Category Archives: Skippers

Can You ID These Skippers?

Posted on June 2, 2015 by connorj

Harvey Tomlinson photo’d these two worn skippers on a trip to Cumberland County on May 31, and he has invited comments and analysis on their identities. If you are willing to identify their species and provide some details about the … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Parker Preserve, June 13, led by Stephen Mason

Posted on June 2, 2015 by connorj

Let’s meet at the Woodland Township Post Office (3900 Route 563, Chatsworth, NJ 08019) at 9 am. We can catch up and wait for stragglers and head in the field around 9:30 am. We will be car-pooling from the Post Office. … Continue reading →

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Dave Amadio photos from the Pine Barrens, plus one

Posted on May 18, 2015 by connorj

Here are some recent pics from the Pine Barrens. After a failed attempt on 5/8 for Hessel’s, I returned on 5/14 and was rewarded with a total of five individuals: one at the RT 72 location and the other four … Continue reading →

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More April Pix & an ID Challenge

Posted on May 6, 2015 by connorj

Several observer/photographers on our team had some good luck in the last couple of days of April. And we also have a photo illustrating how Henry’s and frosted elfins can require careful looks. And what about this one? If you … Continue reading →

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April pix…so far

Posted on April 27, 2015 by connorj

April has a few days to run, but here are some interesting photos from the month through our last April weekend. Thanks to the photographers here for passing along these shots. Keep exploring, posting your data, and (if you are … Continue reading →

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Some August Finds

Posted on August 26, 2014 by connorj

We have had a number of good finds in the last week or two. Shawn Wainwright’s Ocola skipper is the first of the year for our log, species #90, and he spotted it in Ocean County, where it is usually … Continue reading →

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A Cat Emerges…

Posted on August 18, 2014 by connorj

Chris Herz reports on a neat addition to her yard list — wild indigo duskywing caterpillars. “I just planted the wild indigo last fall (three small plants) after purchasing them at Clemenson Farms Native Plant Nursery in Estell Manor. The … Continue reading →

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Mid-Summer Photo Gallery

Posted on August 1, 2014 by connorj

Thanks to all our South Jersey Butterfly Project loggers carrying cameras and cell phones into the field with them, here’s a selection of some of the best photographs of butterflies in South Jersey so far this summer — chosen for … Continue reading →

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Photo Forum #4: What is it?

Posted on June 18, 2014 by connorj

Steve Glynn and Harvey Tomlinson photo’d a skipper (or a couple of skippers) in Hunter’s Mill Bog on June 15 that left them puzzled. Anyone out there willing to try to ID the butterflies above and below? Warning: these are … Continue reading →

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April is the coolest month!

Posted on April 27, 2014 by connorj

Is there a lovelier time of year in South Jersey than late April? Our first flowering plants — high-bush blueberry, shadbush, sassafras, trailing arbutus, dwarf cinquefoil, various violets, and others — are blooming; black cherry and other trees and shrubs … Continue reading →

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