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Here's the list of different species of butterflies that I've seen in my garden.  The date (month/day) listed under the year is when I first saw this butterfly species in the garden during that year. The date under "Last" is when I last saw the species that year. The list only includes records of adult butterflies and not eggs, caterpillars, or pupae.

Butterfly List for the Garden

The date (month/day) listed under the year is when I first saw this butterfly species in the garden during that year. The date under "Last" is when I last saw the species that year. The list only includes records of adult butterflies; eggs, caterpillars, and pupae are not included.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swallowtails

 1993

1994

 1995

 Last

 1996

 Last

 1997

 Last

 1998

 Last

 1999

 Last

 2000

 Last

 2001

 Last

 2002

 Last

2003

Last

Swallowtails

Eastern Tiger

6/27

4/24

5/20

9/15

6/21

9/7

7/11

9/21

5/16

9/28

 4/5

10/2

 4/8

 9/30

4/22

 10/20

 4/15

10/7

 4/23

 9/28

Eastern Tiger

Spicebush

 

 

8/3

 

8/26

 

8/10

9/7

 

 

 8/15

 9/6

 5/26

 8/25

 8/12

 

 5/12

8/26

7/14

8/30

Spicebush

Black

7/25

4/27

9/3

9/15

7/6

9/25

6/8

7/19

8/8

 

 6/29

 10/2

 7/1

 

7/4

 8/18

 5/12

6/8

 8/17

 9/8

Black

Pipevine

 

6/19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 7/8

 7/10

 7/18

 7/22

 

 

 7/10

7/29

 

 

Pipevine

 Whites and Sulphurs

1993

1994

1995

Last

1996

Last

1997

Last

1998

 Last

1999

 Last

2000

Last

 2001

 Last

 2002

 Last

 

 

 Whites and Sulphurs

Cabbage White

X

X

3/26

9/15

6/17

10/28

3/29

10/12

3/28

11/15

3/20

11/13

3/25

 11/4

4/8

 11/28

3/24

10/27

3/24

 11/8

Cabbage White

Clouded Sulphur

7/17

 

7/16

 

6/21

10/15

3/30

10/27

3/29

10/24

 4/3

 9/25

3/25

 10/21

4/8

 10/21

4/14 

10/26

 4/23

 11/3

Clouded Sulphur

Orange Sulphur

 

8/20

8/26

 

9/21

10/15

7/13

10/5

8/23

10/18

 4/2

10/3

 4/16

 11/6

4/22

 11/10

3/24

10/21

 4/28

 11/3

Orange Sulphur

Cloudless Sulphur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/26

9/27

 

 

 

 

 10/13

 

 

 

 

 

Cloudless Sulphur

Sleepy Orange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/20

 12/1

 8/31

10/26

 

 

Sleepy Orange

 Hairstreaks and Blues

1993

1994

1995

Last

1996

Last

1997

Last

1998

 Last

1999

 Last

2000

Last

 2001

 Last

2002

 Last

 

 

 Hairstreaks and Blues

Eastern Tailed Blue

7/12

6/18

9/15

 

6/17

10/15

6/22

9/16

4/25

9/28

 5/1

 9/26

 5/6

 9/23

 4/30

 9/23

 4/15

9/20

 4/27

 10/12

Eastern Tailed Blue

Spring and Summer Azure

 

6/18

5/20

9/15

6/17

9/27

4/20

9/16

5/28

9/19

 5/23

 9/20

 5/14

 9/9

 5/10

 9/3

 5/13

9/17

 4/13

 9/22

Spring and Summer Azure

Gray Hairstreak

7/7

8/20

7/22

9/3

7/14

9/21

7/12

10/5

7/17

10/24

 7/5

 10/2

 6/3

 9/16

 7/9

 9/3

 6/16

10/5

 4/28

 10/20

Gray Hairstreak

Red-Banded Hairstreak

 

 

8/7

 

8/17

8/27

6/8

10/12

8/4

11/15

 5/2

 9/20

 5/13

 10/23

 8/7

 9/3

 5/12

10/21

 8/23

 9/22

Red-Banded Hairstreak

Banded Hairstreak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/4

 7/4

 6/19

 7/1

 6/8

 

 

 

Banded Hairstreak

White M Hairstreak

 

 

 

 

9/30

10/12

 

 

9/12

 

 

 

 8/28

 10/21

 9/22

 

 9/7

9/14

 8/16

 9/13

White M Hairstreak

 Brushfoots

1993

1994

1995

Last

1996

Last

1997

Last

1998

 Last

1999

 Last

2000

Last

 2001

 Last

2002

 Last

 

 

 Brushfoots

American Snout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/9

 

 6/2

 

 

 

 

 

American Snout

Variegated Fritillary

 

8/6

 

 

 

 

8/3

 

9/20

10/11

 7/5

 8/28

 6/3

10/23

 8/16

 8/26

 7/1

9/20

 8/16

 9/26

Variegated Fritillary

Great Spangled Fritillary

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/10

 

7/3

 

 6/29

 7/5

 6/17

 7/4

 6/24

 8/26

 6/10

9/7

 7/5

 9/22

Great Spangled Fritillary

Pearl Crescent

7/16

5/1

8/19

 

7/14

10/14

7/7

8/30

8/8

11/15

 7/15

10/30

 4/8

 11/4

 4/30

 10/20

 4/15

 11/9

 5/11

 11/3

Pearl Crescent

Monarch

8/8

8/1

5/20

10/22

7/12

10/27

4/26

10/12

6/29

11/11

 7/4

11/6

 5/24

 10/23

 7/14

12/6

 7/28

10/14

 7/4

 11/2

Monarch

Hackberry Emperor

 

 

 

 

6/29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hackberry Emperor

Tawny Emperor Emperor

8/28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tawny Emperor

Red-Spotted Purple

7/25

7/30

7/8

9/15

7/13

9/30

 

 

7/1

9/28

 9/5

 9/7

 6/28

 10/7

 6/17

 9/29

 7/15

 

 7/28

 9/26

Red-Spotted Purple

Viceroy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viceroy

Red Admiral

7/24

 

5/20

 

8/31

9/30

 

 

7/4

8/31

 

 

 6/21

 9/9

 5/28

 11/4

 

 

 5/11

 9/22

Red Admiral

Eastern Comma

 

10/1

 

 

9/30

10/26

 

 

7/5

 

 8/2

 

3/26

 9/30

4/8

7/22

 

 

 6/1

 9/20

Eastern Comma

Question Mark

 

 

 

 

10/12

 

 

 

7/5

 

 8/2

 

 5/26

 9/2

 7/21

 

 

 

 6/15

 8/17

Question Mark

Mourning Cloak

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7/10

 

 5/26

 10/14

4/9

4/28

 

 

 4/27

 9/7

Mourning Cloak

Painted Lady

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/31

 

 9/26

 

 9/23

 

 6/30

11/5

 7/21

10/21

 8/24

 10/6

Painted Lady

American Lady

 

 

7/1

 

 

 

7/19

8/17

7/5

7/11

 5/24

 

 6/4

 10/21

 5/28

 11/3

 6/8

9/9

 6/6

 10/4

American Lady

Common Buckeye

 

8/12

7/4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8/26

 9/17

 

 

 9/8

 10/7

 

 

Common Buckeye

 Skippers

1993

1994

1995

Last

1996

Last

1997

Last

1998

 Last

1999

 Last

2000

Last

2001

 Last

2002

 Last

 

 

 Skippers

Silver-Spotted Skipper

7/25

6/18

7/1

8/19

6/20

9/3

6/8

9/27

5/15

9/24

 5/29

 9/5

 5/14

 9/9

 5/28

 9/3

 4/28

9/29

 6/5

 9/21

Silver-Spotted Skipper

Long-tailed Skipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-tailed Skipper

Hayhurst’s Scallopwing

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/24

 

7/11

8/3

 5/30

 9/6

 7/15

 8/28

 5/27

 9/29

 5/12

10/7

 6/2

 8/17

Hayhurst’s Scallopwing

Horace’s Duskywing(1)

 

 

 

 

7/26

 

 

 

8/29

9/20

 7/6

 9/20

 7/1

 9/17

5/4

 9/22

 7/9

9/22

 4/23

 9/6

Horace’s Duskywing(1)

Wild Indigo Duskywing

 

8/24

7/8

8/14

7/21

9/22

7/10

9/20

7/3

9/19

 5/21

 8/15

 8/12

 10/14

 5/12

 7/28

 5/4

9/20

 8/24

 9/7

Wild Indigo Duskywing

Common Checkered Skipper

10/11

 

 

 

 

 

10/4

10/11

8/22

9/28

 

 

 8/12

 9/10

 10/14

 

 9/7

 

 

 

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Sootywing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/19

 

 

 

 

 

 8/17

 

Common Sootywing

Least Skipper

 

 

8/19

8/20

 

 

 

 

8/15

8/22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8/29

 9/8

Least Skipper

Sachem

7/4

7/23

5/21

9/15

7/13

10/13

6/8

10/12

5/16

10/24

 5/23

10/30

 5/6

 11/10

 5/10

 11/10

5/4

10/27 

 7/25

 11/8

Sachem

Peck’s Skipper

 

7/17

7/15

9/15

7/13

9/30

7/19

10/5

7/10

9/28

 7/5

10/3

 7/13

 10/14

 7/9

 9/30

 4/28

10/5

 8/16

 10/13

Peck’s Skipper

Zabulon Skipper

8/21

7/15

8/19

8/26

8/3

8/27

6/14

9/7

8/3

8/23

 8/7

 9/7

 5/13

 9/9

 6/18

 8/26

 6/2

8/26

 8/16

 9/20

Zabulon Skipper

Clouded Skipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

10/11

 

8/23

10/12

 8/29

10/31

 7/4

 10/22

 

 

 9/7

10/6

 

 

Clouded Skipper

Little Glassywing

 

 

 

 

8/25

8/26

7/7

8/30

6/21

8/9

 6/19

 7/8

 6/16

 6/25

 6/17

 6/27

 6/8

8/12

 7/4

 8/24

Little Glassywing

Dun Skipper

 

 

8/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 7/10

 8/21

 5/26

 9/11

 6/28

 8/18

 6/1

8/17

 

 

Dun Skipper

Northern Broken-Dash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/12

 

 

 

 

 

Northern Broken-Dash

Fiery Skipper

 

10/1

8/18

8/26

 

 

 

 

8/3

11/1

 7/5

10/31

 7/1

 11/6

 8/18

10/20

 8/4

10/21

 8/16

 11/3

Fiery Skipper

Tawny-edged Skipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8/12

 

 8/16

 8/18

Tawny-edged Skipper

Southern Broken-Dash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/12

 

 

 

Southern Broken-Dash

Crossline Skipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crossline Skipper

Ocola Skipper

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9/27

 

 

 

 9/24

 

 

 

 9/9

10/5

 8/17

 10/20

Ocola Skipper

 

1993

1994

1995

 

1996

 

1997

 

1998

 

 1999

 

 2000

 

2001 

 

 2002

 

 2003

 

 

Total Species/Year

14

12

24

 

25

 

27

 

37

 

30

 

40

 

38

 

37

 

35

 

 

 

Total species for the garden = 51

Footnote: (1) The May 4, 2001, sighting of a Horace's Duskywing could have been of a Juvenal's Duskywing.

sachemmate3_pgln.jpg

Sachem skippers mating.  7/9/2006

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