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Sightings in 2004 The following butterfly species (those in bold) were seen in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2004. There have been records of 106 species seen in Berks County. The list below includes all those reported in 2003 and 2004, a total of 73 species. No doubt other species were present, but not seen. Some of the 106 species are historical records and many are of strays or southern migrants which are not often found in the county. Ninety one of the 106 species are known to have been seen in the past 40 years. The most notable sightings this year were those of the Sleepy Orange, Zebra Swallowtail, Gray Comma and, Red-banded Hairstreak. The first two had not been recorded in decades. Since 1997 the following six species have been added to the Berks County list: Sachem (a skipper), Broad-winged Skipper, Horace's Duskywing (a skipper), Ocola Skipper, Gray Comma, and Red-banded Hairstreak. Sightings in 2004 (63 species) (63 species were also seen in 2003.) A total of 73 species have been seen in the two years. |
Family HESPERIIDAE
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Family LYCAENIDAE
40 American Copper 41 Banded Hairstreak 42 Striped Hairstreak 43 Red-banded Hairstreak 44 Brown Elfin 45 Gray Hairstreak 46 Eastern Tailed Blue 47 Spring Azure 48 Summer Azure 49 Appalachian Azure Family LIBYTHEIDAE 50 Snout Butterfly Family NYMPHALIDAE 51 Variegated Fritillary 52 Great Spangled Fritillary 53 Aphrodite 54 Meadow Fritillary 55 Pearl Crescent 56 Baltimore 57 Question Mark 58 Comma 59 Gray Comma (First sighting in 5 years.) 60 Mourning Cloak 61 American Painted Lady 62 Painted Lady 63 Red Admiral 64 Buckeye 65 Red-spotted Purple 66 Viceroy Subfamily APATURINAE 67 Hackberry Butterfly 68 Tawny Emperor Subfamily SATYRINAE 69 Northern Pearly Eye 70 Appalachian Eyed Brown 71 Little Wood Satyr 72 Common Wood Nymph Subfamily DANAINAE 73 Monarch |
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A site with data on butterfly distributions by county for North America can be found at North American Butterflies. This government sponsored site is updated about once a year, although it is currently behind for many states. There is a small informal group of local butterfly collectors/observers in Berks Co. Pennsylvania If you are interested in butterflies and would like to meet this group, contact. |