Category Archives: Swallowtails

Leonard’s Skipper

Posted on September 1, 2013 by admin

Just when you think the season is over comes the late summer brood of Leonard’s Skipper, a rare to uncommon species that hosts on Little Blue Stem grass. This grass is prevalent in some of the few remaining fragments of … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Orange

Posted on August 26, 2013 by admin

I found three Sleepy Oranges (lifer) at the parking lot of School House Ridge North battlefield at Harper’s Ferry. Most of the 21 species seen were within a couple hundred yards of the parking lot. Below are selected images of … Continue reading →

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Olympic National Park

Posted on August 15, 2013 by admin

Every once an a while I.m going to post an out of the region report in the blog as they don’t happen very often. My wife and I spent one day last week in Olympic National Park located in the … Continue reading →

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Giant Swallowtails in Jefferson County

Posted on August 7, 2013 by admin

Deb Hale and Bruni Haydl have both played host to this uncommon swallowtail during the last month. Bruni actually raises butterflies at her home. Many thanks to them for sharing these photos. Papilio cresphontesis is best found in late summer … Continue reading →

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Snowberry Clearwing

Posted on July 16, 2013 by admin

We present a moth today because it’s cool. I went for a lunch time walk at Cool Spring in southern Jefferson county. It was anything but cool as the temps hovered around 90 degrees with the humidity off the charts. … Continue reading →

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