juniper Hairstreak
Henry's Elfin
Cloudless Sulphur
Palamedes Swallowtail
Zebra Swallowtail
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Phaon Crescent
Phaon Crescent
Greg Prelich
Pasture Reserve
Lake County, FL
Great Southern White laying eggs on Virginia Peppergrass.
- Zebra Swallowtail 3
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Gulf Fritillary 32
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 12
- Viceroy 1
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Fiery Skipper 1
Zebra Swallowtail
Zebra Heliconian
Viceroy
Gray Hairstreak
Great Southern White
Great Southern White egg
1:30 PM. First butterfly for 2022 at this location.