Category Archives: Whites and Sulphurs

Sleepy Orange

The Lantana and Butterfly Bushes are bringing in the butterflies. I was thrilled to see a Sleepy Orange at the house this afternoon. Othe species included a couple of Common Buckeyes, Meadow Fritillary, Sachem, worn Tawney-edged and Peck’s Skippers, Common … Continue reading

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Leonard’s Skippers – Gray Commas – Harvester

Barry Marts and I made a couple of trips over the Labor Day weekend. One was this past Saturday to the Soldier’s Delight NA serpentine barrens in Baltimore county, MD and the other was to Garrett county on Monday 9-7. … Continue reading

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North Carolina – Skipper City

This past weekend 5 enthusiastic lepsters (Rick Cheicante, Matt Orsie, Barry Marts, Mike Smith and Tom Pendleton) from WV, MD and VA went on a field trip to SE North Carolina spending time in various locations within Croatan National Forest … Continue reading

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Ocola Skipper

For the second year in a row I’ve had an Ocola Skipper in the yard on Butterfly Bush. This more southern species irrupts northward in the later part of summer and there had been numerous reports from VA and MD … Continue reading

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Eastern Neck NWR

Fresh off a great day of butterflying during Saturday on the Loudoun county, VA count Barry and I headed to Kent county, MD in search of more coastal species and the possibility of southern irruptives. Although the NWR, which is … Continue reading

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