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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:31:45 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (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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--00000000000022b4e4065067eb8b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Wow! Getting very close to NC! I will check tomorrow on iNat for any photos of potential Iryna's in this state. Not known previously north of central SC, but still not much known about the range other than "generally" from central SC southward and west at least to Louisiana, and thus mainly a Coastal Plain species -- as far as known, but Greenville County of course is upper Piedmont. Harry Pavulaan notes that Iryna's -- in an article and photo in an upcoming Chrysalis issue -- is nearly white below and there is practically NO marginal chevron band or other dark markings near the HW margin. Eerily white below with also a reduction in black dots. Harry LeGrand Raleigh On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 10:12=E2=80=AFPM M Campbell <mrcampbell2013...>= om> wrote: > Good evening, > > Here is a record from another person for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure, vetted b= y 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@du= ke.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 Ma= iling >> List) <carolinaleps...> wrote: >> >> Out of curiosity, I checked iNaturalist for possible SC records. INat ha= s >> 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 = 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. 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, a= nd >> so in April in the southern part of NC all fresh ones should now be seco= nd >> 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/= vetters 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 t= he >> database once iNat DOES accept any new species, so that the species leve= l >> 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 >> >> >> >> >> --00000000000022b4e4065067eb8b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Wow!=C2=A0 Getting very close to NC!=C2=A0 I will che= ck tomorrow on iNat for any photos of potential Iryna's in this state. = Not known previously north of central SC, but still not much known about th= e range other than "generally" from central SC southward and west= at least to Louisiana, and thus mainly a Coastal Plain species -- as far a= s known, but Greenville County of course is upper Piedmont.</div><div><br><= /div><div>Harry Pavulaan notes that Iryna's=C2=A0-- in an article and p= hoto in an upcoming Chrysalis issue -- is nearly white below and there is p= ractically NO marginal chevron band or other dark markings near the HW marg= in.=C2=A0 Eerily white below with also a reduction in black dots.</div><div= ><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Raleigh</div></div><br><div class= =3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr= ">On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 10:12=E2=80=AFPM M Campbell <<a href=3D"mailto= :<mrcampbell2013...>"><mrcampbell2013...></a>> wrote:<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 dir=3D"ltr"><div>Go= od evening,</div><div><br></div><div>Here is a record from another person f= or Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure,=C2=A0 vetted by Harry Pavulaan, for a Greenville = County, SC record.</div><div><a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observa= tions/159487181" originalSrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15= 9487181" target=3D"_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1594871= 81</a></div><div><br></div><div>Matthew Campbell</div><div><br></div><br><d= iv class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Apr = 25, 2026 at 12:43=E2=80=AFAM Salman Abdulali <<a href=3D"mailto:carolina= <leps...>" target=3D"_blank"><carolinaleps...></a>> wrote:<br></= div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor= der-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 iNaturalist user c= an 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_1556= 8110248107398m_4430980040941012994lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><= blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Apr 25, 2026, at 12:03=E2=80=AFAM, Harry L= eGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <<a href=3D"mailto:carolinaleps@d= uke.edu" target=3D"_blank"><carolinaleps...></a>> wrote:</div><br><d= iv><div dir=3D"auto">Out of curiosity, I checked iNaturalist for possible S= C records. INat has not yet accepted the species, so I entered Celastrina a= nd South Carolina.=C2=A0 I saw at least 2 records of males in April 2026 wi= th open wings to see a medium blue, seemingly without the white veins of th= e Summer Azure. One was in Aiken County. I am not proficient in copy and pa= ste on my iPhone, but it would behoove folks to check these out on iNat. = =C2=A0 One or both show the almost white underside ground color with few do= ts.=C2=A0 I suspect these and a few others from the central to SW part of S= C in April to be this species. =C2=A0<div><br></div><div>It is not known Fr= om NC and I have never seen top side male photos in April in the state outs= ide the mountains with these solid blue colors, and so in April in the sout= hern 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, reviewers/vetters should add their comment= s, even if 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 iNa= t DOES accept any new species, so that the species level records get change= d to the full species name.=C2=A0 Thoughts on that??</div><div><br id=3D"m_= 15568110248107398m_4430980040941012994lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><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"mailto:carolinale= <ps...>" target=3D"_blank"><carolinaleps...></a> wrote:<br><br></bl= ockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div sty= le=3D"font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir=3D"lt= r"><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</div><div><br></di= v><div>Alison Smith, Dave and I searched for Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure.</div><d= iv><br></div><div>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A04</div><div>Spicebu= sh 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 Fritilla= ry=C2=A0 =C2=A06</div><div>American Lady=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div>American S= nout=C2=A0 =C2=A01</div><div>Common Buckeye=C2=A0 =C2=A028</div><div>Red-sp= otted 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 di= r=3D"ltr">Blythewood, SC</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br></div= ></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></= div></blockquote></div></div> </blockquote></div> --00000000000022b4e4065067eb8b-- |
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