Category Archives: Metalmarks

Dusky Roadside-Skipper, Intricate Satyr, Neamathla Skipper – Northern Florida

Posted on September 2, 2018 by admin

Despite the weather impacting the butterfly flights in the east this season there have been some highlights. One of those came in Northern Florida where Barry Marts, Mike Smith, Tom Pendleton and I visited a couple of locations in hopes … Continue reading →

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Northern Metalmarks – Green Ridge State Forest

Posted on July 11, 2018 by admin

I spent a short amount of time in Green Ridge State Forest yesterday afternoon. By short I mean about 30 mins. In those 30 mins and approximately three tenths of a mile walking I encountered an excellent sampling of Northern Metalmarks. … Continue reading →

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Lower Rio Grande Valley – “off the charts”

Posted on November 18, 2017 by admin

This is a much belated post containing a lot of photos (a good thing). I procrastinated a lot in going through the 2,500+ photos taken during the trip to the LRGV between 11-5 and 11-16. After several years in a … Continue reading →

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Diana Fritillary, Northern Metalmark, Bog Copper,
Edwards’ Hairstreak

Posted on July 4, 2017 by admin

I had a wonderful four day stretch over the 4th of July holiday and found many new species for the year. Barry Marts and I were in Bath County VA one day looking for Diana Fritillary. Other trips were: Preston … 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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