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June Compilation: 70 Species/One Month

Posted on July 10, 2014 by connorj

We compiled an excellent list in June 2014 with 70 species found. That broke our all-time high for June (old record = 69 in June 2012), marked only the second time we have ever reached 70 species in a single … Continue reading →

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Is Hickory Hairstreak Possible in South Jersey?

Posted on July 8, 2014 by connorj

In Butterflies of New Jersey Michael Gochfeld and Joanna Burger end their discussion of hickory hairstreak with an intriguing sentence, “This species is certainly both misidentified and overlooked.” They note that various authors have differed about the keys to hickory’s … Continue reading →

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How frequent are second-brood Hessel’s in NJ?

Posted on June 30, 2014 by connorj

One of the finds of the early summer so far is the butterfly above: a 2nd-brood Hessel’s hairstreak discovered by Jim Springer and Ahmet Baytas at Double Trouble State Park (OCN) on June 27. Second-brood Hessel’s are rarely found in … Continue reading →

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Let’s Urge NJ To Do Something About Neonicotinoid Pesticides

Posted on June 26, 2014 by connorj

The South Jersey butterflyers who attended this month’s NABA conference in Chattanooga, TN, came back with happy tales of Dianas and other memorable sightings — and also a sad update of the monarch’s situation. Experts at the meeting painted a … Continue reading →

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Satyrium Time, 2014

Posted on June 21, 2014 by connorj

Common milkweed is popping open all over our area, and among other things, that means it’s time to search for Satyrium hairstreaks. South Jersey’s five species are especially fun to chase because they fly for such a limited time (from … Continue reading →

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Photo Forum #4: What is it?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by connorj

Steve Glynn and Harvey Tomlinson photo’d a skipper (or a couple of skippers) in Hunter’s Mill Bog on June 15 that left them puzzled. Anyone out there willing to try to ID the butterflies above and below? Warning: these are … Continue reading →

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Monarch Generations

Posted on June 8, 2014 by connorj

We now have newly-emerged adult monarchs flying in South Jersey — apparently the first “Jersey-raised” monarchs of 2014. Ordinarily, our log collects only a handful of records of monarchs from mid-April to early May, and that was the case this … Continue reading →

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May Compilation

Posted on June 3, 2014 by connorj

Thanks to each of the 37 observers who contributed to our log in May…. Amy Gaberlein, Barb Wiley, Barry Marts, Brian Johnson, Chip Krilowicz, Chris Herz. Chris Tonkinson, Clay Sutton. Cynthia Allen. Dave Amadio, Doyle Dowdell, Gibson Reynolds, Jack Miller, … Continue reading →

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Photos: One week in May

Posted on May 27, 2014 by connorj

May is a good month for butterfly photographers as demonstrated by three of our observers here: For an account of his day in NJ and also nice shots of some West Virginian butterflies go to Matt Orsie’s blog: West Virginia … Continue reading →

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“Feel Free To Contact Me” List?

Posted on May 14, 2014 by connorj

I have been asked on a number of occasions to provide emails for other members of our log. Most often, folks want to know the specifics of where, exactly, a butterfly was found. Other times, they want directions to a … Continue reading →

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