Jamaica Plain butterflies 7/20/16

[lucym...@comcast.net]

Hi,

At Peter's Hill in the Arnold Arboretum, from 9:30-10:30

10+ Cabbage White

2 Clouded Sulphur

1 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

2 American Copper

Goldenrod and Joe-Pye Weed are starting to bloom, and there is a smattering of Queen Anne's Lace, Verbena, and clover, but the Milkweed flowers have dried up.

At Allandale Farm from 10:45-11:30

3 Monarchs on Coneflowers (FOY)

10+ Cabbage White

5 American Lady

2 Silver-spotted Skipper

1 Red Admiral

1 Black Swallowtail

1 Great Spangled Fritillary

3 Little Glassywing

2 Dun Skipper

3 Hummingbird Clearwing Moths

Sunny, breezy, 80 degrees, a beautiful Summer day.

Lucy Merrill-Hills

Roslindale, Ma