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Monthly Archives: June 2012
A Little Yellow Invasion Year?
Little yellow found and photo’d by Will Kerling in Cape May Courthouse on 6-25-12. The South Jersey status of Eurema lisa, the little yellow, seems something of a puzzle. Gochfeld & Burger note in their Butterflies Of New Jersey (1997) … Continue reading
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Two Remaining SJ NABA Counts To Go
Aaron’s skipper nectaring on vetch during the Cumberland County NABA Count on 6-20-12. Two NABA counts were conducted successfully this week (despite the less-than-ideal heat index): Belleplain and Cumberland. Congratulations to organizers Teresa Knipper and Pat Sutton and to all … Continue reading
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Mid-June SJBF Happenings
This Edward’s hairstreak (and two others) at the Hesstown power lines, photo’d by Will Kerling on 6-16-12, means we have found all five South Jersey Satyrium species in June. Hey, South Jersey Butterflyers, lots of action lately — and apparently … Continue reading
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Three NABA Counts Coming Up
Black swallowtail caterpillar on fennel in the rain in Goshen, photo’d by Will Kerling, 6-12-12. (Yes, larvae can be included on your NABA survey.) Three South Jersey NABA counts will be held in the next few weeks, and Pat Sutton … Continue reading
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A hairstreak emerges
One of three lycaenid caterpillars on white oak, 5-17-12, Stockton campus, Atlantic Co. Turning over leaves of a white oak tree (Quercus alba) on Stockton’s campus on 5-17-12, I came upon three caterpillars that looked like possible lycaenids, so I … Continue reading
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May Compilation (& a little bit of June)
Don Freiday found and photo’d this Appalachian brown at Peaslee WMA on May 20. We had yet another excellent month of butterflying in May, 2012. Thirty-seven observers contributed a total of 1820 reports noting the presence of 63 species during … Continue reading
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Satyrium Time
The first Satyrium of 2012 was this freshly-emerged oak hairstreak (S. favonius) that Dave Amadio found in his garden in West Deptford on June 1. This species and Edward’s are generally the most difficult members of the genus to find … Continue reading
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