Sunday, August 20, 2023

Lancaster County Butterflies ~ Chestnut Grove Natural Area,

 It's my second visit to this butterfly friendly natural area. I saw 19 species of butterflies though sad there weren't more individuals of each species flying.  Lots of trails to walk and butterflies to see though the nectar plants from my last visit have almost all died back.  I bet it's wonderful in the spring when all of the Common Milkweed is blooming.

Common Milkweed seeds starting to blow in the wind.

Painted Lady

Clouded Yellow Sulphur

Orange Sulphur

Swarthy Skipper

Least

Cabbage White

Least 

American Lady


Tuesday, August 15, 2023

My Yard~ First of Year 2023 Butterflies

Least Skipper

Dun Skipper

Gray Hairstreak

Pearl Crescent


 

Friday, August 11, 2023

Walking at Nottingham County Park

Snowberry Clearwing

Snowberry Clearwing



Swarthy Skipper

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Spicebush Swallowtail

Spicebush Swallowtail

Early Goldenrod

Eastern Thistle Longhorn Bee

Great Spangled Fritillary

Pearl Crescent




 

My Yard ~ Red-banded Hairstreak Species #35



 

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

My Yard Butterflies

Monarch feeding on Swamp Milkweed Pod

Zabulon

Horace's Duskywing

 

Monday, August 7, 2023

Walking A County Park for Butterflies

Great walk yesterday at one of the parks. 16 species of butterflies. Egg laying Eastern-tailed Blue, butterflies puddling on and near scat. Temperatures not overly hot and I remembered to spray my clothes with bug spray. It was a win!
Eastern-tailed Blue laying eggs on Red Clover

Eastern-tailed Blue laying eggs on Red Clover

Eastern-tailed Swallowtail

Monarch

Swarthy Skipper

Horace's Duskywing

Swarthy Skipper

Red Admiral

Meadow Fritillary & Pearl Crescents on scat

Swarthy Skipper

Hackberry Emperor




Sunday, August 6, 2023

Wolf's Hollow County Park

Wild Bergamot

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail


Horace's Duskywing

Zabulon

Peck's Skipper


Silver-spotted Skipper

Snowberry Clearwing

Zabulon

Monarch

Orange Sulphur

Monarch Caterpillar

 

Eastern-tailed Blue