Odiorne Point State Park - 8/31/26 (13 species)

[Steve Mirick]

Jane and I walked around Odiorne Point State Park in Rye yesterday for
about 3 hours.  More butterflies than we've seen in a while with a good
diversity of common species in low numbers.....except Cabbage Whites!

Cabbage White - 64
American Copper - 11
Zabulon Skipper - 4.  All males.  The highest count we've had this
year.  Significant cut-back from 2 years ago.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396228357
Clouded Sulphur - 3
Orange Sulphur - 2
"White" Sulphur - 1.  Female "alba" or white form of Clouded and Orange
Sulphurs.  Apparently indistinguishable by photos?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396228372
American Lady - 3
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396228376
Crescent - 3
Summer (?) Azure - 3.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396228361
PAINTED LADY - 1.  Our first this year.  Pretty chewed up!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396228378
Gray Hairstreak - 1
Eastern Tailed Blue - 1
Great Spangled Fritillary - 1
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396228375
Monarch - 1

Also only a single Robberfly.

Neomochtherus piceus - 1 male.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/396228365


Steve & Jane Mirick
Bradford, MA