Observation date: August 12, 2023
Submitted by: rtsmith
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: I first noticed this Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly fluttering about our Bloomerang Lilac along the fence at the east edge of our yard as it occasionally stopped (I assume) to nectar.
It later flew over to our patch of red Monarda by the deck on the south side of our house where it repeatedly darted about, rapidly fluttering its wings as it stopped several times to nectar for a few minutes.
At the time the air temperature was about 84°F, the dew point was 64°F, the humidity was 51%, the air pressure was 28.50 inches, and we had a somewhat brisk 10 mph breeze blowing from the west under partly cloudy skies.
- Tim
Latitude: 40.92216° Longitude: -77.76416°
Status: Resident
Verified by: davidwright
Verified date: August 15, 2023
Coordinator notes: None.
