Observations made on the Friday Gulls field trip, 9 am to 1:30 pm, May 7, 2010.
Legend: actual number seen, or  a= abundant (too many to count), or  c= common (20-25+).

Cabbage White
(Pieris rapae) c

Checkered White
(Pieris protodice) 2

Orange Sulfur
(Colias eurytheme)  c

Black Swallowtail
(Papilio polyxenes)  3

Hackberry Emperor
(Asterocampa celtis)  2

Questionmark
(Polygonia interragationis)  3

Painted Lady
(Vanessa cardui)  c

American Lady
(Vanessa virginiensis) a

Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta)  a

Variegated Fritillary
(Euptoieta claudia)  1

American Snout
(Libytheana carinenta)  1

Grey Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus)  3

Red-Banded Hairstreak
(Calycopis cecrops) 1

Dusky-Blue Groundstreak
(Calycopis isobeon)  1

Best nectaring plants this day
Ligustrum  species
Cotoneaster species.

Oviposition (eggs) on
parsley or plants.