Butterflies are far from it, but quite a few species are making their first appearances.
In addition to Cobwebs May 9, Pound Ridge had Brown Elfin at the Boutonville Rd. With that, we re seeing a trend toward early emergence dates not surprising considering the extensive sunshine and number of unseasonably warm days of the last two weeks. Also at Mountainside, were 2 Falcate Orangetips, a Gray and Juniper Hairstreaks, and 8 Wild Indigo Duskywings. It was noted that the site has an enormous amount of wild columbine but no crown vetch or wild indigo, the food plants of the Wild Indigo Duskywing. On the wonderful subject of duskywing identification, let s move back to Edgewood.