Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
On Saturday August 21st, a field trip lead by Lenny Brown from the Connecticut Butterfly Association toured sites in Guilford including the Jared Elliot and Spencer Creek Preserves owned by the land trust. Below is a list of the species sighted on these preserves:
Jared Eliot Preserve
Spicebush Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (10)
Clouded Sulphur (2)
Orange Sulphur (1)
White M Hairstreak (1)
Eastern Tailed Blue (1)
Summer Azure (1)
Pearl Crescent (20)
American Lady (1)
Red Admiral (1)
Common Buckeye (1)
Tawny Emperor (1)
Monarch (6)
Silver-spotted Skipper (4)
Least Skipper (2)
Peck’s Skipper (10)
Sachem (3)
Broad-winged Skipper (2)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Spencer Creek Preserve
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (1)
Cabbage White (8)
Clouded Sulphur (2)
Eastern Tailed Blue (1)
Summer Azure (1)
Great Spangled Fritillary (1)
Pearl Crescent (20)
Red Admiral (1)
Common Buckeye (1)
Peck’s Skipper (6)
It was reported that the highlight of the day was sight of the Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton), which while it isn’t currently on the CT DEP Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species list, is a CT species of special conservation concern that is being monitored by state entomologists.
