December 2016 Sightings

Jim Wilkinson

Meadowbrook Park
Howard County, MD

  • Orange Sulphur 3

Orange Sulphur

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Cloudy and stormy
Winds Northerly
Wind 10 - 15mph
Temps mid 40s - lower 60s

It was surprising to see more activity on this stormy day;when the day before should have been the better of the two days for sightings.

  • Gulf Fritillary 6
  • Monarch 1
  • Fiery Skipper 3

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Mostly Cloudy
Winds Southerly
wind 10 - 15mph
Temp lower 40s - upper 60s

  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • Monarch 2
  • Ocola Skipper 1

Vicki DeLoach

Etowah River Park
Cherokee County, GA

It was 60o and sunny when we found 6 butterflies on Dec. 2 - mostly in the remaining wild asters and goldenrod. One flew across our path and disappeared, looking most like an American Snout. After a long, warm drought we’re now in a normal winter stretch of wet, cold days (yesterday’s high was in the 40’s) with a hard frost in the forecast, so I expect the 12/2 sightings to be the last of the season.

  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 2
  • Clouded Skipper 1

Common Checkered-Skipper

Clouded Skipper

Gulf Fritillary

Beth Polvino

North Cape May ~ my yard NABA # 1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ

My eyes caught a flash of orange in the gardens when I went out for the mail. I looked down and found this Monarch. She looked like she was trying to pump up her wings so I moved her to a more protected area as my winds are 25-30 MPH right now at 48 F. I am hoping she’ll be able to get them totally pumped up so she fly.

  • Monarch 1

Monarch

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd. Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Mostly Cloudy
Winds Southwesterly
Wind 10 - 15 mph
Temp lower 60s - mid 70s

  • Monarch 1
  • Long-tailed Skipper 1
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Fiery Skipper 2
  • Ocola Skipper 1

Randy Harrod

Ft DeSoto Park, Pinellas County
Pinellas County, FL

Clear, lows 70’s windy. Sleepy Morning in bloom.

  • Great Southern White 1
  • Ceraunus Blue common
  • Gulf Fritillary 12
  • Zebra Heliconian 1
  • Phaon Crescent common
  • Common Buckeye 8
  • White Peacock 5
  • Monarch 9
  • Long-tailed Skipper 6
  • Dorantes Longtail 9
  • Fiery Skipper 1
  • Obscure Skipper 1

Beth Polvino

North Cape May ~ my yard NABA # 1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ

Monarch continues, Black Swallowtail chrysalis continue

  • Monarch 1

Tom Palmer

My yard
Polk County, FL

  • Polydamas Swallowtail 1
  • Great Southern White 1
  • Orange-barred Sulphur 1
  • Cassius Blue 2
  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Zebra Heliconian 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Ocola Skipper 1

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Partly Cloudy
Winds Northeasterly
Wind light 5 - 10 mph
Temps lower 60s - lower 60s

  • Monarch 2

Beth Polvino

North Cape May ~ my yard NABA # 1151 & Monarch Waystation #8318
Cape May County, NJ

Black Swallowtail chrysalis continue. Monarch continues lower left wing deformed but able to get between Lantana and zinna flowers in the back yard.

  • Monarch 1

Monarch

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Cloudy
Winds Westerly
Wind 5 - 10 mph
Temps mid 50s - lower 70

  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Common Buckeye 1

Tai LA

Cedar Park
Austin County, TX

Sighted on a cold morning. Size was a bit smaller than the usual ones sighted.

  • Variegated Fritillary 1c

Variegated Fritillary

Tom Palmer

Saddle Creek Park
Polk County, FL

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Barred Yellow 16
  • Cassius Blue 3
  • Ceraunus Blue 18
  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Zebra Heliconian 10
  • White Peacock 34
  • Carolina Satyr 1
  • Dorantes Longtail 3
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Clouded Skipper 2
  • Fiery Skipper 1

White Peacock

Cassius Blue

Zebra Heliconian

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Mostly Cloudy
Winds Northerly
Wind 10 - 15 mph
Temps mid 50s - mid 60s

A strong cold front is due to arrive before the weekend and bring us our 1st frost of the season.The prediction is for upper 20s,which has made it necessary to do some winterizing before start vacation.South Texas here we come.

  • Gulf Fritillary 8
  • Common Buckeye 5
  • Monarch 4

Jim Egbert

Sabal Palm Sanctuary and Lower Rio Grand Valley NWR Brownsville
Cameron County, TX

Dense fog early,sunny by afternoon
Winds Southwestly
Wind 20 - 30 mph
Temps. low 50s - upper 70s
Counts will not appear,because of number of unfamiliar species.The start of the day with the fog breaking about 11am was slow,but when we got the full sun the came out of their shelters;it was great.There were some that I am still trying to ID,but that is the fun of it.

  • Giant Swallowtail -
  • Great Southern White -
  • Cloudless Sulphur -
  • Large Orange Sulphur -
  • Statira Sulphur -
  • Tailed Orange -
  • Little Yellow -
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak -
  • Red-bordered Pixie -
  • American Snout -
  • Julia Heliconian -
  • Zebra Heliconian -
  • Phaon Crescent -
  • Pearl Crescent -
  • Question Mark -
  • Red Admiral -
  • Common Mestra -
  • Carolina Satyr -
  • Monarch -
  • Queen -
  • Long-tailed Skipper -
  • Dorantes Longtail -
  • Brown Longtail -
  • Acacia Skipper -
  • Sickle-winged Skipper -
  • Common Checkered-Skipper -
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper -
  • Clouded Skipper -
  • Fiery Skipper -
  • Eufala Skipper -
  • Brazilian Skipper -
  • Obscure Skipper -

Queen

Sickle-winged Skipper

Cloudless Sulphur

Monarch

Red-banded Hairstreak

Carolina Satyr

Julia Heliconian

Fiery Skipper

White Peacock

Dorantes Longtail

Red-bordered Pixie

Common Checkered-Skipper

Brown Longtail

Acacia Skipper

Karl and Dorothy Legler

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Hidalgo County, TX

43 species. Number of individuals down but still pleasant species diversity. Highlights were ones shown in photo and many Common Mestras, Carolina Satyr,9 species of sulphurs, Checkered Whites, Brown-banded Skipper, Funereal Duskywing and Common Mellanas.

  • Pipevine Swallowtail 1
  • Checkered White 4
  • Southern Dogface 2
  • Cloudless Sulphur 2
  • Large Orange Sulphur 3
  • Lyside Sulphur 4
  • Mexican Yellow 3
  • Tailed Orange 2
  • Little Yellow 4
  • Mimosa Yellow 2
  • Dainty Sulphur 1
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
  • American Snout common
  • Gulf Fritillary 6
  • Zebra Heliconian 5
  • Variegated Fritillary 2
  • Bordered Patch 1
  • Texan Crescent 3
  • Vesta Crescent 1
  • Phaon Crescent 5
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Red Admiral 15
  • White Peacock 10
  • Malachite 1
  • Common Mestra 18
  • Tawny Emperor 1
  • Carolina Satyr 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Queen 16
  • Dorantes Longtail 1
  • Brown Longtail 1
  • Sickle-winged Skipper 2
  • Brown-banded Skipper 1
  • Funereal Duskywing 1
  • Laviana White-Skipper 4
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
  • Clouded Skipper 1
  • Fiery Skipper 1
  • Whirlabout 1
  • Sachem 1
  • Common Mellana 2
  • Eufala Skipper 1
  • Ocola Skipper 1

Variegated Fritillary

Malachite

Zebra Heliconian

Mexican Yellow

Brett Badeaux

Huntington Central Park
Orange County, CA

Mostly sunny, mid 60s. Very surprised to find a Southern Dogface this late but I got a good look at its markings as it flew by me. Monarchs were clustering and many flying around.

  • Cabbage White 1
  • Southern Dogface 1
  • Cloudless Sulphur 2
  • Large Orange Sulphur 1
  • Marine Blue 1
  • Gulf Fritillary 9
  • Mourning Cloak 2
  • West Coast Lady 1
  • Red Admiral 2
  • Monarch 200+
  • Fiery Skipper 3

Monarch

Daniel Jones

National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX

from 11AM to 4PM, 71 species.

  • Pipevine Swallowtail 3
  • Checkered White 6
  • Great Southern White 1
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Southern Dogface 3
  • Cloudless Sulphur 3
  • Large Orange Sulphur 4
  • Lyside Sulphur 6
  • Mexican Yellow 4
  • Tailed Orange 1
  • Little Yellow 15
  • Mimosa Yellow 3
  • Dainty Sulphur 2
  • Great Purple Hairstreak 1
  • Gray Hairstreak 4
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 4
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak 10
  • Western Pygmy-Blue 2
  • Cassius Blue 1
  • Cyna Blue 1
  • Ceraunus Blue 8
  • Reakirt's Blue 4
  • Fatal Metalmark 1
  • Red-bordered Metalmark 1
  • Red-bordered Pixie 10
  • Curve-winged Metalmark 1
  • American Snout 100
  • Gulf Fritillary 8
  • Mexican Silverspot 3
  • Julia Heliconian 5
  • Zebra Heliconian 8
  • Mexican Fritillary 2
  • Bordered Patch 4
  • Crimson Patch 8
  • Texan Crescent 8
  • Pale-banded Crescent 6
  • Vesta Crescent 3
  • Phaon Crescent 40
  • Pearl Crescent 2
  • Question Mark 1
  • Red Admiral 10
  • Common Buckeye 4
  • White Peacock 15
  • Band-celled Sister 1
  • Mexican Bluewing 5
  • Common Mestra 20
  • Tropical Leafwing 2
  • Empress Leilia 1
  • Tawny Emperor 3
  • Carolina Satyr 2
  • Monarch 10
  • Queen 300
  • Soldier 30
  • Dorantes Longtail 1
  • Brown Longtail 10
  • Glazed Pellicia 1
  • White-patched Skipper 1
  • White Checkered-Skipper 10
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper 3
  • Laviana White-Skipper 6
  • Turk's-cap White-Skipper 1
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
  • Clouded Skipper 25
  • Southern Skipperling 3
  • Fiery Skipper 8
  • Whirlabout 1
  • Southern Broken-Dash 2
  • Sachem 1
  • Common Mellana 3
  • Eufala Skipper 5
  • Ocola Skipper 2

Mexican Silverspot

Mexican Silverspot

Mexican Bluewing

Band-celled Sister

Curve-winged Metalmark

Glazed Pellicia

Zebra Heliconian

Mimosa Yellow

Mexican Fritillary

Mexican Yellow

Laurel Rhodes

Celery Fields Park and Audubon Center
Sarasota County, FL

With Fred Allen,Karen Finch, Dale and Jane Wallace. 79F, full sunshine. Light wind. Also had a Brazilian Skipper caterpillar on Yellow Canna. Many productive weeds missing due to recent mowing.

  • Barred Yellow abundant
  • Dainty Sulphur 7
  • Ceraunus Blue abundant
  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Phaon Crescent 14
  • Pearl Crescent 1
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • White Peacock abundant
  • Monarch 4
  • Queen 6
  • Dorantes Longtail 4
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
  • Clouded Skipper 1
  • Southern Skipperling 11
  • Fiery Skipper 12
  • Whirlabout 1
  • Eufala Skipper 1

Jim Egbert

Roscoe Rd Orange Beach
Baldwin County, AL

Mostly sunny
Temp. lower 40s - mid 70s
Wind Easterly
15 to 25 mph

  • Little Yellow 1
  • Sleepy Orange 4
  • Gulf Fritillary 7
  • American Lady 2
  • Common Buckeye common
  • Monarch 9
  • Long-tailed Skipper 8
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 2
  • Fiery Skipper 1

Common Buckeye

Monarch

Common Checkered-Skipper

Little Yellow

American Lady

Gulf Fritillary

Long-tailed Skipper

Daniel Jones

National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX

from 10:45 to 15:45. One buckeye looked a great deal like a Mangrove Buckeye.

  • Pipevine Swallowtail 1
  • Checkered White 8
  • Great Southern White 1
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Southern Dogface 3
  • Cloudless Sulphur 10
  • Large Orange Sulphur 6
  • Lyside Sulphur 20
  • Mexican Yellow 1
  • Tailed Orange 3
  • Little Yellow 25
  • Mimosa Yellow 2
  • Sleepy Orange 1
  • Dainty Sulphur 1
  • Marius Hairstreak 1
  • Gray Hairstreak 4
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 12
  • Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 1
  • Western Pygmy-Blue 1
  • Cassius Blue 3
  • Ceraunus Blue 30
  • Reakirt's Blue 3
  • Fatal Metalmark 5
  • Red-bordered Pixie 5
  • Curve-winged Metalmark 2
  • American Snout 400
  • Gulf Fritillary 10
  • Mexican Silverspot 3
  • Julia Heliconian 4
  • Zebra Heliconian 8
  • Mexican Fritillary 3
  • Bordered Patch 5
  • Crimson Patch 2
  • Texan Crescent 3
  • Pale-banded Crescent 6
  • Vesta Crescent 1
  • Phaon Crescent 50
  • Red Admiral 12
  • Common Buckeye 5
  • White Peacock 20
  • Malachite 2
  • Mexican Bluewing 6
  • Common Mestra 15
  • Blomfild's Beauty 1
  • Tropical Leafwing 10
  • Empress Leilia 1
  • Tawny Emperor 10
  • Pavon Emperor 2
  • Monarch 6
  • Queen 300
  • Soldier 20
  • White-striped Longtail 1
  • Brown Longtail 10
  • White Checkered-Skipper 10
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Laviana White-Skipper 15
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper 2
  • Clouded Skipper 20
  • Southern Skipperling 3
  • Fiery Skipper 25
  • Whirlabout 1
  • Southern Broken-Dash 1
  • Sachem 1
  • Common Mellana 4
  • Eufala Skipper 15
  • Purple-washed Skipper 1

Mexican Silverspot

Mexican Silverspot

Malachite

Curve-winged Metalmark

Common Buckeye

Common Buckeye

Pavon Emperor

Pavon Emperor

Blomfild's Beauty

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Sunny
Winds Southerly
Wind 15 - 20mph
Temps lower 60s - upper 70s
This was a day with the weather on the front side of a strong cold front.

  • Little Yellow 1
  • Gulf Fritillary 5
  • American Lady 1
  • Common Buckeye 7
  • Monarch 2
  • Fiery Skipper 2

Jim Egbert

Veterans Rd #2. Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

The Spanish Nettles are coming back from our fall drought; but the rebound is slow now that it has cooled.This location had a large patch of Spanish Nettles before it got so dry.

  • Little Yellow 2
  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • Monarch 3
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 1

Karl and Dorothy Legler

National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX

55 species. About 3 hours. Approaching 90 degrees. South wind. Great variety but we couldn’t spend as much time as we wanted to. Highlights were male Pavon Emperor, Blomfild’s Beauty, Mexican Fritillary, Malachite, Mexican Blue-wing, Red-bordered Pixies, Pale-banded Crescents, Dusky-blue Groundstreak, Julia and Zebra Helliconians, Tropical Leafwings, Crimson Patch and Mexican Yellow. Unfortunately this was the last day before a big dose of cold weather.

  • Pipevine Swallowtail 1
  • Checkered White 1
  • Southern Dogface 4
  • Cloudless Sulphur common
  • Large Orange Sulphur common
  • Lyside Sulphur common
  • Mexican Yellow 1
  • Tailed Orange 3
  • Little Yellow common
  • Mimosa Yellow 1
  • Dainty Sulphur 1
  • Gray Hairstreak 1
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 5
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak 2
  • Western Pygmy-Blue 2
  • Ceraunus Blue common
  • Reakirt's Blue 2
  • Red-bordered Pixie 3
  • American Snout common
  • Gulf Fritillary 6
  • Julia Heliconian 5
  • Zebra Heliconian 7
  • Mexican Fritillary 1
  • Bordered Patch 1
  • Crimson Patch 2
  • Texan Crescent 2
  • Pale-banded Crescent 6
  • Phaon Crescent common
  • Question Mark 1
  • Red Admiral 7
  • Common Buckeye 3
  • White Peacock common
  • Malachite 1
  • Mexican Bluewing 2
  • Common Mestra common
  • Blomfild's Beauty 1
  • Tropical Leafwing 8
  • Empress Leilia 1
  • Tawny Emperor 2
  • Pavon Emperor 1
  • Monarch 1
  • Queen common
  • Soldier 1
  • Brown Longtail 3
  • White-patched Skipper 1
  • White Checkered-Skipper 4
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Laviana White-Skipper 4
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
  • Clouded Skipper 4
  • Fiery Skipper 7
  • Sachem 2
  • Common Mellana 2
  • Eufala Skipper 7
  • Ocola Skipper 1

Pale-banded Crescent

Fawn-spotted Skipper

Blomfild's Beauty

Pavon Emperor

Jim Egbert

Jeff Friend Trail ,Mobile St,and Ft Morgan in BSNWR
Baldwin County, AL

Sunny
Wind. Southerly
Speed. 15 - 20
Temps lower 60s - upper 70s
Monarchs wouldn’t stay still,but its cats. didn’t move so fast.
The Buckeye fell victim to a predatory wasp,( Yellow Jack );while trying to get a photo of the Buckeye.

  • Cloudless Sulphur 16
  • Barred Yellow 1
  • Little Yellow 6
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Gulf Fritillary 8
  • Common Buckeye common
  • Monarch 7
  • Long-tailed Skipper 2
  • Common Checkered-Skipper 3
  • Fiery Skipper 2
  • Ocola Skipper 1

Ocola Skipper

Little Yellow

Common Buckeye

Cloudless Sulphur

Gulf Fritillary

Common Checkered-Skipper

Long-tailed Skipper

Barred Yellow

Common Buckeye

Monarch caterpillar

Brett Badeaux

Huntington Central Park - west side
Orange County, CA

Sunny, low 70s. 1 female Sulphur that was either Cloudless or Large Orange.

  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Mourning Cloak 2
  • Painted Lady 1
  • Red Admiral 2
  • Monarch 6
  • Fiery Skipper 1

Brett Badeaux

Mile Square Regional Park
Orange County, CA

Partly cloudy, low 70s. The Large Orange Sulphurs continue to survive in the little nature area of this park. They clearly like warmer weather as they spent a lot of time sunning and sitting around.

  • Large Orange Sulphur 3
  • Mourning Cloak 4
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Monarch 8

Large Orange Sulphur

Large Orange Sulphur

Mourning Cloak

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Mostly Sunny
Temps lower 40s - mid 60s
Winds northerly
Wind 10 - 15

  • Monarch 1

David H. Bartholomew

Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA

This first day of winter, six Red Admirals were out enjoying the 60 degree sunshine.

  • Red Admiral 6

Red Admiral

Jim Egbert

East Canal and Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Mostly Cloudy
Temps upper 50s - lower 70s
Winds variable
Wind 5 - 10 mph

  • Cloudless Sulphur 3
  • Gulf Fritillary 3
  • Monarch 5

Mark and Holly Salvato

National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX

  • Checkered White
  • Great Southern White 1
  • Southern Dogface
  • Cloudless Sulphur
  • Large Orange Sulphur
  • Lyside Sulphur
  • Tailed Orange
  • Little Yellow
  • Marius Hairstreak 1
  • Telea Hairstreak 1
  • Gray Hairstreak
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak
  • Clytie Ministreak
  • Western Pygmy-Blue
  • Cassius Blue
  • Ceraunus Blue
  • Reakirt's Blue
  • Red-bordered Pixie
  • Curve-winged Metalmark 1
  • Gulf Fritillary
  • Mexican Silverspot 1
  • Julia Heliconian
  • Zebra Heliconian
  • Mexican Fritillary
  • Crimson Patch
  • Texan Crescent
  • Pale-banded Crescent
  • Phaon Crescent
  • Pearl Crescent
  • Red Admiral
  • Common Buckeye
  • White Peacock
  • Banded Peacock 1
  • Malachite 1
  • Mexican Bluewing
  • Common Mestra
  • Blomfild's Beauty 1
  • Tropical Leafwing
  • Tawny Emperor
  • Monarch
  • Queen
  • Soldier
  • Brown Longtail
  • White Checkered-Skipper
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper
  • Laviana White-Skipper
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper
  • Clouded Skipper
  • Southern Skipperling
  • Fiery Skipper
  • Whirlabout
  • Sachem
  • Common Mellana
  • Eufala Skipper
  • Ocola Skipper

Blomfild's Beauty

Blomfild's Beauty

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd. Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Mostly Sunny
Winds Southerly
wind 10 - 15 mph
Temps lower 50s - upper 60s

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Monarch 2
  • Fiery Skipper 1

Mark and Holly Salvato

National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX

  • Giant Swallowtail 1
  • Checkered White
  • Great Southern White 1
  • Southern Dogface
  • Cloudless Sulphur
  • Large Orange Sulphur
  • Lyside Sulphur
  • Tailed Orange
  • Little Yellow
  • Dainty Sulphur
  • Marius Hairstreak 1
  • Telea Hairstreak 1
  • Silver-banded Hairstreak
  • Gray Hairstreak
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak
  • Clytie Ministreak
  • Western Pygmy-Blue
  • Ceraunus Blue
  • Reakirt's Blue
  • Fatal Metalmark
  • Red-bordered Pixie
  • Curve-winged Metalmark
  • American Snout
  • Gulf Fritillary
  • Julia Heliconian
  • Zebra Heliconian
  • Erato Heliconian 1
  • Mexican Fritillary
  • Bordered Patch
  • Crimson Patch
  • Texan Crescent
  • Pale-banded Crescent
  • Phaon Crescent
  • Pearl Crescent
  • Question Mark 1
  • Red Admiral
  • Common Buckeye
  • White Peacock
  • Banded Peacock 1
  • Malachite 2
  • Mexican Bluewing
  • Common Mestra
  • Gray Cracker 1
  • Tropical Leafwing
  • Tawny Emperor
  • Monarch
  • Queen
  • Brown Longtail
  • Mimosa Skipper 1
  • White Checkered-Skipper
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper
  • Laviana White-Skipper
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper
  • Clouded Skipper
  • Southern Skipperling
  • Fiery Skipper
  • Whirlabout
  • Sachem
  • Common Mellana
  • Eufala Skipper

Erato Heliconian

Gray Cracker

Erato Heliconian

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Sunny
Winds Southerly
Wind. 10 - 15
Temp. lower 60s - mid. 70s

  • Cloudless Sulphur 4
  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Monarch 4

Mark and Holly Salvato

National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX

  • Pipevine Swallowtail
  • Giant Swallowtail
  • Checkered White
  • Great Southern White 1
  • Orange Sulphur 1
  • Southern Dogface
  • Cloudless Sulphur
  • Large Orange Sulphur
  • Statira Sulphur 1
  • Lyside Sulphur
  • Tailed Orange
  • Little Yellow
  • Sleepy Orange
  • Silver-banded Hairstreak
  • Gray Hairstreak
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak
  • Western Pygmy-Blue
  • Cassius Blue
  • Ceraunus Blue
  • Reakirt's Blue
  • Fatal Metalmark
  • Red-bordered Pixie
  • Curve-winged Metalmark 2
  • American Snout
  • Gulf Fritillary
  • Julia Heliconian
  • Zebra Heliconian
  • Mexican Fritillary
  • Bordered Patch
  • Crimson Patch
  • Texan Crescent
  • Pale-banded Crescent
  • Phaon Crescent
  • Pearl Crescent
  • Red Admiral
  • Common Buckeye
  • White Peacock
  • Banded Peacock 1
  • Mexican Bluewing
  • Common Mestra
  • Tropical Leafwing
  • Hackberry Emperor 1
  • Tawny Emperor
  • Monarch
  • Queen
  • Brown Longtail
  • White Checkered-Skipper
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper
  • Laviana White-Skipper
  • Turk's-cap White-Skipper 1
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper
  • Clouded Skipper
  • Southern Skipperling
  • Fiery Skipper
  • Whirlabout
  • Southern Broken-Dash
  • Sachem
  • Common Mellana
  • Eufala Skipper
  • Olive-clouded Skipper 1
  • Ocola Skipper

Turk's-cap White-Skipper

Olive-clouded Skipper

Jim Egbert

Plantation Rd Gulf Shores
Baldwin County, AL

Sunny
Winds Southerly
Wind. 10 - 15 mph
Temps. lower 60s - upper 70s

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Monarch 2
  • Fiery Skipper 1

Mark and Holly Salvato

National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX

  • Pipevine Swallowtail
  • Giant Swallowtail
  • Checkered White
  • Great Southern White
  • Southern Dogface
  • Cloudless Sulphur
  • Large Orange Sulphur
  • Lyside Sulphur
  • Tailed Orange
  • Little Yellow
  • Dainty Sulphur
  • Silver-banded Hairstreak
  • Gray Hairstreak
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak
  • Clytie Ministreak
  • Western Pygmy-Blue
  • Cassius Blue
  • Ceraunus Blue
  • Reakirt's Blue
  • Fatal Metalmark
  • Red-bordered Metalmark
  • Red-bordered Pixie
  • Curve-winged Metalmark 2
  • American Snout
  • Gulf Fritillary
  • Julia Heliconian
  • Zebra Heliconian
  • Mexican Fritillary
  • Crimson Patch
  • Pale-banded Crescent
  • Phaon Crescent
  • Pearl Crescent
  • Red Admiral
  • Common Buckeye
  • White Peacock
  • Banded Peacock 1
  • Malachite 1
  • Mexican Bluewing
  • Common Mestra
  • Tropical Leafwing
  • Hackberry Emperor 1
  • Tawny Emperor
  • Monarch
  • Queen
  • Soldier
  • Dorantes Longtail
  • Brown Longtail
  • White Checkered-Skipper
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper
  • Laviana White-Skipper
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper
  • Clouded Skipper
  • Double-dotted Skipper 1
  • Southern Skipperling
  • Fiery Skipper
  • Whirlabout
  • Southern Broken-Dash
  • Sachem
  • Common Mellana
  • Eufala Skipper
  • Ocola Skipper

Double-dotted Skipper

Jim Egbert

Ft Morgan BSNWR Gulf Shores,Roscoe Rd Orange Beach
Baldwin County, AL

Sunny
Winds southerly
Wind 10 - 15mph
Temps mid 60s - mid 70s

  • Cloudless Sulphur 3
  • Gulf Fritillary 3
  • Common Buckeye 4
  • Monarch 18
  • Long-tailed Skipper 4

Common Buckeye

Long-tailed Skipper

Monarch

Jim Egbert

Roscoe Rd. , Orange Beach
Baldwin County, AL

Partly Cloudly
Wind southerly
Winds 15 - 20
Temps lower 60s - upper 70s

The escaped Canola, Brassica napus, is providing wide spread nectar sources for our winter butterfly populations. Canola also gives us a nice splash of yellow along the roadside, and covers many of what would be barren fields.

  • Cloudless Sulphur 4
  • Sleepy Orange 1
  • Common Buckeye 2
  • Monarch 5
  • Long-tailed Skipper 7

Long-tailed Skipper

Monarch

Mark and Holly Salvato

National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX

  • Pipevine Swallowtail
  • Checkered White
  • Southern Dogface
  • Cloudless Sulphur
  • Large Orange Sulphur
  • Lyside Sulphur
  • Tailed Orange
  • Little Yellow
  • Dainty Sulphur
  • Great Purple Hairstreak 1
  • Telea Hairstreak 1
  • Silver-banded Hairstreak
  • Gray Hairstreak
  • Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak 1
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
  • Ruddy Hairstreak 1
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak
  • Clytie Ministreak
  • Western Pygmy-Blue
  • Cassius Blue
  • Ceraunus Blue
  • Reakirt's Blue
  • Fatal Metalmark
  • Red-bordered Metalmark
  • Red-bordered Pixie
  • Curve-winged Metalmark 2
  • American Snout
  • Gulf Fritillary
  • Julia Heliconian
  • Zebra Heliconian
  • Variegated Fritillary
  • Bordered Patch 1
  • Crimson Patch
  • Pale-banded Crescent
  • Phaon Crescent
  • Pearl Crescent
  • Red Admiral
  • Common Buckeye
  • White Peacock
  • Banded Peacock 1
  • Malachite 1
  • Common Banner 1
  • Mexican Bluewing
  • Common Mestra
  • Tropical Leafwing
  • Tawny Emperor
  • Monarch
  • Queen
  • Soldier
  • White-striped Longtail 1
  • Long-tailed Skipper
  • Dorantes Longtail
  • Brown Longtail
  • Mimosa Skipper 1
  • Glazed Pellicia
  • Sickle-winged Skipper
  • White Checkered-Skipper
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper
  • Laviana White-Skipper
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper
  • Clouded Skipper
  • Southern Skipperling
  • Fiery Skipper
  • Whirlabout
  • Southern Broken-Dash
  • Sachem
  • Common Mellana
  • Eufala Skipper

Telea Hairstreak

Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak

Telea Hairstreak

Common Banner

Common Banner

Common Banner

Ken Wilson with Bob Gorman

San Clemente, various locations
Orange County, CA

Sunny, 70 degrees, no wind.

  • Cloudless Sulphur 3
  • Marine Blue 1
  • Mourning Cloak 1
  • Painted Lady 7
  • West Coast Lady 5
  • Red Admiral 10+
  • Monarch 1

West Coast Lady

Michael Sandell

Pelican Island NWR, Centennial Trail
Indian River County, FL

  • Great Southern White 4
  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Phaon Crescent abundant
  • Mangrove Buckeye 1
  • White Peacock 2

Great Southern White

Mangrove Buckeye

Julie Appleget

Navy Wells Pineland
Miami-Dade County, FL

  • Barred Yellow 1
  • Little Yellow 2
  • Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak 1
  • Gulf Fritillary 4
  • Zebra Heliconian 2

Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak

Edward Perry IV

Viera Wetlands, Viera, FL
Brevard County, FL

  • Barred Yellow 1
  • Dainty Sulphur 1
  • Red-banded Hairstreak 1
  • Ceraunus Blue abundant
  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Queen 1
  • Long-tailed Skipper 1
  • Fiery Skipper 2
  • Ocola Skipper 2

Red Admiral

Red-banded Hairstreak