Monthly Archives: April 2012

Can you name either of these butterflies?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by connorj

An anglewing, sp. photo’d by Harvey Tomlinson in the Great Swamp (Morris Co) on 4-21-12 Harvey Tomlinson has sent along the photo above as an unsolved puzzle: Is it a comma or a question mark? He points out that the … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Entries, Two New Skippers, & Admiral Immigration

Posted on April 22, 2012 by connorj

Least skipper, photo’d by Chip Krilowicz, Supawna Meadows, Salem Co, 4-20-12 We have reached 1100 entries for April with more than a week left to go. (Last year we totaled 880 for the whole month.) And our log’s year list, … Continue reading →

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Ides of April IDs

Posted on April 18, 2012 by connorj

Cobweb skipper, found and photo’d by Pennsylvania butterflyer Bill Grant in Dividing Creek, 4-15-12 The cobweb skipper above gives our group’s log thirty-eight species of butterflies for the first half of April and thirty-nine species for the year. (Summer azure, … Continue reading →

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A Month To Remember

Posted on April 1, 2012 by connorj

Juniper hairstreak, photo by Will Kerling, 3-27-12, a new record early date; has this species ever been found in NJ in March before this year? Whew! How to begin a summary of the past thirty-one days of butterfly activity? March … Continue reading →

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