Over five hours spent at the National Butterfly Center turned up 48 species. Despite hot dry conditions, crucita is starting to bloom and butterfly numbers have really increased compared to five days ago. This Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak is the first I've seen this year.
It's been a good fall for Brown-banded Skippers.
It's always a good sign when the Giant Whites are blowing up from Mexico.
My first Ocola Skipper for the fall.
Saw a couple of Lantana Scrub-Hairstreaks.
And even a few Soldiers.
I liked this Red-bordered Metalmark.
I can't tell who she is eating.
Here's today's list of 48 species.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Giant White 1
- Southern Dogface 25
- Cloudless Sulphur 4
- Large Orange Sulphur 50
- Lyside Sulphur 10
- Little Yellow 5
- Gray Hairstreak 10
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 30
- American Snout 80
- Gulf Fritillary 15
- Mexican Fritillary 3
- Bordered Patch 25
- Elada Checkerspot 1
- Phaon Crescent 25
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- White Peacock 3
- Mexican Bluewing 2
- Tropical Leafwing 3
- Empress Leilia 2
- Tawny Emperor 60
- Queen 300
- Soldier 5
- White-striped Longtail 2
- Sickle-winged Skipper 5
- Brown-banded Skipper 1
- White-patched Skipper 8
- Mournful Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 10
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 5
- Laviana White-Skipper 20
- Clouded Skipper 60
- Double-dotted Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 5
- Fiery Skipper 30
- Whirlabout 6
- Southern Broken-Dash 3
- Sachem 5
- Common Mellana 5
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 15
- Eufala Skipper 20
- Ocola Skipper 2
- Mexican Crescent 1
