August Butterflies
Flying this week at Mason Farm
Abundant:
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
- Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
- Buckeye (Junoia coenia)
- Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
- Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
Common:
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
- Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
- Red Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
- Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
Uncommon:
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Key
Abundant: easily seen, may be in large numbers
Common: usually seen
Uncommon: usually present in low numbers, not always seen