Jefferson County leps

Stayed local last Saturday visting Shannondale Springs WMA and the power line cut leading to the Appalachian Trail from Chestnut Hill Rd/Spring Park Trail Rd/Cub Ln. Diversity was decent and new broods of Wild Indigo Duskywing and Silvery Checkerpots were evident. The weather was great (as has been the trend this entire summer, low temps and humidity). The following species were seen by the traveling lepsters from both locations (Barry Marts and me):

* = Seen elsewhere during this week

  Silver-spotted Skipper     38
  Wild Indigo Duskywing       4
  Peck's Skipper              4
  Tawny-edged Skipper         1
  Sachem                      1
  Zabulon Skipper            11
  Dun Skipper                 1
  Zebra Swallowtail           3
  Black Swallowtail           2           
  Eastern Tiger Swallowtail  20
  Spicebush Swallowtail       8
  Cabbage White               4
  Clouded Sulphur             3
  Orange Sulphur              6
  Eastern Tailed-Blue        16
  Monarch                     6
  Variegated Fritillary       2
  Great Spangled Fritillary  61
  Silvery Checkerspot         6
 *Tawny Emperor               1
  Hackberry Emperor           1
  Pearl Crescent             15   
 *Common Buckeye              1
 *Question Mark               1
  Northern Pearly-eye         1

 

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One Response to Jefferson County leps

  1. Deb Hale says:

    Finally saw my FOY Common Buckeye this evening at Nash Farm. A nice surprise. Also 2 Common Checkered Skippers in the last few days – one at South Schoolhouse Ridge, and one in my back garden.

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