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Metalmarks + Cranesville Swamp

Posted on July 4, 2014 by admin

Four of us traveled out to the Green Ridge State Forest area in Allegany county, MD hoping that the Northern Metalmarks seen last year had emerged. It was a brisk, cool morning (rarely do you say that for July 4th) with … Continue reading →

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Celastrina Timetable for our area

Posted on June 3, 2014 by admin

The Azure complex in indeed just that, Complex!. No longer is it just “Spring” or “Summer” Azure. The different species have distinct and overlapping flight periods. It is this distinctive flight time that can assist you in a “What am I … Continue reading →

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Harvester

Posted on May 27, 2014 by admin

While coming back from the mountains yesterday I received a ping from a butterfly buddy (Rick Borchelt – his excellent Lep Blog link is in the right hand column) that 4 Harvesters had been puddling at Indian Springs WMA in … Continue reading →

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Cobweb Skipper and Elfins

Posted on May 4, 2014 by admin

Barry Marts and I had a wonderful two days trying to locate “one and done” spring univoltine species and other earlier flyers. The plans were altered on each day depending on the weather which was marginal on Friday (mostly cloudy … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Gallery now on line

Posted on April 9, 2014 by admin

I finally got around to putting the butterfly captures I’ve taken over the last three years on the site. These shots are mostly from the local area but some are from Arizona, Texas and Washington. Even though a lot of … Continue reading →

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