Barry Marts and I ventured out to Green Ridge State Forest in Maryland on Saturday in quest of Olympia Marble which had been seen there the week before. In fact Barry saw one there on the previous Thursday. I didn’t have a net with me so our chances of finding one was greatly reduced due to female Falcate Orangetips (Anthocharis midea) looking very much the same on the wing. It’s very hard to pick out any details while these are in flight except for the male Facate Orangetip and possibly wing shape if you can get a good enough look. We did however see about 50+ Falcate Orangetips during the course of the day in three separate areas of the state forest. In addition, I got to see my lifer Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus), well actually 22 of them! All in all it was a great outing and there are plans to go back. Juvenal’s Duskwings (Erynnis juvenalis ) were all over the place with a few Sleepy Duskywings (Erynnis brizo) sprinkled in. We also saw a lot of Dwarf Cinquefoil but no signs of Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae).
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2) Zebra Swallowtail (2) Falcate Orangetip (50+) Cabbage White (2) Spring/Summer Azures (15) Silvery Blue (22) Mourning Cloak (4) Juvenal's Duskywing (55) Sleepy Duskywing (4)
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