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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:03:03 -0700 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Re: Aiken County, SC |
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--Apple-Mail-B4B3DB58-2F77-4632-9F5C-CA69BD03EEC7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Out of curiosity, I checked iNaturalist for possible SC records. INat has no= t yet accepted the species, so I entered Celastrina and South Carolina. I s= aw at least 2 records of males in April 2026 with open wings to see a medium= blue, seemingly without the white veins of the Summer Azure. One was in Aik= en County. I am not proficient in copy and paste on my iPhone, but it would b= ehoove folks to check these out on iNat. One or both show the almost white= underside ground color with few dots. I suspect these and a few others fro= m the central to SW part of SC in April to be this species. =20 It is not known =46rom NC and I have never seen top side male photos in Apri= l in the state outside the mountains with these solid blue colors, and so in= April in the southern part of NC all fresh ones should now be second brood S= ummer, as Holly ought to be worn or finished.=20 Harry LeGrand =3D the other Harry! PS =E2=80=94If verified or at least possibly Iryna=E2=80=99s, reviewers/vett= ers should add their comments, even if the records seem to be only documente= d to Celastrina species for now. I am not sure how iNat staff go back into t= he database once iNat DOES accept any new species, so that the species level= records get changed to the full species name. Thoughts on that?? Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2026, at 7:30=E2=80=AFPM, <carolinaleps...> wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BF > Aiken County Near Aiken SP 4/23/26=20 > 10:40-3:35 10:40-11:40 Sunny 77-87 degrees >=20 > Alison Smith, Dave and I searched for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure. >=20 > Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4 > Spicebush Swallowtail 3 > Palamedes Swallowtail 11 > Sleepy Orange 3 > Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure 6 (vetted by Harry Pavulaan) > Variegated Fritillary 6 > American Lady 1 > American Snout 1 > Common Buckeye 28 > Red-spotted Purple 3 > Appalachian Brown 1 > Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing 1 > Duskywing species 1 >=20 > Marty Kastner > Blythewood, SC >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-B4B3DB58-2F77-4632-9F5C-CA69BD03EEC7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">Out of curiosity, I checked iNaturalist for= possible SC records. INat has not yet accepted the species, so I entered Ce= lastrina and South Carolina. I saw at least 2 records of males in Apri= l 2026 with open wings to see a medium blue, seemingly without the white vei= ns of the Summer Azure. One was in Aiken County. I am not proficient in copy= and paste on my iPhone, but it would behoove folks to check these out on iN= at. One or both show the almost white underside ground color with few= dots. I suspect these and a few others from the central to SW part of= SC in April to be this species. <div><br></div><div>It is not known =46rom= NC and I have never seen top side male photos in April in the state outside= the mountains with these solid blue colors, and so in April in the southern= part of NC all fresh ones should now be second brood Summer, as Holly ought= to be worn or finished. </div><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand =3D th= e other Harry!</div><div><br></div><div>PS =E2=80=94If verified or at least p= ossibly Iryna=E2=80=99s, reviewers/vetters should add their comments, even i= f the records seem to be only documented to Celastrina species for now. &nbs= p;I am not sure how iNat staff go back into the database once iNat DOES acce= pt any new species, so that the species level records get changed to the ful= l species name. Thoughts on that??</div><div><br id=3D"lineBreakAtBegi= nningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"= ><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 24, 2026, at 7:30=E2=80=AFPM, carolina= <leps...> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><di= v dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-family:= Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D= "false"><div><div>Aiken County Near Aiken SP 4/23/26 </div><div>10:40-3= :35 10:40-11:40 Sunny 77-87 degrees</div><div><br></= div><div>Alison Smith, Dave and I searched for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure.</div><= div><br></div><div>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 4</div><div>Spicebu= sh Swallowtail 3</div><div>Palamedes Swallowtail 11<= /div><div>Sleepy Orange 3</div><div><b>Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure&nbs= p; 6</b> (vetted by Harry Pavulaan)</div><div>Variegated Fritillary&nb= sp; 6</div><div>American Lady 1</div><div>American Snout&n= bsp; 1</div><div>Common Buckeye 28</div><div>Red-spotted P= urple 3</div><div>Appalachian Brown 1</div><div>Hora= ce=E2=80=99s Duskywing 1</div><div>Duskywing species  = ;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></d= iv><div><br></div></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></ht= ml>= --Apple-Mail-B4B3DB58-2F77-4632-9F5C-CA69BD03EEC7-- |
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