Sighting for February 26, 2017
Linda Cooper
Three Lakes WMA, Hwy. 60 Unit
Osceola County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Black Swallowtail 11
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Barred Yellow 3
- Little Yellow 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Little Metalmark 7
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 23
- Pearl Crescent 41
- Common Buckeye 3
- White Peacock 17
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Queen 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 18
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Palmetto Skipper 8
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 4
- Ocola Skipper 2
Ocola Skipper
nectaring skippers
nectaring skippers
Variegated Fritillary
Barred Yellow
nectaring skippers
Palmetto Skipper
Swarthy Skipper
White Peacock
Red-banded Hairstreak
Little Metalmark
Least Skipper
10:30 - 3:30; weather: 73-78 degrees, clear all day, winds 14 mph. Nectar: thistles, Spanish needles, Tickseed, Camphorweed. An excellent day for February especially for skippers. Linda Cooper