Kent County, DE - Aaron's Skippers

[Peter DeGennaro]

Aaron's Skippers are out in Kent County, DE, maybe a little on the early side? My parents and I had a 5+ on a ten minute stop in appropriate habitat near Big Stone Beach. A few photos are attached. We also had a Sachem but did not turn up any Bronze Coppers where we have had them in the past.

The only other noteworthy lep was a Summer Azure flying over the beach itself, blown in from Delaware Bay.

Peter DeGennaro

[Rick Borchelt]

Pretty much right on time, actually. Aaron’s flies from mid-May to mid-June, with a second smaller flight in late August. Or it might be a similar sized flight but nobody wants to go exploring the steamy Eastern Shore swamps for them at the height of summer 😇. I think much of our phenology data on MD butterflies is highly correlated with lepidopterist activity more than butterfly activity. 

On May 17, 2026, at 10:37 pm, Peter DeGennaro <dege...@gmail.com> wrote:



Aaron's Skippers are out in Kent County, DE, maybe a little on the early side? My parents and I had a 5+ on a ten minute stop in appropriate habitat near Big Stone Beach. A few photos are attached. We also had a Sachem but did not turn up any Bronze Coppers where we have had them in the past.

The only other noteworthy lep was a Summer Azure flying over the beach itself, blown in from Delaware Bay.

Peter DeGennaro

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