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Southern Broken Dash: A Species To Look For?

Posted on August 1, 2016 by connorj

[Originally posted 8-1-16. Scroll to the end for an update as of 8-2-16 and a new photo from Harvey Tomlinson]. Is southern broken dash, Wallengrenia otho, possible in our area? And if so, can we identify it? Both Harvey Tomlinson … Continue reading →

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A New Butterfly for South Jersey

Posted on July 26, 2022 by connorj

Thanks to Kathy Horn’s sharp eyes and quick-thinking camera work, we have added a new species to our South Jersey Butterfly Project’s all-time list, the southern broken-dash, Wallengrenia otho. Our log is in its 15th year, so new species — … Continue reading →

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SJBF Project Compilation for 2018

Posted on February 7, 2019 by connorj

First Some Good Memories: The explosion of Brazilian skippers in CMY, in many gardens growing Canna, seems what most of us will remember longest about 2018. [See earlier posts on this blog for the details.] Stay tuned in 2019 and for … Continue reading →

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Not A Census; A Survey By Snapshots

Posted on January 9, 2017 by connorj

Thanks again to Jack Miller for his many hours of work compiling all our reports for both 2015 and 2016, his species-by-species analysis, and for his notes about his difficulties assembling his 2016 Compilation. He points to a genuine problem, … Continue reading →

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Full-Year Compilation for 2016

Posted on January 5, 2017 by connorj

Jack Miller has done it again. Following up on his compilation for 2015, here is his full-year compilation of species, reports, and individuals as posted on our Sightings Log, January-December, 2016. He worked on this through the fall (while he … Continue reading →

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Autumn Compilation 2016

Posted on December 5, 2016 by connorj

We had a very active fall season -– with observers out in force and reporting frequently. In fact, we logged more than twice as many reports for each month than we had for the same months last year (which was … Continue reading →

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August 2016 Compilation

Posted on September 4, 2016 by connorj

August 2016 seemed a good month for butterflies and butterfly observers in South Jersey, despite the heat and general lack of rain. We compiled our highest total of reports this year (460+) and observers (40), and we documented 64 species … Continue reading →

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July Compilation

Posted on August 11, 2016 by connorj

Let me start with a shout-out to Jack Miller who compiled observers and species for the month and also helped select the photos for this month’s gallery. Thank you, JM! Twenty-eight observers contributed to the log in July 2016: Cynthia … Continue reading →

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June Compilation

Posted on July 10, 2016 by connorj

As cold, wet May 2016 fell behind us, the weather turned better in early June and, for the most part, stayed that way. In fact, June 2016 seemed a butterfly-chaser’s dream month: filled with bright, pleasantly warm, and mostly dry … Continue reading →

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Mid-Summer Photo Gallery

Posted on August 1, 2014 by connorj

Thanks to all our South Jersey Butterfly Project loggers carrying cameras and cell phones into the field with them, here’s a selection of some of the best photographs of butterflies in South Jersey so far this summer — chosen for … Continue reading →

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