Due to Easter obligations I was only able to get out for a short while this morning but found a couple first of years (FOYs) at a friends property in Berkeley County near Hedgesville. With vegetation running late this year it looks like we’ll have an emergance of the “early” spring species and the “normal” spring species at the same time. I spotted two male Falcate Orangetips (Anthocharis midea) patroling the area and until today I had had never seen one set down to nector until this morning. I managed to get my first photos of this species (below). Soon after a FOY Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) was found basking on the trail. Other species seen where Spring/Summer Azures (7) and Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa). Things are looking up will only get better this coming week.
