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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:56:09 +0000 (UTC) From: \<kastners...>\ (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Carolina Butterfly Society Trip Report |
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------=_Part_2169149_334927084.1744822569018 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Carolina Butterfly Society Trip ReportApril 12-14, 2025Harry LeGrand and Lo= ri Arent organized and led our walk. In attendance were Caroline Tisdale, S= alman Abdulali (4/13 only), David Heavner, Jeff Pippen (4/13 only) and Dave= and Marty Kastner. In our search for butterflies, we were treated to some = beautiful wildflowers. We saw native azaleas, yellow and red pitcher plants= , yellow and blue butterworts, sundews and a Venus flytrap. 4/12/25=C2=A0 =C2=A0Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County11:00-12:45=C2=A0= =C2=A0Cloudy and windy=C2=A0 =C2=A0Temperatures in the low to mid 50=E2=80= =99s=C2=A0=C2=A0We searched for Crystal Skippers both on a trail and in an = area with some clover. It was just too cold and cloudy for butterflies, so = we saw none. 4/12/25=C2=A0 =C2=A0Croatan National Forest, Carteret and Craven Counties (= butterflies were in Craven County)1:30-5:00=C2=A0 =C2=A0Temperatures in the= mid 50=E2=80=99s. Cloudy until 4:50Pearl Crescent=C2=A0 =C2=A02Carolina Sa= tyr=C2=A0 =C2=A01Intricate Satyr=C2=A0 =C2=A01Gemmed Satyr=C2=A0 =C2=A01 4/13/25=C2=A0 =C2=A0Holly Shelter Game Land, Pender County10:00-5:00=C2=A0 = =C2=A0Mostly sunny=C2=A0 =C2=A053-67 degreesPalamedes Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2= =A0254 (that were counted)Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A03Spicebush = Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A02Henry=E2=80=99s Elfin=C2=A0 =C2=A01Holly Azure=C2= =A0 =C2=A08=C2=A0 =C2=A0Eastern Tailed-Blue=C2=A0 =C2=A01Red-banded Hairstr= eak=C2=A0 =C2=A05Great Purple Hairstreak=C2=A0 =C2=A01Pearl Crescent=C2=A0 = =C2=A0150 (estimated)Monarch=C2=A0 =C2=A0 1Southern Cloudywing=C2=A0 =C2=A0= 2Northern Cloudywing=C2=A0 =C2=A01Confused Cloudywing=C2=A0 =C2=A01Reversed= Roadside-Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A04=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Fort Macon State Park4/14/25=C2=A0 =C2=A010:00-11:45=C2=A0 =C2=A0Sunny and = windy=C2=A0 =C2=A065-69 degreesDave, Marty and friend, Jeff Smith onlyMonar= ch=C2=A0 =C2=A01Crystal Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A011 (Lifer. Including a pair tha= t mated right in front of us.) Holly Shelter Game Land4/14/25=C2=A0 =C2=A02:00-5:15=C2=A0 =C2=A0Sunny=C2= =A0 =C2=A076-79 degreesDave, Marty and friend, Jeff Smith onlyPalamedes Swa= llowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A0170Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A03Little Metal= mark=C2=A0 =C2=A01Holly Azure=C2=A0 =C2=A01Pearl Crescent=C2=A0 =C2=A0101Ju= venal=E2=80=99s Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A01 (worn) Marty KastnerBlythewood, SC ------=_Part_2169149_334927084.1744822569018 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-fami= ly:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setd= ir=3D"false"><div><div><b>Carolina Butterfly Society Trip Report</b></div><= div><b>April 12-14, 2025</b></div><div>Harry LeGrand and Lori Arent organiz= ed and led our walk. In attendance were Caroline Tisdale, Salman Abdulali (= 4/13 only), David Heavner, Jeff Pippen (4/13 only) and Dave and Marty Kastn= er. In our search for butterflies, we were treated to some beautiful wildfl= owers. We saw native azaleas, yellow and red pitcher plants, yellow and blu= e butterworts, sundews and a Venus flytrap.</div><div><br></div><div><b>4/1= 2/25 Fort Macon State Park, Carteret County</b></div><div><b>11= :00-12:45 Cloudy and windy Temperatures in the low = to mid 50=E2=80=99s </b> </div><div>We searched for Crystal Skipp= ers both on a trail and in an area with some clover. It was just too cold a= nd cloudy for butterflies, so we saw none.</div><div><br></div><div><b>4/12= /25 Croatan National Forest, Carteret and Craven Counties </b>(= butterflies were in Craven County)</div><div><b>1:30-5:00 Tempe= ratures in the mid 50=E2=80=99s. Cloudy until 4:50</b></div><div>Pearl Cres= cent 2</div><div>Carolina Satyr 1</div><div><b>Intr= icate Satyr 1</b></div><div>Gemmed Satyr 1</div><di= v><br></div><div><b>4/13/25 Holly Shelter Game Land, Pender Cou= nty</b></div><div><b>10:00-5:00 Mostly sunny 53-67 = degrees</b></div><div>Palamedes Swallowtail 254 (that were coun= ted)</div><div>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3</div><div>Spicebush = Swallowtail 2</div><div><b>Henry=E2=80=99s Elfin 1<= /b></div><div><b>Holly Azure 8 </b></div><div>Easte= rn Tailed-Blue 1</div><div>Red-banded Hairstreak 5<= /div><div><b>Great Purple Hairstreak 1</b></div><div>Pearl Cres= cent 150 (estimated)</div><div>Monarch 1</div><div= >Southern Cloudywing 2</div><div>Northern Cloudywing &nbs= p;1</div><div><b>Confused Cloudywing 1</b></div><div><b>Reverse= d Roadside-Skipper 4 </b></div><div><br></div><div>= <b>Fort Macon State Park</b></div><div><b>4/14/25 10:00-11:45&n= bsp; Sunny and windy 65-69 degrees</b></div><div>Dave, Ma= rty and friend, Jeff Smith only</div><div>Monarch 1</div><div><= b>Crystal Skipper 11 (Lifer. Including a pair that mated right = in front of us.)</b></div><div><br></div><div><b>Holly Shelter Game Land</b= ></div><div><b>4/14/25 2:00-5:15 Sunny = 76-79 degrees</b></div><div>Dave, Marty and friend, Jeff Smith only</div><d= iv>Palamedes Swallowtail 170</div><div>Eastern Tiger Swallowtai= l 3</div><div><b>Little Metalmark 1</b></div><div>H= olly Azure 1</div><div>Pearl Crescent 101</div><div= >Juvenal=E2=80=99s Duskywing 1 (worn)</div><div><br></div><div = dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Marty Kastner</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-= setdir=3D"false">Blythewood, SC</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br= ></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br></div></div></body></html> ------=_Part_2169149_334927084.1744822569018-- |
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