Butterfly Walk

Trip leaders: Kevin Heffernan, Woody Merkle, Kathy Litzinger, Cris Ausin Date of trip: July 12, 2025
Location: Howard County Conservancy at Mount Pleasant Number attending: 35
Details: It was a hot, muggy day with winds of 4 to 5 mph, and a temperature from 88 to 90 degrees. The path started in the Clark Garden, went to the butterfly garden, then to Hodge Podge Lodge, the Cedar Trail to the Community Garden.

Silver-spotted Skipper 20 (probably an undercount)
Least Skipper 4
Sachem 30 (probably an undercount)
Dun Skipper 1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 7
Cabbage White 20 (probably an undercount)
Clouded Sulphur 3
Orange Sulphur 4
Juniper Hairstreak 5
Gray Hairstreak 2
Eastern Tailed-blue: 6
Summer Azure: 1

Photo by Kevin Heffernan
Silver-spotted Skipper (Gregg Petersen)
Orange Sulphur (Cris Ausin)
Gray Hairstreak (Kevin Heffernan)
American Snout (Gregg Petersen)
Juniper Hairsteak (Gregg Petersen)
Great Spangled Fritillary (Cris Ausin)
Pearl Crescent (Gregg Petersen)
Painted Lady (Cris Ausin)