Wow! Actually went to places were there were a lot of butterflies on the wing. This has been the exception this season. Barry Marts and I went to unexplored territories (for us) in Pocahontas county, WV and had a great day. Hundreds of butterflies were seen and 26 species were found. The locations we visited ranged from 3,900 – 4,400 ft in elevation. Temps topped out in the mid 70’s, partly cloudy with a light breeze. For sure the highlights were a worn Gray Comma and several Pink-edged Sulphurs. Oyher notables included Delaware Skipper, Aphrodite Fritillary, Atlantis Fritillary and six Banded Hairstreaks.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3 Gray Comma 1 Cabbage White 3 Red Admiral 2 Clouded Sulphur 2 Northern Pearly-Eye 1 Orange Sulphur 4 Common Wood-Nymph 31 Pink-edged Sulphur 6 Silver-spotted Skipper 82 Banded Hairsteak 6 Wild Indigo Duskywing 1 Eastern Tailed-Blue 12 European Skipper 14 Summer Azure 2 Peck's Skipper 167 Great Spangled Fritillary 25 Tawny-edged Skipper 2 Aphrodite Fritillary 10 Long Dash 1 Atlantis Fritillary 33 Little Glassywing 11 Meadow Fritillary 4 Delaware Skipper 2 Pearl Crescent 7 Dun Skipper 1
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