Fort Hill, Eastham, MA 09/12/2026

[Peter Johnson-Staub]

Had one pleasant surprise on a recent walk with Mark Kasprzyk at this location and an interesting skipper that might be a Fiery or Indian which I posted to iNat for the suggested genus of Hylephila, though I'm not sure that's right. I'd be interested to know what others think. Unfortunately I was only able to get a photo of the upper wings. The underwings were marked or mottled throughout - not plain with subtle markings like Tawny or Crossline.

Painted Lady - photos on iNat

Skipper - fiery/indican? iNat

Clouded Sulphur 2

Orange Sulphur 5

Monarch 2

Cabbage White 21

-Peter Johnson-Staub