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List: Carolina-Leps
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:17:01 -0400 (EDT)
From: <dallen5...>
Subject: from the north central coast of SC

Campbell Marine Complex, Sampit River, Georgetown, SC
September 11, 2025 1:15-2:30 pm cloudy, cool and windy
Dennis and Wendy Allen

Palamedes Swallowtail 1
Cloudless Sulphur 6
Little Yellow 3
Sleepy Orange 2
Gray Hairstreak 1
Red-banded Hairstreak 1
Gulf Fritillary 5
Pearl Crescent 1
Common Buckeye 11
Hackberry Emperor 1 photographed, 1 emperor landed briefly on Wendy's
shoulder, another emperor flew about elsewhere in the complex
Carolina Satyr 14
unidentified small satyrs 10
Monarch 3
Long-tailed Skipper 3
White Checkered-Skipper 1
Clouded Skipper 3
Fiery Skipper 12
Ocola Skipper 16

Dennis had visited this site 48 hours earlier, Notable differences in species
and numbers on the same walk, same time of day, and under the same weather
conditions (e.g. Queen and Delaware Skipper on 9/9, hairstreaks, emperors,
Sleepy Orange, Long-tailed Skippers on 9/11).

Most butterflies, except emperors and satyrs, were on abundant Climbing Hemp
Vine.