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A New Butterfly For South Jersey

Posted on December 2, 2016 by connorj

Exciting news!  We can add a 106th butterfly to our list of documented species since our log began in 2008: Hobomok skipper, Poanes hobomok, found and photo’d by John Maxwell at Rancocas Nature Center on May 15, 2010. The sighting … Continue reading →

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2015 Full-Year Compilation: Cold Start, Hot End

Posted on October 17, 2016 by connorj

Jack Miller took on the much-harder-than-it-looks task of compiling our records for the full year of 2015. Thanks to his many hours of work we now have two new spreadsheets documenting that interesting year. This one focuses in detail on … Continue reading →

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Plants & Pollinators Talk Friday October 14 in Cape May

Posted on October 13, 2016 by connorj

SJ Butterflyers: Like Pat Sutton (see below), I heard Jennifer Bulava (one of our most active contributor/observers) give this superb presentation last April at the Southeast Chapter of the Native Plant Society of NJ. You will learn lots about butterflies … Continue reading →

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Ninety-One Species So Far

Posted on September 19, 2016 by connorj

Will Kerling has very kindly compiled our list of all species reported to our log so far this year in South Jersey. Here’s his report. Thank you, Will! As of September 19, I think that we have the 91 species … 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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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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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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Impromptu Field Trip to Salem County, July 10.

Posted on July 8, 2016 by connorj

Steve Glynn has kindly offered to lead a field trip this coming Sunday, July 10, to Salem County. He will be pursuing bronze coppers, rare skippers, and other interesting bugs. See our sightings log for Steve’s recent reports from the … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Medford Leas New Date: July 2

Posted on June 22, 2016 by connorj

Chris Herz has moved up the date of her field trip one week to take advantage of milkweeds now blooming (or about to bloom) throughout South Jersey.  Here’s her updated notice: Butterfly field trip to Medford Leas 1 Medford Leas … Continue reading →

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