July 2018 Sightings

9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Hot, up to 92 deg. F., mostly sunny,

Observations from 11:45am-2:00pm. An unided hairstreak spp.

95°F, sunny, 3:30pm-4:30pm

There has been some more activity at the milkweed as well as other visitors to the garden. However, the bait, mud and scat remain untouched.

In the evening I had a butterfly visitor at the moth lights. A European Skipper joined the crowd. I have had a number of butterflies come to the lights at night through the years. This was my first Skipper. The night before I had a beautiful Promethea Moth come to the back porch light.

2:00pm-3:00pm. 94°F, sunny, short stop to see if any Harvesters had recolonized the site-no joy.

Observations from 8:00-11:00am. Primarily targeting Hoary Edge.

Lots to Milkweed but few Butterflies

8:30-1:00 mid 90s
1 fresh Coral Hairstreak 1 worn

10 AM - noon; sunny and very hot.

Extremely hot and humid. Constant thunder from the east. Observations from 2-4pm

9:00-10:15 and 2:55-3:40, in different areas. Sunny, very hot, oppressively humid.

11:30 to 2:15. A nice place to be on a hot day. Temps. in high 80s.

[Moderator's Note]: This is the 3rd report of Compton Tortoiseshell in the state this year and first report of the summer brood–all in Sussex County. Keep an eye on them elsewhere in northern NJ.

11:15-12:00. Sunny, hot, humid. We had Baltimores here in 2016, but none since.

drive by sighting

10-2pm overcast with thunder in the distance, very humid
first time visit and not my last

10:00 to 2:15. Mostly overcast with occasional thin sun; temps in mid-80s.

8 to 11 am. Hazy, Hot, & Humid.

1:30 to 3:00. Sunny, hot & humid. Checking a spot for Saturday's Springdale Fourth of July Butterfly Count.

Finally a Banded Hairstreak!

I also found two different instars of Abbott's Sphinx caterpillars on the Virginia Creeper on the front porch.

Wooded and marshy area to the left of the trail head where the official trail ends and goes towards the Rt 206 shopping area.

Mid afternoon. We watched a Monarch ovipositing in the butterfly garden. We had a few early and mid instar Prominent and Crambid Snout caterpillars on various trees and plants. Butterfly numbers were very low compared to visits in early July in other years.

Observations from 11-11:45am

No Harvesters! 2:15-3:00, sunny

9:30-2 pm
sunny and no clouds 77f
walked to castle , button bush productive
very comfortable day

4-6pm
sunny 77f lots of thru hikers
many fresh commas

Observations from 12:10-1:30 pm

10:00-11:15, sunny, 71°. New brood of Juniper Hairstreak out - look for them perched on the tall yellow umbels of Wild Parsnip.