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Category Archives: Late Dates
The Colias Conundrum
Hidden in the swirl of more exciting finds this month has been a surge of reports of both orange and clouded sulphurs. We already have more December reports of these two than in any of our previous seven Decembers … Continue reading
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December Possibilities?
Were we spoiled by November’s unseasonably warm weather in South Jersey — with so many daily temperatures of 60+? We recorded 23 species for the month: black swallowtail, spicebush swallowtail, cabbage white, clouded sulphur, orange sulphur, cloudless sulphur, eastern tailed-blue, … Continue reading
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An Overlookable Migrant
Some migrant butterflies are so brightly-colored or so numerous (or both) that you can’t help noticing them when they are on the move: monarchs, painted ladies, red admirals, cloudless sulphurs, and others. At the other end of the spectrum we … Continue reading
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Christmas Season Butterflies
Thanks to three of our most intrepid butterflyers, we have records of two butterflies in the Christmas Season.* [Make that three species as of 12-28-13. See Update below.] Dave Amadio found and photo’d the clouded sulphur above at Riverwinds (Gloucester … Continue reading
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How many species in November?
We have already had some interesting reports in the new month: Steve Glynn’s find of checkered white near Rt 49 in Millville on November 2 (photo’d above) and several others. Early yesterday morning (November 3) Will Kerling noted: “After a … Continue reading
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Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright
What a show! Our most eye-catching butterfly seems to be flying wherever you look — and in numbers not seen in many years. We don’t have daily/monthly data going back before our log began, but we do have numbers for … Continue reading
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
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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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