Saturday, August 13, 2016

Butterflies found at BB Brown's Gardens on July 16, 2016




Following is the list of butterflies that we found at BB Brown's Gardens on July 16, 2016.  It was very hot that day and we found a lot of butterflies such as a Great Purple Hairstreak, White M Hairstreaks, Red-banded Hairstreaks, Viceroys, and Carolina Satyrs on the woodland trail hanging out in the shade under the oak trees.  We had a total of 25 species.

GROUP
SCIENTIFIC NAME
COMMON NAME
NUMBER OF ADULTS
Broad-winged Skippers
Urbanus proteus
Long-tailed Skipper
1
Broad-winged Skippers
Urbanus dorantes
Dorantes Skipper
1
Spread-winged Skippers
Erynnis horatius
Horace's Duskywing
3
Grass Skippers
Cymaenes tripunctus
Three-spotted Skipper
1
Grass Skippers
Lerema accius
Clouded Skipper
1
Grass Skippers
Hylephila phyleus
Fiery Skipper
1
Grass Skippers
Panoquina ocola
Ocola Skipper
2
Swallowtails
Battus philenor philenor
Pipevine Swallowtail
1
Swallowtails
Battus polydamas lucayus
Polydamas Swallowtail
3
Swallowtails
Heraclides cresphontes
Giant Swallowtail
6
Swallowtails
Pterourus glaucus australis
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
2
Swallowtails
Pterourus troilus troilus
Spicebush Swallowtail
4
Swallowtails
Pterourus palamedes
Palamedes Swallowtail
1
Whites
Ascia monuste phileta
Great Southern White
3
Sulphurs
Phoebis sennae eubule
Cloudless Sulphur
6
Sulphurs
Phoebis philea
Orange-barred Sulphur
1
Hairstreaks
Atlides halesus
Great Purple Hairstreak
1
Hairstreaks
Calycopis cecrops
Red-banded Hairstreak
4
Hairstreaks
Parrhasius m-album
White-M Hairstreak
4
Milkweed Butterflies
Danaus gilippus berenice
Queen
1
Passionflower Butterflies
Agraulis vanillae nigrior
Gulf Fritillary
44
Passionflower Butterflies
Heliconius charithonia tuckeri
Zebra Heliconian
31
Passionflower Butterflies
Euptoieta claudia
Variegated Fritillary
1
Admirals
Limenitis archippus floridensis
Viceroy
2
Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Carolina Satyr
2









Sunday, February 28, 2016

Have you seen the Cabbage White in Florida?


BIOBLITZ Results for February 20, 2016




B.B. Brown’s Gardens & Florida Scrub Jay Trail
Lake County, Florida

BIOBLITZ Results for February 20, 2016

compiled by Marc Minno

Butterflies
Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)
Atalopedes campestris huron (Sachem) 2
Copaeodes minima (Southern Skipperling) ? possible brief sighting
Cymaenes tripunctus (Three-spotted Skipper) 1
Hylephila phyleus (Fiery Skipper) 4
Lerema accius (Clouded Skipper) 1
Polites vibex (Whirlabout Skipper) 2

Hesperiidae: Pyrginae (Spread-winged Skippers)
Erynnis horatius (Horace's Duskywing) ? 1

Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae (Blues)
Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus (Ceraunus Blue) 1

Nymphalidae: Heliconiinae (Passionflower Butterflies)
Agraulis vanillae nigrior (Gulf Fritillary) 9
Heliconius charithonia tuckeri (Zebra Heliconian) 5

Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Junonia coenia (Common Buckeye) 1

Pieridae: Coliadinae (Sulphurs)
Abaeis nicippe (Sleepy Orange) 3
Eurema daira daira (Barred Yellow) 3
Phoebis sennae eubule (Cloudless Sulphur) 7

Spring Insects and Wildflowers at B.B. Brown's Gardens (The Florida Scrub Jay Trail)