Category Archives: Duskywings

Early Hairstreak, Arctic Skipper

I took a trip to Berkshire county Massachusetts to join up with the Mass NABA chapter’s yearly trip to Mt. Greylock in search of Early Hairstreak, one of the most elusive hairstreaks in the east. Mt. Greylock is the state … Continue reading

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Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail, Hoary Edge, Common Ringet

The last three days have been outstanding for butterflies. Variety is starting to pick up, especially with the grass skippers. Three locations were visited from Friday 5-22 through Sunday 5-24. Bolstered by Rick Borchelt’s fantastic find of Pepper and Salt … Continue reading

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Cobweb Skipper, American Coppers

Barry Marts and I headed out to Nathaniel WMA located in Hardy county, WV in hopes of finding some left over Cobweb Skippers and perhaps a Dusted Skipper which, to my knowledge not ever been reported from that area. The … Continue reading

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Coastal North Carolina Leps

Mike Smith, Barry Marts and I had a great trip to the southeast coast of North Carolina over the weekend. We missed species like Yucca Giant-Skipper most likely because we arrived too late for their flight. The remnants of the … Continue reading

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Big Bend National Park and the Edwards Plateau

I finally made the trip out to Big Bend National Park in west Texas. The main reason was to find Colima Warbler in the Chisos mountains. This is the only location in the lower 48 where you can see the … Continue reading

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