Sightings – Butterflies & Moths
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 6/24/21
Observation Time: 2:35 p.m.
Observation Location: Moose Hill Farm (TTOR)
Common Name: Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Comments: This striking, large butterfly is fairly common in Sharon.
More Information: Butterflies and Moths of North America
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 5/26/14
Observation Time: 6:10 p.m.
Observation Location: field near Gavins Pond dam
Common Name: Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Comments: Tiger swallowtails are spectacular and relatively common.
More Information: Wikipedia
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 5/30/10
Observation Time: 3:50 p.m.
Observation Location: Moose Hill Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary
Common Name: Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Comments: Females are dimorphic. The yellow morph differs from the male in having a blue postmedian area on the dorsal hindwing. In the dark morph, the areas that are normally yellow are replaced with dark gray or black.
More Information: Wikipedia
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 7/17/13
Observation Time: 1:30 p.m.
Observation Location: 4 Gavins Pond Road (back yard)
Common Name: Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Comments: As I was picking raspberries in the garden, I saw this gorgeous butterfly, so I ran inside and grabbed my camera.
More Information: Wikipedia
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 7/25/14
Observation Time: 3:20 p.m.
Observation Location: Gavins Pond Dam
Common Name: Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Comments: This butterfly posed nicely on a thistle blossom.
More Information: Wikipedia
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 7/26/11
Observation Time: 1:30 p.m.
Observation Location: dirt road leading to the Gavins Pond dam
Common Name:Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Comments: This butterfly was so preoccupied with feeding on some decomposing organic matter that I was able to approach within a few inches to take this photo.
More Information: Butterflies and Moths of North America
Observer: Kurt Buermann
Observation Date: 7/28/17
Observation Time: N/A
Observation Location: In our yard (Furnace Street) on a spicebush shrub
Common Name: Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Comments: fairly common large butterfly
More Information: Butterflies and Moths of North America
Observer: Kurt Buermann
Observation Date: 7/31/16
Observation Time: N/A
Observation Location: Furnace Street
Common Name: Tiger Swallowtail butterfly
Scientific Name: Papilio glaucus
Comments: A common butterfly whose range stretches along the entire U.S. Atlantic coast and as far west as Texas. Having the ability to utilize a number of host plants and habitats this species does well and is not threatened.
More Information: Wikipedia
Observer: Amy Waters
Observation Date: 9/2/08
Observation Location:
Common Name: Unicorn Caterpillar
Scientific Name: Schizura unicornis
Comments: This Unicorn Caterpillar may have crawled off a blueberry bush. It also likes hickory, birch, maple, cherry, oak, sweet pepperbush, witch hazel, and many more woody shrubs and trees. Its range is from Canada to Florida and Texas. It will turn into a moth. Its family is Prominents – Notodontidae.
More Information: University of Missouri
Observer: Paul Lauenstein
Observation Date: 5/21/10
Observation Time: 8:20 a.m.
Observation Location: Gavins Pond Road
Common Name: Viceroy Butterfly
Scientific Name: Limenitis archippus
Comments: Smaller than a monarch, with a characteristic black line across the hind wings.
More Information: NatureWorks
