On Sunday, April 24, we covered a lot of southern New Jersey, from Atlantic to Cape May Counties, with Rick Ceck (author of Butterflies of the East Coast) and some members of the Linnaean Society of NY. I tried my best to identify these. Any corrections are welcome.
Two more posts to follow about the Pine Barrens trip.
Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Atlantic Holly Azure (Celastrina idella), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus),Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius),Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
The Swallowtail’s the only one I’ve seen, but I think that Eastern Tailed-blue is gorgeous. Apparently they can be found here, so I’ll have to keep looking.
Very nice set of butters!
Thanks
The Swallowtail’s the only one I’ve seen, but I think that Eastern Tailed-blue is gorgeous. Apparently they can be found here, so I’ll have to keep looking.
Eastern Tailed-blues are very small, as are Spring and Summer Azures, and easily missed.