Category Archives: Skippers

Gemmed Satyr, Juniper HS, Pepper and Salt Skipper

Posted on April 16, 2017 by admin

Today I ventured to Botetourt County, VA north of Fincastle to a location I had not visited in two years. It’s amazing the difference 150 miles makes in the timing of butterflies. Species that are just emerging near home are … Continue reading →

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‘Appalachian’ Grizzled Skipper

Posted on April 14, 2017 by admin

Took a trip to southeast West Virginia and nearby Virginia in search of the ‘Appalachian’ Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae wyandot). As many of you know this butterfly is an Appalachian Mountain habitat specialist that requires shale barren habitats with abundant … Continue reading →

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Silvery Blues – Green Ridge State Forest

Posted on April 2, 2017 by admin

I needed a break from the yard work and went out to Green Ridge State Forest for a couple of hours in partly sunny skies and temps in the lower 60’s. Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) and Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) gave color … Continue reading →

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Rio Grande Valley – 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016 by admin

Barry Marts and I went on our now annual November trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The weather didn’t cooperate as much as we would have liked but we still managed to see many lifers. We totaled 106 species … Continue reading →

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Fiery and Ocola Skippers

Posted on October 19, 2016 by admin

In what will probably be the last day above 80 for the next 6 months the leps were giving it all they had. Along a short stretch of our road I saw 6 Fiery Skippers, an Ocola Skipper and a … Continue reading →

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