Monthly Archives: August 2013

Young Leps….

… can be worth a photo long before they fly! Photographers willing to share their shots on this blog or our log please send along to nacotejackATgmailDOTcom. Thank you!

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One Odd Azure

Yes, the date above is correct. The photo was taken just last week — August 16th, not March 16th or April 16th. Jim Dowdell and Clay Sutton found the odd-looking azure on that date at the Atlantic City Airport (while … Continue reading

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2000+ Reports for August…and still counting

August has been good for us so far: as of 8-19-13 we have more than 2000 individual reports, including our first Ocola skipper for the year (found by Chris Tonkinson in the CMBO garden on 8-15-13), the first bronze copper … Continue reading

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July 2013: 70+ species for the first time

  July 2013 was an excellent month for butterflies in South Jersey– as our log and contributing observers proved. We found 71 species during the month, a new record high for any single month (topping our previous high of 67, … Continue reading

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