Goshen ~ CMBO

Aaron's Skipper

Broad-winged Skipper

Salt Marsh Skipper

Merritt Island, FL ~ Butterflies

Normally, I would come in from the North end of Merritt Island but the Haulover bridge is under repairs until June 1st.  I asked if this was damage from Hurricane Matthew and was told that's it's routine maintenance that hadn't been done for a number of years.  My approach was therefore from the South over the Max Brewer Memorial Bridge.  Once over there are a number of pullouts where you can stop and I often stop at the one bu Peacock's Pocket and check for butterflies.  Here i was blessed with another 11 species making a total of 14 species for the afternoon plus another life butterfly - Whirlabout Skipper.  Again here, the most common butterfly was the Great Southern White but there sure were lots of Eastern Pygmy-Blues and Salt Marsh Skippers mixed in with them.

Whirlabout Skipper

Whirlabout Skipper

Salt Marsh Skipper

Salt Marsh Skipper

Eastern Pygmy-Blue

Eastern Pygmy-Blue

Gray Hairstreak

Red-banded Hairstreak

Edwin Forsythe NWR ~ Butterflies

Horace's Duskywing

Eastern-Tailed Blue

Spicebush Swallowtail

Silver-spotted Skipper

Salt Marsh Skipper

Merritt Island NWR, FL

Salt Marsh Skipper (Life Butterfly)

We found some butterflies on a patch of Lantana while driving across the island to the causeway in Titusville. Two of the skippers were life butterflies for me.

Southern Broken Dash Skipper ( Life Butterfly)

Long-tailed Skipper

Great Southern White Butterfly

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

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