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Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 15:40:45 +0000 (UTC)
From: \<kastners...>\ (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: Cheraw SP and Sand Hills SF, SC

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The Carolina Butterfly Society visited two areas in Chesterfield County, SC=
. We were at Cheraw SP for a while when it was pretty cool. We then went on=
the Sand Hills SF and back again to Cheraw hoping to find Hessel=E2=80=99s=
later in the day but we had no luck. Ron Ahle was our leader. In attendanc=
e were Alison Smith, Bobbie and Buddy McCutchen, Scott Wietecha and Dave an=
d Marty Kastner.
Cheraw State Park3/29/26=C2=A0 =C2=A010:45-1:25 and 3:15-4:15=C2=A0 =C2=A0M=
ostly sunny=C2=A0 =C2=A055-68 degrees
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A05Palamedes Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A08S=
leepy Orange=C2=A0 =C2=A01Red-banded Hairstreak=C2=A0 =C2=A01Summer Azure=
=C2=A0 =C2=A01Azure species=C2=A0 =C2=A06Eastern Tailed-Blue=C2=A0 =C2=A04H=
enry=E2=80=99s Elfin=C2=A0 =C2=A03Elfin species=C2=A0 =C2=A02Pearl Crescent=
=C2=A0 =C2=A04American Lady=C2=A0 =C2=A01Lady species=C2=A0 =C2=A01Common B=
uckeye=C2=A0 =C2=A02Intricate Satyr=C2=A0 =C2=A02Carolina/Intricate Satyr=
=C2=A0 =C2=A03Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A02Juvenal=E2=80=99s Dus=
kywing=C2=A0 =C2=A03Zarucco Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A01Duskywing species=C2=A0 =
=C2=A04
Horseshoe Mountain in Sand Hills State Forest3/29/26=C2=A0 =C2=A01:55-2:50=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0Mostly sunny=C2=A0 =C2=A064 degrees
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A02Spicebush Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A03Z=
ebra Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A01Palamedes Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A02Dark swall=
owtail species=C2=A0 =C2=A01Brown Elfin=C2=A0 =C2=A02=C2=A0 (we had 16 last=
year around the same time!)Elfin species=C2=A0 =C2=A02Azure species=C2=A0 =
=C2=A02Pearl Crescent=C2=A0 =C2=A01Southern Pearly-eye=C2=A0 =C2=A01Juvenal=
=E2=80=99s Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A01Duskywing species=C2=A0 =C2=A01
Marty KastnerBlythewood, SC


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ly:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setd=
ir=3D"false"><div><div>The Carolina Butterfly Society visited two areas in =
Chesterfield County, SC. We were at Cheraw SP for a while when it was prett=
y cool. We then went on the Sand Hills SF and back again to Cheraw hoping t=
o find Hessel=E2=80=99s later in the day but we had no luck. Ron Ahle was o=
ur leader. In attendance were Alison Smith, Bobbie and Buddy McCutchen, Sco=
tt Wietecha and Dave and Marty Kastner.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheraw Sta=
te Park</div><div>3/29/26&nbsp; &nbsp;10:45-1:25 and 3:15-4:15&nbsp; &nbsp;=
Mostly sunny&nbsp; &nbsp;55-68 degrees</div><div><br></div><div>Eastern Tig=
er Swallowtail&nbsp; &nbsp;5</div><div>Palamedes Swallowtail&nbsp; &nbsp;8<=
/div><div>Sleepy Orange&nbsp; &nbsp;1</div><div>Red-banded Hairstreak&nbsp;=
&nbsp;1</div><div>Summer Azure&nbsp; &nbsp;1</div><div>Azure species&nbsp;=
&nbsp;6</div><div>Eastern Tailed-Blue&nbsp; &nbsp;4</div><div>Henry=E2=80=
=99s Elfin&nbsp; &nbsp;3</div><div>Elfin species&nbsp; &nbsp;2</div><div>Pe=
arl Crescent&nbsp; &nbsp;4</div><div>American Lady&nbsp; &nbsp;1</div><div>=
Lady species&nbsp; &nbsp;1</div><div>Common Buckeye&nbsp; &nbsp;2</div><div=
>Intricate Satyr&nbsp; &nbsp;2</div><div>Carolina/Intricate Satyr&nbsp; &nb=
sp;3</div><div>Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing&nbsp; &nbsp;2</div><div>Juvenal=
=E2=80=99s Duskywing&nbsp; &nbsp;3</div><div>Zarucco Duskywing&nbsp; &nbsp;=
1</div><div>Duskywing species&nbsp; &nbsp;4</div><div><br></div><div>Horses=
hoe Mountain in Sand Hills State Forest</div><div>3/29/26&nbsp; &nbsp;1:55-=
2:50&nbsp; &nbsp;Mostly sunny&nbsp; &nbsp;64 degrees</div><div><br></div><d=
iv>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail&nbsp; &nbsp;2</div><div>Spicebush Swallowtail&=
nbsp; &nbsp;3</div><div>Zebra Swallowtail&nbsp; &nbsp;1</div><div>Palamedes=
Swallowtail&nbsp; &nbsp;2</div><div>Dark swallowtail species&nbsp; &nbsp;1=
</div><div>Brown Elfin&nbsp; &nbsp;2&nbsp; (we had 16 last year around the =
same time!)</div><div>Elfin species&nbsp; &nbsp;2</div><div>Azure species&n=
bsp; &nbsp;2</div><div>Pearl Crescent&nbsp; &nbsp;1</div><div>Southern Pear=
ly-eye&nbsp; &nbsp;1</div><div>Juvenal=E2=80=99s Duskywing&nbsp; &nbsp;1</d=
iv><div>Duskywing species&nbsp; &nbsp;1</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></ht=
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