OK, it was zero degrees this morning! We’ve had 3 days below zero and 50+ inches of snow so far this season. I’m ready for spring and the promise of new things to see. Here is my wish list of butterflies to find in WV for 2014:
Giant Swallowtail
Checkered White
Olympia Marble
Little Yellow
Edwards’ Hairstreak
Eastern Pine Elfin
Appalachian Azure
Silvery Blue
Diana Fritillary
Baltimore Checkerspot
Gray Comma
Carolina Satyr
Southern Cloudywing
Northern Cloudywing
Dreamy Duskywing
Grizzled Skipper
Leonard’s Skipper
Cobweb Skipper
If you have seen any of these in the last couple of years please feel free to “share the wealth”. Here’s wishing you the best of butterflies this year!