Some recent Central Worc. County sightings

[Wendy Howes]

Despite warming weather and an increase in nectar sources, numbers still seem low in our area. Sunshine following brief showers seems to perk the insect life up a bit, though, providing a nice break in the dry conditions.

Hardwick 7/13  2 mile walk

4 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

1 Spicebush Swallowtail

4 Clouded Sulphur

1 'Summer" Azure

1 Great Spangled Fritillary

1 Pearl Crescent

3 Little Wood Satyr

1 Silver-spotted Skipper

Hardwick 7/16  Yard & gardens

1 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

1 Spicebush Swallowtail

3 Great Spangled Fritillary

1 Pearl Crescent

1 Red Admiral

1 Red-spotted Admiral Purple form - very worn

2 Silver-spotted Skipper

2 Dun Skipper

4-5 Hummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)

Hubbardston-Barre (Riis Hill, Barre Falls Dam Brigham Road) 7/17

1 Unidentified black swallowtail

5 Clouded Sulphur 

1 American Copper

1 Eastern Tailed-Blue

1 Great Spangled Fritillary

9 Pearl Crescent

5 Little Wood-Satyr

4 Northern Pearly-Eye

1 Silver-spotted Skipper

1 Dun Skipper

Wendy Howes & Alan Rawle

Hardwick