Fiery Skipper

[Diane Adams]

I'm hoping that Lenny's Monarch sightings at Hammo bode well for the CBA
tagging on September 21!
I've been seeing numerous Cabbage Whites, a few  Clouded Sulphurs, a few
Frits.
My Tawny Edged Skipper caterpillar is doing well, probably a little over
1/2 inch long (it spends most of its time wrapped up in grass, so I
haven't actually seen it in a few days--but I add new grass, and new
frass appears, so I know it's still there!) Can anyone tell me how long
they pupate?

Diane Adams

Epmanshell at aol.com wrote:

> A visit to Hammonasset St. Park on Saturday, 9/7 turned up 13 species
> including a pair of Fiery Skippers.  The compete list is as follows:
>
> Spicebush Swallowtail (1)
> Cabbage White (7)
> Clouded Sulphur (40)
> Orange Sulphur (15)
> Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
> Pearl Crescent (1)
> American Lady (2)
> Common Buckeye (2)
> Red-spotted Purple (1) (wings are very badly damaged)
> Monarch (22)
> Silver-spotted Skipper (1)
> Fiery Skipper (2) (males)
> Broad-winged Skipper (1)
>
> Far and away, the most productive site was the butterfly garden.  12
> out of the 13 species on the list, every species except the Pearl
> Crescent, was found at the butterfly garden.
>
> On the way home, I stopped at Van Wilgen's Garden Center in North
> Branford and found two more Fiery Skippers, both males, on the
> Buddleia.
>
> Lenny Brown
> Wallingford
>