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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:07:19 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Re: Aiken County, SC |
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--000000000000b56b91065051c866 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Harry P (and others), Here are the two sets of photos that I referred to a day ago when I was away from my computer. These are on iNaturalist, and I THINK they have potential for *Celastrina iryna:* Bamberg County, April 22, 2026: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352116374 Aiken County, April 18, 2026, IDed as a Summer Azure, but not looking like any I've seen in NC! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350807032 Both have a very smooth blue color above -- almost "smeared smooth", and I do not detect white veins. The second one shows the underside being quite white with barely a few black "pepper dots". I expect folks can find more worth a check on iNat, by entering "Celastrina" and "South Carolina" in the search. What do folks say about these? Harry LeGrand On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 7:19=E2=80=AFPM Harry Pavulaan <harrypav...>= m> wrote: > Harry, all: > > BAMONA is adding Celastrina iryna (Iryna's Azure). It might be added > already. I'm sending them a photo that Pierre Howard took, some years ag= o > that I misidentified as "Holly Azure" for lack of better label. If anyon= e > is subscribed to BAMONA, send images directly to Kelly Lotts, in case the= y > have not yet posted the entry. > > For most butterfly observers and photographers, the best time is mid-Apri= l > in South Carolina, though the species is apparently bivoltine in Florida > and possibly additional partial broods as far north as Atlanta. The > species is nearly pure white beneath, whiter than the summer form of Summ= er > Azure, though some are nearly as strongly patterned as Summer. The key > identification marker, of course, is the overlay of "Spring Azure" scales > on top of the dorsal blue scales typical of Summer Azure, making C. iryna > the third Celastrina species with the unique dorsal wing scale structure = of > males. I am describing a fourth in coming weeks. > > If anyone has images they need confirmation on, feel free to send to me. > I am looking for additional county records and any new hostplant > associations. So far, Itea virginiensis (Virginia Sweetspire) is the onl= y > known host but there are certainly others. > > Harry Pavulaan (the "other" Harry) > > > > Sent from Outlook <http://aka.ms/weboutlook> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...> > *Sent:* Saturday, April 25, 2026 4:03 AM > *To:* <kastners...> <kastners...>; Harry Pavulaan < > <harrypav...> > *Cc:* Carolinaleps <carolinaleps...> > *Subject:* Re: Aiken County, SC > > Out of curiosity, I checked iNaturalist for possible SC records. INat has > not yet accepted the species, so I entered Celastrina and South Carolina. > I saw 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 w= as > in Aiken County. I am not proficient in copy and paste on my iPhone, but = it > would behoove 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 from the central to SW part of SC in April to be this species. > > It is not known From NC and I have never seen top side male photos in > April in the state outside the mountains with these solid blue colors, an= d > so in April in the southern part of NC all fresh ones should now be secon= d > brood Summer, as Holly ought to be worn or finished. > > Harry LeGrand =3D the other Harry! > > PS =E2=80=94If verified or at least possibly Iryna=E2=80=99s, reviewers/v= etters should add > their comments, even if the records seem to be only documented to > Celastrina species for now. I am not sure how iNat staff go back into th= e > 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: > > =EF=BB=BF > Aiken County Near Aiken SP 4/23/26 > 10:40-3:35 10:40-11:40 Sunny 77-87 degrees > > Alison Smith, Dave and I searched for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure. > > 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 > > Marty Kastner > Blythewood, SC > > > > --000000000000b56b91065051c866 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Harry P (and others),</div><div><br></div><div>Here a= re the two sets of photos that I referred to a day ago when=C2=A0I was away= from my computer. These are on iNaturalist, and I THINK they have potentia= l for <i>Celastrina iryna:</i></div><div><br></div><div>Bamberg County, Apr= il 22, 2026:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.or= g/observations/352116374" originalSrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observ= ations/352116374">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352116374</a></d= iv><div><br></div><div>Aiken County, April 18, 2026, IDed as a Summer Azure= , but not looking like any I've seen in NC!</div><div><br></div><div><a= href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350807032" originalSrc=3D= "https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/350807032">https://www.inaturalis= t.org/observations/350807032</a></div><div><br></div><div>Both have a very = smooth=C2=A0blue color above -- almost "smeared smooth", and I do= not detect white veins. The second one shows the underside being quite whi= te with barely a few black "pepper dots".</div><div><br></div><di= v>I expect folks can find more worth a check on iNat, by entering "Cel= astrina" and=C2=A0"South Carolina" in the search.</div><div>= <br></div><div>What do folks say about these?</div><div><br></div><div>Harr= y LeGrand</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><= div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 7:19=E2=80=AFP= M Harry Pavulaan <<a href=3D"mailto:<harrypav...>">harrypav@hotma= il.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"m= argin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left= :1ex"><div class=3D"msg-1721307231246937522"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> Harry, all:</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> BAMONA is adding Celastrina iryna (Iryna's Azure).=C2=A0 It might be ad= ded already.=C2=A0 I'm sending them a photo that Pierre Howard took, so= me years ago that I misidentified as "Holly Azure" for lack of be= tter label.=C2=A0 If anyone is subscribed to BAMONA, send images directly to Kelly Lotts, in case they have not yet posted the entry.</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> For most butterfly observers and photographers, the best time is mid-April = in South Carolina, though the species is apparently bivoltine in Florida an= d possibly additional partial broods as far north as Atlanta.=C2=A0 The spe= cies is nearly pure white beneath, whiter than the summer form of Summer Azure, though some are nearly as strongly p= atterned as Summer.=C2=A0 The key identification marker, of course, is the = overlay of "Spring Azure" scales on top of the dorsal blue scales= typical of Summer Azure, making C. iryna the third Celastrina species with the unique dorsal wing scale structure of males.= =C2=A0 I am describing a fourth in coming weeks.</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> If anyone has images they need confirmation on, feel free to send to me.=C2= =A0 I am looking for additional county records and any new hostplant associ= ations.=C2=A0 So far, Itea virginiensis (Virginia Sweetspire) is the only k= nown host but there are certainly others.</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> Harry Pavulaan (the "other" Harry)</div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <div id=3D"m_-1721307231246937522Signature"> <div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color= :rgb(0,0,0)"> <br> </div> <p style=3D"margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em">Sent from <a href=3D"http://a= ka.ms/weboutlook" originalSrc=3D"http://aka.ms/weboutlook" id=3D"m_-1721307= 231246937522OWA9698f80a-ea7c-1629-759e-74020168c4fd" style=3D"margin-top:0p= x;margin-bottom:0px" target=3D"_blank"> Outlook</a><br> </p> </div> <div id=3D"m_-1721307231246937522appendonsend"></div> <hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%"> <div id=3D"m_-1721307231246937522divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"C= alibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b>= Harry LeGrand <<a href=3D"mailto:<hlegrandjr...>" target=3D"_blank= "><hlegrandjr...></a>><br> <b>Sent:</b> Saturday, April 25, 2026 4:03 AM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:<kastners...>" target=3D"_blank">kastners@a= ol.com</a> <<a href=3D"mailto:<kastners...>" target=3D"_blank">kastne= <rs...></a>>; Harry Pavulaan <<a href=3D"mailto:<harrypav...>= om" target=3D"_blank"><harrypav...></a>><br> <b>Cc:</b> Carolinaleps <<a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>" target= =3D"_blank"><carolinaleps...></a>><br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: Aiken County, SC</font> <div>=C2=A0</div> </div> <div dir=3D"auto">Out of curiosity, I checked iNaturalist for possible SC r= ecords. INat has not yet accepted the species, so I entered Celastrina and = South Carolina.=C2=A0 I saw 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 Aiken County. I am= not proficient in copy and paste on my iPhone, but it would behoove folks = to check these out on iNat. =C2=A0 One or both show the almost white unders= ide ground color with few dots.=C2=A0 I suspect these and a few others from the central to SW part of SC in April to be th= is species. =C2=A0 <div><br> </div> <div>It is not known From 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.=C2=A0</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Harry LeGrand =3D the other Harry!</div> <div><br> </div> <div>PS =E2=80=94If verified or at least possibly Iryna=E2=80=99s, reviewer= s/vetters should add their comments, even if the records seem to be only do= cumented to Celastrina species for now.=C2=A0 I am not sure how iNat staff = go back into the database once iNat DOES accept any new species, so that the species level records get changed to the full species= name.=C2=A0 Thoughts on that??</div> <div><br id=3D"m_-1721307231246937522x_lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"> <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, <a href=3D"m= ailto:<carolinaleps...>" target=3D"_blank"><carolinaleps...></a> wr= ote:<br> <br> </blockquote> </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF <div style=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div> <div>Aiken County Near Aiken SP 4/23/26=C2=A0</div> <div>10:40-3:35=C2=A0 =C2=A010:40-11:40=C2=A0 =C2=A0Sunny 77-87 degrees</di= v> <div><br> </div> <div>Alison Smith, Dave and I searched for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A04</div> <div>Spicebush Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A03</div> <div>Palamedes Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A011</div> <div>Sleepy Orange=C2=A0 =C2=A03</div> <div><b>Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure=C2=A0 =C2=A06</b> (vetted by Harry Pavulaan)<= /div> <div>Variegated Fritillary=C2=A0 =C2=A06</div> <div>American Lady=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div> <div>American Snout=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div> <div>Common Buckeye=C2=A0 =C2=A028</div> <div>Red-spotted Purple=C2=A0 =C2=A03</div> <div>Appalachian Brown=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div> <div>Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div> <div>Duskywing species=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div> <div><br> </div> <div dir=3D"ltr">Marty Kastner</div> <div dir=3D"ltr">Blythewood, SC</div> <div><br> </div> <div><br> </div> </div> <br> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> </div> </div> </div></blockquote></div> --000000000000b56b91065051c866-- |
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