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Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2025 16:12:19 -0400
From: Jeff Pippen (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: Alleghany Co., NC butterflies 4 June 2025


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Butterfliers,

Yesterday (6/4/2025), Lori Arent, Ryan Chaffee, and I poked around a few =
sites in Alleghany County in the northern NC mountains just south of VA. =
Under partly to mostly sunny skies, we enjoyed a pretty nice day. Below =
is our list of butterflies. We only found a couple of crescents, which =
we called Pearl Crescent, but they were females so we could not =
completely rule out Incognito Crescent. Our azure ID was based mostly =
on size. We noted several (mostly) males looking very large and blue, =
and we called these Appalachian Azure. The majority of the azures we =
saw were a mix of males and females, many at least somewhat worn and =
smaller to medium in size, and we called these Summer Azure, although we =
cannot conclusively rule out Spring Azure. Most of the greater =
fritillaries we found were nectaring on Common Ninebark (Physocarpus =
opulifolius). We were hoping for an Aphrodite, but no luck. All were =
Great Spangled. Lastly, we saw about 4 grass skippers that looked =
interesting but that disappeared before we could get good looks or =
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Alleghany Co., NC butterflies 4 June 2025

Spicebush Swallowtail 1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
Cabbage White 16
Summer Azure 33
Appalachian Azure 11
Eastern Tailed-Blue 6
American Snout 1
Great Spangled Fritillary 11
Meadow Fritillary 3
Silvery Checkerspot 3
Pearl Crescent 2
Common Buckeye 1
Question Mark 1
Little Wood-Satyr 5
Silver-spotted Skipper 9
Horace's Duskywing 1
Peck's Skipper 4
Hobomok Skipper 33
Clouded Skipper 1
Least Skipper 5

A few nice odes put on a little show as well, including Eastern Red =
Damsel, Aurora Damsel, Cobra Clubtail, and several Twelve-spotted =
Skimmers.

Good Butterflying!
Jeff
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Jeffrey S. Pippen
Mebane, NC
Research Specialist, Georgetown University
Director, Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program =
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after-white-space;">Butterfliers,<div><br></div><div>Yesterday =
(6/4/2025), Lori Arent, Ryan Chaffee, and I poked around a few sites in =
Alleghany County in the northern NC mountains just south of VA. Under =
partly to mostly sunny skies, we enjoyed a pretty nice day. &nbsp;Below =
is our list of butterflies. &nbsp;We only found a couple of crescents, =
which we called Pearl Crescent, but they were females so we could not =
completely rule out Incognito Crescent. &nbsp;Our azure ID was based =
mostly on size. &nbsp;We noted several (mostly) males looking very large =
and blue, and we called these Appalachian Azure. &nbsp;The majority of =
the azures we saw were a mix of males and females, many at least =
somewhat worn and smaller to medium in size, and we called these Summer =
Azure, although we cannot conclusively rule out Spring Azure. &nbsp;Most =
of the greater fritillaries we found were nectaring on Common Ninebark =
(<i>Physocarpus opulifolius</i>). We were hoping for an Aphrodite, but =
no luck. &nbsp;All were Great Spangled. &nbsp;Lastly, we saw about 4 =
grass skippers that looked interesting but that disappeared before we =
could get good looks or positive =
IDs=E2=80=A6</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><b>Alleghany Co., =
NC butterflies 4 June =
2025</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table=
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style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt;">Spicebush =
Swallowtail</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); =
overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt; text-align: right;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt;">Eastern =
Tiger Swallowtail</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); =
overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt; text-align: right;">3</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt;">Cabbage =
White</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt; =
text-align: right;">16</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt;">Summer =
Azure</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt; =
text-align: right;">33</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt;">Appalachian =
Azure</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt; =
text-align: right;">11</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt;">Eastern =
Tailed-Blue</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); =
overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt; text-align: right;">6</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt;">American =
Snout</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt; =
text-align: right;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt;">Great =
Spangled Fritillary</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">11</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: =
21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt;">Meadow Fritillary</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">3</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: =
21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt;">Silvery Checkerspot</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">3</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: =
21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt;">Pearl Crescent</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">2</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: =
21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt;">Common Buckeye</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: =
21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt;">Question Mark</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: =
21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt;">Little Wood-Satyr</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">5</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: =
21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-size: =
11pt;">Silver-spotted Skipper</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">9</td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt;">Horace's Duskywing</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">1</td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt;">Peck's Skipper</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">4</td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt;">Hobomok Skipper</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">33</td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt;">Clouded Skipper</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; font-size: 11pt; text-align: right;">1</td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-size: 11pt;">Least Skipper</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; font-size: 11pt; text-align: =
right;">5</td></tr></tbody></table><br></google-sheets-html-origin></div><=
div>A few nice odes put on a little show as well, including Eastern Red =
Damsel, Aurora Damsel, Cobra Clubtail, and several Twelve-spotted =
Skimmers.</div><div><br></div><div>Good =
Butterflying!</div><div>Jeff</div><div>
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Pippen</div><div>Mebane, NC</div><div>Research Specialist, Georgetown =
University</div><div>Director,&nbsp;<a =
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