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Category Archives: Lycaenids
Blueberry azures flying!
photo by Will Kerling. Will Kerling photo’d the first Celastrina lucia for 2012 on the very early date of February 23 at Beaver Dam Road. He and others have been expecting to spot this species early, given the warm, so-called … Continue reading
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One Garden, One Day, Two Rarities
Photo by Will Kerling, 11-09-11 Thanks to Cynthia Allen and Will Kerling, we’ve added two new species to our November list this week. Patrolling the Triangle Garden in Cape May Point (on Lighthouse Avenue), they first found a white-m hairstreak, … Continue reading
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Oddball Azure
What is it? Photograph by Will Kerling in Vineland on 9-14-11 Imagine you stumble on this guy nectarting on goldenrod somewhere in southern New Jersey. What is it? Could it be a butterfly from the Caribbean brought here by Hurricane … Continue reading
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Salem County: Hopping w/Leps
Bronze copper at Mannington Marsh, photo by Dave Amadio, 7/2/11. (Click to enlarge.) July has started just as June ended — with lots of of action recorded in our log from a wide variety of spots across South Jersey. The … Continue reading
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New Butterfly for Our State!
Photo by Sam Galick of silvery blue at Minisink Valley Preserve (Sussex Co). Click to enlarge. On Saturday May 28, Sam Galick and Tom Reed made the butterfly find of the year, if not the decade. They identified and photographed … Continue reading
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Bronze Copper Returns to Sunset Drive
Bronze copper at Sunset Drive Causeway, Salem County, photo by Joanna Burger, May 28. 2011. The latest FOY addition to our South Jersey Butterfly Log is a good one at any time, but especially at this time of year. We’ve … Continue reading
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New Species for Lizard Tail Swamp
Photo by Will Kerling at LTSP, April 30. Edwards’ azure, Celastrina ladon, found by Will Kerling on April 30 is the 66th species he has documented for Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve. At least three individuals were present that day. It’s … Continue reading
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All Seven Callophrys in April
Juniper hairstreak, photo’d by Harvey Tomlinson, Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve, 4-24-11 Last year we found all seven NJ Callophrys before April ended, and we did it again this year. This year’s sequence: Henry’s elfin: 3/19/11 (Belleplain State Forest) Eastern pine … Continue reading
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Wanted: more ovipositing photos
Holly azure (Celastrina idella) ovipositing on American holly (Ilex opaca), photo by Mike Crewe, Belleplain State Forest, 5-1-2010 Calling all SJBF photogs: How many species can you document egg-laying this year? Because studying host plant preferences is probably the best … Continue reading
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Here comes a challenge: holly azures now flying
Celastrina idella photo by Dave Amadio, Salem WMA April 4, 2011 Yes, our second “spring azure” species is now on-the-wing. Holly azures make a tricky ID, but their emergence means checking out those little blue butterflies at our feet has … Continue reading
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