Category Archives: Gossamer-winged

Elfins, American Copper – Sleepy Creek WMA

Posted on April 11, 2017 by admin

Stunning weather with temps in the lower 80’s highlighted a couple of hikes within the northern areas of Sleepy Creek WMA in Berkeley/Morgan counties. My favorite group of butterflies is the Gossamer-wings and today marked FOY sightings of Brown Elfin and … Continue reading →

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Olympia Marble, Sleepy Orange

Posted on April 9, 2017 by admin

After a long winter and five months of lep withdrawal it sure was nice to kick off the 2017 season with a great selection (18 species) of butterflies on a beautiful day. Barry and I met up with lep friends … Continue reading →

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Rio Grande Valley – 2016

Posted on November 15, 2016 by admin

Barry Marts and I went on our now annual November trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley. The weather didn’t cooperate as much as we would have liked but we still managed to see many lifers. We totaled 106 species … Continue reading →

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“Death by Skipper” trip to Florida

Posted on October 4, 2016 by admin

In hindsight going for a long weekend to south-central Florida seems like it was a good decision in light of the current developments (Hurricane Matthew) occurring in the state now. Barry Marts, Mike Smith, Tom Pendleton and I drove over … Continue reading →

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Sleepy Orange – White-M Hairstreak

Posted on August 27, 2016 by admin

When you grow weary of long streaks of heat and humidity where do you go? To the mountains! That’s exactly what I did yesterday. While the temps in our region were 90-95 the temps at Dolly Sods in Tucker county, … Continue reading →

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