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Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2025 19:08:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: 'Andrew Griffith' via MassLep <masslep...>
Subject: [MassLep] 6/6/25 - Norton and Carver, MA

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Today I went to Edwin Wilder WMA in Norton and Myles Standish State Forest
in Carver. My intent was to prove that what I call "bigs" actually exist
in the south coast of the state. These would be anything Swallowtail,
Red-spotted Purple, Monarch, etc. So far I haven't even seen a Spicebush
Swallowtail down here.

The temps were a bit cooler today with highs around 80 and hazy sun.

At Edwin Wilder, where I always see bigs, there were only a couple
Red-spotted Purples flying, but no Monarchs or Swallowtails at all.

20+ Sulfurs (sp)
30+ European Skippers
1 Least Skipper
1 Peck's Skipper
2 Red-spotted Purples

At Myles Standish, I had hoped to find a Wild Indigo Duskywing. A slam
dunk species typically. Alas, there were only 2 Duskywings total. One was
so beat up I had no clue what it was and one flew off into the woods before
I could see what it was.

2 Duskywings (sp)
3 Red-spotted Purples
1 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail flyover
1 worn but very active Frosted Elfin
3 Common Ringlets
2 Indian Skippers

Both locations today and both of yesterday's locations had no Little Wood
Satyrs which I would have expected to see. Not that that is a species of
concern in any way. Just a strange observation.

Andrew Griffith



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Today I went to Edwin Wilder WMA in Norton and Myles Standish State Forest =
in Carver.=C2=A0 My intent was to prove that what I call "bigs" actually ex=
ist in the south coast of the state. These would be anything Swallowtail, R=
ed-spotted Purple, Monarch, etc.=C2=A0 So far I haven't even seen a Spicebu=
sh Swallowtail down here.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br /></div><div>The temps were a=
bit cooler today with highs around 80 and hazy sun.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div>=
<br /></div><div>At Edwin Wilder, where I always see bigs, there were only =
a couple Red-spotted Purples flying, but no Monarchs or Swallowtails at all=
.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br /></div><div>20+ Sulfurs (sp)</div><div>30+ Eur=
opean Skippers</div><div>1 Least Skipper</div><div>1 Peck's Skipper</div><d=
iv>2 Red-spotted Purples</div><div><br /></div><div>At Myles Standish, I ha=
d hoped to find a Wild Indigo Duskywing.=C2=A0 A slam dunk species typicall=
y.=C2=A0 Alas, there were only 2 Duskywings total.=C2=A0 One was so beat up=
I had no clue what it was and one flew off into the woods before I could s=
ee what it was.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br /></div><div>2 Duskywings (sp)</d=
iv><div>3 Red-spotted Purples</div><div>1 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail flyover=
</div><div>1 worn but very active Frosted Elfin</div><div>3 Common Ringlets=
</div><div>2 Indian Skippers</div><div><br /></div><div>Both locations toda=
y and both of yesterday's locations had no Little Wood Satyrs which I would=
have expected to see.=C2=A0 Not that that is a species of concern in any w=
ay.=C2=A0 Just a strange observation.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br /></div><di=
v>Andrew Griffith</div><div><br /></div><div>=C2=A0</div>

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