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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:32:55 -0400 From: John Connors (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Wake Butterfly Count results |
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--000000000000a712e3063d8393aa Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello Butterfliers. The 31st annual Wake County Butterfly Count was held on Friday, August 15. We had 13 official counters in 8 groups traipse across our sites on a warm partly cloudy day. The temperature peaked in the upper 80s, so most of us didn=E2=80=99t wither from the heat. We were able to tally 48 species which= is about our count=E2=80=99s average. Total numbers were 2069 individuals, whi= ch exceeds the previous high by 300 individuals, but a quarter of those tallied were Fiery Skipper (695). Most abundant butterflies were the aforementioned Fiery Skipper, then Sleepy Orange (221), Common Buckeye (174) and Silver-spotted Skipper (174). Notable species include: Hoary Edge (2) at Durant Nature Preserve and Umstead State Park; Tawny Emperor (1) at Durant; Common Wood-Nymph (1), Southern Cloudy-wing (1), Zarucco Duskywing (3), Swarthy (15), Crossline (4) and Byssus Skipper (13) at Umstead State Park; Southern Pearly-eye (3) and Gemmed Satyr (2) at Horseshoe Farm; Eufala Skipper (3) at NCSU Arboretum. Southern Skipperlings (2) were also observed. Anglewings were in short supply, but American Lady (5) and Red-spotted Purple (7) were found by several groups. A remarkable number of Gulf Fritillary (10) brightened the path for several counters. Thanks to those who helped: Jeff Pippin, Lior Carlson, Ryan Chafee, Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent, Lori White, Thomas Reed, Deborah Fowler, Chris Goforth, Tracy Feldman, Chris Moorman and John Gerwin who led several parties on butterfly watching hikes including: Rachel Woods, Kathy Lagana, Jennifer MacKenzie, Melissa McGaw, Grace Sigmon, Gracie Eddins, Annemarie Carberry and Ashley Lamb.. Here are the totals: Pipevine Swallowtail- 30, Black Swallowtail- 6, E Tiger Swallowtail- 161, Spicebush Swallowtail- 5 Cabbage White- 30, Clouded Sulphur- 3, Orange Sulphur-3, Cloudless Sulphur- 27, Sleepy Orange- 221 Gray Hairstreak- 7, Red-banded Hairstreak- 3, Eastern-tailed Blue- 10, Summer Azure- 6 A Snout- 3 Gulf Fritillary- 10, Variegated Fritillary-59, Pearl Crescent- 67, A Lady-5, Common Buckeye-174, Red-spotted Purple- 7 Hackberry Emperor- 9, Tawny Emperor-1 So Pearly-eye- 3, App Brown- 7, Gemmed Satyr- 2, Carolina Satyr- 55, Common Wood-Nymph-1 Monarch- 34 Silver-spotted Skipper- 174, Hoary Edge- 2, Southern Cloudywing- 1, Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing- 26, Zarucco Duskywing- 3, Common Checkered Skip= per- 17, Common Sootywing- 1 Swarthy Skipper- 15, Clouded Skipper- 42, Least Skip- 10, Fiery Skip- 695, Crossline Skip- 4, Little Glassywing- 9, Sachem- 31, Zabulon Skip- 47, Dun Skip- 7, Eufala Skip- 7, Ocola Skip- 14, Byssus Skip- 13, Southern Skipperling- 2. John Connors Raleigh --000000000000a712e3063d8393aa Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-s= ize:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hello Butterfliers. </p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">The 31st annual Wake County Butterfly Count was hel= d on Friday, August 15. We had 13 official counters in 8 groups traipse across o= ur sites on a warm partly cloudy day. The temperature peaked in the upper 80s,= so most of us didn=E2=80=99t wither from the heat. We were able to tally 48 sp= ecies which is about our count=E2=80=99s average. Total numbers were 2069 individuals, = which exceeds the previous high by 300 individuals, but a quarter of those tallie= d were Fiery Skipper (695). </p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Most abundant butterflies were the aforementioned F= iery Skipper, then Sleepy Orange (221), Common Buckeye (174) and Silver-spotted Skipper (174).</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Notable species include: Hoary Edge (2) at Durant N= ature Preserve and Umstead State Park; Tawny Emperor (1) at Durant; Common Wood-N= ymph (1), Southern Cloudy-wing (1), Zarucco Duskywing (3), Swarthy (15), Crossli= ne (4) and Byssus Skipper (13) at Umstead State Park; Southern Pearly-eye (3) = and Gemmed Satyr (2) at Horseshoe Farm; Eufala Skipper (3) at NCSU Arboretum. Southern Skipperlings (2) were also observed. Anglewings were in short supp= ly, but American Lady (5) and Red-spotted Purple (7) were found by several grou= ps. A remarkable number of Gulf Fritillary (10) brightened the path for several counters.</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Thanks to those who helped: Jeff Pippin, Lior Carls= on, Ryan Chafee, Harry LeGrand, Lori Arent, Lori White, Thomas Reed, Deborah Fo= wler, Chris Goforth, Tracy Feldman, Chris Moorman and John Gerwin who led several parties on butterfly watching hikes including: Rachel Woods, Kathy Lagana, Jennifer MacKenzie, Melissa McGaw, Grace Sigmon, Gracie Eddins, Annemarie C= arberry and Ashley Lamb..</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Here are the totals: </p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Pipevine Swallowtail- 30, Black Swallowtail- 6, E T= iger Swallowtail- 161, Spicebush Swallowtail- 5</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Cabbage White- 30, Clouded Sulphur- 3, Orange Sulph= ur-3, Cloudless Sulphur- 27, Sleepy Orange- 221</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Gray Hairstreak- 7, Red-banded Hairstreak- 3, Eastern-tailed Blue- 10, Summer Azure- 6</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">A Snout- 3</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Gulf Fritillary- 10, Variegated Fritillary-59, Pear= l Crescent- 67, A Lady-5, Common Buckeye-174, Red-spotted Purple- 7</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Hackberry Emperor- 9, Tawny Emperor-1</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">So Pearly-eye- 3, App Brown- 7, Gemmed Satyr- 2, Ca= rolina Satyr- 55, Common Wood-Nymph-1</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Monarch- 34</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Silver-spotted Skipper- 174, Hoary Edge- 2, Souther= n Cloudywing- 1, Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing- 26, Zarucco Duskywing- 3, Common= Checkered Skipper- 17, Common Sootywing- 1</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Swarthy Skipper- 15, Clouded Skipper- 42, Least Ski= p- 10, Fiery Skip- 695, Crossline Skip- 4, Little Glassywing- 9, Sachem- 31, Zabul= on Skip- 47, Dun Skip- 7, Eufala Skip- 7, Ocola Skip- 14, Byssus Skip- 13,=C2= =A0<span style=3D"font-size:11pt">Southern Skipperling- 2.</span></p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">=C2=A0</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">John Connors</p> <p class=3D"gmail-MsoNoSpacing" style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-fam= ily:Calibri,sans-serif">Raleigh</p></div> --000000000000a712e3063d8393aa-- |
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