Date Records: .. Swallowtails ... Whites, Sulphurs ... Coppers, Hairstreaks, Blues ... Brushfoots ... Skippers.

SWALLOWTAILS NNJ early NNJ late SENY early SENY late Broods
Pipevine Swallowtail 2-May (91 NS) ? 5-May (91, 97) 11-Nov (91 AL) 2-3
Black Swallowtail 7-Apr (00 AB) 16-Oct (01 KK) 5-Apr (97 DH) 24-Oct (93 SW) 2-3
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 21-Apr (96 PM) 6-Oct (96 WW) 8-Apr (00 RK, SB) 3-Oct (01 FB) 2-3
Spicebush Swallowtail 18-Apr (98 JS) 26-Sep (93 MG) 16-Apr (00 EL) 11-Oct (85 DR) 2-3
Giant Swallowtail 17-Jun (94 JG) 17-Jun (94 JG) 3-Sep (90 RK) 3-Sep (90 RK) origin uncertain
Zebra Swallowtail ----- ----- 25-Jun (95 PS) 25-Jun (95 PS) origin uncertain

WHITES, SULPHURS NNJ early NNJ late SENY early SENY late Broods
Cabbage White 14-Mar (02 AB) 27-Nov (99 MG) 15-Mar (00 CR) 5-Dec (01 PC) multiple
Checkered White 24-Jul (96 WW) 25-Sep (93 MG) 24-Mar (02 TM) 14-Oct (01 SW) 2-3
Falcate Orangetip 8-Apr (00 JS) 7-Jun (96 WW) 27-Mar (02 TF) 29-May (88 GT) 1
Clouded Sulphur 16-Apr (95 JS) 6-Dec(94 WW) 20-Mar (91 DR) 14-Nov (87, 93, 94) mulitple
Orange Sulphur ? 20-Nov (99 MG) 23-Mar (02 JZ) 27-Dec (94 ABa) multiple
Cloudless Sulphur ? ? 15-Aug (93 SW) 6-Dec (98 SF) stray
Little Yellow 3-Jul (98 PP) 23-Oct (93 GT) 28-Jun (98 MB) 2-Oct (93 SW, RK) 2-3, more southward
Dainty Sulphur ----- ----- 25-Oct (00 SW) 25-Oct (00 SW) stray,1 record

GOSSAMER WINGS NNJ early NNJ late SENY early SENY late Broods
Harvester 9-Jun (96 WW) 30-Aug (96 WW) 27-Mar (89 JG) 28-Sep (96 JSpa) multiple
American Copper 6-Apr (91 SW) 17-Oct (92 RC) 9-Apr (91 JZ) 29-Oct (89 SW) multiple
Bog Copper 15-Jun (94 JG) 8-Jul (96 JS) 22-Jun (89 SB) 25-Jul (92 GT) 1
Bronze Copper 17-Jun (94 WW) 4-Sep (94 WW) 11-Jun (81 HZ) 5-Aug (79 HZ) 2
Coral Hairstreak 8-Jun (91 MG) 1-Aug (93 WW) 15-Jun (86 HZ) 2-Aug (92 SB) 1
Acadian Hairstreak 4-Jul (95 WW) 4-Jul (95 WW) 19-Jun (93 RK SW) 3-Aug (92 NW) 1
Edward's Hairstreak ? 11-Jul (92 HZ) 15-Jun (86, 91 GT) 20-Aug (92 SB) 1
Banded Hairstreak 19-Jun (95 MG) 7-Aug (95 WW) 6-Jun (91 NW) 12-Aug (89 SW) 1
Hickory Hairstreak 21-Jun (92 HZ) 2-Aug (96 WW) 18-Jun (88 HZ) 2-Aug (92 JG) 1
Striped Hairstreak 19-Jun (95 MG) 6-Jul (96 2 rpts) ? 17-Jun (87,93,94) 5-Aug (00 HZ) 1
Southern Hairstreak 26-Jun (94 JG) 3-Jul (95 MG) 11-Jun (89 JG) 15-Jul (90 SW) 1
Brown Elfin 11-Apr (98 JS) 15-May (93 JI, HZ) 12-Apr (91 SB) 31-May (95 NW) 1
Hoary Elfin 24-Apr (00 TF) 7-May (00 JS) ----- ----- 1
Frosted Elfin 28-Apr (95 TF) 21-May (92 HZ) 7-May (89 SB RK) 1-Jul (95 SB) 1
Henry's Elfin 8-Apr (00 JS) 16-May (98 JS SW) ----- ----- 1
Eastern Pine Elfin 28-Apr (94 JG) 23-May (98 SW) 20-Apr (95 SB) 18-Jun (88, 89) 1
Juniper (Olive) Hairstreak 25-Apr (93, 98) 13-Sep (97 JS) 24-Apr (88, 89) 19-Aug (92 JG) 2
Hessel's Hairstreak 24-Apr (00 TF, KW) ----- 6-May (91 KS) 6-May (91 KS) 2
White M Hairstreak 28-Apr (89 NW) 31-Aug (96 JS) 16-Apr (00 EL) 2-Oct (01 TF, SW) about 3
Red-banded Hairstreak 3-May (91 GT) 2-Nov (99 MG) 14-May (90, 95) 25-Oct (91 NW) usually 2
Gray Hairstreak 21-Apr (96 PB) 23-Oct (95 MG) 31-Mar (98 DH) 4-Nov (01 TF, SW) about 3
Eastern Tailed Blue 1-Apr (00 PM, PW) 31-Oct (99 MG) 10-Apr (98 MB) 8-Nov (96 TF) multiple
Spring Azure 24-Mar (00 AB) ? 2-Apr (89 SW) 30-May (94 AL) 1
Edward's Azure ? ? ? ? 1
Pine Barrens Azure 28-May (94 JG) ? 16-May (98 JS, SW) ? ? 1
Cherry Gall Azure ? ? 2-May (98 SW) 16-Jun (95 SW) 1
Appalachian Azure ? 23-May (98 JS, SW) 14-May (90 JG) ? 1
Summer Azure ? 4-Oct (96 JC) 27-Mar (02 DR) 28-Oct (94 NW) 3-5, usually 3 full
Marine Blue ----- ----- 29-Aug (93 SW, JZ) 29-Aug (93 SW, JZ) stray, 1 record

METALMARKS NNJ early NNJ late SENY early SENY late Broods
Northern Metalmark 24-Jun (99 TF) 22-Jul (95 ??) ----- ------ 1
SNOUTS          
American Snout   21-Oct (00 JG) 25-May (91 2 rpts.) 13-Oct (00 JR) 2-3

BRUSH-FOOTS NNJ early NNJ late SENY early SENY late Broods
Variegated Fritillary ? 15-Oct (00 SW) 9-May (00 SW) 6-Dec (98 SF) stray
Great Spangled Fritillary 10-Jun (94 JG) 8-Oct (94 WW) 31-May (91 JG) 5-Oct (01 SW) 1
Aphrodite Fritillary 4-Jul (95 WW) 19-Aug (94 WW) 21-Jun (86 HZ) 16-Sep (87 JG) 1
Silver-bordered Fritillary 15-May (98 JS) 21-Sep (96 MG) 2-Jul (91 NW) 3-Sep (95 JY) 2
Meadow Fritillary 16-Apr (95 JS) ? 21-Apr (85 JG) 1-Oct (95 GT, JY) 3-4
Silvery Checkerspot 21-May (91 NW) 14-Jun (92 WW) 4-Jun (97 TF) 14-Jul (96 GT) 1
Harris' Checkerspot 12-Jun (92 JG, WW) 23-Jun (94 WW) 30-May (93, 98) 9-Jul (95 GT) 1
Pearl Crescent 18-Apr (98 JS) 2-Nov (99 MG) 26-Apr (85 JG) 25-Oct (94 NW) 3-4
Baltimore Checkerspot 17-Jun (88 MG) 16-Jul (88 JW, MW) 10-Jun (91 JG) 29-Jul (89 SW) 1
Question Mark 28-Mar (91 NW) ? 28-Mar (98 SW) 17-Dec (96 AO) 2; also a Jan. rcd.
Eastern Comma 14-Mar (02 AB) ? 14-Mar (02 TF) 14-Nov (93 TB) 2, overwinters
Compton Torstoisheshell 14-Mar (90 NW) 19-Oct (94 WW) 2-Mar (97 TF) 15-Nov (91 JA) 1, overwinters
Mourning Cloak 24-Feb (96 NS) 7-Oct (92 WW) 5-Feb (91 SB) 10-Dec (90 DR, JZ) 1, overwinters
Milbert's Torstoisheshell ----- ----- 13-Oct (00 JY) 28-Oct (00 JP) stray, 2 records
Small Torstoisheshell ----- ----- 25-Aug (91 SW) 15-Oct (90 NW) origin uncertain
American Lady 6-Apr (91 SW)   23-Mar (00 TF) 7-Dec (91 SW) multiple
Painted Lady ? ? 31-Mar (98 DH) 11-Dec (01  JWo) migrant
Red Admiral ? ? 24-Mar (00 TF) 10-Dec (90 JZ) multiple
Common Buckeye 12-Mar (90 PM) ? 11-May (92 DR, 00 SW) 8-Dec (91 SW) migrant
Red-spotted Purple 6-May (90 MG) 24-Oct (96 PB) 30-Apr (94 JY) 17-Sep (87 DR) 2
Viceroy 24-May (96 WW) 4-Oct (94 WW) 20-May (91 JG) 10-Oct (88 JG) 2
Hackberry Emperor 9-Jun (91 MG) 10-Oct (94 MG, GT) 11-Jun (89 JG) 22-Sep (00 SW) 2
Tawny Emperor 24-Jun (99 TF) ? 22-Jun (91 mob) 15-Sep (96 SW) 2
Northern Pearly-Eye 24-Jun (93 WW) 8-Aug (93, 94 WW) 14-Jun (96 JY) 1-Sep (90 RK) 1, partial 2nd?
Eyed Brown 22-Jun (94 WW) ? 20-Jun (89 JG) 31-Jul (94 GT) 1
Appalachian Brown 3-Jun (95 JS) 2-Sep (93 WW) 6-Jun (98 SW) 9-Sep (96 JY) 1, partial 2nd?
Georgia Satyr 25-Jun (94 ??) 11-Jul (00 TF) ----- ----- 1
Little Wood-Satyr I 15-May (01 AB) ? 17-May (91 JG, 01 JP) 28-Jun (92, 93, 97) 1
Little Wood-Satyr II 14-Jun (91 MG) 12-Aug (92 WW) 16-Jun (91 SW) 9-Aug (87 JA) 1
Common Ringlet 24-May (96 WW) 13-Jun (95 WW) 22-May (93 RC) 13-Sep (97 SB) 2
Common Wood-Nymph 24-Jun (99 TF) 8-Sep (96 WW) 14-Jun (91 JG) 13-Sep (86, 92, 97) 1
Monarch 30-Apr (00 DL) 10-Nov (94 WW) 20-Apr (94, 97) 11-Dec (94 JA) multiple

SKIPPERS NNJ early NNJ late SENY early SENY late Broods
Silver-spotted Skipper 28-Apr (90, 95) 10-Oct (92 MG) 1-May (85 JG) 3-Oct (01 TF) 2-3
Long-tailed Skipper ? 8-Oct (94 KH) 20-Aug (94 NW) 17-Oct (90 NW) stray
Hoary Edge 5-Jun (89 NW) 15-Jul (95 GT, MG) 23-May (93 NW) 20-Aug (92 SB) 1
Southern Cloudywing 15-May (93 JI) 20-Jul (96 GT) 22-May (99 SW) 19-Jul (4 times) 1, 2 c. NJ
Northern Cloudywing 8-May (01 AB) ? 12-May (85 GT) 15-Jul (90 SW) 1
Dreamy Duskywing 18-Apr (98 JS) 26-Jun (94 GT) 1-May (85 JG) 1-Jul (00 SW) 1
Sleepy Duskywing 24-Apr (00 TF, KW) ? 20-Apr (00 SW) 7-Jun (92 SW) 1
Juvenal's Duskywing 8-Apr (00 JS) 20-Jun (93 GT, MG) 14-Apr (87 JG) 24-Jun (89 DK) 1
Horace's Duskywing ? 2-Aug (89 MG) ? 3-Oct (01 SW) 3
Wild Indigo Duskywing 28-Apr (94 WW) 23-Oct (93 GT) 4-May (00 SW) 25-Oct (91 NW, 00 JK) 3-4
Co. Checkered-Skipper 11-Jul (94 MG) 2-Oct (94 MG, GT) 27-May (94 JY) 1-Dec (01 TF) 2-3
Common Sootywing 6-May (95 MG) ? 1-May (90, 94) 28-Sep (94 NW) 3
Arctic Skipper 30-May (93, 94) 21-Jun (97 TB) 6-Jun (95 JY) 6-Jun (95 JY) 1
Swarthy Skipper 22-May (95 MG) ? 5-Jun (95 SW) 28-Sep (92 SW) 2
Clouded Skipper ----- ----- 9-Sep (93 JZ) 3-Oct (91 JG) stray
Least Skipper 23-May (98 JS, SW) 7-Oct (94 JG) 27-May (91 RK) 5-Oct (01 SW) 2-3
European Skipper 30-May (96 JC) 11-Jul (94 WW) 27-May (91 RK) 27-Jul (85 JG) 1
Fiery Skipper 6-Jul (96 JS) 26-Nov (01 KK) 29-Jun (91 GT) 5-Nov (97 MB) 2-3
Cobweb Skipper 30-Apr (00 TF, KW) 2-Jun (96 JC) 7-May (4 times) 9-Jun (90, 92) 1
Dotted Skipper 26-Jun (94 JG) 18-Jul (93 GT) ----- ----- 1
Indian Skipper 6-May (90 HZ) 23-Jun (93 WW) 16-May (91 JG) 28-Jun (92, 98) 1
Leonard's Skipper 19-Aug (95 WW) 16-Sep (94 WW) 26-Aug (89, 90, 92) 27-Sep (SB, RK) 1
Peck's Skipper 7-May (95 MG) 23-Oct (95 MG) 9-May (99 RK) 18-Oct (97 MG) 2-3
Tawny-edged Skipper 24-May (96 MG) 14-Oct (96 MG) 15-May (91 JG) 4-Nov (87 JG) 2-3
Crossline Skipper 3-Jun (95 MG) 2-Oct (94 MG) 9-Jun (91 SW) 25-Sep (93 RK) 1, 2 NYC south
Long Dash 2-Jun (95 WW) ? 23-May (91 JG) 14-Sep (96 SW) 1, partial 2nd
Northern Broken Dash 27-May (95 MG) 21-Sep (94 MG) 31-May (91 JG) 15-Sep (95 NW) 1, 2 c NJ south
Little Glassywing ? 5-Aug (89 MG) 7-Jun (91 JG) 12-Aug (95 PP) 1
Sachem 23-Jun (92 GT) 29-Oct (92 WW) 18-Jul (93 RK) 4-Nov (01 JP) 2 NY, 3 s NJ
Delaware Skipper 25-Jun (94 RK, SW) 1-Aug (93 WW) 18-Jun (86 HZ) 10-Aug (96 SW) 1
Mulberry Wing 1-Jul (94 WW) 12-Aug (95 JS) 2--Jul (91, 94) 31-Aug (96 SW) 1
Hobomok Skipper 15-May (01 AB) ? 12-May (85 GT) 12-Jul (97 GT) 1
Zabulon Skipper 7-May (00 JS) 29-Sep (96 MG) 11-May (91 SW) 7-Oct (92 JG) 2
Broad-winged Skipper 30-Jun (92 MG) 17-Sep (92 MG) 23-Jun (94 SB) 22-Sep (92 DR, JZ) 1
Dion Skipper 2-Jul (94 JS) 25-Jul (90 JG) 20-Jun (95 GT, JY) 14-Jul (96 2 reports) 1
Black Dash ? 2-Aug (96 JC) 23-Jun (91 SW) 30-Jul (88 JG) 1
Two-spotted Skipper 14-Jun (94 JG) 6-Jul (96 SW) ----- ----- 1
Dun Skipper 29-May (95 MG) 6-Oct (96 MG) 29-May (91 NW) 6-Oct (01 TF) 1, 2 c NJ south
Dusted Skipper 15-May (95 JI HZ) 12-Jun (92 WW) 15-May (94 RC) 22-Jun (89 JG) 1
Pepper-and-salt Skipper 5-Jun (94 WW) 21-Jun (97 TB) 4-Jun (95 SW) 12-Jun (93 RK) 1
Co. Roadside-Skipper 7-May (94 RC) 23-Jun (97 PP) 18-May (86 JG) 18-May (86 JG) 1
Eufala Skipper ? ? 5-Oct (02 SW) 5-Oct (02 SW) stray, 1 record
Salt Marsh Skipper ? ? 6-Jun (91 DR, JZ) 13-Sep (92 RK, DR) 2
Ocola Skipper 19-Aug (95 JS) 22-Oct (95 JS) 20-Aug (95 SW) 27-Sep (95 NW) stray

 

© Steve Walter
Last Updated on 4/3/03

Initialed contributors (listed where space permits): JA-John Ash,  AB-Ahmet Baytas, ABa-Andy Baldelli, FB-Frank Bonano, MB-Michael Bochnik, PB-Pete Bacinski, TB-Tom Burke, JC-John Carey, PC-Paul Cavalconte, RC-Rick Cech, SB-Skip Blanchard, SBa-Scott Barnes, SF-Steve Finn, TF-Tom Fiore, JG-Jeff Glassberg, MG-Michael Gochfeld, DH-Dawn Hannay, MH-Mary Hake, JI-Jeff Ingraham, KK-Kevin Keating, RK-Rich Kelly, AL-Alan Lindberg, DL-Derrick Lovitch, EKL-Ed Lam, JL-John Lawrenson, PM-Patti Murray, TM-Tommy McKinney, AO-Al Ott, PF_Fred Pfiefer, JP-John Price, PP-Peter Post, CR-Charlie Roberto, DR-Don Riepe, JR-Jeff Rabkin, JS-Jim Springer, JSm-John Smith, JSpa-Joe Spano, KS-Ken Soltesz, NS-Nancy Slowick, PS-Peggy Smith, DT-Dave Taft, GT-Guy Tudor, JW-John Wall, JWo-Janet Wooten, MW-Mark Weinberger, NW-Nick Wagerik, SW-Steve Walter, WW-Wade & Sharon Wander, JY-John Yrizarry, HZ-Harry Zirlin, JZ-John Zuzworsky