Category Archives: First Emergences

Mid-August Gallery

Little yellow, photo’d up close and personal by Will Kerling at Cape May Courthouse, 8-11-12. The last ten days or so have provided such a whirlwind of butterfly events that it’s hard to keep track of them all, including: *** … Continue reading

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July 2012 Compilation: A Pierid Festival

Can you name the butterfly species in this beautiful photo by Harvey Tomlinson from 7-21-12 at Bunker Pond, Cape May Point State Park? Answer below. Thirty-four observers contributed a truly remarkable total of 3210 reports, the most we have ever … Continue reading

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Salem Co Calling All Butterflyers!

The next generation emerging: a checkered white caterpillar, photo’d by Dave Amadio in Salem County, 7-28-12. Have you been pulling out your maps to calculate the drive time to Featherbed Lane and environs? Dave Amadio reports on his day in … Continue reading

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Dion Skipper: Here Now & Too-Soon-Gone?

Female dion skipper in Cape May Courthouse, 7-5-12, found and photo’d by Cynthia Allen. Cynthia Allen and her garden brought us our first dion skipper of the year the other day, our 84th species for the year and a new … Continue reading

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June Compilation, 2012

Rare skipper on the Belleplain NABA count, 6-22-12, photo’d by Pat Sutton, one of 15 reports of the species in June. Thirty-four observers contributed a total of 1844 reports in June, and we found 69 species during the month, well … Continue reading

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May Compilation (& a little bit of June)

Don Freiday found and photo’d this Appalachian brown at Peaslee WMA on May 20. We had yet another excellent month of butterflying in May, 2012. Thirty-seven observers contributed a total of 1820 reports noting the presence of 63 species during … Continue reading

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A Five-Year Perspective on Our Extraordinary Season

A swarthy skipper, photo’d by Will Kerling at Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve, on May 23, still another new record early date for our five years of logging. With the recent additions of swarthy skipper and cloudless sulphur we reached 63 … Continue reading

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Mid-May Report

Up close and personal view of little wood satyr photo’d by Will Kerling at Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve, 5-14-12, a species new for 2012, as of 5-8-12. Halfway through the month, we have recorded 50 species for May (and 55 … Continue reading

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Add Another for April

Our count for April 2012 (see April Compilation) has gained another species: dusted skipper (above) found and photo’d by Bill Grant near Bevan Wildlife Management Area, Dividing Creek on 4-29-12. Nice job tracking down this hard-to-find, spring-only species, Bill! That … Continue reading

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April Compilation: The Action Continues

Variegated fritillary, photo by Will Kerling, Cape May Courthouse (Cape May Co), 4-30-12. Male pipevine swallowtail, photo by Ro Wilson, Medford Leas (Burlington Co) 4-17-12 Depending on how you count, one or the other of the species above was our … Continue reading

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