On June 21, Mona Miller (“The Butterfly Lady”) led our first butterfly walk of the season. Over 20 people, adults and kids, came out to Banshee Reeks to spot our flying friends and help with identification.
Here’s a quick report of the species seen:
Great Spangled Fritillary (numerous)
Eastern Tailed Blue
Hickory Hairstreak (rare)
Mourning Cloak
Zebra Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Least Skipper
Duns Skipper
Little Glassywing
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulpher
Littlewood Satyr
and an unidentified Anglewing
Join us for our next butterfly walk at Claude Moore Park in July. Check out our Programs and Field Trips page for more information.