May 2016 Sightings
Jim Springer
Warren Twp
Somerset County, NJ
- Cabbage White 1
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 1
Wade Wander
Oxford Twp.
Warren County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 3
- Eastern Comma 2
Sharon & Wade Wander
White Lake Preserve
Warren County, NJ
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 5
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Spring Azure 3
- Pearl Crescent 4
- American Lady 1
Sharon Wander
Sparta Mountain WMA
Morris County, NJ
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
Jeffrey Shreiner
High Point SP - Kuser Bog Loop Trail
Sussex County, NJ
- Spring Azure 3
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 5
Sharon Wander
Whittingham WMA
Sussex County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 20
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 1
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 1
Marie Longo
Hackensack
Bergen County, NJ
- Cabbage White 2
- Red Admiral 1
Jane Hurwitz
Bernardsville along Hardscrabble Road
Somerset County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 10
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
Jim Springer
Campgaw Mountain County Reservation
Bergen County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Cabbage White 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Spring Azure 1
- Pearl Crescent 6
- American Lady 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
Michael Newlon
Stahl Natural Area
Somerset County, NJ
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 16
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 2
Alice Koster
Dismal Harmony Natural Area Mendham Twp
Morris County, NJ
- Harvester 1
Ahmet Baytas
Sunrise Mountain
Sussex County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Falcate Orangetip 1
- Brown Elfin 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Brown Elfin 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 32
- Spring Azure 2
- Pearl Crescent 4
- American Lady 5
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 10
- Cobweb Skipper 9
Northern Cloudywing
Cobweb Skipper
Brown Elfin
Sharon & Wade Wander
Swartswood State Park
Sussex County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Pearl Crescent 2
- American Lady 1
Joseph Burgiel
White Lake Preserve
Warren County, NJ
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 4
- Clouded Sulphur 9
- Orange Sulphur 1
- American Copper 1
- Pearl Crescent 22
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 2
- Common Ringlet 3
Sharon & Wade Wander
Mount Olive Twp.—International Trade Zone
Morris County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 6
- Red Admiral 1
Ahmet Baytas
Blue Mountain Lake
Sussex County, NJ
- Sleepy Duskywing 2
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 6
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Hobomok Skipper 1
Northern Cloudywing
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 12
- American Lady 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 8
Spicebush Swallowtail
Juvenal's Duskywing
Sharon & Wade Wander
Kittatinny Valley State Park
Sussex County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Spicebush Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 2
- Pearl Crescent 6
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Hobomok Skipper 1
Ahmet Baytas
Powerline Cut west of Cedar Grove Reservoir
Essex County, NJ
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 8
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 25
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Mourning Cloak 1
- American Lady 1
- Wild Indigo Duskywing 4
- Zabulon Skipper 1
Sharon & Wade Wander
Whittingham WMA
Sussex County, NJ
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 2
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Alice Koster
Cross Estate Gardens
Somerset County, NJ
Had 3 male Eastern Tiger Swallowtails and 1 dark form female
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 3
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Spicebush Swallowtail 2
- Cabbage White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 1
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Spicebush Swallowtail 1
- Cabbage White 5
- Clouded Sulphur 5
- Red-banded Hairstreak 1
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 7
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Juvenal's Duskywing 1
Silver-spotted Skipper
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Jane Hurwitz
Bernardsville home garden
Somerset County, NJ
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Cabbage White 2
- Red Admiral 1
Sharon & Wade Wander
Wander home garden, Fredon Twp.
Sussex County, NJ
- Common Buckeye 1
Joan Rottkamp
Franklin Lakes
Bergen County, NJ
Saw at least two American Lady butterflies on our driveway gravel.
- American Lady 2
American Lady
Jim Springer
Sourland Mountain Preserve
Somerset County, NJ
1:30pm-4:30pm, mostly overcast
Moderator's Note: New county record and new early date for Pepper and Salt Skipper.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4
- Cabbage White 2
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Appalachian Azure 10
- Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
- Pearl Crescent 4
- American Lady 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper 2
- Dreamy Duskywing 4
- Juvenal's Duskywing 2
- Hobomok Skipper 1
- Pepper and Salt Skipper 1
Appalachian Azure
Pepper and Salt Skipper
Dreamy Duskywing
Nerses Kazanjian
Tatum Park, Middletown
Monmouth County, NJ
- Harvester 4
Puddling along side road