Category Archives: Remote Trip

Black Dash + three satyrid species

Posted on July 20, 2014 by admin

I took a chance this afternoon that there would some activity at Finzel Swamp, MD even though it was cloudy at home. I arrived at 3:30pm and it was cloudy and 68 degrees. By 4:30pm however the Sun broke out … Continue reading →

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Checkered Whites, Mulberry Wing, Rare Skipper

Posted on July 18, 2014 by admin

Barry and I traveled to New Jersey in search of a few lifers. We wanted to see them before it was too late in the season. We had already tried two times on Maryland’s eastern shore for Rare Skipper so … Continue reading →

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Diana Fritillaries

Posted on July 12, 2014 by admin

I’m not sure whether the hard winter had anything to do with it but it seems that Diana’s are tougher to find this year in the southern areas of WV as no one I’ve contacted had seen of any or … Continue reading →

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Bronze Coppers, Great Purple Hairstreak

Posted on June 28, 2014 by admin

Two bleary-eyed travelers (Barry Marts and yours truly) took off on a sortie leaving the eastern panhandle at 4:30am this morning to look for potential lifers and FOY’s on the eastern shore of Maryland. We made the best time possible … Continue reading →

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Dion Skipper, Harvester, Gray Commas

Posted on June 16, 2014 by admin

Barry Marts and I had a great weekend of butterflies in three MD counties. We tallied over 40 species for the weekend. On Saturday we went to Friendship Farm Park and Purse State Park in Charles county. We met up … Continue reading →

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