[Ctleps-l] Butterfly sightings

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On Saturday, September 27th, I visited Lighthouse Point Park in New Haven  
and found 11 species of butterflies.  The list for the day was as  follows:
 
Black Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (15)
Clouded Sulphur (5)
Orange Sulphur (20)
Red-banded Hairstreak (1) (very worn)
American Lady (8)
Painted Lady (2)
Red Admiral (1)
Monarch (1)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (1)
Sachem (12)
 
I was very surprised by the total absence of Fiery Skippers.  In  
September, they're usually commonly found at coastal localities like this  site.
 
I close with an interesting extralimital report.
 
A Milbert's Tortoiseshell was found in Nassau County (Long Island, NY) on  
September 27th.  We should be on the lookout for this species in CT.
 
Lenny Brown
Wallingford 
 
 
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