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Butterflies of Wawayanda State Park, Sussex County, New Jersey


DIRECTIONS:

HABITAT: Woodland, sedge meadows, open grassy areas.

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 May through September.

Swallowtails Family Papilionidae
Frequency
Season
__Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
U-C
5-9
__Spicebush Swallowtail
U-C
5-9

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

Gossamer Wings Family Lycaenidae
Frequency
Season
__Banded Hairstreak
U-C
L6-7
__Hickory Hairstreak
R
L6-7
__Spring Azure
U-C
4-M5
__Summer Azure
U-C
M6-9

Brush-footed Butterflies Family Nymphalidae
Frequency
Season
__American Snout
U
8-M9
__Great Spangled Fritillary
U-C
M6-M9
__Meadow Fritillary
U
L5-9
__Silver-bordered Fritillary
R
M6-E9
__Baltimore Checkerspot
C
L6-M7
__Question Mark
U
5-E10
__Eastern Comma
U-C
M4-E10
__Compton's Tortoiseshell
U
4-10
__Mourning Cloak
U
M4-10
__Red-spotted Purple
U
6-E9
__Viceroy
U
6-9
__Hackberry Emperor
U-C
M6-E9
__Tawny Emperor
U-C
L6-E9
__Northern Pearly-eye
U-C
L6-7
__Eyed Brown
A
L6-M7
__Appalachian Brown
C
L6-7
__Little Wood-Satyr
C-A
L5-7
__Common Wood-Nymph
C
L6-8

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

Skippers Family Hesperiidae
Frequency
Season
__Least Skipper
A
6-E9
__European Skipper
C
6-E7
__Hobomok Skipper
C
L5-6
__Ocola Skipper
S
8-9

BEST TIME AND SPOTS TO VISIT:Late June and early July.

SPECIALTIES: Anglewings, Emperors, Baltimore, Eyed Brown.

NOTES:


3 Jun 2001 / Main New Jersey Page