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!
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
We I stopped for a bite at the Hidden Oak Cafe in the Manor House at Bayard Cutting Arboretum. The surrounding gardens were full of butterflies and skippers (labeled to the best of my ability – corrections appreciated):
We drove two friends to Ward Pond Ridge, Westchester County, New York yesterday. It was too hot to walk much. We enjoyed a picnic by Cross River. There were butterflies, dragonflies, other insects, and one snake up a tree. It was resting after having just shed its skin.