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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 20:35:16 +0000 (UTC) From: \<kastners...>\ (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Mason Farm Access Road, Orange County, NC |
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------=_Part_592383_574091824.1757968516050 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Carolina Butterfly Society Pre-Symposium Butterfly WalkMason Farm Access Ro= ad, Orange County, Chapel Hill, NC9/12/25=C2=A0 =C2=A012:50-3:50=C2=A0 =C2= =A080 degrees As part of the Carolina Butterfly Society Symposium, Jeff Pippen led a walk= on the access road to Mason Farm Biological Reserve. We could not enter th= e Reserve because of damage from a storm, but the access road had nice nect= ar and host plants.There were 22 people in attendance. Because our symposiu= m was open to non-members, we had several people new to butterfly identific= ation, but Jeff explained the characteristics of each species that we found= and made sure everyone was able to see and photograph it (unless it wouldn= =E2=80=99t cooperate!). Spicebush Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A01Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A03C= abbage White=C2=A0 =C2=A02Cloudless Sulphur=C2=A0 =C2=A018 (plus 1 caterpil= lar)Sleepy Orange=C2=A0 =C2=A037 (plus many eggs and caterpillars)Summer Az= ure=C2=A0 =C2=A07Eastern Tailed-Blue=C2=A0 =C2=A02Red-banded Hairstreak=C2= =A0 =C2=A02Summer Azure=C2=A0 =C2=A01Eastern Tailed-Blue=C2=A0 =C2=A03Gulf = Fritillary=C2=A0 =C2=A031Variegated Fritillary=C2=A0 =C2=A01Silvery Checker= spot=C2=A0 =C2=A05 (plus and estimated 500 caterpillars)Pearl Crescent=C2= =A0 =C2=A06American Snout=C2=A0 =C2=A02Common Buckeye=C2=A0 =C2=A09Red-spot= ted Purple=C2=A0 =C2=A06Viceroy=C2=A0 =C2=A04Hackberry Emperor=C2=A0 =C2=A0= 3Tawny Emperor=C2=A0 =C2=A05Appalachian Brown=C2=A0 =C2=A03Carolina Satyr= =C2=A0 =C2=A06Silver-spotted Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A09 (plus 1 caterpillar)Hora= ce=E2=80=99s Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A01Least Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A07Fiery Skippe= r=C2=A0 =C2=A011Clouded Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A05Ocola Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A011 28 species Marty KastnerBlythewood, SC ------=_Part_592383_574091824.1757968516050 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head></head><body><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-fami= ly:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setd= ir=3D"false"><div><div><b>Carolina Butterfly Society Pre-Symposium Butterfl= y Walk</b></div><div><b>Mason Farm Access Road, Orange County, Chapel Hill,= NC</b></div><div>9/12/25 12:50-3:50 80 degrees</di= v><div><br></div><div>As part of the Carolina Butterfly Society Symposium, = Jeff Pippen led a walk on the access road to Mason Farm Biological Reserve.= We could not enter the Reserve because of damage from a storm, but the acc= ess road had nice nectar and host plants.</div><div>There were 22 people in= attendance. Because our symposium was open to non-members, we had several = people new to butterfly identification, but Jeff explained the characterist= ics of each species that we found and made sure everyone was able to see an= d photograph it (unless it wouldn=E2=80=99t cooperate!).</div><div><br></di= v><div>Spicebush Swallowtail 1</div><div>Eastern Tiger Swallowt= ail 3</div><div>Cabbage White 2</div><div>Cloudless= Sulphur 18 (plus 1 caterpillar)</div><div>Sleepy Orange = 37 (plus many eggs and caterpillars)</div><div>Summer Azure &nb= sp;7</div><div>Eastern Tailed-Blue 2</div><div>Red-banded Hairs= treak 2</div><div>Summer Azure 1</div><div>Eastern = Tailed-Blue 3</div><div>Gulf Fritillary 31</div><di= v>Variegated Fritillary 1</div><div>Silvery Checkerspot &= nbsp;5 (plus and estimated 500 caterpillars)</div><div>Pearl Crescent = 6</div><div>American Snout 2</div><div>Common Buckeye&nb= sp; 9</div><div>Red-spotted Purple 6</div><div>Viceroy&nb= sp; 4</div><div>Hackberry Emperor 3</div><div>Tawny Emper= or 5</div><div>Appalachian Brown 3</div><div>Caroli= na Satyr 6</div><div>Silver-spotted Skipper 9 (plus= 1 caterpillar)</div><div>Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing 1</div><di= v>Least Skipper 7</div><div>Fiery Skipper 11</div><= div>Clouded Skipper 5</div><div>Ocola Skipper 11</d= iv><div><br></div><div>28 species</div><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data= -setdir=3D"false">Marty Kastner</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"= >Blythewood, SC</div><div><br></div></div><br></div></div></body></html> ------=_Part_592383_574091824.1757968516050-- |
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