Category Archives: Swallowtails

Spruce Knob area

Posted on July 8, 2014 by admin

The last day of a fantastic fourth of July weekend had Barry Marts and myself heading SW to visit one of the best high elevation locations for leps in the state. Spruce Knob at 4,863 ft is the highest point … 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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Silver-bordered Fritillary

Posted on June 8, 2014 by admin

I spent the weekend at the Canaan Valley Birding Festival but managed to get out looking for butterflies one day in the northern valley portion of the Canaan Valley NWR and the Beall tract in the southern area. The highlight … 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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