Category Archives: Satyrs

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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Eyed Brown, Hickory Hairstreak, Acadian Hairstreak

Posted on July 6, 2015 by admin

Over the fourth of July weekend Barry Marts and I headed out in rain showers on Saturday morning heading towards northern New Jersey in search of a couple of life butterflies that had been reported the previous week by various … Continue reading →

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Diana Fritillary, Pink-edged Sulphur

Posted on June 24, 2015 by admin

During the last week I helped lead a birding tour of West Virginia. Over 5 days we covered the state starting in Harper’s Ferry ending in the New River Gorge area of Fayette county. Birding highlights were 28 species of … Continue reading →

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Early Hairstreak, Arctic Skipper

Posted on May 31, 2015 by admin

I took a trip to Berkshire county Massachusetts to join up with the Mass NABA chapter’s yearly trip to Mt. Greylock in search of Early Hairstreak, one of the most elusive hairstreaks in the east. Mt. Greylock is the state … Continue reading →

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Baltimore Checkerspot, Hackberry Emperor

Posted on May 28, 2015 by admin

Took my dog Shadow for a walk in his favorite location – Cool Spring in southern Jefferson county. Many Little Wood-Satyrs and Summer Azures. We also found FOYs Baltimore Checkerspot and Hackberry Emperor. Alos saw five grass skipper speices and a Northern … Continue reading →

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