Sighting for September 26, 2016
John Lampkin
Triple Creek Preserve
Hillsborough County, FL
- Cloudless Sulphur 18
- Sleepy Orange 13
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Common Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 2
- Carolina Satyr 15
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 6
- Horace's Duskywing 17
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 5
- Southern Broken-Dash 4
- Monk Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 3
Silver-spotted Skipper
Cloudless Sulphur caterpillar
White M Hairstreak
With Jean Evoy & Robert Epstein
9:30-11:30; High 80’s & humid
Quick scouting for upcoming Sarasota County Butterfly Club (NABA) field trip.
Silver-spotted Skippers are uncommon here.
The hairstreak shows us that the “wiggle the butt” strategy to fool predators works! One can also see a glimpse of the blue topside.
Cloudless Sulphur caterpillar is feeding on the non-native septic weed, Senna occidentalis.