Thanks to everyone who helped count and identify the
butterflies at Catoctin Creek Park. Over
40 people showed up! Below are the
results with the number counted next to the common name for the butterfly. Thanks to Kathy Barylski for the photo of the
Tawny Emperor she found on Sunday.
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| Tawny Emperor: Photo by Kathy Barylski |
SUMMER 2016
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Butterfly Types
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Number Counted
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Red-Spotted Purple
|
2
|
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Hackberry Emperor
|
2
|
|
Tawny Emperor
|
1
|
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Common Buckeye
|
2
|
|
Question Mark
|
1
|
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Red Admiral
|
1
|
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Silvery Checkerspot
|
1
|
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Cabbage White
|
over 100
|
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Clouded Sulfur
|
over 35
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Orange Sulfur
|
over 25
|
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Eastern Tailed Blue
|
23
|
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Summer Azure
|
4
|
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American Copper
|
6
|
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Black Swallowtail
|
1
|
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
|
10
|
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Pipevine Swallowtail
|
1
|
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Spicebush Swallowtail
|
2
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Unidentified Black Swallowtail (larger variety; not counted as a
separate species)
|
1
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Dun Skipper
|
1
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Least Skipper
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over 15
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Peck's Skipper
|
9
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Tawny-Edged Skipper
|
2
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Silver Spotted Skipper
|
10
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Total Number of Species
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22
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Total Number Counted
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250+
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