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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:12:40 -0400 From: M Campbell (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Iryna=E2=80=99s_Azure_=28vetted_by_Harry_Pavulaan=29_for_a?= =?UTF-8?Q?_Greenville_County=2C_SC_record=2E?= |
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--000000000000bd7aa3065067a65a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Good evening, Here is a record from another person for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure, vetted by = Harry Pavulaan, for a Greenville County, SC record. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/159487181 Matthew Campbell On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 12:43=E2=80=AFAM Salman Abdulali <carolinaleps@duke= .edu> wrote: > I have created a flag for iNaturalist curators to add the new species. > > https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/819245 > > Note: any iNaturalist user can create flags. Go to the taxon page and > click on the curation tab. > > Salman Abdulali > Greenville, NC > > On Apr 25, 2026, at 12:03=E2=80=AFAM, Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mai= ling > List) <carolinaleps...> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > --000000000000bd7aa3065067a65a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Good evening,</div><div><br></div><div>Here is a reco= rd from another person for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure,=C2=A0 vetted by Harry Pav= ulaan, for a Greenville County, SC record.</div><div><a href=3D"https://www= .inaturalist.org/observations/159487181" originalSrc=3D"https://www.inatura= list.org/observations/159487181">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1= 59487181</a></div><div><br></div><div>Matthew Campbell</div><div><br></div>= <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class= =3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 12:43=E2=80=AFAM Salman Abdulali &l= t;<a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>"><carolinaleps...></a>> wr= ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px= 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>I have= created a flag for iNaturalist curators to add the new species.<div><br></= div><div><a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/819245" originalSrc= =3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/flags/819245" target=3D"_blank">https://www= .inaturalist.org/flags/819245</a></div><div><br></div><div>Note: any iNatur= alist user can create flags. Go to the taxon page and click on the curation= tab.</div><div><br></div><div>Salman Abdulali</div><div>Greenville, NC<br = id=3D"m_4430980040941012994lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockqu= ote type=3D"cite"><div>On Apr 25, 2026, at 12:03=E2=80=AFAM, Harry LeGrand = (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <<a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>= " target=3D"_blank"><carolinaleps...></a>> wrote:</div><br><div><div= dir=3D"auto">Out of curiosity, I checked iNaturalist for possible SC recor= ds. INat has not yet accepted the species, so I entered Celastrina and Sout= h 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 Summe= r 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 On= e or both show the almost white underside ground color with few dots.=C2=A0= I suspect these and a few others from the central to SW part of SC in Apri= l to be this 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 m= ountains 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 o= ther Harry!</div><div><br></div><div>PS =E2=80=94If verified or at least po= ssibly 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.=C2= =A0 I am not sure how iNat staff go back into the database once iNat DOES a= ccept 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_44309800= 40941012994lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my i= Phone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 24, 2026, = at 7:30=E2=80=AFPM, <a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>" target=3D"_bla= nk"><carolinaleps...></a> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div style=3D"font-family:Arial,Hel= vetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Aiken County N= ear 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</div><div><br></div><div>Alison Smith, Dave a= nd I searched for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure.</div><div><br></div><div>Eastern T= iger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A04</div><div>Spicebush Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A0= 3</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>Am= erican 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</d= iv><div>Appalachian Brown=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div>Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywin= g=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div>Duskywing species=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div><br></d= iv><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></d= iv></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div></div> --000000000000bd7aa3065067a65a-- |
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