Category Archives: Duskywings

Yucca Giant-Skipper

Posted on April 16, 2016 by admin

One of the coolest butterflies I’ve encountered thus far in my young lep career has been the Yucca Giant-Skipper. This early spring species is getting harder to find according to correspondence with lepsters in North Carolina with many years under … Continue reading →

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Elfin City – Sleepy Creek WMA

Posted on April 15, 2016 by admin

The last couple of days have brought new FOYs as I’ve primarily spent my time in the higher elevations closer to home thus far this season. Brown (3) and Henry’s Elfins (4) are on the wing looking really fresh. All … Continue reading →

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South Florida Specialties

Posted on April 6, 2016 by admin

This blog post is way overdue… Barry Marts and I spent four days in southern Florida in early April looking for some of the specialties that are only found in the “Sunshine State”. The weather was so-so as a couple … Continue reading →

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Lower Rio Grande Valley

Posted on November 10, 2015 by admin

A much belated posting due to many factors but it’s here at last. What’s not to like about spending a week in the best area of the lower 48 for butterflies? That’s what Barry Marts and I did between Oct … Continue reading →

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Norfolk Botanical Gardens

Posted on September 19, 2015 by admin

For my money the Norfolk Botanical Gardens has the best butterfly garden in the region. A stunning array of flowers and of course butterflies by the B’zillons this time of year. Twenty eight species were seen with the highlights being … Continue reading →

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