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Sightings in 2005 The following butterfly species (those in bold) were seen in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 2005. The listed date is the first date seen in 2005. There have been records of 106 species seen in Berks County. The list below includes all those reported in 2003, 2004, and 2005, a total of 77 species. The four species seen in 2005, but not in 2003 or 2004 are shown in red. 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 one hundred six species are known to have been seen in the past 40 years. The most notable sightings this year were those of the White-M Hairstreak, Giant Swallowtail, Ocola Skipper, Mulberry Wing, and Black Dash. 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. None were added in 2005. |
| Sightings in 2005
(62 species) (63 species were seen in 2004 and also in 2003.)
A total of 77 species have been seen in the three years. |
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Family HESPERIIDAE
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Family LYCAENIDAE
43 American Copper 07/16/05 44 Banded Hairstreak 06/24/05 45 Striped Hairstreak 06/24/05 46 Red-banded Hairstreak 08/14/05 47 Brown Elfin 04/20/05 48 White-m Hairstreak 05/08/05 49 Gray Hairstreak 8/18/05 50 Eastern Tailed Blue 08/14/05 51 Spring Azure April 52 Summer Azure 06/12/05 53 Appalachian Azure Family LIBYTHEIDAE 54 Snout Butterfly Family NYMPHALIDAE 55 Variegated Fritillary 08/21/05 56 Great Spangled Fritillary 06/21/05 57 Aphrodite 07/09/05 58 Meadow Fritillary April 59 Pearl Crescent 05/08/05 60 Baltimore 07/09/05 61 Question Mark 62 Comma 05/01/05 63 Gray Comma 64 Mourning Cloak 03/07/05 65 American Painted Lady 06/12/05 66 Painted Lady 06/09/05 67 Red Admiral 07/13/05 caterpillars 68 Buckeye 69 Red-spotted Purple 06/24/05 70 Viceroy 07/16/05 Subfamily APATURINAE 71 Hackberry Butterfly 06/24/05 72 Tawny Emperor 06/24/05 Subfamily SATYRINAE 73 Northern Pearly Eye 07/09/05 74 Appalachian Eyed Brown 07/09/05 75 Little Wood Satyr 05/28/05 76 Common Wood Nymph 07/09/05 Subfamily DANAINAE 77 Monarch 06/15/05 |
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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 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 . |