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Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:16:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: 'Andrew Griffith' via MassLep <masslep...>
Subject: [MassLep] Re: Falmouth July Counts 6/29/25

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Oops, 633 individuals at Crane North, 744 total.=20

On Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 8:14:04=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Andrew Griffith wrote:

> Update: One of our walk participants got a photo of a Little Glassywing=
=20
> so that changes the adult numbers to 28 species, 633 individuals.=20
>
> On Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 5:32:47=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Andrew Griffith wrot=
e:
>
>> Today we ran the Falmouth (Francis Crane Wildlife Management Area) July=
=20
>> counts. My thanks to all who participated! It is much appreciated.=20
>>
>> It was a beautiful day for counts with a bit of clouds starting off, but=
=20
>> quickly turning sunny with temps in the mid to upper 80's and very littl=
e=20
>> wind.
>>
>> Six of us broken up between Crane North (route 151) and Crane South=20
>> (Hayway Road) counted 743 (approximate with Checkerspot numbers) individ=
ual=20
>> adult butterflies and 14 individual caterpillars which consisted of 27=
=20
>> adult species and 5 caterpillar species.=20
>>
>> The lists are here. *Note:* The list of Crane South from Joe Dwelly=20
>> previously posted here is included at the bottom. =20
>>
>> Quick thought: species of note that were missing this year are Little=20
>> Glassywing and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and probably others I am not=20
>> thinking of.=20
>>
>> I will include all of my photos on the Massachusetts Butterflies Faceboo=
k=20
>> page.
>>
>>
>>
>> *Crane North Species: 23 Adults 5 caterpillarsIndividuals: 632 Adults 14=
=20
>> caterpillars*
>> Baltimore Checkerspot 450+
>> 30 Clouded Sulphur (2 white form) We counted all as clouded as only 1=20
>> stopped flying (clouded) and none were seen to have any noticeable orang=
e=20
>> in flight.
>> 6 Monarch
>> 7 Spicebush Swallowtail
>> 4 Black Swallowtail
>> 18 Edward's Hairstreak
>> 1 Red-spotted purple
>> 5 European Skipper
>> 6 Dun Skipper
>> 18 Delaware Skipper
>> 22 Crossline Skipper
>> 11 American Copper
>> 14 Southern Cloudywing
>> 6 Tawny-edged Skipper
>> 10 American Lady
>> 6 Silver Spotted Skipper
>> 2 Common Buckeye
>> 4 Gray Hairstreak
>> 6 Eastern tailed blue
>> 1 Summer Azure
>> 3 Coral Hairstreak
>> 1 Common Wood Nymph
>> 1 Cabbage White
>>
>> 10 Monarch caterpillars most on clasping milkweed despite lots of common=
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>> milkweed
>> 1 Viceroy caterpillar
>> 1 Silver Spottted Skipper caterpillar
>> 1 Red Spotted Purple caterpillar
>> 1 Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Crane South (Joe Dwelly) Species: 13 Adults Individuals: 111*
>> 3 Spicebush Swallowtail
>> 10 Clouded Sulphur
>> 2 Orange Sulphur
>> 1 Banded Hairstreak
>> 3 Gray Hairstreak
>> 10 Eastern tailed-blue
>> 70 Baltimore Checkerspot=20
>> 2 Little Wood Satyr
>> 1 Common Wood Nymph
>> 3 Monarch
>> 2 Southern Cloudywing
>> 1 Dun Skipper
>> 3 Northern Broken-dash
>>
>> Andrew & Lauren Griffith
>>
>

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Oops, 633 individuals at Crane North, 744 total.=C2=A0<br /><br /><div clas=
s=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sunday, June 29=
, 2025 at 8:14:04=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Andrew Griffith wrote:<br/></div><blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 0.8ex; border-left: 1px s=
olid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Update:=C2=A0 One of our walk =
participants got a photo of a Little Glassywing so that changes the adult n=
umbers to 28 species, 633 individuals.=C2=A0<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te"><div dir=3D"auto" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 5:32=
:47=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4 Andrew Griffith wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"g=
mail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,2=
04);padding-left:1ex">Today we ran the Falmouth (Francis Crane Wildlife Man=
agement Area) July counts.=C2=A0 My thanks to all who participated!=C2=A0 I=
t is much appreciated.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>It was a beautiful day for =
counts with a bit of clouds starting off, but quickly turning sunny with te=
mps in the mid to upper 80&#39;s and very little wind.<br><div><br></div><d=
iv>Six of us broken up between Crane North (route 151) and Crane South (Hay=
way Road) counted 743 (approximate with Checkerspot numbers) individual adu=
lt butterflies and 14 individual caterpillars which consisted of 27 adult s=
pecies and 5 caterpillar species.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>The lists =
are here.=C2=A0 <b>Note:</b>=C2=A0 The list of Crane South from Joe Dwelly =
previously posted here is included at the bottom.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br=
></div><div>Quick thought: species of note that were missing this year are =
Little Glassywing and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and probably others I am no=
t thinking of.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I will include all of my phot=
os on the Massachusetts Butterflies Facebook page.</div><div><br></div><div=
><b>Crane North <br>Species: 23 Adults 5 caterpillars<br>Individuals: 632 A=
dults 14 caterpillars</b><br>Baltimore Checkerspot 450+<br>30 Clouded Sulph=
ur (2 white form) We counted all as clouded as only 1 stopped flying (cloud=
ed) and none were seen to have any noticeable orange in flight.<br>6 Monarc=
h<br>7 Spicebush Swallowtail<br>4 Black Swallowtail<br>18 Edward&#39;s Hair=
streak<br>1 Red-spotted purple<br>5 European Skipper<br>6 Dun Skipper<br>18=
Delaware Skipper<br>22 Crossline Skipper<br>11 American Copper<br>14 South=
ern Cloudywing<br>6 Tawny-edged Skipper<br>10 American Lady<br>6 Silver Spo=
tted Skipper<br>2 Common Buckeye<br>4 Gray Hairstreak<br>6 Eastern tailed b=
lue<br>1 Summer Azure<br>3 Coral Hairstreak<br>1 Common Wood Nymph<br>1 Cab=
bage White<br><br>10 Monarch caterpillars most on clasping milkweed despite=
lots of common milkweed<br>1 Viceroy caterpillar<br>1 Silver Spottted Skip=
per caterpillar<br>1 Red Spotted Purple caterpillar<br>1 Spicebush Swallowt=
ail caterpillar<br><br><br><b>Crane South (Joe Dwelly) <br>Species: 13 Adul=
ts <br>Individuals: 111</b><br>3 Spicebush Swallowtail<br>10 Clouded Sulphu=
r<br>2 Orange Sulphur<br>1 Banded Hairstreak<br>3 Gray Hairstreak<br>10 Eas=
tern tailed-blue<br>70 Baltimore Checkerspot <br>2 Little Wood Satyr<br>1 C=
ommon Wood Nymph<br>3 Monarch<br>2 Southern Cloudywing<br>1 Dun Skipper<br>=
3 Northern Broken-dash</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew &amp; Lauren Griffit=
h</div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div>

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