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Nice late October leps

Posted on October 23, 2018 by admin

It was a notable day in Berkeley County. Temps were in the mid-60’s. I located nine species of butterflies in the neighborhood including both Lady’s, Fiery and Ocola Skippers. I’ll be heading down to the Lower Rio Grande Valley for … Continue reading →

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Dusky Roadside-Skipper, Intricate Satyr, Neamathla Skipper – Northern Florida

Posted on September 2, 2018 by admin

Despite the weather impacting the butterfly flights in the east this season there have been some highlights. One of those came in Northern Florida where Barry Marts, Mike Smith, Tom Pendleton and I visited a couple of locations in hopes … Continue reading →

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Satyr Comma + Canada Endemics

Posted on August 13, 2018 by admin

My wife and I recently returned from a two week vacation in the Canadian Maritimes. We visited Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick go to various scenic sights, cultural locations and partaking of local eateries (which was excellent with fresh … Continue reading →

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The case of the Bleeding Banded Hairstreak

Posted on July 24, 2018 by admin

No matter how much experience you have every once in a while nature throws you a curve ball and you say “what is that?”. Barry Marts, Sue Garvin and I had that experience while helping out on the recent Shenandoah … Continue reading →

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Rickett’s Glen 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by admin

Barry Marts, Mike Smith and I made a trip to Rickett’s Glen State Park which is about 25 miles NW of Wilkes-Barre, PA. We try to get up there at least once a year as it is a great location … Continue reading →

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