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Category Archives: Skippers
Congratulations to all of us!
Sam Galick photo’d this leucistic monarch among the many thousands of monarchs seen at Cape May on 9-29-12. Update (10-8-12): Link to September compilation now included here (scroll about 4/5 down). Whew, thank goodness for a rainy day this morning … Continue reading
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Skipper Madness Continues
Brazilian skipper, photo’d by Steve Glynn at Woodland Village, Clermont (Cape May Co) 9-27-12. Our newest contributing observer, Steve Glynn of Millville, jumped into our pool with a big splash last week, by recording our 4th record of Brazilian skipper … Continue reading
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Meanwhile, North of Cape May. . .
Bronze copper, our only report of the year, photo’d by Dave Amadio on Sunset Drive, Salem County, 9-9-12. As everyone who visits our log knows by now, Cape May has been the hottest of hot spots for the last couple … Continue reading
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The Southern Story Continues…
Long-tailed skipper photo’d by Gibson Reynolds in the Cape May Meadows, 9-14-12. This year’s invasion of southern species continues as Ocola and long-tailed skippers have become amazingly numerous in southernmost NJ. Ocola skipper photo’d by Will Kerling in Cape May … Continue reading
Straying or Stretching?
Long-tailed skipper missing its tails photo’d by Cynthia Allen in her garden on 9-3-12. A second long-tailed skipper, with both tails, photo’d by Cynthia in her garden the very next day, 9-4-12. The northernmost area of the species’ regular breeding … Continue reading
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Southbound & Historic?
Painted ladies — one small sample — photo’d by Will Kerling at Cape May Point on 8-26-12. August closed with a flurry of memorable sightings during the last week, including: –> long-tailed skipper (the first one found by Chris Tonkinson … Continue reading
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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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The Boomer Generations
Dion skipper, photo’d by Mike Crewe at Cape May Point State Park on 7-19-12. At least two local butterflies are having an especially good July: dion skipper and eastern tiger swallowtail. As noted a couple of posts ago, dion has … 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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Uh-oh — Look-Alike Skippers On The Wing
Two photos by Will Kerling at Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve in the past week of two close look-alike skippers. According to Will, and confirmed by David Wright, one is a crossline skipper, the other a tawny-edged. Which is which, do … Continue reading
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