Early Hairstreak and WV White at New River Gorge, WV - Apr 24

[Jeff Cagle]

Well, I finally got struck by lightning.  While hiking in New River Gorge, an Early Hairstreak plopped down on the trail and stayed for a short photo-shoot.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/359865072

On the return trip, a West Virginia White was hanging out in the same location

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/359865089

An interesting observation was that all of the numerous Pipevine Swallowtails seen and able to be sexed were females.

Jeff Cagle

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Full set of observations: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?on=2026-04-24&subview=map&user_id=jrcagle&verifiable=any

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Total Counts

Eastern Tiger ST - 30+   No good candidates for Appy, probably a little early

Pipevine ST - 30+

Zebra ST - 2

Spicebush ST - 2

WV White - 1

Early HS - 1

Summer Azure - 1

Eastern Tailed-Blue - 1

Eastern Comma - 5

Red Admiral - 1

Pearl Crescent - 1

UID Satyr - suspect Gemmed based on  brief view of venter and confirmed sightings next day in southern OH - 2

Juvenal's DW - 10+

Wild Indigo DW - 1

Silver-Spotted Skipper - 2

UID Grass Skipper - 1

Palpita sp - 1

Four-Spotted Angle - 1

Common Oak Moth - 1

Lomographa sp - 1

Canadian Melanolophia - 1