sun + warm temps = BUTTERFLIES

[RChyinski at aol.com]

Lots of butterflies flying today in Salem. Butterflies seen:
Swallowtails: Tiger, Black, Spicebush
NO Sulphurs
Cabbage White all were fresh
Eastern Tailed Blue
Great Spangled Fritillary 
Pearl Crescent
Question Mark
Red Admiral
Milberts Tortoiseshell
Little Wood Satyr
Common Ringlet
Silver Spotted Skipper - Fresh, my first of the year
Southern Cloudywing
Duskywing-beat up no positive ID
Skippers: Least, Tawny Edge, Pecks, European, Hobomok,
Also saw the Question Mark ovipositing on Dock (Rumex) ??, hey the egg is 
still there, and and the Red Admiral and Milberts ovipositing on Nettle. The 
Milbert's deposited 2 clusters of 30-40 eggs and took at least 20 min to complete 
her job.
Rich Chyinski
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