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!
Such beauty, just around the corner.
Thanks Anne. I enjoyed seeing you at Jamaica Bay.
Beautiful photographs, Sherry. With these clear captions, you’ve created a great resource for others!
Thank you. I’m not sure if they are labeled correctly.
Notwithstanding, you’ve included far more different kinds of Skippers than I even knew existed. ☺️
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
Thanks for this, Sherry! Looks like an excellent guide.
It is the best. Rick Cech runs the NYC Butterfly club which I am a member of.
You may not have known all the names, but you know how to photograph them
Thanks Derrick.
Your photos are lovely.
Thanks Dan.
Sometimes, while watching an ant, bee, or butterfly, they just seem so incredibly amazing.
Thye are amazing.
What a beautiful butterfly series! Great images. Thanks for sharing!
You’re very welcome. Thanks.
You’re right about skippers being difficult to identify. I recognized a couple from this group, but the last two ‘blues’ are especially pretty.
Some of our group are still discussing the skippers :-). The tiny blues are=e sweet.
Lovely, I will be going this weekend.
Love to go with you sometime. Hope you find all these. I’ll send you Lenore’s list.