Pine Barrens

Pine Barrens Flora

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This third and last post on the Pine Barrens shows what a lot of the area looks like inland and a few of the plants.

Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Sand Myrtle (Kalmia buxifolia), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Sand Myrtle (Kalmia buxifolia), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Pixidanthera, Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Sand Myrtle (Kalmia buxifolia), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Lance-leaved Violet (Viola lanceolata), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Field Pussytoes (Antennaria neglecta), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Moss, Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022

Pine Barrens Fauna

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In addition to butterflies we saw other insects and amphibians. I was pleased to be able to identify the Red Velvet and Ant which is actually in the wasp family.

Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Six-spotted Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela sexguttata), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Beautiful Tiger Beetle (Cincindela formosa), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Appalachian Tiger Beetle (Cicindela ancocisconensis), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Spider, Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Jumping spider with prey, Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Mantled Baskettail (Epitheca semiequea), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Skimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Northern Cricket Frog (Acris crepitans), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Leopard Frog (Rana), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022

Pine Barrens Lepidoptera

Sherry Felix4 Comments

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 4/24/2022
Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Atlantic Holly Azure (Celastrina idella), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus),Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius),Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius), Pine Barrens, NJ 4/24/2022