Category Archives: Brush-footed

Common Sootywing, White Admiral, Tawny Emperor

Posted on July 18, 2013 by admin

During a pre-lunch walk along fields off of Bardane road in Jefferson county I came across many Sulphurs, and few Swallowtails and a first of year (FOY) Common Sootywing. Always nice to see this small, dark skipper. They seem to … 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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Black Dash and adding a cloaking device to your car

Posted on July 15, 2013 by admin

Well, Summer is here with the hottest temps of the season on the way. Fortunately, the temperatures at Finzel Swamp (Allegany county, MD) yesterday were around 80 with light winds and mostly sunny skies. It appears that Black Dash Skippers … Continue reading →

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Regal Redux

Posted on July 10, 2013 by admin

I couldn’t resist adding another image of this endangered species. Indeed the Regal Fritillary has disappeared from much of its previous range. It’s great to know the conservation efforts at Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA are helping to preserve this special … Continue reading →

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Bog Copper, Baltimore Checkerspot

Posted on July 7, 2013 by admin

Barry Martz and I spent a great great butterflying the mountain swamps (Cranesville, WV and Finzel, MD) in search of Bog Copper, Appalachian Brown and other skippers. We found our targets. Lifers for me were (Bog Copper, Appalachian Brown, Baltimore … Continue reading →

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