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NE Arctic Expedition – Part 2

The next leg of the northeast trip was to go the New Hampshire and look for any Commas that may be out early in a second brood. As it turned out not too many were seen at all as we … Continue reading

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NE Arctic Expedition – Part 1

I’m going to break with tradition in the next couple of entries and include some non-butterfly photos to enhance the experience(:> Barry Marts and I took a trip to Maine and New Hampshire in search of butterflies with the main … Continue reading

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Dotted Skipper

I missed out last year on taking a trip to New Jersey for the locally rare to uncommon Dotted Skipper, a skipper of “Special Concern” found in recovering burn areas within Pine Barren sections of the state. Barry Marts and … Continue reading

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Hoary Edge

I was at Green Ridge State Forest in MD for a short time and was delighted to see Hoary Edge on the wing. This Pea family specialist flies in our area from late May through June. Also of note were … Continue reading

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Grant and Tucker County leps

Since the remnants of Tropical Storm Bonnie were keeping us cloudy in Berkeley County and increased the chance of rain as daytime heating occurred, Barry Marts and I decided to go west and take our chances. It was a great … Continue reading

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