April 2022 Sightings
Barbara Peck
Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area, CSNM
Siskiyou County, CA
- Indra Swallowtail 1
- Two-tailed Swallowtail 1
- Becker's White 10
- Cabbage White 1
- Sara Orangetip 26
- Sheridan's Hairstreak 2
- Brown Elfin 9
- Silvery Blue 12
- Acmon Blue 13
- Mylitta Crescent 19
- California Tortoiseshell 6
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Common Ringlet 83
- Propertius Duskywing 20
- Juba Skipper 1
- Columbian Skipper 1
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
Warm, mid-70’s, six mile hike with Cynthia Dusel-Bacon and Charlie Bacon.
Photographed Acmon Blue is unusually dark, and the Bramble Green Hairstreak is quite blue-green. We also saw two little orange skippers at a distance, too far away to identify.
One spiffy Red Admiral doesn’t seem top mind resting on Poison Oak foliage.
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Pale Swallowtail 3
- Checkered White 3
- Mustard White 5
- Cabbage White 5
- Sara Orangetip 4
- Bramble Hairstreak 2
- Spring Azure 12
- Silvery Blue 2
- Acmon Blue 3
- Mylitta Crescent 5
- Variable Checkerspot 20
- California Tortoiseshell 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 9
- California Sister 9
- Common Ringlet 27
- Propertius Duskywing 2
- Mournful Duskywing 2
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Roy Cohutta
Chickasawhatchee WMA
Dougherty County, GA
Three (3) of the Monarchs were found at the overwintering site (at 31.47019878961936, -84.3764345954961) and the others were found some distance away from the site within the WMA.
1100-1400, 64-72F, NW 6-11MPH, Cloud Cover 12-13%
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 7
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 6
- Pearl Crescent common
- Question Mark 3
- American Lady 4
- Common Buckeye 3
- Carolina Satyr common
- Monarch 6
- Queen 2
- Hoary Edge 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 4
John and Nancy Crosby
Cheraw State Park
Chesterfield County, SC
65 degrees, Partially cloudy. Azures were Holly Azures.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Brown Elfin 3
- Henry's Elfin 2
- Hessel's Hairstreak 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 8
- Spring Azure 9
- American Lady 7
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 3
John and Nancy Crosby
Carolina Sandhills NWR Wildlife Drive
Chesterfield County, SC
Lupine is a Biennal here, prescribed burns keep it healthy & mean the ‘hot spots’ on the NWR change from year to year. A local sent us to this spot.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Frosted Elfin 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Horace's Duskywing 3
Sharon Young
Marathon, Vaca Key mile marker 51
Monroe County, FL
- Ceraunus Blue 2
Ken Wilson
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
San Diego County, CA
Sunny, low 70s, mild winds. Lots of nectar source but few butterflies. Only a few fresh individuals were seen. The area had received some rain a week earlier. With Bob Gormon & Diane Broduer.
- Black Swallowtail
- Pale Swallowtail
- Becker's White
- Spring White
- Checkered White
- Pearly Marble
- Desert Orangetip
- Sara Orangetip
- Sleepy Orange
- Dainty Sulphur
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Western Pygmy-Blue
- Marine Blue
- Silvery Blue
- Acmon Blue
- Wright's Metalmark
- Mormon Metalmark
- California Patch
- Tiny Checkerspot
- Variable Checkerspot
- Sleepy Duskywing
- Mournful Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
- Common Checkered-Skipper
- Orange Skipperling
- Juba Skipper
- Black Swallowtail 1
John Heyse
at home, Crockett
Contra Costa County, CA
Gulf Fritillary was tiny - smaller than a Cabbage White. I got a close look.
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Roy Cohutta
Oaky Woods WMA
Houston County, GA
While participating in a NABA Count (This is not the official list.) 9 participants including GA DNR Wildlife Personnel: Reagan Montalvo, Anna Yellin, and Phil Delestrez. Also Dan Sulimson, Martha Delestrez, E.D. O.D., L.D.
A good time was had by all.
1000-1730, 59-73F, Wind variable 1-8MPH, Cloud Cover 15-90%,
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Pearl Crescent 10
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 3
- Red-spotted Purple 4
- Southern Pearly-eye 5
- Gemmed Satyr 1
- Carolina Satyr common
- Monarch 6
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 5
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 4
- Whirlabout 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Dun Skipper 1
- Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 1
Bart Jones
Ghost River State Natural Area
Fayette County, TN
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Falcate Orangetip
- Red-banded Hairstreak
- Eastern Tailed-Blue
- American Snout
- Pearl Crescent
- Question Mark
- Eastern Comma
- Red Admiral
- Goatweed Leafwing
- Gemmed Satyr
- Juvenal's Duskywing
- Yucca Giant-Skipper
Jan Schopp
Imperial
Jefferson County, MO
Mostly sunny, windy 45-62 degrees. The falcate butterfly was a female.
- Olympia Marble 1
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Little Yellow 1
Ronald Hedden
Pittstown State Forest
Rensselaer County, NY
Surprise sightings on a chilly morning after a period of cold weather. Compton Tortoiseshell is the first I have seen since 2007.
- Eastern Pine Elfin 1
- Compton Tortoiseshell 1
Bart Jones
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
Shelby County, TN
White-M Hairstreak is a rare sighting in Shelby County. FOY Monarch.
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 11
- Spicebush Swallowtail 8
- Cabbage White 4
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Orange Sulphur 22
- Southern Dogface 1
- Harvester 6
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Question Mark 2
- Eastern Comma 4
- Painted Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Goatweed Leafwing 1
- Monarch 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 10
- Cabbage White 1
- Falcate Orangetip 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 4
Ethan Brown
Sand Ridge State Park and roadsides
Mason County, IL
Sunny to mostly cloudy. 63 degrees.
- Eastern Comma 6+
- Gray Comma 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Henry's Elfin 16
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Juvenal's Duskywing 20
- Mourning Cloak 3
Roy Cohutta
Chattahoochee Fall Line WMA - Almo Tract
Talbot County, GA
Spent the day walking endlessly through pine forest with yuccas, looking for evidence of you-know-what, with negative results! Regardless, a good time was had by me.
1015-1700, 60-78F, Wind variable 2-8MPH, Cloud Cover 1-13%, A beautiful day.
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Common Buckeye 1
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Southern Cloudywing 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 5
Renee Davis
Hurleyville
Sullivan County, NY
We had an afternoon of sun and it got to be 61 degrees, an unexpected pleasure. At first this butterfly was flushed by a passing car, but it returned.
- Mourning Cloak 1
Dale Kennedy
Whitehouse Nature Center
Calhoun County, MI
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 3
David H. Bartholomew
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
San Mateo County, CA
Sunny mid-60’s. Ringlets dominated the grassy slopes, Margined Whites in the wooded areas.
One California Tortoiseshell, worn and torn but still alive and active.
- Mustard White 18
- Spring Azure 1
- Silvery Blue 2
- Acmon Blue 1
- Northern Checkerspot 1
- Mylitta Crescent 4
- California Tortoiseshell 1
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Common Ringlet 78
- Propertius Duskywing 6
- Two-banded Checkered-Skipper 1
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- Little Yellow 4
Steven Glynn
Wenlock WMA- Moose Bog area
Essex County, VT
Early afternoon temp reached 52 degrees and lifer looks at Compton Tortoiseshells happened for a brief time.
- Compton Tortoiseshell 2
John and Nancy Crosby
Tabby Oaks, Shellman Bluff, GA 31331
McIntosh County, GA
72 degrees, overcast and breezy. Per Jeffrey Glassberg’s second edition ‘A Swift Guide to Butterflies’ one of these Carolina Satyrs is the ‘Cryptic’ Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius form intricata.) Intricata has a low, slow flight and usually does not fly as erratically nor as far as Carolina Satyr. Also shown here are comparisons of the two with differences seen in the postmedian line with Intricata’s rather straight towards the costa. You can read more in ‘News of The Lepidopterists’ Society Vol 56, #2 p84, Summer 2014. Also look carefully at the Zabulon female as the male is also in the photo.
- Zebra Swallowtail 6
- Spicebush Swallowtail 9
- Palamedes Swallowtail 13
- Southern Pearly-eye 1
- Carolina Satyr common
- Little Wood-Satyr abundant
- Northern Cloudywing common
- Whirlabout 1
- Zabulon Skipper 2
Walter Wallenstein
Big Cypress National Preserve
Collier County, FL
Beautiful, windy day in the Big Cypress
- Palamedes Swallowtail 3
- Great Southern White 3
- Barred Yellow 1
- Cassius Blue 3
- Little Metalmark 10
- Gulf Fritillary 8
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 4
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 5
- Georgia Satyr 8
- Queen 9
- Delaware Skipper 3
- Palatka Skipper 7
- Berry's Skipper 3
- Monk Skipper 6
- Eufala Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 10
- Little Yellow 3
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
Unseasonably hot 93 degrees, only hiked a short distance.
Gulf Fritillary unusual for this location.
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 3
- Mustard White 8
- Cabbage White 8
- Sara Orangetip 5
- Bramble Hairstreak 1
- Brown Elfin 11
- Spring Azure 15
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Northern Checkerspot 1
- Mylitta Crescent 6
- Variable Checkerspot 14
- Common Buckeye 2
- California Sister 10
- Common Ringlet 12
- Monarch 1
- Umber Skipper 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 1
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Whirlabout 4
- Sachem 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 5
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Barred Yellow 3
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 4
- Phaon Crescent 1
- White Peacock 4
- Monarch 2
- Queen 5
- Soldier 2
- Dorantes Longtail 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Palatka Skipper 1
Kathy Beza Richardson
Lake Anna State Park
Spotsylvania County, VA
sunny to begin the morning, ended windy and cloudy in the afternoon - was on the water in a canoe
(saw a duskywing, but only briefly and unable to ID)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
Kathy Beza Richardson
Powhatan State Park
Powhatan County, VA
65 degrees, slightly windy, cloudy with a few moments of sprinkles on and off
(saw two yellows (probably sulphurs) and a small white one, but not close enough to ID)
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
Roy Cohutta
Big Bend WMA - Spring Creek Unit
Taylor County, FL
1030-1630, 63-70F, Wind W-SW 9-26MPH, Cloud Cover 0-20%
Sally and Dean Jue, Dr. Ray Moranz, Roy Cohutta. A good time was had by all.
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 19
- Palamedes Swallowtail 26
- Cloudless Sulphur 10
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Little Metalmark 8
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Question Mark 4
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- Viceroy 4
- Appalachian Brown 4
- Little Wood-Satyr 4
- Monarch 3
- Queen 1
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Sleepy Duskywing 1
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Whirlabout 3
- Salt Marsh Skipper 9
John Heyse
at home, Crockett
Contra Costa County, CA
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 6
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 6
- Umber Skipper 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.
Chester County, PA
All seen while working in and around my yard. However, while looking in Nottingham Park none were seen!
- Cabbage White 5
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Jeanette Klodzen
White Rock Trail (Antelope Island)
Utah County, UT
First time I’ve ID’d a Becker’s White on this trail.
Also saw a small orange butterfly fly by.
- Becker's White 5+
- Common Checkered-Skipper
John and Nancy Crosby
Barbour Landing Boat Ramp Landing at Harris Neck NWR
McIntosh County, GA
70 degrees, sunny. We were shocked to find the large meadow had been sprayed with chemicals! Only tiny patches of helitrope, a few milkweed and cactus were green. We were later told they plan to replace the bahaya grass with native plants. This will certainly be challenging as there is no water source.
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- Monarch 3
- Whirlabout 1
- Sachem 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- American Lady 1
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 3
- Salt Marsh Skipper 4
Ken Wilson
Various locations to include in & around Mount Laguna & Culp Valley
San Diego County, CA
Sunny, lower 80s, increasing winds that exceeded 25 mph @ Culp Valley. Most areas visited are running late by as much as 6 weeks, others less. Some areas had no blooming nectar source. High winds at Culp Valley made it impossible for butterflies to hilltop. With Bob Gorman, Diane Broduer, & Michael Newton.
- Spring White
- Sara Orangetip
- Dainty Sulphur
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Brown Elfin
- Gray Hairstreak
- Sonoran Blue
- Silvery Blue
- Melissa Blue
- Acmon Blue
- Mormon Metalmark
- Leanira Checkerspot
- California Patch
- West Coast Lady
- Funereal Duskywing
- Common Checkered-Skipper
- Juba Skipper
Walter Wallenstein
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Collier County, FL
- Palamedes Swallowtail 7
- Great Southern White 1
- Zebra Heliconian 32
- Phaon Crescent 4
- Viceroy 1
- Ruddy Daggerwing 61
- Three-spotted Skipper 4
- Least Skipper 1
- Delaware Skipper 3
- Twin-spot Skipper 3
Robert Emond
San Felasco Hammock Preserve SP, Blue Trail and powerlines
Alachua County, FL
Sunny to partly cloudy and chilly around 60
- Cabbage White 1
- Banded Hairstreak 3
- Oak Hairstreak 1
- American Snout 1
- Question Mark 10
- American Lady 3
- Common Buckeye 4
- Little Wood-Satyr 7
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 1
- Little Glassywing 1
- Yucca Giant-Skipper 1
- Cofaqui Giant-Skipper 2
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
Brian McGurgan
Connecticut College Arboretum (41.38332° N, 72.11085° W)
New London County, CT
Observations from a walk looking for early spring butterflies from about 3:20 to 4:45pm with temperatures in the low fifties, partly cloudy with a breeze. My first reported sighting of 2022 during a visit to the Northeast. The Mourning Cloaks were sunning, one on a rock and the other on the ground between tall dry grasses, and flew off skittishly at my approach.
- Mourning Cloak 2
John Heyse
at home, Crockett
Contra Costa County, CA
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Painted Lady 1
- California Sister 1
- Common Ringlet 1
- Monarch 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Kathy Beza Richardson
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Henrico County, VA
started sunny, ended breezy and chilly
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Dale Kennedy
Baker Sanctuary Meadow and Marsh Trail
Calhoun County, MI
- Mourning Cloak 1
Dennis Vollmar
Blackwater State Forest
Santa Rosa County, FL
Spent all day 9am - 5pm butterflying and “odeing” throughout the forest.
- Black Swallowtail common
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail common
- Spicebush Swallowtail common
- Palamedes Swallowtail common
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Hessel's Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Southern Pearly-eye 4
- Carolina Satyr common
- Monarch 6
- Southern Cloudywing 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 3
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Zarucco Duskywing 3
- Least Skipper 4
- Fiery Skipper 7
- Tawny-edged Skipper 4
- Whirlabout 2
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
- Reversed Roadside-Skipper 1
Ron & Lori Smith
Withlacoochee State Forest
Hernando County, FL
(21-75) Warm and sunny. Sparkleberry was “key” for the hairstreaks.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 7
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Banded Hairstreak 2
- Oak Hairstreak 16
- White M Hairstreak 3
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- American Snout 5
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Question Mark 3
- American Lady 9
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 5
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- Hackberry Emperor 1
- Carolina Satyr 8
- Little Wood-Satyr 1
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Monk Skipper 1
Ronda G Spink
Asylum Lake Nature Preserve
Kalamazoo County, MI
Weather was partly sunny,temperature in the upper 50’s and fairly calm wind
These butterflies were spotted by Jeanne Church and these are her photos.
- Compton Tortoiseshell 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Jan Schopp
Imperial
Jefferson County, MO
Partly sunny, windy 56-76 degrees. The 3 falcate butterflies were all females.
- Cabbage White 1
- Falcate Orangetip 3
- Little Yellow 4
Kathy Beza Richardson
Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
Sussex County, DE
very windy, mid-40s most of the time
- Cabbage White 2
- Mourning Cloak 2
Dale Bonk
Gray's Arch Trail, Red River Gorge
Powell County, KY
Mid 50s, first sunny day after wet week and overnight frost.
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 1
Steve Carbol
Saratoga Park
Palm Beach County, FL
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Great Southern White 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Barred Yellow 60
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- White Peacock 11
- Horace's Duskywing 6
- Fiery Skipper 4
Karen Canon
Albuquerque
Bernalillo County, NM
Rio Grande Nature Center near river. Sunny, mid 50’s to 60’s
- Cabbage White 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Kimberly Hayes
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge
McIntosh County, GA
Laying eggs on sandhill milkweed
- Monarch 12
Tom Fiore
Hook Mt. trails, including summit area (north of Nyack)
Rockland County, NY
first-of-year Falcates (2 seen simultaneously at one point, near summit). Also first-of-year American, and Painted Ladys (one of each) at the summit, but only appearing after 2 pm for hill-topping behavior. The Azures seen were presumed spring; bright-blue in flight, not seen perching. Temp. was up to 60 F., with bright sun and a moderate wind from the southwest. Not that many nectaring-plants around, but some.
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 2
- Spring Azure 2
- Eastern Comma 2
- Mourning Cloak 6+
- American Lady 1
- Painted Lady 1
Linda Cooper
Bull Creek WMA
Osceola County, FL
9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Weather: 65°-80°, winds 5-13 mph, 100% sun all day. Above average rainfall this year has water levels higher than usual. Nectar: thistle, fleabane, coreopsis. LCooper, SFarnsworth, CGibson, GHill, SSteele-Cabrera, EPerry.
- Zebra Swallowtail 7
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 25
- Great Southern White 18
- Cloudless Sulphur 6
- Little Yellow 15
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Phaon Crescent 7
- Pearl Crescent 15
- Common Buckeye 6
- Viceroy 1
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Georgia Satyr 18
- Northern Cloudywing 13
- Confused Cloudywing 1
- Swarthy Skipper 7
- Tawny-edged Skipper 13
- Whirlabout 31
- Southern Broken-Dash 10
- Arogos Skipper 53
- Delaware Skipper 6
- Palmetto Skipper 9
- Monk Skipper 8
- Dusted Skipper 10
- Twin-spot Skipper 83
Dennis Vollmar
Blackwater State Forest
Santa Rosa County, FL
All day (9-5) spend butterflying and odeing. Heavy overcast all day. 75 degrees
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Black Swallowtail common
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail common
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail common
- Cloudless Sulphur 5
- Little Metalmark 2
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Southern Pearly-eye 3
- Carolina Satyr common
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 5
- Whirlabout 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 3
- Cofaqui Giant-Skipper 2
Roy Cohutta
Chickasawhatchee WMA
Dougherty County, GA
Dorsal and ventral views of same male Southern Broken-Dash.
1100-1630, 70-80F, Wind SE-SW 7-14MPH, Cloud Cover 34-51%
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 7
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 6
- American Lady 5
- Common Buckeye 1
- Viceroy 1
- Southern Pearly-eye 1
- Carolina Satyr 7
- Monarch 9
- Hoary Edge 3
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 2
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
Brian Ahern
Jefferson Equestrian Area
Hillsborough County, FL
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Little Yellow 5
- Ceraunus Blue 20
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Phaon Crescent 6
- Question Mark 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- Horace's Duskywing 2
- Whirlabout 4
Dale Kennedy
Whitehouse Nature Center
Calhoun County, MI
- Eastern Comma 2
- Mourning Cloak 2
Linda Cooper
Three Lakes WMA
Osceola County, FL
Williams Road Unit 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Weather: 70°-84°, winds 5-14 mph, 100% sun all day. Nectar: thistles, fleabane, roserush. LCooper, GHill, SSteele-Cabrera.
- Zebra Swallowtail 6
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 17
- Great Southern White 8
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 2
- Oak Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Variegated Fritillary 4
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Pearl Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 3
- Georgia Satyr 9
- Queen 1
- Northern Cloudywing 4
- Swarthy Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 26
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Arogos Skipper 19
- Palmetto Skipper 7
- Dusted Skipper 9
- Twin-spot Skipper 16
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail common
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Hessel's Hairstreak 2
- Common Buckeye 2
- Southern Pearly-eye 3
- Carolina Satyr common
- Little Wood-Satyr 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Tawny-edged Skipper 3
- Whirlabout 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Northern Broken-Dash 1
- Broad-winged Skipper 2
Jeff Gesell
Lower Nazareth Township
Northampton County, PA
Mostly sunny, light breeze, 72 degrees. First of year sighting of a Cabbage White by my daughter Addie, then 2 more in neighborhood yards later in the day.
- Cabbage White 3
Brian McGurgan
Angle Fly Preserve (41.29314° N, 73.72511° W)
Westchester County, NY
Sunny and mild with temperatures in the low to mid-sixties and a light breeze. I searched the Preserve for butterflies from 3:05 to 4:30pm and found Mourning Cloaks actively pursuing each other and sunning back in the woods.
- Mourning Cloak 4
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.
Chester County, PA
- Cabbage White 6
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
Michael Diederich
19 Chappaqua Mountain Road Butterfly Garden, Chappaqua
Westchester County, NY
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Roy Cohutta
Chickasawhatchee WMA
Dougherty County, GA
Spent much of the time in and around the swamp looking at plants.
1530-1730, 80-82F, Wind S 12-19MPH, Cloud Cover 55-64%
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Cloudless Sulphur 3
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Variegated Fritillary 3
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 6
- Common Buckeye 3
- Carolina Satyr 6
- Northern Cloudywing 1
Tom Fiore
Mt. Taurus/Hudson Highlands Park (north of Cold Spring)
Putnam County, NY
Not all that active, with almost no nectar-flowers seen other than (poss.) native Red Maple flowers by summit; elev. 1,600+ ft. a.s.l. on Mt. Taurus. Only the 2 Cabbage were seen much lower; others at and near the summit, in afternoon sun, near 70 F. & s. breezes.
The Falcate was my 2nd-sighting of the season, and first-of-year for me in Putnam County NY. This is a hike only for those somewhat fit, or willing to make the climb, steep up and down - and extremely popular for hikers, although not so many in my mid-week visit. Also seen on the trail here, a tiger beetle with the name Cicindela limbalis, a regular site for the species.
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Spring Azure
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 8+
Brian McGurgan
Putnam County Trailway (41.36482° N, 73.74176° W)
Putnam County, NY
Sunny and warm with temperatures in the low seventies. Butterflying during visit from Anchorage AK to Northeast, from 2:15 to 3:15pm. Butterflies were all very active and skittish, limiting photo opportunities.
- Cabbage White 3
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Joanne Langabee
Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Saw first Wild Indigo Duskywing and a couple of Cabbage Whites
- Cabbage White 2
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
Renee Davis
Mamakating O&W Rail Trail, Wurtsboro
Sullivan County, NY
Spring Azure never landed, couldn’t get a picture. With Mary Collier.
- Spring Azure 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Jeff Gesell
Plainfield and Bushkill Townships
Northampton County, PA
Partly sunny, breezy with some gusts in open areas, upper 70s.
- Cabbage White 15
- Eastern Comma 2
Marcus Gray
Kitchen Sink Farm, west of Chatham.
Pittsylvania County, VA
First of several for the season!
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Falcate Orangetip 5
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 3
Jim Wilkinson
Eastern Howard County
Howard County, MD
Tiger Swallowtail in Elkridge; Falcate Orangetips at Columbia Gateway Business Park
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Falcate Orangetip 4
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Little Yellow 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
Clifford Hence
Roumfort and Boyer
Philadelphia County, PA
First Butterflies seen in our yard located in the East Mt Airy section of Philadelphia.
- Cabbage White 3
- Eastern Comma 1
Ron Smith
Boyd Hill NP
Pinellas County, FL
(16-90). Mostly sunny and temps reaching 82. Emperors were not active yet.
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 8
- Orange-barred Sulphur 12
- Little Yellow 4
- Oak Hairstreak 7
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 9
- Zebra Heliconian 5
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Red Admiral 1
- White Peacock 11
- Monarch 6
- Horace's Duskywing 16
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 4
- Fiery Skipper 2
Alice Anderson
La Llorona Park, about 1/2 mile south of the main entrance.
Dona Ana County, NM
Seasonal riparian area along the Rio Grande. the river has water only in the summer, during irrigation season. It was dry on this visit. Dominant vegetation is coyote willow (Salix exigua), tamarisk, saltgrass, bermuda grass. Also other grasses are present, including the foodplant for the butterfly of this sighting, cane bluestem (Bothriochloa barbinodes). I did not see bluestem on this visit, but have seen it there previously. Several species of butterflies and other insects were nectaring on a single blooming tamarisk. Checkered whites were flying in the park, but were not nectaring on this particular tamarisk. Amblyscirtes nereus was marginal for range, out of habitat, and early in its flight time. I saw it very clearly and very close on the underside, many times, but did not see the upperside. I had seen it in this park before, 21 September 2008, with a long, clear, close look of upperside and underside as it nectared on Trailing Windmills (Nyctaginaceae).
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Melissa Blue 1
- Painted Crescent 30
- American Lady 1
- Queen 1
- Funereal Duskywing 2
- Slaty Roadside-Skipper 2
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
Cool and cloudy, sporadic sunshine.
Lorquin’s Admiral and Rural Skipper were first of season.
- Pale Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 2
- Mustard White 3
- Cabbage White 15
- Brown Elfin 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Mylitta Crescent 1
- Variable Checkerspot 15
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 7
- Lorquin's Admiral 2
- California Sister 7
- Common Ringlet 4
- Propertius Duskywing 1
- Rural Skipper 1
- Umber Skipper 1
Ken Wilson
Elsenore Peak & surrounding area
Riverside County, CA
Mostly sunny, 75 degrees, gusty at times.
- Anise Swallowtail
- Pale Swallowtail
- Orange Sulphur
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Brown Elfin
- Spring Azure
- Silvery Blue
- Acmon Blue
- Mormon Metalmark
- Variable Checkerspot
- Painted Lady
- Mournful Duskywing
Tom Fiore
Hook Mt. trails (north of Nyack)
Rockland County, NY
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail only seen patrolling, one photo in-flight by the summit. 2 Hairstreak species seen on same branch at times, of a small cedar at the summit. The 2 Lady species were seen in one place together, & in another section of trail, separately. All Falcate Orangetips noticed were males, patrolling on various sections of sunny trails. Temp. into the 60+ F. range, with an increasing w. to s-w. wind. Many more nectar flowers coming out, as compared with my previous visit to the location. Also many hikers on this popular route.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 4
- Falcate Orangetip 12+
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Spring Azure 5+
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 10+
- American Lady 2
- Painted Lady 2
Bart Jones
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
Shelby County, TN
The first Juniper Hairstreak I’ve seen in the 36 years I’ve lived in Shelby County.
- Zebra Swallowtail 3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 30
- Spicebush Swallowtail 15
- Orange Sulphur 21
- Harvester 6
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Spring Azure 1
- American Snout 2
- Pearl Crescent 16
- Eastern Comma 3
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 4
- Goatweed Leafwing 1
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 14
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Brian McGurgan
Central Park, Dene Slope Native Meadow (40.76916° N, 73.97154° W)
New York County, NY
Butterflying from 10am to 12:10pm with bright breezy weather, and temperatures starting at 60° and rising gradually to about 64°. Bumblebees, honeybees, and dragonflies were active when I first arrived but it was some thirty or forty minutes before the first Cabbage Whites were visible. There were lots of pollen sources in the Native Meadow so I had hoped for more early spring butterfly diversity, but it was a pleasure to see the Cabbage Whites bobbing, scudding, and chasing each other along the slope. We return to Alaska tomorrow so this was probably the last opportunity for butterflying while visiting the Northeast.
- Cabbage White 6
Jeff Gesell
Jacobsburg State Park
Northampton County, PA
Sunny, breezy, upper 60s. Extremely early American Snout for this area, although would not be the earliest ever for the state of PA. Pains me to say I could not get a photo of it for hard evidence. There was an aggressive male Mourning Cloak that was circling and bombarding me, and also seemed to not want the Snout to land long enough for a photo. He promptly chased it out of view over some spicebush.
- Cabbage White 19
- Spring Azure 1
- American Snout 1
- Eastern Comma 3
- Mourning Cloak 4
Alan Wells
Lily Pond, Harriman State Park
Rockland County, NY
10:00 am to 12:15 pm. With Della Wells. Clear, sunny with light breeze; air temperature 57-60 F.
- Spring Azure 3
- Mourning Cloak 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 4
Andrew Block
Schuylkill River Trail, Oaks,
Montgomery County, PA
- Cabbage White 5
- Eastern Comma 1
Joanne Langabee
Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Went hiking around 1 pm with temperature around 45 degrees and sunny, First Eastern Tiger Swallowtail of the year.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Spring Azure 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line. Nottingham,PA
Chester County, PA
Clouded Sulphur, Monarch, and Juvenal’s were all first sightings this year. Juvenal’s were all in the wood’s edge paths and adjacent cornfield edge. The monarch was a fly-by barely stopping.
- Cabbage White 8
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Monarch 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 7
Kathy Beza Richardson
Brownsville Nature Conservancy
Northampton County, VA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Spring Azure 1
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 2
- Cabbage White
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Gulf Fritillary
- Mourning Cloak
- Monarch
- Funereal Duskywing
- Fiery Skipper
- Umber Skipper
Ken Wilson
Montezuma Vista Point in Culp Valley
San Diego County, CA
Sunny, 72 degrees, light winds. Extremely dry. Activity on the hilltop nearly non-existent today despite ideal weather conditions. Buckwheat not ready.
- Black Swallowtail
- California Patch
- Sleepy Duskywing
Ron Smith
Yard
Pinellas County, FL
Easter Sunday. Most were on or around butterfly sage, pickerelweed and fire bush.
- Orange-barred Sulphur 4
- Statira Sulphur 2
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Fulvous Hairstreak 2
- Cassius Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 8
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 2
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 11
- Twin-spot Skipper 18
- Salt Marsh Skipper 2
David H. Bartholomew
Sunnyvale residence
Santa Clara County, CA
Sunny 70 degrees. Remarkable in my backyard today was a Variegated Fritillary, well north of its usual range. Northern White Skipper is an occasional visitor.
- Cabbage White 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Monarch 1
- Northern White-Skipper 1
Brian Ahern
Blackwater Creek Preserve
Hillsborough County, FL
0900-1245, 5 miles, hiked the main red loop trail.
- Zebra Swallowtail 12
- Oak Hairstreak 4
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 18
- Carolina Satyr 8
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Tawny-edged Skipper 8
- Whirlabout 5
- Twin-spot Skipper 2
Ron & Lori Smith
Apalachicola NF
Liberty County, FL
(17-88). Not much to be found inside the forest. Most were seen, roadside.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 6
- Zebra Swallowtail 6
- Palamedes Swallowtail 4
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Little Metalmark 10
- Pearl Crescent 3
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Georgia Satyr 14
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Whirlabout 19
- Southern Broken-Dash 2
- Delaware Skipper 3
- Dun Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 9
Scott Anderson
Sleeping Turtles Preserve North
Sarasota County, FL
The Southern Oak Hairstreak only flies here for a few weeks a year around this time so it is always a fairly rare sighting. Fortunately, 7 individuals were seen where they can usually be found, both on host plants and nearby flowers.
10am-115pm, 74-85 degrees, sunny, light wind
- Great Southern White 4
- Little Yellow 5
- Dainty Sulphur 34
- Oak Hairstreak 7
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 17
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 3
- White Peacock 1
- Monarch 1
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- Horace's Duskywing 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 3
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Ocola Skipper 1
Brian McGurgan
Backyard, East Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality, AK
My first Alaska butterfly sighting of 2022, found in the backyard this evening after work at 6pm with the temperature at 46°. I saw my first Milbert’s Tortoiseshell of 2021 on April 16th, also sunning itself in the backyard. This butterfly became nervous as I took photos, and fluttered in low circles before flying across the creek behind the yard to land in a sunny spot on the opposite bank. It‘s always incredible to see these early-emerging butterflies, especially with half the yard still buried in snow.
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
Jim Wilkinson
Oxford Square
Howard County, MD
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
Roy Cohutta
Crockford-Pigeon Mountain WMA
Walker County, GA
One (of the two) West Virginia Whites photographed had a tear in the left hindwing.
1200-1700, 51-61F, Wind NW 6-13MPH, Cloud Cover 3-6%
With James Adams, Ph.D, Professor of Biology, Dalton State College
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 3
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- West Virginia White 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Pearl Crescent 10
- Eastern Comma 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Carolina Satyr 20
- Silver-spotted Skipper 7
- Juvenal's Duskywing 10
- Hobomok Skipper 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Pepper and Salt Skipper 5
- Cabbage White 1
- Little Yellow 3
- Eastern Comma 2
Ron & Lori Smith
Torreya State Park
Liberty County, FL
(17-49). Not much flying, but still a great time. Summer Azure now recognized as the only Florida azure.
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Striped Hairstreak 1
- 'Summer' Spring Azure 1
- American Snout 7
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Question Mark 1
- American Lady 3
- Red Admiral 5
- Common Buckeye 2
- Southern Pearly-eye 1
- Carolina Satyr 9
- Little Wood-Satyr 10
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 1
- Dun Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 3
Lucy Merrill-Hills
Talbott Trail, New Castle
Garfield County, CO
11-12:55, sunny, the Painted Lady was nectaring on Dandelions
- Cabbage White 2
- Painted Lady 1
Denis C. Quinn
1 mile west of US route 1 on Mason-Dixon MD/PA line.
Chester County, PA
Seen actively nectoring on Purple Deadnettle in windy 57-degree temperature and full sun.
- Cabbage White 4
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
Jack McDonough and Savanna Berg
Shenandoah NP - Skyline Drive
Page County, VA
Sunny - 57 degrees. The mountains were covered in snow, so little activity. It made it a fun challenge to be butterflying
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Question Mark 2
- American Lady 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
Ron & Lori Smith
Hampton Springs Road
Taylor County, FL
(18-74). A short, two-hour, late morning look-see.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Palamedes Swallowtail 29
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Phaon Crescent 6
- Pearl Crescent 2
- Common Buckeye 1
- Viceroy 1
- Georgia Satyr 8
- Monarch 4
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Whirlabout 6
- Delaware Skipper 2
Jack McDonough and Savanna Berg
Great Smoky MNP, Cades Cove and Abrams Falls
Blount County, TN
Partly sunny in the low 60s.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 65
- Spicebush Swallowtail 12
- West Virginia White 1
- Harvester 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Spring Azure 100
- Appalachian Azure 1
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 200
- Question Mark 1
- Gemmed Satyr 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 80
- Juvenal's Duskywing 300
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
- Eastern Comma 5+
- Gray Comma 2+
- Compton Tortoiseshell 2
- Mourning Cloak 10+
- Red Admiral 2
Clifford Hence
Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary Nature Trail
Dare County, NC
- Black Swallowtail 7
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 10
- Gemmed Satyr 2
John and Nancy Crosby
Sea Way NE, Shellman Bluff, GA
McIntosh County, GA
Very windy the past few days with butterflies nectaring & flying low & difficult getting an image in focus. Temperature 78, Sunny.
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 3
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Carolina Satyr 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 1
- Fiery Skipper 3
- Whirlabout 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 1
Joanne Langabee
Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, NE
Sarpy County, NE
Good day for butterflying with temperatures between 55 -65 for the 3 hours I was out. Little wind. Started cloudy and gradually the sun came out. This is only the 2nd Henry’s Elfin that I have seen at the forest
- Cabbage White 43
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Henry's Elfin 1
- Spring Azure 2
- Eastern Comma 5
- Painted Lady 1
Mike Troyan
Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge
Palm Beach County, FL
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Gulf Fritillary 4
- Julia Heliconian 2
- Zebra Heliconian 8
- White Peacock 10
- Viceroy 2
- Ruddy Daggerwing 3
- Monarch 5
- Queen 1
- Soldier 1
Glenn Koppel
SGL 95
Butler County, PA
- Eastern Comma 4
- Mourning Cloak 5
Bart Jones
Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park
Shelby County, TN
This has been an exceptional year for Harvesters so far at this location. All the Monarchs seen were very worn, indicating they’ve probably migrated from very far away.
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 16
- Spicebush Swallowtail 8
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 8
- Southern Dogface 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Harvester 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- American Snout 2
- Pearl Crescent 21
- Eastern Comma 1
- Red Admiral 5
- Common Buckeye 1
- Goatweed Leafwing 1
- Carolina Satyr 14
- Monarch 9
- Silver-spotted Skipper 4
- Juvenal's Duskywing 6
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Pipevine Swallowtail 4
- Zebra Swallowtail 5
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 6
- Spicebush Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 1
- Falcate Orangetip 5
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
- Spring Azure 3
- Question Mark 2
- American Lady 1
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 6
- Dreamy Duskywing 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 4
Denis C. Quinn
Mt.Eden Road, south of Kirkwood, PA 17536
Chester County, PA
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Palamedes Swallowtail 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 9
- American Lady 1
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Georgia Satyr 3
- Monarch 1
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Whirlabout 6
- Sachem 3
- Delaware Skipper 1
- Twin-spot Skipper 1
- Salt Marsh Skipper 3
Alan Wells
Lily Pond, Harriman State Park
Rockland County, NY
With Della Wells. 10:15 am - 1:15 pm; clear, cloudless skies with moderate winds; 58-65F.
- Cabbage White 2
- Spring Azure 3
- Mourning Cloak 7
Tom Palmer
my yard
Polk County, FL
- Polydamas Swallowtail 3
- Great Southern White 2
- Orange-barred Sulphur 1
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Cassius Blue 2
- Horace's Duskywing 1
Jeff Gesell
South Mountain Summit
Northampton County, PA
Sunny, breezy, 70 degrees. Surprised to see a very early Monarch for this area!
- Cabbage White 31
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 3
- Monarch 1
Andy Birkey
Revis Hill Prairie Nature Preserve
Mason County, IL
A good variety of spring butterflies. The Azures were sunning themselves with wings spread. Not something I’ve seen very often.
- Zebra Swallowtail 15
- Cabbage White 10
- Henry's Elfin 2
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 20
- Eastern Comma 4
Lucy Merrill-Hills
The Morrow Draw Trail, Rifle, Co
Garfield County, CO
11:30-1:10, sunny, very windy
The Clouded Sulphur was in a field near the beginning of the trail.
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
Barbara Peck
Horsetown Clear Creek Preserve, 7 miles W. of Redding
Shasta County, CA
Butterfly walk for HCCP by Chris Gray. There were 9 attendees. This was the first warm day after roughly 2 weeks of cool, even rainy, weather, with 1 warm day during that time. Also 6 Pipevine Swallowtails caterpillars.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 19
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Sara Orangetip 2
- Orange Sulphur 25
- Common Buckeye 10
- California Sister 1
- Common Ringlet 10
Walter Wallenstein
Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Okeechobee County, FL
In the park 8:45-3:00
Beautiful & windy!
w/ S.Wallenstein
- Zebra Swallowtail 7
- Black Swallowtail 9
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Great Southern White 11
- Little Yellow 2
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 7
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Little Metalmark 16
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Phaon Crescent 23
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Common Buckeye 24
- White Peacock 6
- Carolina Satyr 10
- Georgia Satyr 19
- Queen 2
- Horace's Duskywing 3
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Three-spotted Skipper 1
- Least Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 8
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 3
- Southern Broken-Dash 10
- Delaware Skipper 5
- Monk Skipper 1
- Dusted Skipper 13
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 3E
- Ocola Skipper 1
Ronda G Spink
Allegan State Game Area
Allegan County, MI
Weather was mostly sunny, 63-84°, moderately windy with gusts up to 14mph
We went to several locations
R. Spink, D. Dunlap, J. Reinoehl
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 6
Kathy Beza Richardson
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Henrico County, VA
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
Thomas Baxter
Skaggs Springs - South Lake Trail
Sonoma County, CA
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Western White 2
- Sara Orangetip 6
- Orange Sulphur 6
- Silvery Blue 4
- Acmon Blue 16
- Variable Checkerspot 1
- California Tortoiseshell 5
- American Lady 4
- Common Buckeye 3
- Lorquin's Admiral 1
- California Sister 4
- Common Ringlet 8
- Northern Cloudywing 3
- Propertius Duskywing 5
- Mournful Duskywing 2
Melissa Bruesehoff
Warren
Macomb County, MI
Sunny and 79 degrees. The first Cabbage White of the season.
- Cabbage White 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Cabbage White 1
Brian McGurgan
Baxter Bog Park, Anchorage (61.18489° N, 149.75657° W)
Anchorage Municipality, AK
Early spring butterflying from 1:54 to 4:40pm, with still and mostly cloudy skies at 49° at the start of the session and sunnier conditions at 53° as I finished. I stayed longer than planned as the conditions became brighter and warmer, and finally had some Milbert’s Tortoiseshell activity in the last forty-five minutes. The butterflies were skittish and didn’t allow for close approach. I plan to visit this bog near our house on a regular basis this season to see what butterflies I can find. Last summer I had Dorcas Coppers here plus a gazillion mosquitos.
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 2
Penelope Stritch
Edward Drive
Berkeley County, WV
75 degrees & sunny. This is the earliest date on which I’ve counted ten species, in six years of record keeping. I usually don’t hit that mark until mid-May.
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Clouded Sulphur
- Eastern Pine Elfin
- Juniper Hairstreak
- White M Hairstreak
- Meadow Fritillary
- Eastern Comma
- Mourning Cloak
Mara Meisel
Town of Shenandoah
Page County, VA
Watched a worn female Monarch visit all the common milkweed plants in my yard (they’re up 6-8 inches), laying an egg on each one. First Monarch of the year for me!
- Cabbage White 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Eastern Comma 1
- Monarch 1
John Heyse
at home, Crockett
Contra Costa County, CA
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Painted Lady 2
James L. Monroe
Laremin Park
Mineral County, WV
well above average temperature - mid 80’s
5 Whites not sure if Cabbage or WV, flight like WV
2 unIDed Azures
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Meadow Fritillary 5
Ken Wilson
Eastern San Diego County
San Diego County, CA
Sunny, 77 degrees, very windy. Conditions remain quite dry. Areas visited have regressed since last visit a few weeks ago. One No ID Duskywing.
- Sara Orangetip
- Dainty Sulphur
- Bramble Hairstreak
- Spring Azure
- Sonoran Blue
- Silvery Blue
- Acmon Blue
- Mourning Cloak
- Juba Skipper
Brian McGurgan
Front yard, East Anchorage
Anchorage Municipality, AK
Sunny at 4:30pm with a light breeze and temperature at 54°. Two Tortoiseshells were patrolling up and down the block, fluttering through the front yard and on to neighbors’ properties.
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 2
Brian McGurgan
Seward Highway M95.3 Pullout (60.93294° N, 149.32296° W)
Anchorage Municipality, AK
Observed during shore-based beluga monitoring and photo identification session from 11:20am to 2:20pm with bright sun, clear skies, and a light breeze; temperatures starting at 49° and rising to 54°. The Milbert’s Tortoiseshell was present throughout the session, sunning itself on rocks along the shore and occasionally fluttering up and along the pullout. It was skittish and usually landed in spots among the rocks close to the water that were difficult to approach. When it landed nearby I crawled down onto the rocks to get some photos. We had sightings of ten or eleven distant belugas in two small groups during the session as well.
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
Jim Wilkinson
Elkridge area
Howard County, MD
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Falcate Orangetip 1
Kimberly Hayes
Brow Wood Trail, Lookout Mtn, GA
Dade County, GA
- Goatweed Leafwing 2
Jeff Gesell
Jacobsburg State Park
Northampton County, PA
Sunny, light breeze, upper 60s. I included a photo of a Cabbage White with some of the yellowest underwings I’ve seen in a while.
- Cabbage White 44
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Spring Azure 2
- Eastern Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 7
Jeanette Klodzen
White Rock Trail (Antelope Island)
Davis County, UT
Mostly sunny — 43 degrees at start; 50 at the end.
- Anise Swallowtail 5+
- California Tortoiseshell 1
- Painted Lady 5+
- Common Checkered-Skipper
- Juba Skipper
- Cabbage White 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Black Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Question Mark 1
- Monarch 1
- Appalachian Brown 1
- Carolina Satyr 4
- Common Wood-Nymph 2
Dennis Vollmar
Annutteliga Hammock, Trailhead to Primitive Campground
Hernando County, FL
1pm - 3:30pm 85-90 mostly sunny no wind, with Don Fraser
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Barred Yellow 1
- Banded Hairstreak 1
- Striped Hairstreak 2
- Oak Hairstreak 13
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- American Snout 2
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Painted Lady 4
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Horace's Duskywing 12
Dennis Vollmar
Aripeka Sandhills Preserve
Pasco County, FL
9am-12pm, 80-85 degrees, partly cloudy, 10 mph wind
with Dan Fraser
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 1
- Great Purple Hairstreak 6
- Oak Hairstreak 3
- American Snout 3
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- American Lady 5
- Common Buckeye 4
- Horace's Duskywing 11
- Zarucco Duskywing 2
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Sachem 1
- Monk Skipper 2
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve (RSA)
Santa Clara County, CA
After recent rain, beautiful weather has brought out a profusion of flowers and butterflies.
Persius Duskywing was very good at staying out of sight, I was lucky to get a single photo.
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Pale Swallowtail 17
- Mustard White 2
- Cabbage White 6
- Sara Orangetip 8
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Bramble Hairstreak 2
- Spring Azure 7
- Acmon Blue 18
- Northern Checkerspot 12
- Mylitta Crescent 2
- Variable Checkerspot 46
- California Tortoiseshell 2
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Common Buckeye 6
- Lorquin's Admiral 3
- California Sister 18
- Common Ringlet 29
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Propertius Duskywing 6
- Mournful Duskywing 4
- Persius Duskywing 1
- Rural Skipper 1
- Umber Skipper 3
Bart Jones
Hampton Creek Cove SNA
Carter County, TN
Only had my iPhone with me to take pictures, so apologies for the poorer quality.
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Spicebush Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Clouded Sulphur
- Spring Azure
- Meadow Fritillary
- Pearl Crescent
- Dreamy Duskywing
- Juvenal's Duskywing
Brian Ahern
Gilchrist Blue Springs State Park
Gilchrist County, FL
seen while hiking around spring and loop trail
- Cloudless Sulphur 2
- Pearl Crescent 6
- Common Buckeye 8
- Carolina Satyr 10
- Horace's Duskywing 20
- Dun Skipper 1
Penelope Stritch
Edward Drive
Berkeley County, WV
- Zebra Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Cabbage White
- Clouded Sulphur
- Juniper Hairstreak
- Meadow Fritillary
- Mourning Cloak
Lucy Merrill-Hills
Portions of East and West Colorow Trail, New Castle, CO
Garfield County, CO
Today was partly sunny, windy, 55 degrees, and I walked the trails from 11:50AM-1:10PM.
- Cabbage White 9
- Painted Lady 1
Brian Ahern
Bell Ridge Longleaf WEA
Gilchrist County, FL
0800-1030, 3 mile loop trail through excellent wiregrass, pine and turkey oak sandhill habitat. However few nectar sources currently.
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Southern Dogface 4
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Phaon Crescent 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 12
- Carolina Satyr 2
- Horace's Duskywing 8
- Zarucco Duskywing 1
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Dotted Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 1
Alice Witmer
Riverbend Park, Great Falls, VA
Fairfax County, VA
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 2
- Little Yellow 1
Lucy Merrill-Hills
Talbott Trail, New Castle, CO
Garfield County, CO
Today I walked along the Talbott Trail from 11:55AM-1:15PM. The trail is bordered by industrial sites on one side and many Sage bushes on the other side, leading to the banks of the Colorado River. Many of the trees and shrubs along the river side are ready to bloom or leaf out, and I will be interested to see what nectar sources are there.
Cloudy, 61 degrees, elevation 6000+ feet
- Cabbage White 3
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 28
- Great Southern White 1
- Orange-barred Sulphur 3
- Statira Sulphur 2
- Barred Yellow 8
- Dainty Sulphur 300
- Fulvous Hairstreak 2
- Cassius Blue 2
- Ceraunus Blue 10
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Phaon Crescent 3
- American Lady 1
- White Peacock 9
- Monarch 2
- White Checkered-Skipper 15
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 8
- Eufala Skipper 1
John and Nancy Crosby
Sea Way NE, Shellman Bluff, GA
McIntosh County, GA
78 degrees, windy. Observed while gardening.
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 2
- Great Southern White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Carolina Satyr 1
- Monarch 1
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Whirlabout 4
- Sachem 3
- Salt Marsh Skipper 12
Brian McGurgan
East Anchorage Neighborhood
Anchorage Municipality, AK
Afterwork walk en route to the nearby park for butterflying, sunny and 54° with a light breeze at 5:50pm. Tortoiseshells were spotted sunning in the front yards of homes. I mostly resisted the impulse to trespass and try for photos.
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 2
Brian McGurgan
University Lake Park (61.19369° N, 149.79664° W)
Anchorage Municipality, AK
Afterwork butterflying on a beautiful sunny evening at 54° and with a light breeze, from about 6:10 to 7pm. I focused on a power line right-of-way in the northeast corner of the park that looked promising. A Mourning Cloak basking on the ground among tall dried grass took flight at my approach. I stirred up a Milbert’s Tortoiseshell too and managed a few photos. As it flew along the right-of-way a second Tortoiseshell flew up from the ground in pursuit and they spiraled upward. It seemed that the Morning Cloak lifted off the ground then as well to chase off the Tortoiseshells, but I quickly lost track of them.
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Olympia Marble 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 3
Lucy Merrill-Hills
The Talbott Trail, New Castle, CO
Garfield County, CO
I walked along this trail from 10:35-11:50AM and saw a new butterfly species.
Partly sunny, 64-71 degrees
- Pearly Marble 2
Mike Reese, Jack Reinoehl, Ronda Spink
Allegan State Game Area
Allegan County, MI
41 degrees and sunny! Thanks to Ronda and Jack for coming along and guiding me today.
- American Lady 1
Roy Cohutta
Black Rock Mountain State Park
Rabun County, GA
This was my second trip to the northernmost part of the state this season in yet another failed search for Silvery Blue. The long drive from SW GA is made longer by the Atlanta area traffic. The mountains are always a delight regardless. Black Rock Mountain SP is the highest state park in Georgia and is along the Eastern Continental Divide. Elevation ranges from 3000 - 3,640 feet.
1100-1600, 60-68F, Wind variable 3-8MPH, Cloud Cover 4-35%
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 10
- Pearl Crescent 3
- American Lady 4
- Common Buckeye 3
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Silver-spotted Skipper 6
- Sleepy Duskywing 9
- Juvenal's Duskywing 11
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Southern Dogface 2
- Marine Blue 20
- Common Checkered-Skipper 2
- Common Sootywing 6
- Dotted Roadside-Skipper 2
- Black Swallowtail 1
Ron Smith
Brooker Creek Preserve
Pinellas County, FL
(14-78) Two-hour walk up the Pinellas Trail. One mile under partly sunny skies.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Palamedes Swallowtail 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gulf Fritillary 44
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- Variegated Fritillary 6
- American Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- White Peacock 2
- Monarch 2
- Dorantes Longtail 2
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 11
- Sachem 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Meadow Fritillary 4
- Eastern Comma 1
Lucy Merrill-Hills
The Morrow Draw Trail, Rifle, Colorado
Garfield County, CO
I walked this trail from 10:35-11:50AM. On the way back to my car, I saw the Pale Crescent basking on the path, a new butterfly species for me.
Partly sunny, 61 degrees, elevation about 5450 feet
- Cabbage White 9
- Pale Crescent 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
Ronda G Spink
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Kalamazoo County, MI
Weather was sunny and 60°.
The Monarch was seen in the arboretum garden. It flew into the garden of dead vegetation and landed on the soil.
Seen by Holly Hooper-Biological Research Director at the Kalamazoo Nature Center
- Monarch 1
Roy Cohutta
Pine Log WMA
Bartow County, GA
EGGS are visible on the abdomen in ALL 3 VIEWS of the (same) Juvenal’s Duskywing. They probably are near the end of their single flight for the season here.
Also included are 3 views of the same Zabulon Skipper.
I saw several other Duskywings which could have been either Juvenal’s or Horace’s.
This was day #2 of 3 of my mini camping tour of Georgia which included Rabun, Bartow and Jones Counties.
1200-1600, 72-79F, Wind S 6-12MPH, Cloud Cover 44-55%
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Pearl Crescent 6
- American Lady 4
- Common Buckeye 4
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Northern Pearly-eye 1
- Carolina Satyr 10
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Zabulon Skipper 1
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Silvery Checkerspot 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
David H. Bartholomew
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
San Mateo County, CA
Pleasantly warm, mid-60’s. Long Ridge is in the fog belt, which might explain why no California Sisters or Lorquin’s Admirals were seen here today.
Milkmaid Flowers were mostly gone, so the Margined Whites were using the profusion of violets for nectar.
- Mustard White 8
- Sara Orangetip 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Acmon Blue 2
- Mylitta Crescent 1
- California Tortoiseshell 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Common Ringlet 12
- Propertius Duskywing 4
- Mournful Duskywing 1
Brian McGurgan
University Lake Park (61.19369° N, 149.79664° W)
Anchorage Municipality, AK
Afterwork butterflying in the northeast corner of the park along the power line and utility access road from 5:45 to 7:15pm, on a sunny, breezy evening at 53°.
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 8
John and Nancy Crosby
Barbour Landing Boat Ramp Landing at Harris Neck NWR
McIntosh County, GA
81 degrees, windy, sunny. There were numerous Monarch caterpillars on Pinewoods Milkweed.
- Great Southern White 8
- Gulf Fritillary 2
- Phaon Crescent 5
- Common Buckeye 1
- Monarch 5
- Fiery Skipper 10
- Whirlabout 42
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Salt Marsh Skipper 69
John and Nancy Crosby
Captain's Cove Road
McIntosh County, GA
Abundant Sparkleberry in full bloom! 79 degrees, sunny, windy. Hardly any pollinators flying.
- Zebra Swallowtail 1
- Oak Hairstreak 1
- American Lady 2
John and Nancy Crosby
Townsend WMA
McIntosh County, GA
Every skipper we saw was nectaring on Iris. It was about 80 degrees, sunny & very windy. We have only seen Two-spotted Skipper one other time & it was in McIntosh as well.
- Georgia Satyr 2
- Swarthy Skipper 3
- Delaware Skipper 6
- Palmetto Skipper 4
- Dion Skipper 9
- Two-spotted Skipper 2
- Twin-spot Skipper 28
Mike Troyan
Warren Grove
Ocean County, NJ
- Brown Elfin 2
- Hoary Elfin abundant
- Eastern Pine Elfin 3
- White M Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Spring Azure 5
- American Lady 1
- Sleepy Duskywing 10
- Juvenal's Duskywing 3
Roy Cohutta
Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge
Jones County, GA
At the end of my companionless outing, I had the good fortune of linking-up with several celebrated and esteemed members of the Florida Hairstreak NABA Chapter who had bravely ventured into the wild environs of the Piedmont of Georgia. A good time was had by all.
This list has pics of two Roadside-Skippers (R-S) (a female and a male?) photographed 1.5 hours and some distance apart in slightly different habitats. The second R-S was located after the linkup with the Hairstreak Chapter. Final IDs pending further review.
1000-1630, 68-82F, Wind SE 5-11 MPH, Cloud Cover 37-52%
This was day #3 of a tour of the state (and camping in my 4Runner) which included Rabun and Bartow counties on the first two days.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 8
- Zebra Swallowtail 2
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 9
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 4
- Pearl Crescent 15
- American Lady 6
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- Red-spotted Purple 1
- Carolina Satyr 6
- Monarch 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Hoary Edge 8
- Southern Cloudywing 10
- Clouded Skipper 3
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Tawny-edged Skipper 1
- Whirlabout 2
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
- Bell's Roadside-Skipper 2
Michael Diederich
19 Chappaqua Mountain Road Butterfly Garden, Chappaqua
Westchester County, NY
First Eastern Tiger Swallowtail seen for 2022 at this location.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
John and Nancy Crosby
Townsend WMA, McIntosh County, GA
McIntosh County, GA
81 degrees, mostly sunny.
- Great Southern White 1
- Georgia Satyr 6
- Swarthy Skipper 10
- Delaware Skipper 8
- Dion Skipper 9
- Two-spotted Skipper 2
- Dun Skipper 3
- Twin-spot Skipper 18
Bart Jones
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blount County, TN
Compilation of sightings from Blount and Sevier counties in TN, and Swain County, NC from April 29 and 30. Most sightings are from Blount County. Note, there are two Appalachian Tiger Swallowtails in the puddle party photo (left and top) that are noticeably larger than the Eastern Tiger on the right.
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Spicebush Swallowtail
- West Virginia White
- Cloudless Sulphur
- Eastern Pine Elfin
- Red-banded Hairstreak
- Eastern Tailed-Blue
- Spring Azure
- Pearl Crescent
- Eastern Comma
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- Carolina Satyr
- Silver-spotted Skipper
- Dreamy Duskywing
- Sleepy Duskywing
- Juvenal's Duskywing
- Peck's Skipper
- Zabulon Skipper
Jan Schopp
Imperial
Jefferson County, MO
Am rain, mostly cloudy changing to mostly sunny with a high of 77 degrees
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Little Yellow 6
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 3
Thomas Baxter
Sugar Loaf State Park - Vista Trail
Sonoma County, CA
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spring White 1
- Sara Orangetip 1
- Orange Sulphur 15
- Bramble Hairstreak 1
- Boisduval's Blue 2
- Acmon Blue 10
- Northern Checkerspot 5
- Mylitta Crescent 1
- Variable Checkerspot 6
- California Sister 3
- Common Ringlet 40
- Northern Cloudywing 4
- Columbian Skipper 1
Jeanette Klodzen
Lambs Canyon Road
Salt Lake County, UT
Sunny, low 60s
Walked the road from the gate to the trailhead.
Also walked about 100 yards of the trail (stopped due to snow) but saw a couple Mourning Cloaks and Hoary Commas.
Road also had M. Cloaks and H. Commas.
- Anise Swallowtail 2
- Sara Orangetip 2
- Satyr Comma
- Green Comma
- 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
- California Tortoiseshell 25+
- Mourning Cloak 15+
Our first of the season survey this year of this area in the Cascade-Siskiyou Nat’l Monument. Early for grass skippers. Our 1st last year, which was also a drought year, was 4/22. Our 1st Colombians were 4/30 last year. Common Buckeyes were already quite worn. Overall, our numbers were much higher than this time last year.