Most groups commented on the relatively low numbers of butterflies but we did manage to come up with a respectable 2186 individuals of 49 species (average of 2572 and 49 respectively since 1992). The species total doesn't include the single larvae of Giant Swallowtail or the White Admiral form that is considered the same species as Red-spotted Purple. The North American Butterfly Association simply uses the common name Red-Spotted Admiral to refer to both subspecies.
Highlights and Lowlights:
New for the count: 3 American Snout, bringing us to 77
species all time
1004 Edward's Hairstreaks is a new count high (previous was
73)
2 Gray Comma passes previous record of 1
12 Crossline Skippers ties the previous high
2 Striped Hairstreaks are the first since 2007
4 Monarch beats previous record low of 5 set in 2002
(average of 51 since 1992)
1 Question Mark ties record low
4 Monarch beats previous record low of 5 set in 2002
(average of 51 since 1992)
1 Question Mark ties record low
The full list is below. July 6th, 2013 Long Point Butterfly Count |
|
| English Name | Number |
| Black Swallowtail | 1 |
| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | 44 |
| Canadian Tiger Swallowtail | |
| Spicebush Swallowtail | 13 |
| Pipevine Swallowtail | |
| Checkered White | |
| Mustard White | |
| Cabbage White | 261 |
| Clouded Sulphur | 35 |
| Orange Sulphur | 8 |
| Harvester | |
| American Copper | 11 |
| Bronze Copper | 3 |
| Coral Hairstreak | 11 |
| Acadian Hairstreak | |
| Edward's Hairstreak | 1004 |
| Banded Hairstreak | 2 |
| Hickory Hairstreak | 1 |
| Striped Hairstreak | 2 |
| Gray Hairstreak | |
| Eastern Tailed-Blue | 7 |
| Summer Azure | 37 |
| American Snout | 3 |
| Variegated Fritillary | |
| Great Spangled Fritillary | 18 |
| Silver-bordered Fritillary | |
| Meadow Fritillary | |
| Aphrodite Fritillary | |
| Silvery Checkerspot | 19 |
| Pearl Crescent | 8 |
| Northern Crescent | 333 |
| Baltimore Checkerspot | 40 |
| Question Mark | 1 |
| Eastern Comma | 6 |
| Grey Comma | 2 |
| Compton Tortoiseshell | |
| Mourning Cloak | 14 |
| Milbert's Tortoiseshell | |
| American Lady | |
| Painted Lady | 1 |
| Red Admiral | 8 |
| Buckeye | |
| Red-spotted Purple | 16 |
| Viceroy | 6 |
| Tawny Emperor | 17 |
| Northern Pearly-Eye | 6 |
| Eyed Brown | 24 |
| Appalacian Brown | 1 |
| Little Wood-Satyr | 30 |
| Common Ringlet | |
| Common Wood-Nymph | 40 |
| Monarch | 4 |
| Silver-spotted Skipper | 78 |
| Southern Cloudywing | |
| Northern Cloudywing | 2 |
| Dreamy Duskywing | |
| Sleepy Duskywing | |
| Juvenal's Duskywing | |
| Wild Indigo Duskywing | |
| Common Sootywing | |
| Least Skipper | 3 |
| European Skipper | 18 |
| Peck's Skipper | 2 |
| Tawny-edged Skipper | 1 |
| Crossline Skipper | 12 |
| Long Dash | 3 |
| Northern Broken-Dash | 11 |
| Little Glassywing | |
| Sachem | |
| Delaware Skipper | 1 |
| Hobomok Skipper | 2 |
| Broad-winged Skipper | 1 |
| Dion Skipper | |
| Black Dash | |
| Two-spotted Skipper | |
| Dun Skipper | 15 |
| Common Checkered Skipper | |
| Total Individuals | 2186 |
| Total Species | 49 |
Adam, thanks for sharing. Its interesting to read what is showing up in other counties. Its amazing to read that Edwards Hairsteaks are more abundant than Cabbage Whites! Things are a little more sparse this year it seems. In particular, where are all the Monarchs? Its front page news here in Windsor.
ReplyDeleteI think the theory is that not too many Monarchs wintered in Mexico this past winter, and then the late spring meant there wasn't much milkweed for the subsequent generations that wanted to move north. Hopefully they are able to recover.
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