March 2018 Sightings
Brett Badeaux
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
San Diego County, CA
- Becker's White 15
- Spring White 1
- Sara Orangetip 20
- Bramble Hairstreak 5
- Sonoran Blue 15
- Silvery Blue 2
- Wright's Metalmark 4
- Mormon Metalmark 2
- California Patch 1
- Tiny Checkerspot 1
William D. Beck
Sabino Canyon Recreational Area
Pima County, AZ
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- American Snout
- Texan Crescent
- Empress Leilia
Julie Appleget
Lower Suwanee NWR nature drive
Levy County, FL
- Pipevine Swallowtail 7
- Zebra Swallowtail 4
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Palamedes Swallowtail 15
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Phaon Crescent common
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Red Admiral 1
- Carolina Satyr 8
- Monarch 1
- Queen 4
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Clouded Skipper 3
- Dainty Sulphur
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Brown Elfin
- Gray Hairstreak
- Fatal Metalmark
- American Snout
- Sleepy Duskywing
- White-barred Skipper
Tom Palmer
Three Lakes WMA
Osceola County, FL
Following Linda Cooper’s report, headed out. Weather was sunny, but breezy.
- Black Swallowtail 5
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 6
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 4
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Little Metalmark 29
- Phaon Crescent 14
- Pearl Crescent 6
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 14
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Monarch 1
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 9
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Palmetto Skipper 22
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 2
- Ocola Skipper 2
Rick Borchelt
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Pinal County, AZ
Late afternoon at the Arboretum, mostly sunny and cool with temperatures in the upper 60’s F. Abundant nectar sources.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 6
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Southern Dogface 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 1
Steven Glynn
Markham Park
Broward County, FL
Sightings from butterfly garden and nature trail areas only.
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 4
- Gulf Fritillary 5
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- White Peacock 4
- Monarch 2
- Queen 9
Steven Glynn
Lucky Hammock and C-111 areas
Miami-Dade County, FL
Areas are just outside the entrance to Everglades NP
- Great Southern White 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 7
- Little Yellow 3
- Ceraunus Blue 3
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Tropical Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 3
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 5
Craig Marks
Abita Creek Preserve, Money Hill Pond and Talisheek Creek
St. Tammany Parish, LA
Much of Abita Creek Preserve was burned over the winter. Early sightings for Henry’s Elfins as well as odd b/c there were no redbud trees in sight.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Henry's Elfin 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Pearl Crescent 20+
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Southern Pearly-eye 1
- Carolina Satyr 15+
- Juvenal's Duskywing 10+
- Horace's Duskywing 10+
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Barred Yellow 3
- Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Baracoa Skipper 3
Cynthia Bridge
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
The Zebra Cross-streak was initially found the previous day by Chris Balboni.
- Giant Swallowtail
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Zebra Cross-streak 1
- Gray Hairstreak common
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak common
- Reakirt's Blue
- American Snout
- Gulf Fritillary
- Common Mestra 1
- Pavon Emperor 1
- Carolina Satyr
- Queen common
- Mercurial Skipper 1
- Potrillo Skipper 1
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Resaca de la Palma State Park
Cameron County, TX
22 species. 87 degrees. Only 11 species in the butterfly garden which suffered damage this winter. Rest of species found in other open areas of Park.
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 7
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Theona Checkerspot 1
- Phaon Crescent 8
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 1
- White Peacock 1
- Band-celled Sister 1
- Common Mestra 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
- Laviana White-Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 9
- Sachem 4
- Common Mellana 1
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 2
- Eufala Skipper 5
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Atala 2
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- White Peacock 3
- Ruddy Daggerwing 1
Julie Appleget
Burnt Bridge Rd Homosassa tract Withlacoochee forest
Citrus County, FL
- Pipevine Swallowtail 4
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 11
- Spicebush Swallowtail 12
- Palamedes Swallowtail 17
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 3
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Pearl Crescent common
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Gemmed Satyr 1
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Little Wood-Satyr 3
- Long-tailed Skipper 2
- Sleepy Duskywing 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 4
- Clouded Skipper 1
William D. Beck
Carr Canyon Rd nr Sierra Vista
Cochise County, AZ
Road still closed by USFS, but open to walking.
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Brown Elfin
- Juniper Hairstreak
- Zela Metalmark
Rick Borchelt
Madera Canyon
Pima County, AZ
All sightings near Santa Rita Lodge. Cool but sunny, light breeze, no obvious nectar sources.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Pearly Marble 1
- Southern Dogface 1
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Pale Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- California Dogface 1
- Bramble Hairstreak 12
- Brown Elfin 4
- Gray Hairstreak 9
- Marine Blue 1
- Silvery Blue 2
- Mormon Metalmark 26
- Mournful Duskywing 7
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Sara Orangetip 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Common Ringlet 1
- Monarch 1
- Painted Lady 1
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Hidalgo County, TX
14 species. 86 degrees and partly sunny. Conditions are dry and limited flowers.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Fatal Metalmark 2
- Texan Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent common
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Brown Longtail 3
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Laviana White-Skipper 3
- Common Streaky-Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Common Mellana 1
- Eufala Skipper 2
Daniel Jones
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail 4
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Checkered White 4
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Lyside Sulphur 5
- Little Yellow 5
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 8
- Reakirt's Blue 1
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 5
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Bordered Patch 4
- Texan Crescent 15
- Chestnut Crescent 1
- Vesta Crescent 3
- Phaon Crescent 40
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 3
- White Peacock 1
- Common Mestra 1
- Tropical Leafwing 1
- Empress Leilia 1
- Carolina Satyr 6
- Monarch 1
- Queen 15
- Mercurial Skipper 1
- Hammock Skipper 2
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Brown Longtail 8
- Coyote Cloudywing 1
- Texas Powdered-Skipper 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 8
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 25
- Laviana White-Skipper 2
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 2
- Clouded Skipper 20
- Southern Skipperling 3
- Fiery Skipper 20
- Whirlabout 4
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Sachem 3
- Common Mellana 3
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 4
- Eufala Skipper 2
Steven Glynn
Ralph E. Simmons State Forest
Nassau County, FL
Enjoyed a return visit, as I left the state. Weather was overcast and fifteen degrees cooler than a week ago. Still nice activity.
- Zebra Swallowtail 8
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 6
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Pearl Crescent 10
- Gemmed Satyr 2
- Carolina Satyr common
- Juvenal's Duskywing common
Rick Borchelt
Sonoita Creek State Natural Area
Santa Cruz County, AZ
Sunny, hot in the mid 80’s F along the Blackhawk Canyon Trail. Most sightings were along the very lower end of the trail near its juncture with Sonoita Creek trail along the wash. Many were in conjunction with a few blooming bushes of Barkley’s Ragwort.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 9
- Southern Dogface 2
- Zela Metalmark 1
- American Snout 6
- Texan Crescent common
David H. Bartholomew
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
San Diego County, CA
Dry conditions, almost no flowers except some Desert Lavender bushes. Bob Gorman joined us on Tuesday, Ken Wilson came out Wednesday, and we managed 12 species over a two-day period. Tiny Checkerspot noticeably absent.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Becker's White 1
- Spring White 1
- Sara Orangetip 6
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Bramble Hairstreak 2 or 3
- Sonoran Blue 20
- Silvery Blue 2
- Wright's Metalmark 2
- Mormon Metalmark 4
- California Patch 12
- Tiny Checkerspot 0
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Barred Yellow 3
- Dainty Sulphur 2
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 2
- Ceraunus Blue 5
- Gulf Fritillary 13
- Phaon Crescent 23
- White Peacock 8
- Mangrove Skipper 14
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 13
- Monk Skipper 4
- Obscure Skipper 3
Rick Borchelt
Lower Florida Canyon
Pima County, AZ
Warm cool midday in the canyon, few nectar sources beyond scattered Fairy Duster (Calliandra). Also noted was an unidentified hairstreak well up in the canopy of an oak. Both male and females azures were in flight, mostly puddling in damp spots along the stream (as were the scallop-wings).
- Pipevine Swallowtail 3
- Southern Dogface 1
- Spring Azure 3
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Golden-headed Scallopwing 2
Ken Wilson
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
San Diego County, CA
Mostly cloudy, moderate to gusty winds, 69 degrees. Only nectar source is fading desert lavender. Vegetation conditions look more like November than March. Little to no rain the past calendar year.
- Spring White
- Sara Orangetip
- Sleepy Orange
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Sonoran Blue
- Silvery Blue
- Wright's Metalmark
- California Patch
Mike A Rickard
National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX
Visiting lantana blossoms near the Visitor Center
- Hidden-ray Skipper 1
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Edinburg Scenic Wetlands
Hidalgo County, TX
About 75 degrees, low wind, sunny. 29 species. Nice concentration of butterflies. Bordered Patch photo by Dorothy.
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Checkered White 2
- Little Yellow 12
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
- Cassius Blue 1
- Fatal Metalmark 6
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Bordered Patch 1
- Texan Crescent 13
- Vesta Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent common
- Red Admiral 1
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 2
- Queen 5
- Brown Longtail 3
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 3
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
- Laviana White-Skipper 7
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 3
- Fiery Skipper common
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Sachem 2
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 1
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Spring Azure 2
- Silvery Blue 1
- Mourning Cloak 6
- Sara Orangetip
- Gray Marble
- California Dogface
- Sleepy Orange
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Brown Elfin
- Juniper Hairstreak
- Sonoran Blue
- Silvery Blue
- California Tortoiseshell
- Mourning Cloak
- Painted Lady
- Mournful Duskywing
- Pacuvius Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
Ken Wilson
Santa Margarita River Preserve area near Fallbrook
San Diego County, CA
Mostly cloudy, light winds, 71 degrees. Conditions are very dry. No nectar source seen.
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
- Painted Lady 1
Brett Badeaux
Near Fallbrook and Pala
San Diego County, CA
Sunny became cloudy around noon, high 60s.
- Pale Swallowtail 2
- Checkered White 1
- Desert Orangetip 5
- Bramble Hairstreak 6
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Silvery Blue 1
- Acmon Blue 1
- Mormon Metalmark 4
- Mournful Duskywing 8
William D. Beck
Santa Catalina Mtns, Incinerator Ridge
Pima County, AZ
Sunny clear day at 8000 ft! 54F
- Thicket Hairstreak 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 3
- Martial Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 12
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Red Admiral 24
- Mangrove Buckeye 3
- Tropical Buckeye 2
- Monarch 2
- Florida Duskywing 9
- Fiery Skipper 8
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
Karl and Dorothy Legler
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
98 degrees! Sunny. 36 species. Quit early because of heat! Substantial northward migration of Checkered Whites along north-running road even though breeze was from the north! (Thanks to Mike Rickard for pointing out the Crimson Patch and Long-tailed Skipper.)
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Giant Swallowtail 6
- Checkered White 10
- Southern Dogface 6
- Large Orange Sulphur 4
- Lyside Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 8
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Dainty Sulphur 5
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Fatal Metalmark 2
- American Snout 4
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Bordered Patch 2
- Crimson Patch 1
- Texan Crescent 3
- Vesta Crescent 1
- Phaon Crescent common
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 4
- Mexican Bluewing 2
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Monarch 2
- Queen 5
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Brown Longtail 7
- White Checkered-Skipper common
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
- Laviana White-Skipper 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 2
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 3
- Fiery Skipper common
- Whirlabout 2
- Sachem 1
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
John Heyse
Crockett Hills Park
Contra Costa County, CA
61F
mustard white - first one at this site for 5 years.
- Mustard White 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Jeanette Klodzen
White Rock Trail (Antelope Island)
Davis County, UT
sunny, low 50s
1st butterfly of 2018!!
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
Erik Andersson
Dividend Rd. Eastern Tintic Mining District
Utah County, UT
- Mourning Cloak 2
Julie Appleget
Withlacoochee bay trail
Citrus County, FL
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Great Southern White 5
- Little Yellow 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 5
- Gulf Fritillary 7
- Phaon Crescent common
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Queen 3
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Aaron's Skipper 12
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Monarch 1
- Florida Duskywing 5
Daniel Jones
Progreso Lakes yard
Hidalgo County, TX
From 1 PM to 3:30 PM I would like comments on the Roadside-Skipper as it has field marks of Bell’s.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Checkered White 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Lyside Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 6
- Reakirt's Blue 1
- American Snout 1
- Julia Heliconian 1
- Bordered Patch 2
- Texan Crescent 1
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Carolina Satyr 15
- Monarch 1
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Brown Longtail 4
- Mazans Scallopwing 1
- Funereal Duskywing 3
- White Checkered-Skipper 3
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 20
- Turk's-cap White-Skipper 1
- Julia's Skipper 3
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 4
- Double-dotted Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Sachem 2
- Bell's Roadside-Skipper 1
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
Brian Ahern
Chito Branch Reserve
Hillsborough County, FL
Hiked 2.5 miles, 10:00 to 11:40. Temp’s warmed to mid 60’s. Sunny
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Carolina Satyr 12
- Monarch 1
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 8
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
Jim Springer
Big Sandy Creek Unit of Big Thicket National Preserve and roads just north of preserve
Polk County, TX
- Pipevine Swallowtail 4
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 3
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Common Buckeye 3
- Goatweed Leafwing 6
- Carolina Satyr 15
- Juvenal's Duskywing 10
- Fiery Skipper 1
Melanie Link Taylor
Butterfly Garden, Apple Valley, CAL
San Bernardino County, CA
Three different butterflies, all Painted Ladies, visiting rosemary and grape hyacinth.
- Painted Lady 3
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Pale Swallowtail 1
- Desert Orangetip 1
- Sara Orangetip 15
- Bramble Hairstreak 7
- Brown Elfin 1
- Silvery Blue 5
- Acmon Blue 2
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- Mormon Metalmark 3
- Gabb's Checkerspot 3
- Common Buckeye 3
- Propertius Duskywing 1
- Mournful Duskywing 2
- Funereal Duskywing 2
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
William D. Beck
Spring Canyon SP
Luna County, NM
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Sandia Hairstreak
Mark and Holly Salvato
Withlacoochee Bay Trail, Crystal River
Citrus County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Juniper Hairstreak 3
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 5
- Pearl Crescent 7
- Red Admiral 4
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Whirlabout 2
Mark and Holly Salvato
Goethe State Forest
Levy County, FL
- Pipevine Swallowtail 4
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Spicebush Swallowtail 17
- Palamedes Swallowtail 38
- Checkered White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 18
- Little Yellow 1
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Little Metalmark 1
- Phaon Crescent 10
- Pearl Crescent 48
- Common Buckeye 1
- Viceroy 2
- Carolina Satyr 26
- Little Wood-Satyr 6
- Monarch 1
- Neamathla Skipper 2
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Southern Skipperling 1
Linda Cooper
Three Lakes WMA, Hwy. 60 Unit
Osceola County, FL
12:45 - 4:15 p.m. Weather: 78-85 degrees, clear and breezy. Area very dry but recent burned areas have greened up nicely. Thistles were nectar source. Linda Cooper
- Zebra Swallowtail 4
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 6
- Great Southern White 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Little Metalmark 3
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Pearl Crescent 10
- Common Buckeye 3
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Georgia Satyr 1
- Monarch 4
- Queen 1
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 6
- Southern Broken-Dash 5
- Aaron's Skipper 1
- Palmetto Skipper 7
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Sabal Palm Sanctuary and road to it.
Cameron County, TX
21 species. About 90 degrees. Partly sunny. Karl’s photo of Celia’s, Dainty Sulphurs and Large Orange Sulphur were seen only north of the border fence.
- Giant Swallowtail 4
- Checkered White 1
- Great Southern White 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 4
- Dainty Sulphur 6
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 5
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Bordered Patch 1
- Texan Crescent 1
- Sickle-winged Skipper 1
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
- Laviana White-Skipper 2
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Southern Broken-Dash 4
- Sachem 1
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 3
- Eufala Skipper 2
Michelle Smurl
Viera Scrub Sanctuary
Brevard County, FL
Hairsteak located in between marsh and scrub habitat.
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
Amelia Grimm
Big Pine Key
Monroe County, FL
- Large Orange Sulphur 3
- Red Admiral 1
- Monarch 1
- Florida Duskywing 3
Rick Cheicante
Bel Air, MD
Harford County, MD
One of the first and few days this year with a little built up warmth in the sunshine, albeit not much. Maybe broke 50F, with extra warmth in protected sunny glades.
- Eastern Comma 4
Linda Romine
Buzzard Roost Rock Trail
Adams County, OH
Sunny, mid 50’s. Also saw 70 winter firefly adults and 2 Springtime Treetop Flasher firefly larvae.
- Eastern Comma 4
Linda Romine
Lynx Prairie, Cline Rd
Adams County, OH
Sunny, mid-upper 50’s. The FOS Spring Azure was extremely fresh.
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 3
- Spring Azure 3
- Eastern Comma 1
- Eastern Comma 1
Bart Jones
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve and the western part of Joshua Tree National Park
San Bernardino County, CA
- Spring White
- Checkered White
- Pearly Marble
- Sara Orangetip
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Juniper Hairstreak
- Silvery Blue
- Acmon Blue
- Mormon Metalmark
- California Patch
- Sagebrush Checkerspot
- Mourning Cloak
- Common Buckeye
- Lorquin's Admiral
- Sleepy Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
- Small Checkered-Skipper
- White Checkered-Skipper
- Yucca Giant-Skipper
Laura Wright
Martin Creek Lake State Park
Rusk County, TX
- Falcate Orangetip 3
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 1
- Goatweed Leafwing 5
- Gemmed Satyr 5
- Monarch 1
Steven Glynn
Bevan WMA
Cumberland County, NJ
- Spring Azure 1
- Question Mark 1
- Eastern Comma 4
- Mourning Cloak 2
Michelle Smurl
Cruickshank Sanctuary, Viera
Brevard County, FL
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
Brian Ahern
Schultz Preserve
Hillsborough County, FL
11:00-12:30. Hiked 2 miles. temps in high 70’s and partly cloudy.
- Checkered White 3
- Great Southern White 6
- Barred Yellow 40
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Gulf Fritillary 8
- Julia Heliconian 4
- Zebra Heliconian 3
- Red Admiral 1
- Mangrove Buckeye 2
- Viceroy 3
- Queen 5
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Monk Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
- Checkered White 1
- Desert Orangetip 8
- Sara Orangetip 15
- Bramble Hairstreak 17
- Brown Elfin 5
- Acmon Blue 9
- Wright's Metalmark 1
- Mormon Metalmark 5
- Variable Checkerspot 11
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Propertius Duskywing 1
- Funereal Duskywing 2
Mike A Rickard
National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX
Common Brown-Skipper (Callimormus saturnus). First confirmed record of this species for the United States. On US checklists for many years as hypothetical.
- Common Brown-Skipper 1
- Sagebrush Checkerspot 1
Jeanette Klodzen
Red Cliff Nature Trail
Washington County, UT
- Sara Orangetip 4
- Mourning Cloak 1
Ken Wilson
San Dieguito River Park, Rancho Bernardo
San Diego County, CA
Party sunny, 66 degrees, breezy. Still not much playing here at this location. Mustard and Lotus are blooming. All butterflies and blooms were seen on a hilltop. This location has gotten only 0.14 inch of rain during the past week despite a recent storm that hit Southern California.
- Sara Orangetip
- Marine Blue
- Silvery Blue
- Mormon Metalmark
- Monarch
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Sara Orangetip 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Silvery Blue 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Common Ringlet 2
- Black Swallowtail
- Becker's White
- Spring White
- Pearly Marble
- Sara Orangetip
- Orange Sulphur
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Brown Elfin
- Gray Hairstreak
- Dotted Blue
- Silvery Blue
- Wright's Metalmark
- Mormon Metalmark
- California Patch
- Sagebrush Checkerspot
- Mourning Cloak
- Painted Lady
- Funereal Duskywing
- Northern White-Skipper
- Yucca Giant-Skipper
Julie Appleget
San Felasco Hammock trail
Alachua County, FL
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Red Admiral 2
- Southern Pearly-eye 1
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Little Wood-Satyr 12
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Ron Smith
Fort De Soto Park
Pinellas County, FL
Not lots of leps, but a few of the more uncommon ones the park offers. Bidens was in bloom as always, but it was thistles and prickly pear cactus flowers in which many species were found nectaring.
- Great Southern White 1
- Dainty Sulphur 7
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 14
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Little Metalmark 1
- Gulf Fritillary 13
- Phaon Crescent 4
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 16
- Mangrove Skipper 4
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Whirlabout 1
- Monk Skipper 4
- Obscure Skipper 2
John Rosford
Retama Village north wall near Bentsen State Park
Hidalgo County, TX
Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak on scorpion-tail.
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- Monarch 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Whirlabout 3
John Heyse
at home, Crockett
Contra Costa County, CA
53F Painted Lady
later 59F the Pipevine Swallowtails
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Painted Lady 1
Laurel Rhodes
Babcock Webb WMA
Charlotte County, FL
With Dusty Rhodes. Temp 78F, winds 5-10 mph., full sun. Two hours. Nectar sources: Frogfruit, Thistle, Blackroot, Pineland Heliotrope, Bidens, Fleabane.
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 3
- Little Yellow 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Little Metalmark 2
- Gulf Fritillary 6
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 5
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 3
- Georgia Satyr 2
- Queen 2
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Whirlabout 2
- Monk Skipper 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason/Dixon-MD/PA line.
Chester County, PA
45° breezy full sun on rutted puddled path in the woods, a mere 12 feet from Maryland. First for this year.
- Question Mark 2
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason/Dixon-MD/PA line.
Chester County, PA
First of Year for both
- Question Mark 2
- Eastern Comma 2
Ron Smith, Brian Ahern & Randy Harrod
Elinor-Phipps Park
Leon County, FL
A short hour walk under cloudy conditions and temps near 60.
- Carolina Satyr 40
- Golden Banded-Skipper 2
- Hoary Edge 1
- Northern Cloudywing 4
- Zabulon Skipper 1
John Heyse
at home, Crockett
Contra Costa County, CA
65F The Painted Lady was a migrant flying fast to the northwest.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Painted Lady 1
Ron Smith, Brian Ahern & Randy Harrod
Torreya State Park
Liberty County, FL
Partly cloudy, temps 60-72. Nothing in bloom, but lots to see. Photo credits- Ahern: Azure; Smith- E.Pine Elfin & Gemmed; Harrod- Texan, Henry’s Elfin & S.Pearly-eyed.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 4
- Black Swallowtail 7
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 17
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 11
- Barred Yellow 1
- Henry's Elfin 7
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 4
- Spring Azure 25
- Texan Crescent 5
- Pearl Crescent 27
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Red-spotted Purple 13
- Southern Pearly-eye 11
- Gemmed Satyr 3
- Carolina Satyr 34
- Monarch 2
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 1
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
10:00-3:30, pleasantly warm. Wildflowers are finally getting started. Only butterfly unexpected today was a last minute Monarch fly-by.
- Mustard White 7
- Spring Azure 36
- Variable Checkerspot 1
- California Tortoiseshell 5
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Common Ringlet 16
- Monarch 1
- Propertius Duskywing 4
- Mournful Duskywing 2
- Sara Orangetip 6
- Painted Lady 1
- California Sister 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 3
Melanie Link Taylor
Valley of Fire
Clark County, NV
Saw this Metalmark Butterfly at the visitor’s center.
- Mormon Metalmark 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 4
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Great Southern White 9
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 2
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Ceraunus Blue 7
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 4
- Viceroy 1
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Palatka Skipper 1
David H. Bartholomew
San Bruno Mountain
San Mateo County, CA
Warm day, very little breeze for a change. Lots of wildflowers in bloom, butterflies nectaring mostly on yarrow and lomatium. Main attraction today was the Bay Checkerspot which is being reintroduced after an absence at this location for many years.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Anise Swallowtail 36
- Cabbage White 2
- Large Marble 1
- Bramble Hairstreak 6
- Brown Elfin 1
- Moss' Elfin 12
- Spring Azure 5
- Acmon Blue 1
- Field Crescent 1
- Edith's Checkerspot 18
- California Tortoiseshell 200+
- American Lady 16
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Pipevine Swallowtail 5
- Sara Orangetip 1
- Silvery Blue 8
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Common Ringlet 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Randy Harrod, Brian Ahern & Ron Smith
Ralph E. Simmons State Forest
Nassau County, FL
Sunny, 70s, but only had an hour or so to search. Found a beautiful and cooperative coachwhip.
- Zebra Swallowtail 7
- Black Swallowtail 6
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 6
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Spring Azure 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Carolina Satyr 6
- Little Wood-Satyr 1
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 9
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Texan Crescent 3
- Vesta Crescent 1
- Phaon Crescent 4
- White Peacock 2
- Tropical Leafwing 2
- Queen 1
- Brown Longtail 3
- White Checkered-Skipper 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Laviana White-Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 1
Brett Badeaux
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
San Diego County, CA
Full sun up to low 80s. Area appears very dry.
- Black Swallowtail
- Pale Swallowtail
- Spring White
- Checkered White
- Pearly Marble
- Desert Orangetip
- Sara Orangetip
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Silvery Blue
- Mormon Metalmark
- California Patch
- Variable Checkerspot
- Sleepy Duskywing
- Pacuvius Duskywing
- Northern White-Skipper
- Common Sootywing
Joanne Langabee
Fontenelle Forest
Sarpy County, NE
Saw an Eastern Comma at Fontenelle Forest. It was around 50 degrees. Weather has not been good for butterflying so was surprised to see a butterfly
- Eastern Comma 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason/Dixon-MD/PA line.
Chester County, PA
This Comma seen directly on PA/MD line in the woods.
- Eastern Comma 1
Denis C. Quinn
Nottingham County Park, Nottingham PA 19362
Chester County, PA
Seen on road to McPhearson Lake.
- Eastern Comma 1
Allen Belden
Powhatan State Park
Powhatan County, VA
High in the low 80s. Very windy. Unseasonably warm weather after several weeks of below normal temperatures.
- Falcate Orangetip 4
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 4
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Spring Azure 6
- Eastern Comma 5
- Red Admiral 1
Dennis Holmes
Cabin & Limekiln Canyons south of Mesquite
Clark County, NV
Limekiln Canyon is in Mohave Co. AZ. These sightings included both March 30 & 31.
- Desert Orangetip 3
- Sara Orangetip 16
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Desert Elfin 2
- Juniper Hairstreak 3
- Mormon Metalmark 10
- California Patch 2
- Sagebrush Checkerspot 7
- Variable Checkerspot 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 7
- Rocky Mountain Duskywing 12
- Meridian Duskywing 4
- Common Checkered-Skipper 4
- Yucca Giant-Skipper 2
Karl and Dorothy Legler
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
34 species. 72 - 82 degrees. Partly sunny.
- Black Swallowtail 6
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Checkered White 5
- Southern Dogface 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Lyside Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 2
- Dainty Sulphur 3
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
- Reakirt's Blue 1
- Red-bordered Metalmark 1
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 7
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Bordered Patch 1
- Texan Crescent 2
- Vesta Crescent 1
- Phaon Crescent 6
- Red Admiral 1
- Mexican Bluewing 1
- Tropical Leafwing 2
- Tawny Emperor 4
- Monarch 1
- Queen 35
- Brown Longtail 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Laviana White-Skipper 3
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 3
David H. Bartholomew
Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
Ideal weather conditions, temperature in the mid-70s, high thin overcast. Joined a docent-led “Wildflower Tour”, but I was there for the federally protected Bay Checkerspots which were having a good day. There also was a good showing of multiple wildflowers.
- Acmon Blue 6
- Edith's Checkerspot 100+
- Common Buckeye 16
- Common Ringlet 4
- Pipevine Swallowtail 7
- Cabbage White 2
- Painted Lady 1
- Monarch 1
Dan Thackaberry
Quitobaquito spring in Organ Pipe Cactus National Park
Pima County, AZ
- Howarth's White 1
Bart Jones
Great Smoky Mountains N.P., Chestnut Top and Schoolhouse Gap Trails
Blount County, TN
Beautiful sunny day with temps in the low 70s.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- West Virginia White 25
- Brown Elfin 5
- Spring Azure 15
- Eastern Comma 7
- Mourning Cloak 2
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 6
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
Mark and Holly Salvato
Torreya State Park, Bristol
Liberty County, FL
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 28
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 15
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Henry's Elfin 2
- Spring Azure 37
- Pearl Crescent 32
- Question Mark 2
- Red-spotted Purple 6
- Southern Pearly-eye 2
- Gemmed Satyr 10
- Carolina Satyr 34
- Clouded Skipper 2
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Amelia Grimm
Vacant lots on the Corner of 5th Street and Avenue B and C on Big Pine Key.
Monroe County, FL
With Leigh Williams. Sunny and 81 degrees. 11:35am to 1:30pm. Salt Marsh Fleabane, Sea Oxeye, Yellow Joywood and Seaside Heliotrope main nectar sources. Observing Red Admirals all over Big Pine Key still.
- Great Southern White 4
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Red Admiral 10
- Mangrove Buckeye 3
- Monarch 1
- Queen 5
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Sachem 4
Rick Cheicante
Bel Air, MD
Harford County, MD
Just over 50F with some warmth built up in protected sunny glades.
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 3
Linda Romine
Shawnee State Forest
Scioto County, OH
Sunny to partly cloudy, mid 40’s to 60 degrees, light to moderate breeze. With J. Anno. First great day for butterflies, weather has been below average temps and above average rain/snow. Most sightings on the lower end of Bridle Trail #5. Brown Elfin on BT #12, E. Tiger on Forest Road #1.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Brown Elfin 1
- Henry's Elfin 15
- Spring Azure 4
- Eastern Comma 7-8
- Mourning Cloak 3-4
- Sleepy Duskywing 3
- Mourning Cloak 1
Jill Gorman
The State Botanical Gardens of Georgia
Clarke County, GA
Warm, sunny day. It was noticed on a tree branch while hiking along the northern part of the White Trail.
- Harvester 1
Mark Adams
Sugar Hollow, about 10 miles west of Charlottesville
Albemarle County, VA
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 2
- Silvery Blue 4
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 3
- Eastern Comma 6
- Mourning Cloak 6
Full sun low 60s