5 Most Common:
Other Common Sightings:
- Long Tailed Skipper
- Duskywings
- Polydamas Swallowtail
- Blues (Cassius and Ceranus)
- Orange Barred Sulphur
- Large Orange Sulphur
- Barred Yellow
- Giant Swallowtail
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
- Spicebush Swallowtail
- Tropical Checkered Skipper
- Checkered White
- Common Buckeye
- Red Admiral
- Red-Spotted Purple
- White Peacock
Notes from the Field:
- In late April, we had an exciting spotting: a Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) was seen drinking from a puddle behind the Flight Encounter! This is a rare sight in our area, and though we tried to grab it with a net, we were unsuccessful. We've had reports from other butterfly folks that they have also seen this fun species on occasion in the Tampa Bay area recently, so we'll be keeping our eyes open for them in the future.
- We are finally raising some Common Buckeye larvae in the lab, thanks to some eggs from a local butterfly grower. We have seen very few of these flying outside this year, and we don't really know why. We're glad to have them for the Flight Encounter again, since they are such a beautiful little butterfly with their orange markings and bold eyespots.
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