March 2012 Sightings
Jerry & Rose Payne
private property
Bibb County, GA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Falcate Orangetip 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Sleepy Orange 9
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 7
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Question Mark 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- American Lady 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
James Monroe
Lucky Hammock
Miami-Dade County, FL
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Julia Heliconian 5
- Zebra Heliconian 15
- Pearl Crescent 1
- White Peacock 6
- Ruddy Daggerwing 1
- Monarch 2
- Queen 3
- Long-tailed Skipper 3
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 11
- Clouded Skipper 5
Craig Marks
Kisatchie NF
Natchitoches Parish, LA
- Pipevine Swallowtail common
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail common
- Palamedes Swallowtail common
- Falcate Orangetip 7
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Frosted Elfin 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye abundant
- Goatweed Leafwing 2
- Gemmed Satyr 7
- Sleepy Duskywing 4
- Mottled Duskywing 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing common
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 1
James Monroe
Everglades NP, south end near Ecopond
Miami-Dade County, FL
- Great Southern White 5000
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 7
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 2
- Cassius Blue 2
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 28
- Julia Heliconian 80
- Zebra Heliconian 100
- Mangrove Buckeye 8
- White Peacock 7
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 5
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Sachem 4
- Dun Skipper 3
- Monk Skipper 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 6
- Obscure Skipper 8
Obscure Skipper
Cassius Blue
Mangrove Buckeye
Mark Schwartz
Caumsett State Park, Lloyd Neck
Suffolk County, NY
- Eastern Comma 1
Tom Palmer
Saddle Creek Park
Polk County, FL
- Polydamas Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 5
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Barred Yellow 6
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Cassius Blue 2
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 8
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- White Peacock 1
- Viceroy 3
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Queen 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Dorantes Longtail 4
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Sachem 2
Bob Grosek
Binghamton
Broome County, NY
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Rob Santry
Auburn
Placer County, CA
Sonoran Blue Colony located east of Sacramento about 40 miles to the historic gold-mining town of Auburn. Take Hwy 49 south to the bridge over the American River. Don’t cross the bridge but park in a wide area on Old Foresthill Road. The colony is on a rock wall along Old Foresthill Road. On 3/7/2010, I counted 30 Sonoran Blues at this locale!
- Mustard White 1
- Sonoran Blue 3
- Acmon Blue 1
- Mylitta Crescent 2
- California Tortoiseshell 1
- Lorquin's Admiral 1
- Common Wood-Nymph 1
Sonoran Blue
Craig Marks
Sisily Island Hills WMA
Catahoula Parish, LA
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail 6
- Falcate Orangetip 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak abundant
- Question Mark 5
- Mourning Cloak 5
- Red Admiral 6
- Goatweed Leafwing 1
- Southern Pearly-eye 1
- Gemmed Satyr 4
- Juvenal's Duskywing 6
- Horace's Duskywing common
- Pepper and Salt Skipper abundant
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 2
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Sleepy Orange 12
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 8
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 12
- Common Buckeye 91
- Sleepy Duskywing 14
- Juvenal's Duskywing 33
- Fiery Skipper 1
North Central Florida, NABA Chapter Field Trip
along the length of a 7-mile road, Cow Creek Road, Goethe State Forest
Levy County, FL
Photo by Kathy C. Malone
- Henry's Elfin 500-1000
Henry's Elfin
- White M Hairstreak 1
Andrew Block
Van Saun Park, Paramus
Bergen County, NJ
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Bob Grosek
Binghamton
Broome County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Mark Schwartz
Caumsett S.P., Lloyd Neck
Suffolk County, NY
- Mourning Cloak 1
Andrew Block
Rockwood Hall section, Rockefeller S.P.P., Pocantico Hills
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
Allan Loudell
Along driveway to WDEL/WSTW Radio, off Shipley Road, North Wilmington
New Castle County, DE
First butterfly of the season.
- Cabbage White 2
Andrew Block
parking lot of Somnia, Inc., 10 Commerce Rd., New Rochelle
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
Allan Loudell
Between transmitting towers of WDEL/WSTW, off Shipley Road, North Wilmington
New Castle County, DE
1st Sulphur of the year.
- Clouded Sulphur 1
Susan Hoffman
Devil's Lake State Park
Sauk County, WI
- Mourning Cloak 2
Andrew Block
Somnia, Inc., 10 Commerce Dr., New Rochelle
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
Variegated Fritillary
Glenn Koppel and Mary Alice Koeneke
Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve
Loudoun County, VA
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 6
- Falcate Orangetip 3
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Spring Azure 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
Harry Zirlin
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Westchester County, NY
Gray Hairstreak is early at this location.
- Cabbage White 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Spring Azure 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
Craig Marks
Kisatchie NF
Rapides Parish, LA
- Pipevine Swallowtail 10
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail common
- Palamedes Swallowtail abundant
- Falcate Orangetip 4
- Southern Dogface 1
- Cloudless Sulphur common
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Frosted Elfin 7
- Eastern Pine Elfin 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak common
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Pearl Crescent abundant
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- Southern Pearly-eye 6
- Gemmed Satyr 3
- Carolina Satyr common
- Little Wood-Satyr abundant
- Northern Cloudywing 9
- Sleepy Duskywing 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Horace's Duskywing 4
- Clouded Skipper 4
- Dusted Skipper 7
- Pepper and Salt Skipper 2
Alfred Adamo
Humber College Arboreturn, Toronto
York Regional Municipality, ON
- Eastern Comma 6
- Compton Tortoiseshell 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
Mike Diederich
Saw Mill River Parkway, Mt. Kisco (Exit 34)
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
Mike Diederich
Spring Road Butterfly Garden, Spring Road, Chappaqua NY
Westchester County, NY
- Mourning Cloak 2
Mike Diederich
Millwood Garden Center, Millwood, NY
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 2
Mike Diederich
Spring Road Butterfly Garden, Spring Road, Chappaqua NY
Westchester County, NY
- Mourning Cloak 2
Charles DeWitt
Norton Shores leaf dump
Muskegon County, MI
- Cabbage White 1
- Mourning Cloak 4
Linda Cooper, John Lampkin
Bull Creek WMA
Osceola County, FL
Nectar source: Cirsium horridulum
Photo by Linda Cooper
- Zebra Swallowtail 9
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 9
- Palamedes Swallowtail 45
- Southern Dogface 35
- Little Yellow 17
- Little Metalmark 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 10
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Viceroy 1
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Monarch 1
- Northern Cloudywing 4
- Swarthy Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 35
- Delaware Skipper 6
- Palmetto Skipper 7
- Palatka Skipper 1
- Monk Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 41
Palmetto Skipper
Bob Grosek
Jones Park Vestal Center
Broome County, NY
- Question Mark 1
Mike Diederich
Power Cut off Old Chappaqua Road, Chappaqua
Westchester County, NY
All are earliest sightings ever for this location.
- Cabbage White 3
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 9
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 1
Mike Diederich
66 Spring Road, Chappaqua
Westchester County, NY
Earliest sighting ever at this location.
- Orange Sulphur 1
Andrew Block
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River
Westchester County, NY
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 3
- Checkered White 1
David Amadio
Glassboro WMA, Clayton
Gloucester County, NJ
Falcate Orangetip was a fresh male. Also saw a Duskywing sp., probably a Juvenal’s Duskywing.
- Cabbage White 3
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Orange Sulphur
- Brown Elfin
- Henry's Elfin 20
- Eastern Pine Elfin
- Spring Azure 17
- Question Mark
- Mourning Cloak 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 17
- Brown Elfin 1
- Spring Azure 4
- Mourning Cloak 9
Brown Elfin
Jim Monroe
Paleo Hammock
St. Lucie County, FL
- Giant Swallowtail 15
- Great Southern White 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 7
- Barred Yellow 3
- Gulf Fritillary 7
- Zebra Heliconian 40
- Carolina Satyr 35
- Monarch 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 40
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 8
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Whirlabout 5
- Southern Broken-Dash 5
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 8
Whirlabout
Long-tailed Skipper
Mike Reese, Ken Tennessen
Brockway Rd.
Jackson County, WI
Both Elfins were early records for Wisconsin.
- Brown Elfin 1
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Spring Azure 4
- Compton Tortoiseshell 1
Spring Azure
Brown Elfin
Craig Marks
Blackwater River State Forest
Santa Rosa County, FL
Thanks to Mary Ann Friedman for directions.
- Polydamas Swallowtail abundant
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 6
- Brown Elfin 3
- Hessel's Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Southern Cloudywing 5-10
- Juvenal's Duskywing 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 1
- Dusky Roadside-Skipper 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- White M Hairstreak 1
Bart Jones
Eagle Lake Wildlife Management Area
Shelby County, TN
This is a full 3 months earlier than previous first of year date for the Phaon Crescent.
- Zebra Swallowtail 7
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 8
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 6
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
- American Snout 1
- Phaon Crescent 10
- Pearl Crescent 100+
- Question Mark 2
- American Lady 2
- Red Admiral 2
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Goatweed Leafwing 1
- Monarch 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 3
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Zabulon Skipper 2
Phaon Crescent
Zebra Swallowtail
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Yucca Giant-Skipper 1
Ann Thering
Spring Green Preserve
Sauk County, WI
- Olympia Marble 35+
- Spring Azure 4
Rose and Jerry Payne
private property
Bibb County, GA
Southern Cloudywing was a 1st of the year. Yucca Giant-Skipper was observed laying eggs.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 3
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 11
- Sleepy Orange 12
- Red-banded Hairstreak 31
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Pearl Crescent 35
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 12
- Gemmed Satyr 5
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Yucca Giant-Skipper 4
Mara Meisel
Rose River Fire Road, within 1.5 mile from boundary, Shenandoah National Park
Madison County, VA
Rick Frederick & I saw these butterflies today. The White-M Hairstreak (photo) is uncommon here; Silver-Spotted Skipper was first of season, & early.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- West Virginia White 1
- Cabbage White 3
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
White M Hairstreak
Tom Fiore
Nyack; Hook Mt.
Rockland County, NY
A new earliest date for Falcate Orangetip in NY state (previously, at same location, Mar. 30, 2002), by just one day. The numbers seen this day indicate they had emerged some days earlier however, likely due to the record heat in the entire region in the previous week or so.
- Cabbage White few
- Falcate Orangetip 20+
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Spring Azure few
- Eastern Comma 2
- Mourning Cloak 4+
- Brown Elfin 6
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Spring Azure 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
Jim Springer
Warren Grove Recreation Area
Ocean County, NJ
New early date for Hoary Elfin in the state.
- Brown Elfin 12
- Hoary Elfin 7
- Eastern Pine Elfin 3
Steven Rosenthal
sand dunes at the turnaround, West End of Jones Beach State Park
Nassau County, NY
spring form “vernalis” fide Rich Kelly; windy with temperatures in the low 50s
- Checkered White 4
David L. Amadio
Riverwinds Scenic Trail, West Deptford
Gloucester County, NJ
Falcate Orangetips included 6 males & 1 female. Also observed an anglewing sp., likely E.Comma
- Cabbage White 17
- Falcate Orangetip 7
- Orange Sulphur 2
- American Copper 21
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Mourning Cloak 5
- Red Admiral 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 3
- Cabbage White 26
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Mourning Cloak 5
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
Tom Palmer
Okalocoochee Slough State Forest
Hendry County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 22
- Great Southern White 6
- Little Yellow 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Little Metalmark 2
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Zebra Heliconian 5
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 9
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Common Buckeye 5
- White Peacock 13
- Viceroy 2
- Monarch 2
- Queen 26
- Soldier 1
- Southern Cloudywing 2
- Zarucco Duskywing 2
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Whirlabout 23
- Southern Broken-Dash 13
- Sachem 4
- Delaware Skipper 11
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Palmetto Skipper 7
- Dun Skipper 7
- Monk Skipper 2
- Dusted Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 18
- Ocola Skipper 1
James Fleullan
Cooper's Furnace Day Use Area, Cartersville
Bartow County, GA
Early documentation of Gorgone Checkerspot at this location.
- Gorgone Checkerspot 1
- American Lady 1
1st butterflies of the year!