On June 4, 2022 we went with members of Linnaean Society of NY and the NYC Butterfly club led by Rick Cech to observe butterflies at Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester, NY. I got some help identifying these by some of the experts in the group but it is more than likely that I misidentified a few. Skippers are such a challenge!
The rest will be in the post after next.
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Hoary Edge (Archalarus lyciades), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) on clover, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Harris’ Checkerspot (Chlosyne barrisii), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Long Dash (Polites mystic) on Iris, Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Long Dash (Polites mystic) on Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Peck’s Skipper (Polites peckius), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Hobomok Skipper pocahontas (Poanes hobomok), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis bianna) on Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica),Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Long Dash (Polites mystic), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Ward Pond Ridge 6/5/2022
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Got it, thanks!
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Such beauty, just around the corner.
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Thanks Anne. I enjoyed seeing you at Jamaica Bay.
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Beautiful photographs, Sherry. With these clear captions, you’ve created a great resource for others!
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Thank you. I’m not sure if they are labeled correctly.
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Notwithstanding, you’ve included far more different kinds of Skippers than I even knew existed. ☺️
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Rick’s book helps me a lot: https://www.amazon.com/Butterflies-East-Coast-Observers-Guide/dp/0691090564/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1655466951&sr=1-1
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Thanks for this, Sherry! Looks like an excellent guide.
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It is the best. Rick Cech runs the NYC Butterfly club which I am a member of.
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You may not have known all the names, but you know how to photograph them
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Thanks Derrick.
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Your photos are lovely.
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Thanks Dan.
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Sometimes, while watching an ant, bee, or butterfly, they just seem so incredibly amazing.
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Thye are amazing.
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What a beautiful butterfly series! Great images. Thanks for sharing!
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You’re very welcome. Thanks.
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You’re right about skippers being difficult to identify. I recognized a couple from this group, but the last two ‘blues’ are especially pretty.
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Some of our group are still discussing the skippers :-). The tiny blues are=e sweet.
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Lovely, I will be going this weekend.
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Love to go with you sometime. Hope you find all these. I’ll send you Lenore’s list.
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