Category Archives: Gossamer-winged

Dukes’ Skipper, Creole Pearly-eye – SE Virginia

Posted on August 29, 2015 by admin

The season is starting to wind down but there are still species on the wing and a few still to come this fall. Barry Marts and I ventured to southeast Virgina to visit Virginia Beach and then finish up at … Continue reading →

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North Carolina – Skipper City

Posted on August 23, 2015 by admin

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

Posted on August 19, 2015 by admin

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

Posted on August 3, 2015 by admin

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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Butterflies of the Wasatch

Posted on July 24, 2015 by admin

I recently returned from a week of business in the Salt Lake City area. I managed to shake free for several hours over two different days to seek out buttflies of the high elevations within the nearby Wasatch range. The … Continue reading →

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