Category Archives: Skippers

Tawny-edged and European Skipper

Posted on June 3, 2014 by admin

My first Butterfly Weed is starting to bloom so I’ll be having some visitors soon on the blossoms. Late this morning along the roadside at Burr Industrial Pond in Jefferson county I saw two first of year (FOY) leps. Tawny-edged … Continue reading →

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Northern Cloudywing

Posted on June 2, 2014 by admin

Rick Borchelt, Beth Johnson and Tom Stock reported a number of Northern Cloudywings in Green Ridge State Forest, MD on Saturday (Thanks guys!) So, I took a long lunch today and went up to Hoop Pole Rd to look. It … Continue reading →

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Hoary Edge – Applachian Azure

Posted on May 31, 2014 by admin

Today Barry Marts and I had a great filed trip visiting two new locations. Short Mountain WMA in Hardy county and Nathaniel Mountain WMA in Hampshire/Hardy counties. As is sometimes the case, unplanned cirumstances lead to sightings we would not have had … Continue reading →

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Pepper and Salt Skipper

Posted on May 26, 2014 by admin

Although I was still tired from the long NJ trip the day before, the great weather forecast for the WV mountains pulled my wife and I and our dog Shadow outward and upward to the 3,150ft elevation of Blackwater Falls … Continue reading →

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Dusted Skipper, Hessel’s Hairstreak + Elfins

Posted on May 25, 2014 by admin

Barry Marts and I left the eastern panhandle in the pre-sunrise light heading for what we hoped would be a good day of lep’ing in southern New Jersey. We were searching for specific target species and we weren’t sure if … Continue reading →

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