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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:47:24 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Re: Wateree River HP/WMA |
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--0000000000008cf6c5064db21d8a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wow! Very impressive list for so early in the season. I'm sure a good handful of folks said, or were thinking, late last year when you were thinking the Dogfaces might have disappeared from Wateree -- "well, let's wait and see next year". Many of us have experiences with butterflies that seemingly are "gone" from a site, and then come back the next year or were simply in low numbers when "missed". It usually takes at least two or three years of careful surveying to be fairly sure the population has blinked out. For example, after the huge explosion of Baltimore Checkerspots in northeastern NC in May 2024, there were no reports at all in 2025, but we don't know if anyone really looked, but we must presume that they were scarce -- as non-butterfliers that visit the area probably would have posted a photo or two to iNaturalist. Time will tell in 2026, I guess! There ought to be some still around in 2026. Harry LeGrand Raeligh On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 10:34=E2=80=AFAM "<kastners...>" <carolinaleps@d= uke.edu> wrote: > CBS Midlands Chapter Trip Report > Wateree River HP and WMA > Eastover, SC Richland County > 3/21/26 9:50-5:10 Mostly sunny 65-88 degrees > > The CBS Midlands Chapter butterflied the area. Alison Smith was our > leader. In attendance were James Wilson, Ron Ahle, Claudia and Johannes > Stratmann and Dave and Marty Kastner. We knew it was going to be a good d= ay > when we found six species in our meeting area including our only Henry=E2= =80=99s > Elfin and Palamedes Swallowtail. We were not disappointed!! > > Pipevine Swallowtail 3 > Zebra Swallowtail 29 > Black Swallowtail 2 > Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 18 > Spicebush Swallowtail 22 > Palamedes Swallowtail 1 > Dark Swallowtail species 6 > Falcate Orangetip 37 > Cabbage White 3 > *Southern Dogface 12* (some nectaring on mock strawberry, vaccinium and > wild radish) > Sleepy Orange 18 > Cloudless Sulphur 12 > Red-banded Hairstreak 12 > Hairstreak species 1 > *Henry=E2=80=99s Elfin 1* > Elfin species 1 > Eastern Tailed-Blue 8 > Variegated Fritillary 1 > Pearl Crescent 30 > Question Mark 2 > Eastern Comma 1 > Anglewing species 7 > American Lady 1 > Red Admiral 1 > American Snout 2 > Common Buckeye 3 > Southern Pearly-eye 1 > Gemmed Satyr 10 > Juvenal=E2=80=99s Duskywing 10 > Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing 2 > Duskywing species 22 > Silver-spotted Skipper 1 > White Checkered-Skipper 1 > > Marty Kastner > Blythewood, SC > > > --0000000000008cf6c5064db21d8a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Wow!=C2=A0 Very impressive list for so early in the s= eason.=C2=A0 I'm sure a good handful of folks said, or were thinking, l= ate last year when you were thinking the Dogfaces might have disappeared fr= om Wateree -- "well, let's wait and see next year".=C2=A0=C2= =A0</div><div><br></div><div>Many of us have experiences with butterflies t= hat seemingly are "gone" from a site, and then come back the next= year or were simply in low numbers when "missed".=C2=A0 It usual= ly takes at least two or three years of careful surveying to be fairly sure= the population has blinked out.=C2=A0 For example, after the huge explosio= n of Baltimore Checkerspots in northeastern=C2=A0NC in May 2024, there were= no reports at all in 2025, but we don't know if anyone really looked, = but we must presume that they were scarce -- as non-butterfliers that visit= the area probably would have posted a photo or two=C2=A0to iNaturalist. Ti= me will tell in 2026, I guess! There ought to be some still around in 2026.= </div><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Raeligh</div></div><br><d= iv class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm= ail_attr">On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 10:34=E2=80=AFAM "<a href=3D"mailto:= <kastners...>"><kastners...></a>" <<a href=3D"mailto:carolina= <leps...>"><carolinaleps...></a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cl= ass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid= rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style=3D"font-family:Arial,He= lvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>CBS Midlands = Chapter Trip Report</div><div>Wateree River HP and WMA</div><div>Eastover, = SC Richland County</div><div>3/21/26=C2=A0 =C2=A09:50-5:10=C2=A0 =C2=A0Most= ly sunny=C2=A0 =C2=A065-88 degrees</div><div><br></div><div>The CBS Midland= s Chapter butterflied the area. Alison Smith was our leader. In attendance = were James Wilson, Ron Ahle, Claudia and Johannes Stratmann and Dave and Ma= rty Kastner. We knew it was going to be a good day when we found six specie= s in our meeting area including our only Henry=E2=80=99s Elfin and Palamede= s Swallowtail. We were not disappointed!!</div><div><br></div><div>Pipevine= Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A03</div><div>Zebra Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A029</div>= <div>Black Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A02</div><div>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2= =A0 =C2=A018</div><div>Spicebush Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A022</div><div>Palam= edes Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div>Dark Swallowtail species=C2=A0 =C2= =A06</div><div>Falcate Orangetip=C2=A0 =C2=A037</div><div>Cabbage White=C2= =A0 =C2=A03</div><div><b>Southern Dogface=C2=A0 =C2=A012</b> (some nectarin= g on mock strawberry, vaccinium and wild radish)</div><div>Sleepy Orange=C2= =A0 =C2=A018</div><div>Cloudless Sulphur=C2=A0 =C2=A012</div><div>Red-bande= d Hairstreak=C2=A0 =C2=A012</div><div>Hairstreak species=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div= ><div><b>Henry=E2=80=99s Elfin=C2=A0 =C2=A01</b></div><div>Elfin species=C2= =A0 =C2=A01</div><div>Eastern Tailed-Blue=C2=A0 =C2=A08</div><div>Variegate= d Fritillary=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div>Pearl Crescent=C2=A0 =C2=A030</div><di= v>Question Mark=C2=A0 =C2=A02</div><div>Eastern Comma=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><d= iv>Anglewing species=C2=A0 =C2=A07</div><div>American Lady=C2=A0 =C2=A01</d= iv><div>Red Admiral=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div>American Snout=C2=A0 =C2=A02</d= iv><div>Common Buckeye=C2=A0 =C2=A03</div><div>Southern Pearly-eye=C2=A0 = =C2=A01</div><div>Gemmed Satyr=C2=A0 =C2=A010</div><div>Juvenal=E2=80=99s D= uskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A010</div><div>Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A02<= /div><div>Duskywing species=C2=A0 =C2=A022</div><div>Silver-spotted Skipper= =C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div>White Checkered-Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div><b= r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Marty Kastner</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Blythewood, SC= </div><div><br></div></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div> --0000000000008cf6c5064db21d8a-- |
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