Butterfly sighting
| Jul 11 2020 |
D Nussbaum
Location: Badger Dr., Beechnut Ln. and 28th Ct.
Red-spotted Purple 
Baltimore Checkerspot 
Dion Skipper, Black Dash, Mulberry Wing 
Eastern Tailed-Blue 
Edwards' Hairstreak, Acadian Hairstreak 
Mulberry Wing 
Mourning Cloak 
Dun Skipper 
Appalachian Brown 
Black Dash 
Black Dash 
'Summer' Spring Azure 
Great Spangled Fritillary 
Silver-spotted Skipper |
★ = New county photo record |
I ran into a group of Silver-spotted Skippers on Badger that were chasing each other and buzzing me. I could hear their wings when they got close to my head. Most of the Dun Skippers were on Beechnut. All three Hairstreaks were on one Swamp Milkweed at one point.