January 2014 Sightings
John Heyse
George Miller Shoreline Park, Pt. Richmond
Contra Costa County, CA
- Common Buckeye 4
Common Buckeye
John Heyse
Crockett Hills Park, Crockett, CA
Contra Costa County, CA
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue 1
Western Pygmy-Blue
Eric Whiteside
Nation Key Deer Preserve in Big Pine Key, Momma's Garden Center in Big Coppit
Monroe County, FL
Clear day, near 80 degrees, wind 10 to 15 knots
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Barred Yellow 1
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 20
- Cassius Blue 2
- Ceraunus Blue 3
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- Mangrove Skipper 3
- Hammock Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 5
- Florida Duskywing 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Palatka Skipper 3
- Monk Skipper 2
Fiery Skipper
Palatka Skipper
Palatka Skipper
Long-tailed Skipper
Monk Skipper
Eastern Pygmy-Blue
Gulf Fritillary
Ceraunus Blue
Amelia Grimm
National Key Deer Refuge
Monroe County, FL
Cold and partly sunny day with lots of wind.
- Florida Duskywing 3
Florida Duskywing
Florida Duskywing
Florida Duskywing
Steven Rosenthal
Bolivar Peninsula, bayside near the Galveston Ferry terminal
Galveston County, TX
The sighting got me wondering if the hectare/acreage counts for this years overwintering Monarchs are available?
- Monarch 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Mangrove Skipper 2
Large Orange Sulphur
Mangrove Skipper
- Eastern Comma 2
Eastern Comma
Dennis Holmes
Arboretum Loop Trail near Sundial Bridge in Redding.
Shasta County, CA
Vetch is starting to bloom - first butterflys of the year for me here in Redding.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
Pipevine Swallowtail
Orange Sulphur
John Heyse
Perkins Canyon, Mt. Diablo
Contra Costa County, CA
Milbert’s is first I’ve seen since I collected one in NY about 57 years ago.
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 1
- Martial Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Cassius Blue 4
- Ceraunus Blue 3
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Common Buckeye 5
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
- Mustard White 3
- Mylitta Crescent 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
Mustard White
Mylitta Crescent
Eric Whiteside
Fran Ford White Crown Pigeon Preserve
Monroe County, FL
- Amethyst Hairstreak 1
Amethyst Hairstreak
warm day - 62 degrees