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Recent North American Butterfly Sightings
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***Monthly archived sightings***
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May 14, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Spicebush Swallowtail (3)
Cabbage White (50)
Clouded Sulphur (3)
Orange Sulphur (4)
Spring Azure (1)
Pearl Crescent (15)
Dreamy Duskywing (1)
Tawny-edged Skipper (2)
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Underhill Preserve, Nassau County, NY (R Kelly, A Lindberg)
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May 14, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (8)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (12)
Spicebush Swallowtail (10)
Cabbage White (28)
Falcate Orangetip (18)
Brown Elfin (1)
Spring Azure (3)
Mourning Cloak (10)
American Lady (1)
Red Admiral (1)
Northern Cloudywing (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
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Hook Mountain, Nyack, NY (V Corsello)
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May 13, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Spicebush Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (3)
Mourning Cloak (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
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Rifle Camp Park, West Paterson, NJ (V Corsello)
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May 11, 2008
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Cabbage White
Spring Azure
Meadow Fritillary
Red Admiral
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Broome Co., NY (B Grosek)
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May 11, 2008
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Spicebush Swallowtail (1)(male)
Cabbage White (1)
Orange Sulphur (1)
Spring Azure (4)(worn)
Pearl Crescent (2)
American Lady (6)
Juvenal's Duskywing (14+)
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Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., NY (H Zirlin)
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May 11, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Cabbage White (5)
American Lady (1)
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Rockefeller State Park Preserve, Tarrytown, Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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May 11, 2008
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Spicebush Swallowtail (2)
Cabbage White (2)
Falcate Orangetip (1) (Male)
Red-banded Hairstreak (1)
Silvery Checkerspot (18)
Pearl Crescent (8)
Silver-spotted Skipper (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (1)
Cobweb Skipper (5)
Dusted Skipper (1)
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Nottingham County Park, PA (A Loudell)
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May 11, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (20)
Zebra Swallowtail (25)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (105) (including 5 Appalachian form)
Spicebush Swallowtail (25)
Cabbage White (3)
Orange Sulphur (3)
Cloudless Sulphur (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (3)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (3)
Spring Azure (1) (summer)
Variegated Fritillary (2)
Silvery Checkerspot (8)
Pearl Crescent (15)
Question Mark (10)
American Lady (2)
Red Admiral (15)
Red-spotted Admiral (30)
Viceroy (2) new to county
Gemmed Satyr (1)
Carolina Satyr (1)
Little Wood-Satyr (3) (new to county)
Monarch (1) (new to county)
Silver-spotted Skipper (50)
Hoary Edge (1)
Northern Cloudywing (2)
Dreamy Duskywing (4)
Juvenal's Duskywing (5)
Clouded Skipper (1) (new to county)
Sachem (6)
Hobomok Skipper (1)
Zabulon Skipper (6)
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Hot Springs area, Madison Co., NC (W Cook, H LeGrand)
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May 10, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (2)
Giant Swallowtail (1)
Black Swallowtail (3)(all caterpillars)
Cloudless Sulphur (1)
Great Purple Hairstreak (1)
White M Hairstreak (2)
Banded Hairstreak (3-4)
Oak Hairstreak (4)
Red-banded Hairstreak (2)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Pearl Crescent (12)
Question Mark (10)
Common Buckeye (3)
Red Admiral (2)
Red-spotted Admiral (2)
Hackberry Emperor (1)
Carolina Satyr (2)
Gemmed Satyr (1)
Clouded Skipper (3)
Duskywing spp. (13)
Dun Skipper (1)
Twin-spot Skipper (2)
Whirlabout (1) (female)
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Mary Brown Nature Preserve, W. Feliciana Parish, LA (C Marks)
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May 10, 2008
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Olympia Marble (15+)
Brown Elfin (3)
Hoary Elfin (5)
Frosted Elfin (2)
Eastern Pine Elfin (10+)
Spring Azure (2)
American Lady (5)
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Jackson Co., WI (M Reese)
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May 10, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
American Lady (1)
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Spring Rd. Butterfly garden, Spring Rd., Chappaqua, Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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May 10, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (2,528)
Black Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (485)
Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (9)
Spicebush Swallowtail (6)
West Virginia White (14)
Cabbage White (2)
Falcate Orangetip (2)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Orange Sulphur (17)
Cloudless Sulphur (3)
American Copper (11)
Red-banded Hairstreak (4)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (3)
Spring Azure (7)
Appalachian Azure (1)
Variegated Fritillary (9)
Meadow Fritillary (3)
Pearl Crescent (114) (including 4 Mimic form)
Question Mark (1)
Eastern Comma (1)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (1)
Red Admiral (7)
Common Buckeye (18)
Monarch (1)
Silver-spotted Skipper (26)
Dreamy Duskywing (101)
Sleepy Duskywing (8)
Juvenal's Duskywing (107)
Horace's Duskywing (1)
Clouded Skipper (1)
Sachem (8)
Zabulon Skipper (3)
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NW Haywood Co., NC (Carolina Butterfly Society)
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May 9, 2008
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Monarch (1)(probably the same female that showed up last week - feeding on buckeye blooms)
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Putnam Co., OH (G O Coburn)
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May 9, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (1,000)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (250) (including 40 Appalachian form)
Spicebush Swallowtail (20)
West Virginia White (10)
Orange Sulphur (5)
Cloudless Sulphur (3)
Red-banded Hairstreak (2)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (10)
Spring Azure (2)
Spring Azure (2) (summer)
Appalachian Azure (8)
AMERICAN SNOUT (1) (scarce in the mountains; probably a migrant)
GULF FRITILLARY (1) (very early; migrant)
Meadow Fritillary (2)
Pearl Crescent (85)
Question Mark (3)
Red Admiral (1)
Common Buckeye (1)
Monarch (1)
Silver-spotted Skipper (80)
Dreamy Duskywing (120)
Sleepy Duskywing (3)
Juvenal's Duskywing (100)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (1)
Sachem (1)
Zabulon Skipper (3)
Pepper and Salt Skipper (1)
COMMON ROADSIDE-SKIPPER (1) (new to county)
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Harmon Den area, northern Haywood County, NC (Carolina Butterfly Society)
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May 8, 2008
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Cabbage White (5)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (4)
Pearl Crescent (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1)
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Plainsboro Power Line, Princeton Meadows Shopping Center, NJ (H Kindervatter)
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May 8, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (18)
Black Swallowtail (10)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Palamedes Swallowtail (20)
Great Southern White (40)
Cloudless Sulphur (2)
Southern Oak Hairstreak (6)
Gulf Fritillary (1)
Phaon Crescent (45)
Pearl Crescent (60)
Red Admiral (4)
Common Buckeye (8)
Viceroy (5)
Tawny Emperor (2)
Wood-Satyr (1)
Monarch (1)
Queen (6)
Horace's Duskywing (2)
Whirlabout (8)
Southern Broken-Dash (1)
Byssus Skipper (14)(most fresh)
Twin-spotted Skipper (10)
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Lower Suwannee NWR, Levy Co., FL (B Ahern)
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May 7, 2008
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Black Swallowtail
Cabbage White
Orange Sulphur
Meadow Fritillary
Eastern Comma
Mourning Cloak
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Broome Co., NY (B Grosek)
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May 7, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (20)
Orange Sulphur (6)
Spring Azure (5)
Pearl Crescent (4) (first for this site)
Eastern Comma (1)
Juvenal Duskywing (3)
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Chappaqua Power Cut (Off Old Chappaqua Road), Chappaqua, Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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May 7, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (2)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Cabbage White (32)
Clouded Sulphur (13)
Orange Sulphur (9)
Juniper Hairstreak (5)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
Spring Azure (12)
Meadow Fritillary (1)
Pearl Crescent (15)
Question Mark (1)
Eastern Comma (3)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (5)
Monarch (1)
Northern Cloudywing (1) (early)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
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Appalachian Trail Lands Around Pochuck Creek And Canal Road, Vernon, NJ (V Corsello)
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May 7, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
Cabbage White (7)
Falcate Orange-tip (7)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Orange Sulphur (9)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (12)
Spring Azure (7)
Pearl Crescent (14)
Question Mark (3)
Red Admiral (1)
Monarch (2)
Horace`s Duskywing (1)
Sachem (1)
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Maurice River Botanical Garden, Heislerville, Cumberland Co., NJ (J E DiOrio)
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May 6, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (3)
Cabbage White (42)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
Pearl Crescent (2)
Eastern Comma (3)
American Lady (5)
Painted Lady (1)
Monarch (1) (pretty fresh)
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Palisades Interstate Park, Englewood & Alpine, NJ (V Corsello)
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May 6, 2008
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Cabbage White (11)
Clouded Sulphur (4)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (26)
Pearl Crescent (5)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (4)
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Plainsboro Preserve, NJ (H Kindervatter, T Kindervatter)
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May 5, 2008
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Ceraunus Blue (1)
Painted Lady (1)
Common Buckeye (5+) (summer form)
Tropical Buckeye (2) (dark form)
Horace's Duskywing (1)
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Padre Island National Seashore, TX (M K Mauel)
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May 5, 2008
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Clouded Sulphur (2)
Orange Sulphur (1)
American Copper (2)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
American Lady (165)
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Ft.Tilden, Queens Co., NY (R Kelly)
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May 5, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (3)
Spring Azure (1)
American Lady (8)
Common Sootywing (1)
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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Queens Co., NY (R Kelly)
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May 5, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (2)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (25)
Pearl Crescent (5)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (2)
Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (4)
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Plainsboro Preserve, NJ (H Kindervatter)
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May 5, 2008
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Monarch (1)(female, nectaring on dandelion)
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Skyland, Shenandoah National Park, Page Co., VA (M Meisel, S Shaefer)
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May 5, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (1) (uncommon in county)
Falcate Orangetip (1)
Duskywing species (1)
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Savage Park, southeast Howard Co., MD (J Wilkinson)
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May 4, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (8)
Spicebush Swallowtail (3)
Cabbage White (21)
Falcate Orangetip (3)
Clouded Sulphur (2)
Orange Sulphur (8)
Gray Hairstreak (3)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
Spring Azure (36)
Meadow Fritillary (1)
Pearl Crescent (2)
Eastern Comma (1)
Red Admiral (1)
Sleepy Duskywing (5)
Juvenal's Duskywing (100+)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (3)
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Raccoon Creek State Park, Beaver Co., PA (C Lehman)
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May 4, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
Orange Sulphur (5)
Brown Elfin (6)
Hoary Elfin (100+)
Hessel's Hairstreak (20+)
Spring Azure (6)(two species/forms present)
Pearl Crescent (2)
American Lady (12+)
Sleepy Duskywing (7)
Juvenal's Duskywing (3)
Cobweb Skipper (2)
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New Jersey pine barrens, NJ (H Zirlin)
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May 4, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (9)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (6)
Clouded Sulphur (2)
Orange Sulphur (7)
Spring Azure (3)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (55+)
American Lady (3)
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Elk Neck State Park, MD (A Loudell)
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May 4, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Spicebush Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (1)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Spring Azure (3)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (6)
Pearl Crescent (6)
American Lady (4)
Juvenal's Duskywing (5)
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Lums Pond State Park, DE (A Loudell)
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May 4, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (4)
Spicebush Swallowtail (2)
Cabbage White (16)
Falcate Orangetip (2)
Clouded Sulfur (3)
Orange Sulfur (9)
Brown Elfin (6)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (20+)
Pearl Crescent (6)
Eastern Comma (2)
American Lady (1)
Common Buckeye (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (5)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (12)
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Harford Co. (southern), MD (R Cheicante)
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May 3, 2008
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Ornythion Swallowtail (1)(fresh)
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NABA IBP, Mission, TX (K Garwood, G Quintanilla, C Traylor)
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May 3, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (1)
Spicebush Swallowtail (1) (female)
Cloudless Sulphur (1)
Banded Hairstreak (9) (first time I've seen this hairstreak here)
Pearl Crescent (8)
American Lady (2)
Common Buckeye (3)
Goatweed Leafwing (1)
Little Wood-Satyr (1)(flying with the Georgia Satyrs)
Georgia Satyr (16)
Carolina Satyr (1)
Horace's Duskywing (1) (probable)
Fiery Skipper (1)
Clouded Skipper (5)
Twin-spot Skipper (4)
Swarthy Skipper (7)
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Indian Creek Rec Area, Rapides Parish, LA (C Marks)
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May 3, 2008
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Black Swallowtail
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Boland Pond, Binghamton, NY (B Grosek)
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May 3, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (15)
Black Swallowtail (18)
Checkered White (10)
Great Southern White (15)
Barred Yellow (3)
Variegated Fritillary (1)
Phaon Crescent (1)
Red Admiral (1)
Common Buckeye (20)
White Peacock (5)
Viceroy (1)
Queen (1)
Horace's Duskywing (5)
Zarucco Duskywing (9)
Whirlabout (6)
Delaware Skipper (1)
Aaron's Skipper (1)
Palmetto Skipper (1) (very worn)
Monk Skipper (6)
Dusted Skipper (6)
Twin-spotted Skipper (3)
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Three Lake WMA (southern areas) Osceola Co., FL (B Ahern)
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May 2, 2008
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Monarch (1) (female)
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Putnam Co., OH (G O Coburn)
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May 2, 2008
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Cabbage White (2)
Falcate Orangetip (6)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
Spring Azure (1)(very worn female)
Pearl Crescent (1)
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Mercer County Park, NJ (H Kindervatter)
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May 1, 2008
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Henry's Elfin (18)(1st of the year)
Spring Azure (3)
Compton Tortoiseshell (1)
Mourning Cloak (2)
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North of Mount Morris, Waushara Co., WI (M Reese)
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May 1, 2008
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Eastern Pine Elfin (2)(1 laying eggs on pine)
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Ellis Run, The Nature Conservancy Edge of Appalachia Preserve, Adams Co., OH (B Hull)
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May 1, 2008
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Tawny Emperor (1)
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central AL (E Carnathan)
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April 27, 2008
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Mustard White (1)
Spring Azure (3)
Compton Tortoiseshell (1)
Mourning Cloak (2)
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Waushara Co., WI (M Reese)
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April 26, 2008
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Wild Indigo Duskywing
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Glenwood Road, Binghamton, NY (Bob Grosek)
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April 26, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Cabbage White (14)
Falcate Orangetip (65+) (Overwhelmingly males)
Clouded Sulphur (2)
Orange Sulphur (3)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (4)
Pearl Crescent (28)
Juvenal's Duskywing (8)
Dreamy Duskywing (1)
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Nottingham County Park, PA (A Loudell)
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April 26, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)(dark female)
Cabbage White (35)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Spring Azure (22)
Eastern Comma (4)
Mourning Cloak (1)
Silver-spotted Skipper (1) (early)
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Swartswood State Park, Sussex County, NJ (R Kelly, A Lindberg, M Feder)
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April 26, 2008
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Hessel's Hairstreak
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Old Robbins Trail, off Jakes Landing Road, north of Dennisville, Cape May Co., NJ (P Sutton)
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April 26, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (abundant)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (common)
Spicebush Swallowtail (uncommon)
Palamedes Swallowtail (abundant)
Orange Sulphur (few)
Cloudless Sulphur (uncommon)
Great Purple Hairstreak (2)
Gray Hairstreak (uncommon)
Red-banded Hairstreak (uncommon)
Spring Azure (common)
Pearl Crescent (common)
Eastern Comma (uncommon)
Northern Pearly-eye (uncommon)
Carolina Satyr (common)
Monarch (few)
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Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, VA (M A Koeneke, G Koppel)
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April 25, 2008
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Monarch (3)
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Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH (B Hull)
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April 25, 2008
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Spring Azure
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Wolfe Park, Binghamton, NY (B Grosek)
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April 25, 2008
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Cabbage White (19)
Falcate Orangetip (23)
Clouded Sulphur (9)
American Copper (4)
Spring Azure (9)
Juvenal's Duskywing (19)
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Mercer County Park, NJ (H Kindervatter)
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April 25, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (3)
Falcate Orangetip (1)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (15)
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Plainsboro Preserve, NJ (H Kindervatter)
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April 25, 2008
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Hessel's Hairstreak (1)
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northern Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic Co., NJ (C Sutton, J Dowdell)
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April 25, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (20)
Spicebush Swallowtail (5)
Falcate Orangetip (1)(male)
Brown Elfin (4)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (5)
Silvery Blue (4)
Dreamy Duskywing (5)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
Grizzled Skipper (2)
Cobweb Skipper (1)
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Allegheny Co., VA (M G Smith)
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April 24, 2008
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West Virginia White
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Jones Park, Vestal Center, NY (Bob Grosek)
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April 24, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (11)
Cabbage White (45)
Falcate Orangetip (69)
Spring Azure (5)
Mourning Cloak (5)
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Hook Mt., Rockland Co., NY (M Diederich)
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April 24, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (15)
Falcate Orangetip (1)
Orange Sulphur (2)
American Copper (13)
Henry's Elfin (75-80)
Juniper Hairstreak (36)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Eastern Comma (1)
American Lady (1)
Common Checkered-Skipper (1)
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Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, Monmouth Co., NJ (V Corsello)
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April 24, 2008
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Cabbage White (2)
Clouded Sulphur (5)
Brown Elfin (6)
Henry's Elfin (1)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
Spring Azure (15)
Pearl Crescent (3)
Red Admiral (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (15)
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Glassboro Fish and Wildlife Management Area, NJ (H Kindervatter)
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April 23, 2008
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Banded Hairstreak (few)
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Big Creek Scenic Area, Sam Houston Natl. Forest, TX (R & B Wauer)
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April 23, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (2)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (4)
Cabbage White (8+)
Falcate Orangetip (25+) (4 females)
Brown Elfin (1) (fresh)
Juniper Hairstreak (6) (fresh)
White M Hairstreak (2)
Gray Hairstreak (5)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
Spring Azure (15+)
Eastern Comma (8)
Mourning Cloak (12+)
Compton Tortoiseshell (3)
Red Admiral (2)
American Lady (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1)
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Mt. Ivy trail, Rockland Co., NY (T Fiore)
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April 23, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (2)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (5)
Cabbage White (21)
Falcate Orangetip (40+)
Spring Azure (12)
Question Mark (1)
Mourning Cloak (18)
Painted Lady (1)
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Hook Mountain, Nyack, NY (V Corsello)
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April 23, 2008
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Cabbage White (10)
Falcate Orangetip (14)(9 males)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Spring Azure (8)
Pearl Crescent (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (4)
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Mercer County Park, NJ (H Kindervatter)
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April 23, 2008
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Cabbage White (10)
Orange Sulfur (15)
Henry's Elfin (4)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
Pearl Crescent (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (5)
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Edgewood Arsenal, MD (R Cheicante)
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April 23, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (2)
Falcate Orangetip (1)
Orange Sulphur (2)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
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Gateway Business Park, eastern Howard Co., MD (J Wilkinson)
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April 22, 2008
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Southern Pearly-eye (numerous)
Creole Pearly-eye (2-3)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (2)
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Indian Mounds Rec. Area, Sabine Natl. Forest, TX (R & B Wauer)
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April 22, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (8)
Cabbage White (42)
Falcate Orangetip (22)
Clouded Sulphur (25)
Orange Sulphur (4)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Spring Azure (10)
Meadow Fritillary (100+)
Eastern Comma (3)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (8)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (3)
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Friendship Hill, Fayette Co., PA (C Lehman)
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April 22, 2008
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Cabbage White (8+)
Falcate Orangetip (3) (1 female)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
Spring Azure (12+)
Mourning Cloak (3)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
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Little Stony Pt., Cold Spring, Putnam Co., NY (T Fiore, K Wallstrom)
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April 22, 2008
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Brown Elfin (2)
Mourning Cloak (4)
Red Admiral (1)
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Bear Mt. summit, Orange Co., NY (T Fiore, K Wallstrom)
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April 22, 2008
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Cabbage White (4)
Spring Azure (33)
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Chappaqua Power Cut (Off Old Chappaqua Road), Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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April 22, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (25)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1)
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Sayen Gardens, NJ (H Kindervatter)
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April 22, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (9)
Giant Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
Palamedes Swallowtail (6)
Checkered White (13)
Cloudless Sulphur (15)
Little Yellow (12)
Sleepy Orange (5)
Oak Hairstreak (5)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (1)
Ceraunus Blue (1)
Little Metalmark (18)
American Snout (1)
Gulf Fritillary (17)
Zebra Heliconian (3)
Phaon Crescent (3)
Pearl Crescent (30)
Question Mark (5)
American Lady (8)
Red Admiral (3)
Common Buckeye (27)
White Peacock (1)
Viceroy (2)
Hackberry Emperor (3)
Tawny Emperor (7)
Appalachian Brown (8)
Gemmed Satyr (2)
Carolina Satyr (6)
Little Wood-Satyr (2)
Queen (2)
Horace's Duskywing (12)
Zarucco Duskywing (3)
Least Skipper (1)
Fiery Skipper (10)
Tawny-edged Skipper (1)
Whirlabout (23)
Southern Broken-Dash (4)
Sachem (3)
Dun Skipper (2)
Twin-spot Skipper (2)
Ocola Skipper (2)
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Colt Creek State Park, FL (B & L Cooper, D & M Cutler)
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April 21, 2008
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Georgia Satyr (10-11)
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Pitcher Plant Trail, Turkey Creek Unit, Big Thicket Natl. Preserve, TX (R & B Wauer)
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April 21, 2008
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Cabbage White (10)
Clouded Sulphur (3)
Orange Sulphur (3)
Spring Azure (1) (marginata)
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Underhill Preserve, Nassau County, NY (R Kelly)
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April 21, 2008
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Cabbage White (3)
Orange Sulphur (2) (1st for this location)
Spring Azure (2)
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Chappaqua Power Cut (Off Campfire Road), Westchester Co., NY M Diederich)
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April 20, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
Giant Swallowtail (2)
Black Swallowtail (5)
Cloudless Sulphur (4)
Orange Sulphur (common)
Sleepy Orange (2)
Banded Hairstreak (1)
Oak Hairstreak (3)
Pearl Crescent (9)
Silvery Checkerspot (1)
American Snout (abundant)
Question Mark (14)
American Lady (7)
Painted Lady (2)
Common Buckeye (15)
Red-spotted Admiral (5)
Hackberry Emperor (6)
Southern Pearly-eye (1)
Little Wood-Satyr (24)
Carolina Satyr (15)
Monarch (3)
Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (1)
Dun Skipper (3)
Clouded Skipper (common)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (common)
Southern Broken-Dash (abundant)
Least Skipper (2)
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Thistlethwaite WMA, St. Landry Parish, LA (C Marks)
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April 20, 2008
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Olympia Marble (4)
Mourning Cloak (2)
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Spring Green Preserve, Sauk Co., WI (A Thering, D Eide)
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April 20, 2008
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Cabbage White (35+) (Including 3 flying in steady rain!)
Clouded Sulphur (2)
Spring Azure (3)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (4)
Eastern Comma (6)
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White Clay Creek Preserve, PA (A Loudell)
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April 19, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Zebra Swallowtail (2)
Spicebush Swallowtail (1)
Cloudless Sulphur (1)
Spring Azure (33)(fresh summer))
Pearl Crescent (10)
American Snout (52)
Common Buckeye (1)
Red Admiral (5)
Red-spotted Admiral (4)
Southern Pearly-Eye (21)
Creole Pearly-Eye (2) (both male)
Little Wood-Satyr (8) (one caught by dragonfly)
Carolina Satyr (12)
Gemmed satyr (1)
Clouded Skipper (6)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (5)
Dun Skipper (4)
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Clark Creek Nature Area, LA (C Marks)
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April 19, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
Giant Swallowtail (1)
Zebra Swallowtail (15)
Spicebush Swallowtail (2)
Cloudless Sulphur (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (1)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Spring Azure (6)
Pearl Crescent (9)
American Snout (42+)
Common Buckeye (9)
American Lady (2)
Red Admiral (1)
Red-spotted Admiral (1)
Hackberry Emperor (6)
Southern Pearly-eye (5)
Little Wood-Satyr (30+)
Carolina Satyr (20+)
Gemmed Satyr (2)
Whirlabout (1)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (1)
Cloudywing sp. (1)
Skipper sp. (4)(Broken Dashes or Little Glassywing)
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Weyanoke, LA (C Marks)
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April 19, 2008
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Falcate Orangetip
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Knockel Road, Marlboro Twp., Montgomery Co., PA (W A Jacobs)
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April 19, 2008
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Falcate Orangetip
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King Road, Salford Twp, Montgomery Co., PA (W A Jacobs)
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April 19, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
Spring Azure (16)
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Chappaqua Power Cut (Off Old Chappaqua Road), Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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April 19, 2008
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Cabbage White (22)
Falcate Orangetip (35-40)
Orange Sulphur (4)
Gray Hairstreak (2)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (12)
Spring Azure (4)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (3)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (5)
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Mountainside Park, Pequannock, Morris Co., NJ (V Corsello)
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April 19, 2008
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Cabbage White (15+)
Falcate Orange-tip (10+)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Orange Sulphur (3)
American Copper (5)
Brown Elfin (15)
Hoary Elfin (17)
Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
Juniper Hairstreak (3)
Gray Hairstreak (2)
Spring Azure (2)
American Lady (1)
Sleepy Duskywing (3)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1)
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Lakehurst, Greenwood WMA, and Warren Grove WMA NJ (H Zirlin)
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April 19, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
Henry's Elfin (8)
Brown Elfin (5)
Eastern Pine Elfin (4)
Hessel's Hairstreak (1)
Spring Azure (14)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (3)
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Jakes Landing Road, Cape May Co., NJ (A Loudell)
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April 19, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (4)
Falcate Orangetip (20)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Spring Azure (5)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (3)
Henry's Elfin (1)
Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
Red Admiral (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (3)
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Beaver Dam Road, Cape May Co., NJ (A Loudell)
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April 19, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (38)
Black Swallowtail (13)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
Spicebush Swallowtail (3)
Palamedes Swallowtail (87)
Great Southern White (1)
Cloudless Sulphur (7)
Dainty Sulphur (1)
Oak Hairstreak (4)
White M Hairstreak (1)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (4)
Ceraunus Blue (1)
Little Metalmark (3)
Gulf Fritillary 22
Zebra Heliconian (1)
Variegated Fritillary (6)
Pearl Crescent (2)
Question Mark (3)
American Lady (1)
Red Admiral (1)
Common Buckeye (8)
White Peacock (1)
Viceroy (3)
Carolina Satyr (50)
Georgia Satyr (1)
Monarch (1)
Queen (41)
Soldier (3)
Northern Cloudywing (3)
Confused Cloudywing (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1)
Horace's Duskywing (19)
Zarucco Duskywing (2)
Clouded Skipper (1)
Fiery Skipper (5)
Whirlabout (26)
Sachem (4)
Delaware Skipper (5)
Palatka Skipper (1)
Monk Skipper (1)
Twin-spot Skipper (8)
Ocola Skipper (1)
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Lake Kissimmee State Park, FL (B Cooper, L Cooper, B Bindschadler, D Cutler, M Cutler, J DuBois, L Smith)
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April 18, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (2)
Two-tailed Swallowtail (3)
Orange Sulphur (4)
Southern Dogface (4)
Mexican Yellow (3)
Sleepy Orange (2)
Juniper Hairstreak (18)
Gray Hairstreak (5)
Arizona Hairstreak (50+)
Marine Blue (2)
Spring Azure (2)
Zela Metalmark (50+)
Variegated Fritillary (1)
Theona Checkerspot (1)
Texan Crescent (3)
Mylitta Crescent (2)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (2)
Red-spotted Admiral (1)
Tropical Leafwing (1)
Short-tailed Skipper (6)
Arizona Skipper (1)
Golden-headed Scallopwing (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing ? (1)
Mournful Duskywing (4)
Pacuvius Duskywing (2)
Orange Skipperling (6)
White-barred Skipper (7)
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SEABA Garden Canyon Field Trip, AZ (12 participants)
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April 18, 2008
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Eastern Comma (1)
Mourning Cloak (1)
Red Admiral (1)
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Putnam Co., OH. (G O Coburn)
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April 18, 2008
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Spring Azure (18)
American Lady (1)
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Ward Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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April 18, 2008
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Cabbage White (2)
Falcate Orangetip (5) (all males)
Orange Sulphur (2)
Brown Elfin (2)
Henry's Elfin (19)
Eastern Pine Elfin
White M Hairstreak
Spring Azure (26)
Pearl Crescent
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Glassboro WMA, Glassboro, NJ (D Amadio)
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April 17, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (6)(very fresh)
Cabbage White (2)
Falcate Orangetip (51) (mostly males)
Spring Azure (3)
Compton Tortoiseshell (1)
Mourning Cloak (15)
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Hook Mt., Nyack, Rockland Co., NY (M Diederich, F Bonanno)
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April 17, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (abundant)
Spicebush Swallowtail (2)
Cabbage White (abundant)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Sleepy Orange (4)
White M Hairstreak (1)
Spring Azure (abundant)
Juvenal's Duskywing (abundant)
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Graves Mill/Staunton River trails, Shenandoah National Park, Madison County, VA (M Meisel & R Frederick)
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April 16, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (1)
Zebra Swallowtail (2)
Henry's Elfin (1)
Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
Spring Azure (4)
Eastern Comma (2)
Mourning Cloak (1)
Painted Lady (5)
Goatweed Leafwing (5)
Monarch (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (7)
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near Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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April 16, 2008
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Painted Lady (3)(Very early!)
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Wautoma, Waushara Co., WI (M Reese)
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April 16, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (1)
Falcate Orangetip (30+) (at least 3 females)
Spring Azure (6+)
Eastern Comma (5)
Mourning Cloak (10)
Compton Tortoiseshell (3) (Mt. Ivy)
American Lady (1)
Painted Lady (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1) (Hook Mt.)
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Hook Mt. & Mt. Ivy trail, Rockland Co., NY (T Fiore, K Wallstrom)
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April 16, 2008
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Cabagge White (1)
Eastern Comma (1)
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Pruyn Butterfly garden, Pruyn Preserve, Chappaqua, Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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April 16, 2008
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Spring Azure (3)(1 form lucia)
Eastern Comma (1)
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Chappaqua Power Cut (Off Old Chappaqua Rd.), Chappaqua, Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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April 16, 2008
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Cabbage White (36)
Clouded Sulphur (5)
Orange Sulphur (17)
American Copper (2)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (4)
Spring Azure (1)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (1)
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Big Brook Park, Marlboro, NJ (V Corsello)
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April 15, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (2)
Cabbage White (1)
Orange Sulphur (1)
Henry's Elfin (1)
Spring Azure (2)
Eastern Comma (4)
Mourning Cloak (1)
Painted Lady (7)
Red Admiral (4)
Juvenal's Duskywing (5)
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near Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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April 15, 2008
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Spring Azures (2)(form violacea)
Eastern Comma (1)
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Chappaqua Power Cut (Off Old Chappaqua Rd.), Chappaqua, Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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April 15, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
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Memorial Park, Nutley, NJ (V Corsello)
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April 15, 2008
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Cabbage White (4)
Falcate Orange-tip (1)
Orange Sulphur (17)
American Copper (4)
Spring Azure (2)
Eastern Comma (1)
Question Mark (2)
Mourning Cloak (2)
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Maurice River Botanical Garden, Heislerville, Cumberland Co., NJ (J DiOrio)
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April 14, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (4)
Two-tailed Swallowtail (3)
Orange Sulphur (10)
Southern Dogface (5)
Sleepy Orange (5)
Juniper Hairstreak (30)
Gray Hairstreak (3)
Arizona Hairstreak (70)
Marine Blue (4)
Acmon Blue (1)
Zela Metalmark (60)
Fulvia Checkerspot (1)
Bordered patch (7)
Mylitta Crescent (3)
American Lady (5)
Leafwing sp (1)
Mournful Duskywing (12)
Pacuvius Duskywing (2)
Funereal Duskywing (1)
Orange Skipperling (9)
White-barred Skipper (6)
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Garden Canyon on Ft. Huachuca, AZ (D & S Cunningham, P & H Brodkin)
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April 12, 2008
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Mustard White (2)
Satyr Comma (2)
Compton Tortoiseshell (1)
California Tortoiseshell (10)
Mourning Cloak (2)
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Grant Narrows Park, Pitt Meadows, Vancouver, BC (S Ansell)
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April 12, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Pipevine Swallowtail (abundant)
Spicebush Swallowtail (very abundant)
Palamedes Swallowtail (3)
Cloudless Sulphur (6)
Orange Sulphur (3)
Eastern Pine Elfin (1)(a fresh female)
Red-banded Hairstreak (6)
Gray Hairstreak (1-2)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
American Snout (1)
Variegated Fritillary (1)
Pearl Crescent (abundant)
Silvery Checkerspot (1)
Red-spotted Admiral (1)
Red Admiral (1) (being chased by 3 Pearl Crescents)
Painted Lady (3)
American Lady (9)
Common Buckeye (2)
Goatweed Leafwing (6)
Little Wood-Satyr (1)
Carolina Satyr (abundant)
Monarch (4)
Silver-spotted Skipper (2)
Hoary Edge (20) (all fresh)
Cloudywing sp. (abundant)
Duskywing sp. (3)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (3)
Whirlabout (1)
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Kisatchie National Forest, Grant Parish, LA (C Marks)
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April 12, 2008
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Spring Azure (1)
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Chappaqua Power Cut (Off Old Chappaqua Rd.), Chappaqua, Westchester Co., NY (M Diederich)
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April 12, 2008
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Cabbage White (5)
Falcate Orangetip (2)(male & female)
Clouded Sulphur (1)
Orange Sulphur (2)
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Gateway Business Park in eastern Howard Co., MD (J Wilkinson)
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April 11, 2008
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Checkered White (1)
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Armleder Park, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH (B Hull)
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April 11, 2008
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Falcate Orangetip (1)(female)
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Cherry Hill, NJ (D Amadio)
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April 11, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
Orange Sulphur (4)
Spring Azure (1)
Mourning Cloak (1)
Red Admiral (1)
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Maurice River Botanical Garden, Heislerville, Cumberland Co., NJ (J DiOrio)
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April 11, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (1)
Palamedes Swallowtail (1)
Great Southern White (25)
Cloudless Sulphur (9)
Juniper Hairstreak (1)
Gray Hairstreak (3)
Eastern Pygmy-Blue (3)
Gulf Fritillary (34)
Phaon Crescent (48)
Pearl Crescent (7)
American Lady (4)
Common Buckeye (8)
Long-tailed Skipper (3)
Palatka Skipper (4)
Salt Marsh Skipper (82)
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Ft. Island Trail, FL (T Palmer)
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April 10, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
West Virginia White (2)
Falcate Orangetip (14)(12 adults, 2 eggs on Arabis)
Clouded Sulphur (5)
Orange Sulphur (2)
Southern Dogface (2)
Sleepy Orange (3)
Gray Hairstreak (2)
Red-banded Hairstreak (1)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (2)
American Snout (1)
Variegated Fritillary (1)
Pearl Crescent (4)
Goatweed Leafwing (7)
Gemmed Satyr (2)
Sleepy Duskywing (1)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (1)
Duskywing sp. (4)
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Cedars of Lebanon State Park, TN (R Venable)
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April 10, 2008
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Spring Azure (1)
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Chappaqua Power Cut (Off Old Chappaqua Rd.), Westchester Co., Chappaqua, NY (M Diederich)
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April 10, 2008
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Falcate Orangetip (21)(all male except 1)
Mourning Cloak (4)
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Hook Mt., Rockland Co., NY (M Diederich) (1st Butterflies for 2008!)
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April 10, 2008
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Juniper Hairstreak (1)
Spring Azure (5)
Eastern Comma (1)
Compton Tortoiseshell (2)
Red Admiral (1)
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Appalachian Trail Lands Around Pochuck Creek And Canal Road, Vernon, NJ (V Corsello)
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April 10, 2008
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West Virginia White (10)
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Laurel Prong Trail, Shenandoah National Park, Madison Co. VA (M Meisel, R Frederick)
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April 10, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (2)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Spicebush Swallowtail (2)
Palamedes Swallowtail (11)
Checkered White (1)
Cloudless Sulphur (9)
Dainty Sulphur (1)
Great Purple Hairstreak (1)
Gray Hairstreak (4)
Gulf Fritillary (5)
Zebra Heliconian (2)
Phaon Crescent (4)
Pearl Crescent (12)
Question Mark (2)
American Lady (2)
Common Buckeye (10)
Appalachian Brown (5)
Carolina Satyr (7)
Little Wood-Satyr (42)
Long-tailed Skipper (1)
Southern Cloudywing (1)
Northern Cloudywing (1)
Tawny-edged Skipper (1)
Whirlabout (2)
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Chassahowitzka WMA, FL (T Palmer)
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April 8, 2008
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Mourning Cloak (1)(1st of the year)
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Binghamton, NY (B Grosek)
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April 7, 2008
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Southern Dogface (1)
Henry's Elfin (2)
Spring Azure (15)
American Snout (1)
Question Mark (4)
Eastern Comma (5)
Painted Lady (4)
Red Admiral (5)
Goatweed Leafwing (12)
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near Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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April 7, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (2)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (4)(1 black female)
Spicebush Swallowtail (1)
West Virginia White (1)
Falcate Orangetip (38)(7 female, 23 male, 1 egg)
Clouded Sulphur (3)
Orange Sulphur (2)
Sleepy Orange (4)
Juniper Hairstreak (1)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
Spring Azure (2)
Goatweed Leafwing (1)
Gemmed Satyr (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)(1 male, 1 female)
Horace's Duskywing (3)
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Tim's Ford State Park, TN (R Venable)
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April 6, 2008
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Orange Sulphur (1)
Spring Azure (4)
Question Mark (2)
Eastern Comma (6)
Mourning Cloak (1)
Painted Lady (1)
Red Admiral (5)
Goatweed Leafwing (1)
MONARCH (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
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near Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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April 5, 2008
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Spring Azure (13)
Question Mark (4)
Eastern Comma (6)
Mourning Cloak (2)
Painted Lady (3)
Red Admiral (4)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1)
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near Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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April 5, 2008
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Mourning Cloak (14)(on gravel road)
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West Lane Rd., west of Sandhill Wildlife Area, Wood Co., WI (M Reese)
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April 5, 2008
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Mourning Cloak (1)(1st of '08)
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Windsor, WI (D Owen)
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April 5, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
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Olin Park, Madison, WI (D Owen)
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April 5, 2008
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Falcate Orangetip (uncommon)
Spring Azure (frequent)
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Manassas National Battlefield, VA (M A Koeneke)
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April 5, 2008
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Cabbage White (4)
(A couple of Cabbage females chased male Falcates!)
Falcate Orangetip (5) (All males, first of '08)
Clouded Sulphur (2)
Eastern Comma (5)
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Lums Pond State Park, DE (A Loudell)
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April 5, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (1)
Black Swallowtail (5)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Spicebush Swallowtail (6)
Palamedes Swallowtail (61)
Cloudless Sulphur (3)
Henry's Elfin (6)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Phaon Crescent (7)
Pearl Crescent (2)
Viceroy (1)
Carolina Satyr (6)
Monarch (1)
Northern Cloudywing (2)
Neamathla Skipper (2)
Fiery Skipper (1)
Whirlabout (5)
Dun Skipper (1)
Twin-spot Skipper (2)
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Goethe State Forest, FL (T Palmer)
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April 2, 2008
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Spring Azure (1)
Eastern Comma (3)
Mourning Cloak (1)
Painted Lady (1) (1st of season)
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near Ozark National Scenic Riverways. Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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April 2, 2008
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Giant Swallowtail (2)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (4)
Palamedes Swallowtail (35)
Great Southern White (30)
Cloudless Sulphur (15)
Juniper Hairstreak (3) (Sweadner's - 1 caught midair by large dragonfly)
Red-banded Hairstreak (1)
Cassius Blue (3)
Gulf Fritillary (11)
Phaon Crescent (18)
Question Mark (1)
Red Admiral (1)
Common Buckeye (4)
Little Wood-Satyr (9)(includes viola)
Monarch (2)
Queen (2)
Long-tailed Skipper (2)
Fiery Skipper (1)
Whirlabout (1)
Southern Broken-Dash (2)
Yucca Giant-Skipper (1)
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Tomoka State Park, FL (M Wilson, B Bindschadler, B & L Cooper)
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March 30, 2008
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Eastern Comma (1)(1st of year)
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Forest Hills, Allegheny Co., PA (C Lehman)
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March 30, 2008
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Eastern Comma (1) (1st of '08)
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Nottingham County Park, PA (A Loudell)
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March 30, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (2)
Black Swallowtail (7)
Giant Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
Spicebush Swallowtail (1)
Palamedes Swallowtail (1)
Great Southern White (3)
Cloudless Sulphur (9)
Sleepy Orange (2)
Dainty Sulphur (3)
Gulf Fritillary (11)
Variegated Fritillary (5)
American Lady (1)
Red Admiral (1)
Common Buckeye (9)
Viceroy (1)
Carolina Satyr (1)
Northern Cloudywing (1)
Zarucco Duskywing (2)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (2)
Clouded Skipper (1)
Baracoa Skipper (2)
Whirlabout (9)
Southern Broken-Dash (1)
Delaware Skipper (1)
Eufala Skipper (1)
Twin-spot Skipper (2)
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Hilochee-Osprey, FL (T Palmer)
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March 29, 2008
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Banded Orange Heliconian (1)
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Los Caballos, Starr Co., TX (C Traylor)
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March 29, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Great Southern White (1)
Cloudless Sulphur (4)
Dainty Sulphur (6)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (1)
Ceraunus Blue (1)
Gulf Fritillary (14)
Zebra Heliconian (3)
Variegated Fritillary (1)
Question Mark (1)
American Lady (1)
Red Admiral (4)
Common Buckeye (1)
Carolina Satyr (2)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (4)
Fiery Skipper (5)
Whirlabout (7)
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Fairgrounds Park, FL (T Palmer)
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March 29, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (20)
Giant Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (13)
Spicebush Swallowtail (10)
Palamedes Swallowtail (69)
Cloudless Sulphur (24)
Barred Yellow (2)
Little Yellow (3)
Dainty Sulphur (1)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Ceraunus Blue (1)
Little Metalmark (1)
Gulf Fritillary (9)
Zebra Heliconian (29)
Phaon Crescent (4)
Pearl Crescent (3)
Question Mark (2)
American Lady (1)(also one caterpillar on Gnaphalium sp.)
Red Admiral (2)
Common Buckeye (6)
Viceroy (2)
Carolina Satyr (2)
Little Wood-Satyr (50)(includes viola)
Confused Cloudywing (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
Horace's Duskywing (2)
Least Skipper (1)
Fiery Skipper (2)
Whirlabout (4)
Twin-spot Skipper (1)
Ocola Skipper (1)
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Rock Ridge Tract, Green Swamp East, FL (B & L Cooper, B Bindschadler, L Smith)
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March 28, 2008
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Orange Sulphur (1)
Spring Azure (1)
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Heislerville, Cumberland Co., NJ (S L DiOrio)
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March 28, 2008
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Elfin Sp. (1)
Spring Azure (4)
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Maurice River Botanical Garden, Cumberland Co., NJ (J E DiOrio)
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March 27, 2008
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Mourning Cloak (1)
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Maurice River Botanical Garden, Cumberland Co., NJ (J DiOrio)
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March 26, 2008
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Mourning Cloak (2)
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Ferrysburg, MI (C H DeWitt)
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March 26, 2008
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Cabbage White (2)
Eastern Comma (1)
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Big Brook Park, Marlboro, Monmouth Co., NJ (V Corsello)
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March 26, 2008
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Compton Tortoiseshell
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NJ Audubon's Wise Ecology Center, Ringwood, Passaic Co., NJ (F Kahan)
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March 26, 2008
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Mourning Cloak (1) (1st of the season)
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Near Delaware Nature Center, northern New Castle Co., DE (J White, A Loudell)
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March 24, 2008
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Red Admiral (1)
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Rockaway Township, Morris Co., NJ (S Goodson)
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March 23, 2008
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Cabbage White (1) (First DE butterfly of '08!)
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Along Route 273, Christiana, DE (A Loudell)
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March 22, 2008
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Chinese Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (4)
Large Orange Sulphur (2)(males)
Lantana Scrub-hairstreak (1)
Western Pygmy-Blue (16)
Pea Blue (2)
LESSER GRASS-BLUE (8)
Gulf Fritillary (2)
Monarch (1)
Fiery Skipper (3)
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grass field across from the Waikiki Library, Honolulu Co., HI (J Snyder)
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March 22, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (2)
Black Swallowtail (5)
Palamedes Swallowtail (3)
Little Yellow (1)
Pearl Crescent (1)
Common Buckeye (1)
Viceroy (1)
Carolina Satyr (1)
Queen (1)
Southern Cloudywing (1)
Sleepy Duskywing (1)
Zarucco Duskywing (5)
Clouded Skipper (2)
Dun Skipper (1)
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Stokes/Marion Creek, FL (T Palmer)
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March 21, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (abundant)
Zebra Swallowtail (6)(spring form)
Palamedes Swallowtail (9)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
Falcate Orangetip (1) (female, 1st one of the spring)
Cloudless Sulphur (13)
Frosted Elfin (10)
Henry's Elfin (4) (at Redbuds)
Eastern Pine Elfin (3-4)
Red-Banded Hairstreak (5)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (1)
Spring Azure (2)
Pearl Crescent (abundant)
Red Admiral 91)
Goatweed Leafwing (8)
Southern Pearly-eye (2)
Carolina Satyr (9)
Monarch (4)
Duskywings (numerous)
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Kisatchie National Forest, Grant Parish, LA (C Marks)
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March 21, 2008
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Cabbage White (12)
Clouded Sulphur (4)
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Blackwater NWR, Cambridge, MD (D Amadio)
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March 21, 2008
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Azure sp. (2)
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Roosevelt Island, D.C. (E Raun)
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March 21, 2008
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Great Southern White (3)
Cloudless Sulphur (4)
Barred Yellow (3)
Little Yellow (5)
Juniper Hairstreak (10) (Sweadner's)
Eastern Pygmy-Blue (22)
Little Metalmark (1)
Gulf Fritillary (4)
Phaon Crescent (7)
Pearl Crescent (1)
American Lady (1)
Red Admiral (3)
Common Buckeye (1)
Monarch (1)
Queen (3)
Zarucco Duskywing (2)
Least Skipper (2)
Fiery Skipper (1)
Whirlabout (3)
Aaron's Skipper (11)
Eufala Skipper (3)
Salt Marsh Skipper (7)
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Withlacoochee Bay Trail, FL (B Woodmansee, R Spink, B Cooper, L Cooper)
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March 21, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (1)
Zebra Swallowtail (4)
Black Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (4)
Spicebush Swallowtail (5)
Palamedes Swallowtail (41)
Cloudless Sulphur (9)
Great Purple Hairstreak (many eggs on Oak Mistletoe)
Henry's Elfin (7)
Little Metalmark (2)
Phaon Crescent (66)
Pearl Crescent (35)
Common Buckeye (1)
Viceroy (1)
Carolina Satyr (1)
Little Wood-Satyr (2) (includes Viola's)
Queen (2)
Juvenal's Duskywing (1)
Least Skipper (1)
Whirlabout (12)
Dun Skipper (1)
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Goethe State Forest, FL (R Spink, B Woodmansee, B & L Cooper)
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March 20, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (15)
Zebra Swallowtail (4)
Giant Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (6)
Spicebush Swallowtail (10)
Palamedes Swallowtail (20)
Cloudless Sulphur (1)
Barred Yellow (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (12)
Phaon Crescent (10)
Question Mark (1)
American Lady (1)
Painted Lady (1)
Red Admiral (25)
Common Buckeye (14)
Goatweed Leafwing (3)
Viola's/Little Wood-Satyr (150)
Carolina Satyr (50)
Monarch (1)
Northern Cloudywing (2)
Horace's Duskywing (2)
Clouded Skipper (8)
Whirlabout (12)
Zabulon Skipper (2) (males)
YUCCA GIANT-SKIPPER (8)(photo of pair)
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San Felasco Hammock Preserve SP, Alachua co., FL (B Ahern)
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March 19, 2008
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Zebra Heliconian (1)
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McKee Botanical Garden, Vero Beach, FL (S L, M L, and J E DiOrio)
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March 11-18, 2008
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Two-tailed Swallowtail (1) (lower Madera Canyon)
Pipevine Swallowtail (fairly common, many locations)
Spring White (many in canyon areas)
Cabbage White (1) (Patagonia Lake State Park)
Pearly Marble (1) (at cress in desert area, Sonoita Creek Natural Area)
Sara Orangetip (many in canyon areas)
Desert Orangetip (few, drier areas)
Orange Sulphur (few)
Southern Dogface (widespread but still uncommon)
Dainty Sulphur (multiple, many locations)
Sleepy Orange (several locations)
Gray Hairstreak (several locations)
Arizona Hairstreak (12+) (nectaring on Manzanita)
Spring Azure (abundant in some canyons)
Fatal Metalmark (Patagonia Lake State Park)
Zela Metalmark (1) (Madera Canyon, at Manzanita blooms)
American Snout (hundreds) (Patagonia Lake SP, etc.)
Tiny Checkerspot (multiple) (lower Sonoita Creek Preserve)
Elada Checkerspot (many) (lower Sonoita Creek Preserve)
Texan Crescent (hundreds) (Patagonia Lake SP etc.)
Mylitta Crescent (1) (Pinery Canyon Rd., Chiricahua Mts.)
Satyr Comma (many) (in canyon locations above ~5,000 ft.)
California Tortoiseshell (1) (Madera Canyon)
American Lady (several)
Painted Lady (several)
Mourning Cloak (at many locations)
Red-spotted Admiral (1) (Patagonia Lake State Park)
Tropical Leafwing (1) (Cave Creek Road, Chiricahua Mts.)
Queen (1) (Patagonia Lake State Park)
Arizona Powdered-Skipper (several)
Sleepy Duskywing (2) (Chiricahua Mts., e. slope at 6,000+ ft.)
Juvenal's Duskywing (few) (Chiricahua Mts.)
Funereal Duskywing (multiple)
Desert Checkered-Skipper (several)
Carus Skipper (1) (Sonoita Creek Natural Area)
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Cochise, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz Co's., AZ (T Fiore, K Wallstrom)
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March 17, 2008
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Monarch (1)
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Along I-95 Volusia Co., FL (J DiOrio)
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March 16, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (9)
Black Swallowtail (3)
Giant Swallowtail (3)
Palamedes Swallowtail (18)
Great Southern White (11)
Orange Sulphur (1)
Cloudless Sulphur (3)
Little Yellow (10)
Red-banded Hairstreak (4)
Little Metalmark (8)
Gulf Fritillary (3)
Zebra Heliconian (3)
Variegated Fritillary (5)
Phaon Crescent (23)
Pearl Crescent (29)
Red Admiral (1)
Common Buckeye (11)
White Peacock (5)
Viceroy (7)
Carolina Satyr (14)
Georgia Satyr (15)
Monarch (1)
Queen (5)
Northern Cloudywing (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (1)
Swarthy Skipper (2)
Neamathla Skipper (1)
Clouded Skipper (1)
Least Skipper (3)
Fiery Skipper (2)
Tawny-edged Skipper (1)
Whirlabout (14)
Southern Broken-Dash (1)
Sachem (4)
Delaware Skipper (11)
Palmetto Skipper (7)
Palatka Skipper (5)
Monk Skipper (1)
Twin-spot Skipper (2)
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Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, FL (R M Pyle, A Edwards, B & L Cooper)
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March 15, 2008
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Lesser Grass-Blue (Zizina otis) (New Species for Hawaii and
the United States)
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Waikiki, HI (J Snyder)
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March 15, 2008
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Giant Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Lyside Sulphur
Western Pygmy-Blue
Mexican Silverspot
Bordered Patch
Crimson Patch
Texan Crescent
Tropical Leafwing (6)
Hackberry Emperor
Empress Leilia
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Falcon State Park, TX (F Bartle)
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March 15, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (4)
Spicebush Swallowtail (2)
Orange Sulphur (1)
Cloudless Sulphur (10)
Sleepy Orange (1)
Frosted Elfin (12) (either on or flying about Wild Indigo)
Henry's Elfin (1) (at Redbud flowers)
Gray Hairstreak (2)
Red-banded Hairstreak (6)
Spring Azure (1)
Gulf Fritillary (2)
Variegated Fritillary (2)
Pearl Crescent (5)
Common Buckeye (5) (small and dark)
Goatweed Leafwing (3)
Monarch
Horace's Duskywing (4)
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Kisatchie National Forest, Grant Parish, LA (C Marks)
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March 15, 2008
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Gray Hairstreak
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PCS phosphate mine, Aurora, NC (H Zirlin)
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March 14, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
Spring Azure (1)(1st of the year)
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Bottom of Swift Run Gap at boundary of Shenandoah National Park, Rockingham Co., VA (R Frederick & M Meisel)
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March 13, 2008
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Mourning Cloak (1)
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Armleder Park, Cincinnati, OH (B Hull)
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March 12, 2008
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Question Mark (1)
Eastern Comma (11)
Gray Comma (1)
Mourning Cloak (4)
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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March 12, 2008
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Question Mark (1)
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Clifton neighborhood, Cincinnati, OH (B Hull)
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March 11, 2008
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Eastern Comma (2)
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Ozark Scenic National Riverways, Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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March 11, 2008
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Cabbage White (1)
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main drive, Calf Gap overlook, Shenandoah N.P., Front Royal, VA (A Block)
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March 10, 2008
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Mourning Cloak (2)
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Ozark Scenic National Riverways, Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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March 10, 2008
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Cabbage White (2)
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Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC (A Block)
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March 9, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Great Purple Hairstreak (1)
Eastern Pine Elfin (4)
White M Hairstreak (1)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (3)
Gulf Fritillary (3)
Pearl Crescent (3)
Red Admiral (1)
Horace's Duskywing (3)
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Kisatchie, Grant Parish, LA (C Marks)
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March 9, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (28)
Black Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (8)
Spicebush Swallowtail (9)
Palamedes Swallowtail (104)
Cloudless Sulphur (5)
White M Hairstreak (4)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (7)
Little Metalmark (2)
Gulf Fritillary (6)
Phaon Crescent (2)
Pearl Crescent (1)
Question Mark (11)
Red Admiral (6)
Common Buckeye (6)
White Peacock (1)
Viceroy (2)
Carolina Satyr (44)
Queen (14)
Long-tailed Skipper (4)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
Horace's Duskywing (2)
Clouded Skipper (6)
Fiery Skipper (5)
Whirlabout (26)
Southern Broken-Dash (3)
Sachem (5)
Delaware Skipper (1)
Palmetto Skipper (1)
Palatka Skipper (2)
Monk Skipper (1)
Twin-spot Skipper (7)
Ocola Skipper (4)
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Lake Kissimmee State Park, FL (B Cooper, B Bindschadler, J DuBois, D Cutler, M Cutler, S Farnsworth)
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March 6, 2008
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (3)
Cloudless Sulphur (1)
Sleepy Orange (3)
Great Purple Hairstreak (5)
Henry's Elfin (1)
Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
Juniper Hairstreak (1)
White M Hairstreak (2)
Gray Hairstreak (1)
Red-banded Hairstreak (2)
Spring Azure (4)
American Snout (2)
Variegated Fritillary (1)
Question Mark (6)
Mourning Cloak (1)
American Lady (3)
Juvenal's Duskywing (8)
Fiery Skipper (1)
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western Bibb Co., GA (J A & R Payne)
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March 4, 2008
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Black Swallowtail (1)
Reakirt's Blue (1)
Gulf Fritillary (1)
Mexican Bluewing (3)
White-striped Longtail (1)
Glazed Pellicia (1)
Southern Skipperling (3)
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NABA International Butterfly Park, TX (C Traylor)
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March 4, 2008
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Eastern Comma (1)
Mourning Cloak (3)
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Central Park, New York, NY (T Fiore)
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March 3, 2008
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Orange Sulphur (1)
Mourning Cloak (2)
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southern Staten Island, NY (T Fiore)
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March 3, 2008
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Eastern Comma
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Maurice River Botanical Garden, Heislerville, Cumberland Co., NJ (J DiOrio)
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March 3, 2008
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Great Purple Hairstreak (1)(on Prunus angustifolia)
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western Bibb Co., GA (J A & R Payne)
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March 2, 2008
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Eastern Comma (4)
Mourning Cloak (3)
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Madison Run Fire Road, Shenandoah National Park, Rockingham Co., VA (M Meisel & R Frederick)
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March 2, 2008
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Zebra Swallowtail (1)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (2)
Cloudless Sulphur (2)
Sleepy Orange (3)
Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
White M Hairstreak (1)
American Snout (6)
Question Mark (5)
Eastern Comma (1)
Mourning Cloak (3)
American Lady (1)
Juvenal's Duskywing (2)
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western Bibb Co., GA (J A & R Payne)
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March 1, 2008
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Eastern Comma (2)
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near Ozark Scenic National Waterways, Dent Co., MO (D Berry)
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March 1, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (3)
Zebra Swallowtail (2)(spring form)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Palamedes Swallowtail (1)(small male)
Cloudless Sulphur (9-10)
Sleepy Orange (5)
Henry's Elfin (1-2) (at Redbud flowers)
Eastern Pine Elfin (1)
Spring Azure (2)
American Snout (1)
Phaon Crescent (1)
Pearl Crescent (4)
Question Mark (3)
Red Admiral (1)
Goatweed Leafwing (1)
unknown Satyrs (2)(probably early Little Wood-Satyr)
Duskywing sp (3) (Zarucco?)
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Kisatchie NF, Natchitoches Parish, LA (C Marks)
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March 1, 2008
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Sulphur sp. (1)
Sleepy Orange (3)
Spring Azure (2)
American Snout (1)
Question Mark (4)
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Monastery of the Holy Spirit, GA
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March 1, 2008
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Pipevine Swallowtail (8)
Black Swallowtail (4)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (15)
Spicebush Swallowtail (10)
Palamedes Swallowtail (12)
Cloudless Sulphur (18)
Barred Yellow (2)
Gray Hairstreak (5)
Red-banded Hairstreak (6)
Gulf Fritillary (1)
Pearl Crescent (14)
Common Buckeye (2)
Carolina Satyr (50)
Juvenal's Duskywing (6)
Horace's Duskywing (1)
Clouded Skipper (3)
Fiery Skipper (1)
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Chassahowitzka WMA, Hernando Co., FL (B Ahern)
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