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Author Archives: connorj
December 2012 Compilation
Black swallowtail caterpillar photo’d by Will Kerling on 12-22-12 in Cape May Point. (When will we see the first flying adults of this species in 2013?) Nine butterfly species flew in South Jersey in December: cabbage white orange sulphur cloudless … Continue reading
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Will K on Year’s Close
Red admiral photo’d by Will Kerling on 12-4-12 at Cape May Point. This species will apparently be the last recorded this year — on 12-23-12, also by Will. Will Kerling has been carefully following the persistence of four species of … Continue reading
Posted in Late Dates, Looking At Our Data, Nymphalids, Pierids
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November In-Progress & Finally
Can we still call it a summer azure? Photo by Will Kerling on 11-11-12 at Cape May Point. I’ve updated the original November 12 post below by adding the final compilation for the month and the list of November’s contributors. … Continue reading
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October Compilation
Will Kerling photo’d this orange sulphur, apparently a survivor of Hurricane Sandy on 10-31-12, two days after the storm made landfall. Superstorm Sandy’s high winds, devastating surf, and extensive damage to dunes, beaches, houses, businesses, parks, and wildlife areas meant … Continue reading
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Hybrid Viceroy
Dave Amadio’s sharp observing led him to photograph this apparently hybrid butterfly in his backyard in West Deptford on October 19. He reports: This is at least the 2nd Limenitis archippus/arthemis hybrid that I have seen this year. I had … Continue reading
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Congratulations to all of us!
Sam Galick photo’d this leucistic monarch among the many thousands of monarchs seen at Cape May on 9-29-12. Update (10-8-12): Link to September compilation now included here (scroll about 4/5 down). Whew, thank goodness for a rainy day this morning … Continue reading
Posted in Looking At Our Data, Migration, Pierids, Skippers
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Monarchs, Monarchs, Monarchs
Monarch roost photo’d by Pat Sutton (details below) 9-25-12. Lots of us got our starts chasing after butterflies because of fall monarch flights, and the wonderful phenomenon may be peaking for 2012 this weekend, with thousands of individuals along our … Continue reading
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Skipper Madness Continues
Brazilian skipper, photo’d by Steve Glynn at Woodland Village, Clermont (Cape May Co) 9-27-12. Our newest contributing observer, Steve Glynn of Millville, jumped into our pool with a big splash last week, by recording our 4th record of Brazilian skipper … Continue reading
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Meanwhile, North of Cape May. . .
Bronze copper, our only report of the year, photo’d by Dave Amadio on Sunset Drive, Salem County, 9-9-12. As everyone who visits our log knows by now, Cape May has been the hottest of hot spots for the last couple … Continue reading
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The Southern Story Continues…
Long-tailed skipper photo’d by Gibson Reynolds in the Cape May Meadows, 9-14-12. This year’s invasion of southern species continues as Ocola and long-tailed skippers have become amazingly numerous in southernmost NJ. Ocola skipper photo’d by Will Kerling in Cape May … Continue reading