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Butterflies of Allendale Celery Farm, Bergen County, New Jersey

DIRECTIONS:Take the Garden State Parkway to Exit 163, Route 17. Continue north on Route 17 for 7.2 miles to Allendale exit. Go west on E. Allendale road for one mile to Franklin Turnpike. Turn right and go about 0.2 miles to a small parking lot on the right.

HABITAT: 48 acres of marsh and small fields.

BUTTERFLY LIST:

Abbreviations are:
A, abundant, likely to see more than 20 individuals per visit to the right spot at the right time
C, common, likely to see 4-20 individuals per visit to the right spot at the right time
U, uncommon, likely to see 0-3 individuals per visit to the right spot at the right time
R, rare, unlikely to see any individuals even at the right spots at the right time
S, stray, vagrant, not seen most years

E, early in month
M, middle of month
L, late in month

Numbers refer to months. For example, the first species, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, is uncommon to common from middle of April through September.
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Swallowtails Family Papilionidae
Frequency
Season
__Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
C
M4-9
__Black Swallowtail
U
4-9
__Spicebush Swallowtail
C
5 -9

Whites and Sulphurs Family Pieridae
Frequency
Season
__Cabbage White
C
4-10
__Clouded Sulphur
U
4-10
__Orange Sulphur
C
4-10

Gossamer Wings Family Lycaenidae
Frequency
Season
__American Copper
U
L 4-9
__Banded Hairstreak
U
M6-7
__Red-banded Hairstreak
U
5-9
__Spring Azure
U
M4-5
__Summer Azure
U
6-9
__Eastern Tailed-Blue
C
4-9

Brush-footed Butterflies Family Nymphalidae
Frequency
Season
__Great Spangled Fritillary
U-C
M6-M9
__Pearl Crescent
U-C
4-9
__Question Mark
U
5-10
__Eastern Comma
U
4-8
__Compton Tortoiseshell
U
4-10
__Mourning Cloak
U-C
4-10
__American Lady
U-C
L4-E10
__Red Admiral
U-C
L4-E10
__Common Buckeye
U
8-9
__Red-spotted Admiral
C
5 -9
__Viceroy
U
L5 -9
__Little Wood-Satyr
C
L5-7
__Common Ringlet
R
L6-9

Milkweed Butterflies Family Danaidae
Frequency
Season
__Monarch
U-C
6-10

Skippers Family Hesperiidae
Frequency
Season
__Silver-spotted Skipper
U-C
5-9
__Wild Indigo Duskywing
U
5-9
__Least Skipper
U-C
6-E9
__European Skipper
U
6-7
__Tawny-edged Skipper
U
5-9
__Crossline Skipper
U
6-7
__Peck's Skipper
C
L5-9
__Northern Broken-Dash
U
6-7
__Hobomok Skipper
C
L5-E7
__Zabulon Skipper
C
L5-M9
__Broad-winged Skipper
C
L6-9
__Dun Skipper
U
6-9

BEST TIME AND SPOTS TO VISIT: The field on the north side is the best place to visit.

SPECIALTIES: Common Ringlet

NOTES:

7 Aug 2011 / Main New Jersey Page