Sighting for November 23, 2020
Roy Cohutta
Albany Nursery WMA
Dougherty County, GA
- Cabbage White 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 4
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Gulf Fritillary 11
- Zebra Heliconian 5
- American Lady 3
- Common Buckeye common
- Long-tailed Skipper 4
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
Dorantes Longtail
Zebra Heliconian
Zebra Heliconian
Dorantes Longtail
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
1400-1600, 22-23C, Wind NNW 10MPH, Full Sun, Field with low vegetation (Beggars Tick, Field Mustard) near wooded swamp areas.
I was mainly looking for grasshoppers, but could not ignore the butterflies, many of which still looked to be in good shape.
I have had the Dorantes here at this location before this late in the season. But it is always a surprise to see any and they are rare here. I took the photos to partly assure myself. The ventral and flight shots posted here are of the identical individual.
The Zebra Heliconian(s) were at the edge of the swamp. There was a handful of them floating around in the same general area. They seem somewhat late for Georgia and they and the Dorantes were not expected today.
I probably just missed the Tropical Checkered-Skippers when I was here a few days ago. It is no longer a surprise to see them in SW Georgia in the right habitat.