New Jersey Butterfly Club
A chapter of the North American Butterfly Association (NABA)
Upcoming Events
Next Meeting Presentation
Register Here if you plan to attend the May meeting on Zoom.
- Topic: Butterflies of the Rio Grande Valley
- Presented By: Jonathan Klizas
- Date & Time: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 – 6:30 PM (3rd Tuesday in May)
- Location: Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ and via Zoom
If you missed any of our prior meetings, you can view videos of some of these meetings on our YouTube Page.
Upcoming Field Trips
The next few field trips are shown below. Trips normally begin promptly at 9:30 unless otherwise noted. Refer to our Complete List of Trips to see all our outings and information about how our trips are conducted. Check back often as details change as the season progresses.
Jenny Jump SF
- Date: MAY 3 (May 4)
- Location: Hope Twp., Warren County
- Leader: Wade Wander (973) 271-0204
- This is a joint trip with Sussex Chapter of NJ Native Plant Society
We will walk the Summit Trail looking for early butterflies like Tiger Swallowtail, Falcate Orangetip, Spring Azure, Juniper Hairstreak, White-M Hairstreak, Eastern Comma, Mourning Cloak, Sleepy Duskywing, and Juvenal’s Duskywing. At the same time we will see many species of spring ephemeral wildflowers in this lovely, little-visited, mature deciduous forest that so far has relatively few invasive plants. Botany-savvy members will be on hand to ID plants. Trail is quite steep on the way up, but level at the top where we spend most of our time.
Meet in parking lot a short distance past headquarters bldg. at 330 State Park Road, Hope (Blairstown), NJ. Do not make left into headquarters but continue straight to another lot on the right. Indoor bathrooms available (sometimes with the added pleasure of moths).
White Lake Natural Area and Shuster Pond
- Date: MAY 24 (May 25), 9:30
- Location: Hardwick Twp., Warren County
- Leaders: Wade and Sharon Wander (973) 271-0204 or 271-0051 (White Lake) and Carla Lee Lewis (Shuster Pond).
Most members are familiar with White Lake as a good butterfly location. But this year, at the invitation of the owners, we will again visit a wonderful private property nearby where there is a colony of Appalachian Azures.
Meet at the White Lake parking lot 97 Stillwater Road (County Route 521), Blairstown, NJ. Port-a-potty only.
Willowemoc-Fir Brook area
- Date: JUNE 1-10, Time: TBD - This will be a flash trip between these dates—check website for updates
- Location: Sullivan County, New York
- Leader: Renee Davis (845) 798-3266
This is a special out-of-state trip to look for Harris’ Checkerspot and Arctic Skipper (two species that have not been found in NJ in many years), White Admiral, Long Dash, and Pepper and Salt Skipper. Plus one or two bears and a porcupine may be thrown into the mix.
Meet at Route 17 exit #98 Parksville at 10:00. At exit 105B Kiamesha there is fast food and a Mobile gas station that makes sandwiches. At exit 100 Liberty there is fast food and a diner. Picnic tables and bathrooms available at Willowemoc Campground, where drinks and ice cream are for sale.
4th of July Butterfly Counts
No weekend field trips are scheduled for late June and July because many members participate in Fourth of July Counts, which are held on weekends during this period. If you are interested in participating, contact the count leader.
Here are the butterfly counts for 2025.
- Great Swamp - June 28, Leader: Ben Barkley, (908) 285-4362, benbarkley92@gmail.com
- Springdale - July 5, Leaders: Wade and Sharon Wander, (973) 271-0204 or 271-0051, wec2293@gmail.com
- Mercer - July 6, Leader: Jim Springer, (908) 334-3412, springer@naba.org
- Raritan Canal - TBA, Leader: Mike Gochfeld, (732) 233-5864, gochfeld@eohsi.rutgers.edu
- Bowman's Hill - July 19?, Leader: Mary Anne Borge, (609) 397-9684, maborge@yahoo.com
- Duke Farms - TBA, Leader: Mike Gochfeld, (732) 233-5864, gochfeld@eohsi.rutgers.edu
