November 2018 Sightings
Edward Perry IV
Moccasin Island Tract River Lakes Conservation Area & Viera Wetlands
Brevard County, FL
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue abundant
- Gulf Fritillary 5
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- White Peacock abundant
- Monarch 4
- Long-tailed Skipper 4
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Southern Skipperling 3
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Whirlabout 1
- Monk Skipper 1
- Brazilian Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 5
Jim Wilkinson
Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract
Anne Arundel County, MD
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Eastern Comma 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 12
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
Daniel Jones
Progreso Lakes yard
Hidalgo County, TX
morning cold front passed so temperatures were in low 70’s with north wind and sunny
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 10
- Orange-barred Sulphur 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 5
- Lyside Sulphur 3
- Mexican Yellow 1
- Little Yellow 3
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Rounded Metalmark 3
- Red-bordered Metalmark 6
- American Snout 3
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Bordered Patch 5
- Vesta Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent 8
- White Peacock 15
- Mexican Bluewing 1
- Ruddy Daggerwing 1
- Tawny Emperor 8
- Carolina Satyr 5
- Monarch 1
- Queen 80
- Soldier 10
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Brown Longtail 12
- Sickle-winged Skipper 6
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 3
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 12
- Laviana White-Skipper 3
- Julia's Skipper 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 8
- Clouded Skipper 25
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 2
- Southern Broken-Dash 3
- Common Mellana 2
- Eufala Skipper 2
Linda Cooper
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
2 - 4 p.m. Weather: 76 degrees, sunny, very windy. Huge increase in Bordered Patch numbers. LCooper
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Southern Dogface 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 6
- Large Orange Sulphur 4
- Little Yellow 2
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 7
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue 3
- Cassius Blue 3
- Ceraunus Blue 6
- Reakirt's Blue 1
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- American Snout abundant
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Mexican Fritillary 1
- Theona Checkerspot 1
- Bordered Patch abundant
- Phaon Crescent 5
- White Peacock 4
- Mexican Bluewing 1
- Empress Leilia 1
- Tawny Emperor common
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Monarch 1
- Queen abundant
- Soldier 5
- Brown Longtail common
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 4
- Laviana White-Skipper 8
- Clouded Skipper common
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper common
- Whirlabout common
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Sachem 4
- Common Mellana 3
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Sachem 2
Mark and Holly Salvato
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Refugio County, TX
- Palamedes Swallowtail
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Little Yellow
- Gray Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Bordered Patch
- Phaon Crescent
- Common Buckeye
- Tropical Buckeye 2
- Monarch
- Queen
- White-striped Longtail 5
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- False Duskywing 3
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Turk's-cap White-Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Barred Yellow
- Mexican Yellow
- Tailed Orange
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Leda Ministreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Reakirt's Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- American Snout
- Variegated Fritillary
- Bordered Patch
- Mourning Cloak
- Painted Lady
- Common Buckeye
- Tropical Buckeye
- California Sister
- Tawny Emperor
- Queen
- Common Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Least Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- White-barred Skipper
Allen Belden
Mt. Lemon summit area
Pima County, AZ
Seven male and one female Chiricahua White observed. One worn male exhibited the “drunken” behavior suggested by Glassberg in Butterflies through Binoculars: The West. The rest seemed sober enough.
- Chiricahua White 8
Linda Cooper
Roma, Salineno, Falcon Heights, Falcon State Park
Starr County, TX
62 degrees and overcast till noon, then sunny and 75 degrees. Huge numbers of butterflies. LCooper, MRickard.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Polydamas Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 10
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Southern Dogface common
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Large Orange Sulphur abundant
- Lyside Sulphur common
- Little Yellow 4
- Sleepy Orange 10
- Dainty Sulphur common
- Marius Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 10
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Western Pygmy-Blue 10
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue common
- Reakirt's Blue 1
- Fatal Metalmark 4
- Red-bordered Metalmark 20
- Red-bordered Pixie 1
- American Snout superabundant
- Gulf Fritillary 6
- Theona Checkerspot abundant
- Bordered Patch common
- Elada Checkerspot common
- Vesta Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent 15
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- White Peacock 2
- Common Mestra 2
- Tropical Leafwing 1
- Hackberry Emperor 4
- Empress Leilia 3
- Tawny Emperor 2
- Monarch common
- Queen abundant
- Soldier 2
- Coyote Cloudywing 2
- Texas Powdered-Skipper 1
- Sickle-winged Skipper 4
- Funereal Duskywing 20
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Desert Checkered-Skipper 4
- Clouded Skipper 8
- Fiery Skipper 10
- Sachem 3
- Eufala Skipper 3
Edward Perry IV
Bull Creek WMA
Osceola County, FL
A beautiful beginning to the day quickly turned too windy with the approaching cold front. Major nectar sources are Summer Farewell, Florida Paintbrush (Carphephorus spp.), some Liatris, and Bidens alba. From 9a to 1:20p. EPerry & RWarner
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Barred Yellow 30
- Little Yellow 31
- Little Metalmark 3
- Phaon Crescent 9
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 9
- White Peacock 12
- Viceroy 2
- Monarch 2
- Queen 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Meske's Skipper 2
- Tawny-edged Skipper 4
- Whirlabout 7
- Southern Broken-Dash 5
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Palmetto Skipper 1
- Dusted Skipper 4
- Ocola Skipper 2
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
Mourning Cloaks and California Tortoiseshells both later than I have previously seen them at Rancho San Antonio.
- California Tortoiseshell 12
- Mourning Cloak 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- California Sister 3
Mike Reese
Forest Beach Migratory Preserve
Ozaukee County, WI
45 degrees and sunny, nectaring on dandelions
- Orange Sulphur 1
Mark and Holly Salvato
McAllen Nature Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Dainty Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- Red-bordered Pixie 1
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Mexican Fritillary 1
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- White Peacock
- Common Mestra
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Guava Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Hermit Skipper 1
- Mournful Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Julia's Skipper 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
- Purple-washed Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Harry P Leu Gardens, Orlando
Orange County, FL
Mostly Sunny and 72 degrees. Obs. made between 1:25 & 4:35
- Polydamas Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Julia Heliconian 1
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- Monarch 13
- Long-tailed Skipper 7
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Monk Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 4
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Harris County, TX
77 degrees; partly cloudy. Demonstration garden at Environmental Institute of Houston.
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Monarch 3
- Queen 5
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
David Braun Park at Lake Nassau in Nassau Bay
Harris County, TX
78 degrees; partly cloudy. Monarchs nectaring on the aster mixed in with the grass.
- Monarch 11
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
Challenger Seven Memorial Park in Webster
Harris County, TX
78 degrees; partly cloudy.
- Little Yellow 9
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 2
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
Stella Roberts Recycling Center in Pearland
Brazoria County, TX
74 degrees; partly cloudly. Demonstration garden has a white mistflower/white shrubby boneset bush which had just started blooming. Four different species of butterflies were nectaring on it; spotted my first ever Viceroy!
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 1
- Monarch 16
- Queen 1
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
Centennial Park in Pearland
Brazoria County, TX
A trailhead to Mary’s Creek. 73 degrees; partly cloudy.
- Little Yellow 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 5
Edward Perry IV
Tosohatchee WMA
Orange County, FL
It started out as one of the coolest mornings we have surveyed for butterflies, at 58 degrees! It never got warmer than the high 60’s but butterfly activity picked up around noon and went to about 4:30p. Major nectar sources were Climbing Aster, Pickerelweed, Carphephorus spp., Bidens mitis, and Lobelia glandulosa. EPerry & RWarner from 8:30a to 4:45p. A good time was had by both.
- Black Swallowtail 7
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Palamedes Swallowtail 15
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Barred Yellow 7
- Little Yellow 13
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Phaon Crescent 10
- Pearl Crescent 8
- Common Buckeye 16
- White Peacock abundant
- Viceroy 4
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Georgia Satyr 16
- Monarch 3
- Queen 29
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- Swarthy Skipper 6
- Least Skipper 10
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 15
- Sachem 1
- Delaware Skipper 4
- Palmetto Skipper 9
- Monk Skipper 21
- Twin-spot Skipper 5
- Ocola Skipper 20
Linda Cooper
National Butterfly Center & McAllen Nature Center
Hidalgo County, TX
This is a combined list with brief visits to both locations for a total of 3 hours. Hermit Skippers were at both locations. 65-83 degrees, partly cloudy to sunny, strong south winds. LCooper
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Southern Dogface 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Large Orange Sulphur common
- Lyside Sulphur common
- Tailed Orange 3
- Little Yellow 3
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Western Pygmy-Blue 2
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Fatal Metalmark 2
- Rounded Metalmark 1
- Red-bordered Metalmark 6
- American Snout abundant
- Gulf Fritillary 5
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Mexican Fritillary 1
- Bordered Patch common
- Definite Patch 1
- Elada Checkerspot 2
- Vesta Crescent 4
- Phaon Crescent 6
- White Peacock 2
- Common Mestra 2
- Tropical Leafwing 1
- Tawny Emperor common
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Monarch 20
- Queen abundant
- Soldier 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Brown Longtail 10
- Sickle-winged Skipper 2
- Hermit Skipper 2
- White-patched Skipper 1
- Mournful Duskywing 1
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Laviana White-Skipper 2
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 8
- Clouded Skipper common
- Fiery Skipper common
- Whirlabout 6
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Common Mellana 4
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 1
- Eufala Skipper 3
Warren A. Jacobs
Cuddy Park meadow, Lower Frederick
Montgomery County, PA
Cell phone Photo by Greg Reich
- Common Buckeye 1
Mark and Holly Salvato
McAllen Nature Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Giant Swallowtail
- Southern Dogface
- White Angled-Sulphur 1
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Dainty Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- White Peacock
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- White-striped Longtail 2
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Hermit Skipper 1
- White-patched Skipper 1
- Mournful Duskywing
- 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
- Ocola Skipper
Andrew Block
192 Macy Rd., Briarcliff Manor,
Westchester County, NY
The monarch was a deformed cripple.
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Monarch 1
David L. Amadio
Loxahatchee NWR
Palm Beach County, FL
Partly Sunny & high temp of 87 degrees & windy. Obs. made from 10:55 till 5:30. Found at least a dozen Atala cats on Coontie at the visitor center.
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Orange-barred Sulphur 2
- Atala 0
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 19
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- White Peacock 22
- Viceroy 5
- Ruddy Daggerwing 4
- Queen 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 1
Linda Cooper
Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr and Willacy Counties.
Hidalgo County, TX
This list covers the first day field trips for the Texas Butterfly Festival. Weather was 65-83 degrees with some rain near the coast to partly cloudy most of the day. Liris Skipper reported from Roma but no photo. 106 total species for all trips.
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Florida White
- Checkered White
- Great Southern White
- Giant White
- Orange Sulphur
- Southern Dogface
- White Angled-Sulphur
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Orange-barred Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Boisduval's Yellow
- Mexican Yellow
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Mimosa Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Silver-banded Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak
- Clytie Ministreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Cassius Blue
- Marine Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Rounded Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- Blue Metalmark
- Red-bordered Pixie
- Curve-winged Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Julia Heliconian
- Zebra Heliconian
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Crimson Patch
- Elada Checkerspot
- Pale-banded Crescent
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Pearl Crescent
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Malachite
- Band-celled Sister
- Mexican Bluewing
- Common Mestra
- Ruddy Daggerwing
- Tropical Leafwing
- Hackberry Emperor
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Guava Skipper
- White-striped Longtail
- Gold-spotted Aguna
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Mimosa Skipper
- Mazans Scallopwing
- Texas Powdered-Skipper
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Hermit Skipper
- Brown-banded Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- Horace's Duskywing
- Mournful Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper +
- Erichson's White-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Turk's-cap White-Skipper
- Common Sootywing
- Saltbush Sootywing
- Julia's Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Liris Skipper
- Double-dotted Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Dun Skipper
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper
- Eufala Skipper
- Olive-clouded Skipper
- Obscure Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
Linda Romine
Meldahl Lock and Dam, Chilo Lock #34 Park
Clermont County, OH
Partly to mostly cloudy, 57-63 degrees F., 11:45 to 2:00 pm. Very little nectar left, most was at Meldahl upstream from dam past gate. Combined list.
- Cabbage White 15
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 15
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Common Buckeye 10
- Monarch 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Peck's Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
David L. Amadio
Kissimmee Prarie Preserve S.P.
Okeechobee County, FL
Mostly Sunny, 83-87 degrees. Obs. made from 9:50 till 5:30. Whirlabout was in the grasp of a spider.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Barred Yellow abundant
- Little Yellow 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Little Metalmark 7
- Phaon Crescent common
- Common Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 8
- Viceroy 1
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Georgia Satyr 12
- Monarch 2
- Queen 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 3
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Whirlabout 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Monk Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 8
Ron Smith
Fort De Soto Park
Pinellas County, FL
I found the park’s 2nd-ever Malachite at the Mulberry Trees Area, the same place where I discovered the first back on 8-19-2018. I was mostly birding and so I didn’t conduct a thorough inventory today.
- Barred Yellow X
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue X
- Gulf Fritillary X
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Common Buckeye X
- White Peacock X
- Malachite 1
- Monarch X
- Mangrove Skipper 1
- Long-tailed Skipper X
- White Checkered-Skipper X
- Three-spotted Skipper 4
- Fiery Skipper X
- Monk Skipper 5
David H. Bartholomew
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
San Mateo County, CA
Creek is dry now, only nectar plants are a few patches of aster and some weedy yellow star thistle. Only surprise of the day was an Echo Azure.
- Spring Azure 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Mylitta Crescent 3
- California Tortoiseshell 4
- American Lady 3
- Common Buckeye 3
- California Sister 1
- Woodland Skipper 8
- Umber Skipper 4
Linda Cooper
Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, Willacy Counties
Starr County, TX
Texas Butterfly Festival field trips to various valley locations. 71-93 degrees, mostly sunny all day. 101 species.
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Polydamas Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Florida White
- Checkered White
- Great Southern White
- Southern Dogface +
- White Angled-Sulphur
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Orange-barred Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Boisduval's Yellow
- Mexican Yellow
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Mimosa Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Marius Hairstreak
- 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
- Rounded Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- Blue Metalmark
- Red-bordered Pixie
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Julia Heliconian
- Zebra Heliconian
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Crimson Patch
- Elada Checkerspot
- Texan Crescent
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Pearl Crescent
- Question Mark
- American Lady
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Band-celled Sister
- Mexican Bluewing
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Hackberry Emperor
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Guava Skipper
- White-striped Longtail
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Coyote Cloudywing
- Mimosa Skipper
- Mazans Scallopwing
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Hermit Skipper
- Brown-banded Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- Mournful Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Desert Checkered-Skipper
- Erichson's White-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Turk's-cap White-Skipper
- Julia's Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Double-dotted Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper
- Eufala Skipper
- Olive-clouded Skipper
- Obscure Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
- Purple-washed Skipper
David L. Amadio
Bull Creek WMA - Cemetary Rd & Loop Rd.
Osceola County, FL
Temps climbed into the upper 80’s with ample sun. Didn’t find the field of Pineland Purple & Liatris till late in the afternoon, but still saw one Palmetto Skipper here. The field of Saw Palmetto and purple flowers was breathtaking for this NJ native!
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Barred Yellow common
- Little Yellow common
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 3
- Little Metalmark 4
- Phaon Crescent 17
- Common Buckeye 9
- White Peacock 21
- Viceroy 4
- Georgia Satyr 3
- Queen 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 3
- Whirlabout 4
- Southern Broken-Dash 5
- Palmetto Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 6
David L. Amadio
Bull Creek WMA - Crabtree Rd roadside
Osceola County, FL
Partly Sunny 81-83 degrees from 9:15 till 12:30. Abundant Spanish Needles the main attraction here.
- Barred Yellow common
- Little Yellow common
- Sleepy Orange 5
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 4
- Common Buckeye 3
- White Peacock 9
- Viceroy 1
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Georgia Satyr 1
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 5
- Southern Broken-Dash 6
- Berry's Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 18
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
Stella Roberts Recycling Center
Brazoria County, TX
90 degrees; partly cloudy. Demonstration garden at this location has a blooming white mistflower/white shrubby boneset bush that is bringing in the butterflies and bees to nectar. Beautiful sight to see along with wonderful fragrance.
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 2
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 10
- Queen 8
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
Pearland YMCA
Brazoria County, TX
90 degrees; partly cloudy. This location has a Community Gardens project.
- Gulf Fritillary 9
- Monarch 5
- Queen 8
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
El Franco Lee Park
Harris County, TX
84-89 degrees; mostly cloudy. Thrilled to spot four Viceroy and a Dorantes Longtail Skipper!
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 37
- Gulf Fritillary 12
- Pearl Crescent 18
- Common Buckeye 4
- Viceroy 4
- Monarch 20
- Queen 12
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 3
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Sandy-Crystal Vaughn
Beltway 8 and Blackhawk
Harris County, TX
82 degrees; overcast. HEB grocery store; lantana planted in the parking lot!
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Monarch 6
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
Linda Romine
William H. Harsha Lake spillway (East Fork Lake)
Clermont County, OH
Partly cloudy to mostly sunny, low 60’s, breezy with gusts to 25 mph, 1:30 to 3:00 pm.
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 12
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 7
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Linda Cooper
King Family Compound, McAllen Nature Center, National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
Final day of festival field trips. 79-93 degrees, sunny all day. 15 participants on this trip. Co-leaders LCooper, LGuerra, KWilson
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Polydamas Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Giant White
- Orange Sulphur
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Mexican Yellow
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Cassius Blue
- Marine Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- Red-bordered Pixie
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Crimson Patch
- Texan Crescent
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- American Lady
- Common Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Malachite
- Mexican Bluewing
- Common Mestra
- Hackberry Emperor
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Guava Skipper
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Hermit Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- Funereal Duskywing
- 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
- Olive-clouded Skipper
Bart Jones
Downtown Memphis
Shelby County, TN
Noticed a couple of American Snouts fly past my 8th floor window at work and started counting for 15 minutes. Looks like they are migrating due south. Counted from 3:10-3:25, temp was 70.
- American Snout 17
Mark and Holly Salvato
McAllen Nature Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Dainty Sulphur
- Marius Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Chestnut Crescent 1
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Malachite 1
- Common Mestra
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Hermit Skipper 1
- Mournful Duskywing
- 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
- Olive-clouded Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
- Purple-washed Skipper 1
David L. Amadio
Merritt Island NWR
Brevard County, FL
Sunny high 70’s to low 80’s Obs. made from 7:50 till 12:15 Only had enough time to explore the Sendler Education outpost area & Bio Lab Rd.
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 2
- Fulvous Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue common
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Mangrove Buckeye 8
- White Peacock common
- Monarch 1
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper abundant
- Ocola Skipper 4
Rich Kelly, Al Lindberg, Lois Lindberg
Jones Beach State Park
Nassau County, NY
- Red Admiral 3
- Monarch 8
Robert Gilson and Chris Talkington
Falcon State Park
Starr County, TX
Most of the time was spent in the butterfly garden with a brief stop near the lake.
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Checkered White
- Orange Sulphur
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Orange-barred Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Mimosa Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Rounded Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Banded Patch
- Crimson Patch
- Elada Checkerspot
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- American Lady
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Hackberry Emperor
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Two-barred Flasher
- Texas Powdered-Skipper
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Funereal Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
Linda Cooper
National Butterfly Center Gardens and McAllen Nature Center
Hidalgo County, TX
This list is combined species list and each photo is labeled with place seen. Weather: 82-92 degrees, mostly sunny. This is my list only. I did not see Red Rim, Polydamas, Giant White, Crimson Patch, Hermit Skipper reported today at these locations. LCooper
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Checkered White
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Dainty Sulphur
- Marius Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Cassius Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Bordered Patch
- Chestnut Crescent
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Malachite
- Mexican Bluewing
- Gray Cracker
- Tropical Leafwing
- Hackberry Emperor
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Long-tailed Skipper
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Mournful Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Common Sootywing
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
- Purple-washed Skipper
Denis C. Quinn
Bombay Hook NWR
Kent County, DE
Mid afternoon in clouded conditions saw this fresh Red Admiral.
- Red Admiral 1
Denis C. Quinn
Port Mahon Road, Little Creek, Delaware
Kent County, DE
Sunny, light breeze, lower sixties along the Delaware Bay. Seeing Monarchs lazily flowing south along the coast plus one in Downtown Dover as well.
- Cabbage White 3
- Eastern Comma 7
- Common Buckeye 3
- Monarch 5
Mark and Holly Salvato
Falcon State Park
Starr County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Ornythion Swallowtail 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Banded Patch 2
- Crimson Patch 1
- Elada Checkerspot
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- American Lady
- Red Admiral
- White Peacock
- Malachite 1
- Common Mestra
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- White-tailed Longtail
- Two-barred Flasher 1
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Hermit Skipper 4
- Mournful Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
- Purple-washed Skipper 1
Linda Cooper
Falcon State Park, Falcon Heights, Salineno
Starr County, TX
Weather: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., cloudy in a.m., sunny in p.m. 82-91 degrees - day before a big front is scheduled to arrive. LCooper, DBratlie, BCallahan, TGagnon, DHansen, DMarsh, BMarsh, SMoore, BVolkle, HSalvato, MSalvato, BYukich, KYukich, SAbbey, LValdes, and others.
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Giant Swallowtail
- Ornythion Swallowtail
- Orange Sulphur
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Mexican Yellow
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian
- Variegated Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Banded Patch
- Crimson Patch
- Elada Checkerspot
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- American Lady
- Red Admiral
- White Peacock
- Malachite
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Hackberry Emperor
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Dorantes Longtail
- Two-barred Flasher
- Coyote Cloudywing
- Hermit Skipper
- Funereal Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Desert Checkered-Skipper
- Julia's Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- Sachem
- Eufala Skipper
- Ocola Skipper
- Purple-washed Skipper
Rich Kelly, Sandy Wolkenberg, Dori Gerber
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx County, NY
- Red Admiral 1
Marcus, Robert & Archer Gray
Mongaup WMA
Sullivan County, NY
- Orange Sulphur 1
Kenneth G. Kingwell
ARM Loxahatchee NWR
Palm Beach County, FL
Not a great picture. It wasn’t being very cooperative, and there was a breeze.
- Ruddy Daggerwing 1r
Barbara Peck
Garden on Silo Ct, Anderson, CA
Shasta County, CA
Gulf Fritillaries continue to visit my yard. At least 11 were here today, some very worn, others fresh looking. The temperature last night went down to 30 F. It has been clear and dry for many days.
- Gulf Fritillary 11
- Barred Yellow 12
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 17
- Ceraunus Blue 21
- Gulf Fritillary 12
- Phaon Crescent 7
- Common Buckeye 6
- White Peacock 27
- Monarch 4
- Mangrove Skipper 5
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Three-spotted Skipper 3
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Monk Skipper 7
Linda Cooper
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
Weather: 50-61 degrees, sunny, breezy. 11:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Frost overnight after 4 days rain, cold, heavy winds. LCooper, many others.
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 2
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Little Yellow
- Mimosa Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Marius Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 4
- Clytie Ministreak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- White Peacock
- Four-spotted Sailor 1
- Common Mestra
- Red Rim 1
- Tropical Leafwing
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Dorantes Longtail
- Brown Longtail
- 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
- Atala 2
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 2
- Queen 2
Linda Cooper
Bentsen Palm RV Resort
Hidalgo County, TX
Brief stop late in the day for White-angled Sulphur found by PKelly. LCooper and many others.
- White Angled-Sulphur 1
Linda Cooper
Falcon State Park and brief stop at Roma World Birding Center Gardens
Starr County, TX
11 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Weather: 61-69 degrees, cloudy to sunny, light breeze. Light freeze overnight. LCooper, KMalone, BMarsh, DMarsh, MOrsie.
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Checkered White
- Orange Sulphur
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur +
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak
- Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Variegated Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot
- Bordered Patch
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Red Admiral
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Dorantes Longtail
- Coyote Cloudywing
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Funereal Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Desert Checkered-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Eufala Skipper
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Estero Llano Grande State Park
Hidalgo County, TX
This was on the Friday butterfly walk led by Rick Snider. The most interesting butterfly seen by everyone was the Manuel’s Skipper. ID determined by a Mike Rickard photo from below.
- Manuel's Skipper 1
Linda Cooper
Resaca de la Palma State Park
Cameron County, TX
10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Weather: 69-79 degrees, sunny, light breeze. LCooper, KMalone.
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Boisduval's Yellow 4
- Little Yellow
- Mimosa Yellow
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 2
- Clytie Ministreak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Blue Metalmark 4
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Bordered Patch 1
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- White Peacock
- Mexican Bluewing 1
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Julia's Skipper 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
Mark and Holly Salvato
Canaveral National Seashore, Apollo Beach
Volusia County, FL
- Great Southern White 2
- Barred Yellow 1
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 4
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 8
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper abundant
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Falcon State Park
Starr County, TX
We found 37 species in the afternoon. The Banded Patch was found by others. The most interesting observation was what appeared to be a Vicroy’s Ministreak.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Southern Dogface common
- Cloudless Sulphur common
- Large Orange Sulphur common
- Lyside Sulphur 6
- Little Yellow 1
- Sleepy Orange 7
- Dainty Sulphur common
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Vicroy's Ministreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 8
- American Snout common
- Gulf Fritillary common
- Variegated Fritillary 5
- Mexican Fritillary 3
- Theona Checkerspot 5
- Bordered Patch 2
- Banded Patch 2
- Vesta Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent 8
- American Lady 1
- White Peacock 3
- Common Mestra 2
- Monarch 3
- Queen common
- Two-barred Flasher 1
- Sickle-winged Skipper 2
- Funereal Duskywing 3
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Desert Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 2
- Sachem 3
- Eufala Skipper 7
Linda Cooper
Boca Chica Boulevard
Cameron County, TX
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Weather: 73-78 degrees, mostly cloudy. Others saw Saltbush Sootywing but we did not walk far north. LCooper, KMalone.
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Xami Hairstreak 1
- Fatal Metalmark 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Obscure Skipper 4
Denis C. Quinn
Last woodlot just before marshes on Fowler's Beach Road
Sussex County, DE
I was birding when I stumbled upon this Monarch in 50.9° temperature and sun only showing a bright spot in the sky @ 14:00. The Monarch just leisurely flew off over marsh towards coast of Delaware Bay.
- Monarch 1
Bart Jones
Front yard, midtown Memphis
Shelby County, TN
We had our first snow just 4 days ago and 29 degree temps. Today was sunny and 67 degrees.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
Linda Cooper
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Weather: 83-88 degrees, breezy, partly cloudy. LCooper and others. This list covers species reported to me or seen by me. There is a Rekoa type hairstreak still awaiting official identification. Silver-Banded was at Retama Village wall
- Checkered White
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Silver-banded Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak
- Clytie Ministreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- White Peacock
- Four-spotted Sailor
- Common Mestra
- Hackberry Emperor
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- White-patched Skipper
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Julia's Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Double-dotted Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
Walter Wallenstein
FPL service road along US 27, North of Griffin Rd.
Broward County, FL
11:00-12:50pm.
- Barred Yellow 7
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Martial Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Gulf Fritillary 32
- Pearl Crescent 16
- Common Buckeye 4
- White Peacock 29
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 2
Jim Wilkinson
northwest Carroll County
Carroll County, MD
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Comma 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1, Mason Dixon line
Chester County, PA
Hazy sun, 57°, slight breeze and one active White Sulphur here at 13:40
- Cabbage White 1
- Atala 4
Linda Cooper
Estero Llano Grande State Park
Hidalgo County, TX
1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Weather: total cloud cover after 2 days of rain following 3 days of cold. 68 degrees. Regular park butterfly walk. LCooper and many more.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Mimosa Yellow
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Ceraunus Blue
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian
- White Peacock
- Mexican Bluewing
- Common Mestra
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Julia's Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Olive-clouded Skipper
Linda Cooper
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Weather: clouds burned off in late morning for full sun. First sunny day since Nov 16. 63-78 degrees. LCooper and others.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Mimosa Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak
- Clytie Ministreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Reakirt's Blue
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- Red-bordered Metalmark 1
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Bordered Patch
- Phaon Crescent
- Question Mark 1
- Red Admiral
- White Peacock
- Mexican Bluewing 6
- Red Rim 1
- Tropical Leafwing
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Brown Longtail 1
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Desert Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Julia's Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Southern Broken-Dash
- Sachem
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Hidalgo County, TX
Photo of Guava Skipper by Dorothy. 35 species. Partly sunny.
- Checkered White 1
- Southern Dogface 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Large Orange Sulphur 6
- Lyside Sulphur 8
- Tailed Orange 3
- Little Yellow common
- Mimosa Yellow 2
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue common
- Red-bordered Metalmark 2
- Falcate Metalmark 1
- American Snout abundant
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Phaon Crescent common
- Red Admiral 3
- White Peacock common
- Mexican Bluewing 1
- Common Mestra 3
- Empress Leilia 2
- Monarch 1
- Queen abundant
- Guava Skipper 1
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Texas Powdered-Skipper 1
- Sickle-winged Skipper 6
- White Checkered-Skipper common
- Laviana White-Skipper common
- Clouded Skipper common
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper common
- Common Mellana 2
- Eufala Skipper common
- Sleepy Orange 3
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Kathy Beza Richardson
Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery
Charles City County, VA
Bright sun, cool with slight breeze
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
Linda Cooper
Falcon State Park and Falcon Heights
Starr County, TX
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Weather: 73-84 degrees, partly cloudy. LCooper, JKelly, PKelly, JHengeveld, SHengeveld, BMarsh, DMarsh, BNall, SMoore, BVolkle, BWebber, BYukich, KYukich.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Vicroy's Ministreak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Reakirt's Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Theona Checkerspot 1
- Bordered Patch
- Banded Patch 1
- Crimson Patch
- Elada Checkerspot
- Vesta Crescent
- Phaon Crescent
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye 1
- White Peacock
- Common Mestra
- Tropical Leafwing
- Hackberry Emperor
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Coyote Cloudywing 2
- Texas Powdered-Skipper 1
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Desert Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- Eufala Skipper
Michael Troyan
Loxahatchee
Palm Beach County, FL
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Barred Yellow 5
- Atala abundant
- Gulf Fritillary 8
- Julia Heliconian 2
- Zebra Heliconian 7
- Phaon Crescent 1
- White Peacock 10
- Ruddy Daggerwing 3
- Monarch 5
- Queen 3
- Soldier 1
- Dorantes Longtail 4
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 5
Ron Smith
Fort De Soto Park
Pinellas County, FL
(17-172) Mostly cloudy. No Monarchs, Long-tailed Skippers or Ocola’s present.
- Barred Yellow 24
- Little Yellow 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 4
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 4
- Ceraunus Blue 32
- Gulf Fritillary 6
- Phaon Crescent 24
- Common Buckeye 8
- Mangrove Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 47
- Mangrove Skipper 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
- Three-spotted Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Monk Skipper 5
- Obscure Skipper 1
Mark and Holly Salvato
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Hidalgo County, TX
- Southern Dogface
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Clytie Ministreak 1
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Bordered Patch
- Phaon Crescent
- Red Admiral
- White Peacock
- Mexican Bluewing
- Carolina Satyr
- Monarch
- Queen
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Brown Longtail
- Sickle-winged Skipper
- Mournful Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Laviana White-Skipper
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Eufala Skipper
James L. Monroe
"Lucky" Hammock just outside Everglades NP
Miami-Dade County, FL
There were more than just 2 blues but couldn’t identify all between Cassius and Ceraunus while moving.
Same with Long-tailed Skippers. Only positively IDed on Long-tailed Skippers but others present may be some Dorantes but again they were always on the move.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 4
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 4
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Julia Heliconian 3
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- White Peacock 7
- Monarch 5
- Queen 20
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 11
- Three-spotted Skipper 2
- Clouded Skipper 7
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Southern Dogface
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Lyside Sulphur
- Tailed Orange
- Little Yellow
- Sleepy Orange
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Ceraunus Blue
- Fatal Metalmark
- Red-bordered Metalmark
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Variegated Fritillary
- Mexican Fritillary
- Bordered Patch
- Phaon Crescent
- Red Admiral
- White Peacock
- Common Mestra
- Empress Leilia
- Tawny Emperor
- Monarch
- Queen
- Soldier
- Guava Skipper 1
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Brown Longtail
- Mournful Duskywing
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper
- Julia's Skipper 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper
- Clouded Skipper
- Southern Skipperling
- Fiery Skipper
- Whirlabout
- Common Mellana
- Eufala Skipper
- Olive-clouded Skipper 1
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Hidalgo County, TX
We saw 34 species. There were many individuals! The Salvatos pointed out the Orange-barred Sulphur and Olive-clouded Skipper. Lots of fun!
- Pipevine Swallowtail 3
- Southern Dogface common
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 9
- Lyside Sulphur common
- Tailed Orange 7
- Little Yellow common
- Sleepy Orange 3
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 4
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Fatal Metalmark 4
- Red-bordered Metalmark 1
- American Snout 4
- Gulf Fritillary 8
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Bordered Patch 2
- Phaon Crescent common
- White Peacock common
- Common Mestra 1
- Tawny Emperor 1
- Monarch 2
- Queen abundant
- Brown Longtail 4
- White Checkered-Skipper common
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper common
- Southern Skipperling 7
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Whirlabout 1
- Eufala Skipper 1
- Olive-clouded Skipper 1
EPerry from 7:30 to 11 am. Cool start at 68 degrees but it warmed up quickly. Major nectar sources are Bidens alba, Horrible Thistle, and Pickerelweed.