Yesterday I checked my local Butterflyweed plants and most are still just buds but one was just starting to bloom so I made a point of visiting the plant this morning to check for Coral Hairstreaks. 5/23 Coral Hairstreak (photo attached) I found another Northern Oak Hairstreak today. It was on its last leg and was extremely worn but there was enough there to make the ID. Butterflies in general are few and far between although there are some signs of a rebound. I have hundreds of blooming Zinnias but for the most part, I've only seen a few Great Spangled Fritillaries nectaring on them but today there was a fresh Tiger Swallowtail along with the frits. A few fresh Pearl Crescents and some of the orangest Orange Sulphurs I've ever seen are also showing up along with a few fresh versions of this and that. Grass Skippers are completely absent. Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://tinyurl.com/FinishFlagFarmsMoths http://www.finishflagfarms.com ;
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