Sighting for December 10, 2020
Roy Cohutta
Albany Nursery WMA
Dougherty County, GA
- Cabbage White 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 4
- Little Yellow 10
- Sleepy Orange 7
- Gulf Fritillary 9
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- Common Buckeye 20
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Little Yellow
Common Checkered-Skipper
New Sighting
13:11 - 15:46 = 2 hrs. 35 min.
Clear, Full Sun, 21C, Wind SW 5MPH gusting to 7MPH.
In other words, a halcyon day.
We have had one light freeze and one can see the effect on the plants.
Habitat: Field planted with blooming Field Mustard leading down to wooded swamp.
Rattlebox was all but gone, but MANY adult Ornate Bella Moths present near the dead/dying Rattlebox plants.
I never thought I would see a Zebra Heliconian here in December. Both individuals kept flying into the swamp where I could not follow with my camera.