Category Archives: Skippers

South Florida

Posted on January 13, 2015 by admin

I spent a long weekend in southern Florida bird watching but managed to get in a couple hours for butterflies. Although it’s not the best time of year for diversity there are species that do fly year round (Don’t we … Continue reading →

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A taste of south Texas

Posted on November 15, 2014 by admin

If you ever get a chance to go to south Texas make sure you allocate some time for the dizzying array of leps that frequent the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV). No less than 325+ species have been found which … Continue reading →

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Late season present – Ocola Skipper

Posted on October 28, 2014 by admin

Here in the eastern panhandle of WV we are in the scarce regional range of Ocola Skipper. On this record breaking day (low 80’s) I was totally surprised when I scanned the Butterfly Bushes in the yard to find an … Continue reading →

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Harper’s Ferry battlefield

Posted on October 8, 2014 by admin

I visited the North Schoolhouse Ridge battlefield near Harper’s Ferry during a long lunch early this afternoon and found the fields were been cut. Too bad they can’t alternate plots and cut every other year. It would save resources and … Continue reading →

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Brazilian Skippers, Long-tailed Skipper, Clouded Skippers

Posted on September 28, 2014 by admin

Barry Marts and I took a more southern tragectory on Sunday and headed towards southeast Virginia. The orginal goal was to go to the Great Dismal Swamp in hopes of finding a couple species more common in that area and … Continue reading →

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