Sighting for February 16, 2017

Beth Polvino

Merritt Island Causeway 1 mile past Max Brewer Causeway Bridge
Brevard County, FL

Merritt Island Causeway 1 mile past Max Brewer Causeway Bridge in small parking area with shrubs, bushes and grass. Here I saw another 11 species but my total species for the day was 15. Again Great Southern White’s are everywhere. I have images of all of the species for today.

  • Great Southern White abundant
  • Gray Hairstreak 2
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Eastern Pygmy-Blue 6
  • Ceraunus Blue 3
  • Gulf Fritillary 6
  • Pearl Crescent 7
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 3
  • Whirlabout 3
  • Salt Marsh Skipper 4

Red-banded Hairstreak

Whirlabout

Eastern Pygmy-Blue