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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:09:46 -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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Thanks. That will make writing the account easier.

Harry L.

On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 6:54=E2=80=AFPM M Campbell <mrcampbell2013...>=
m> wrote:

> Good evening,
>
> For purposes of record keeping, Harry Pavulaan's paper describing
> Iryna's Azure gave a geographic distribution of:
> Range. Verified and reported county localities include: FLORIDA: Clay,
> Gadsden, Liberty,
> Okaloosa, Wakulla Counties. GEORGIA: Burke, Fannin, Fulton Counties.
> MISSISSIPPI: Adams
> County.
> SOUTH CAROLINA: Aiken, Barnwell, Dorchester, Jasper, Orangeburg Counties.
>
> The observation in Greenville County, SC on inaturalist adds one more
> county.
>
> Matthew
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 5:22=E2=80=AFPM Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...>=
om>
> wrote:
>
>> Harry P and others,
>>
>> I was a bit confused by the "April 27" date you mentioned, when the phot=
o
>> that Salman linked:
>>
>> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77309140
>>
>> was taken on April 30, in 2021.
>>
>> But, I do see that you HAVE confirmed it as an Iryna's Azure. Great new=
s
>> for us Tar Heels! Here are the comments you posted there:
>>
>> "Bingo, Iryna's Azure! That elongated wing scale is a certainty, in
>> combination with a nearly pure white underside. Great find for North
>> Carolina!"
>>
>> So, as I am the primary author of the Butterflies of North Carolina
>> website, *I will write a species account for Iryna's Azure tonight or
>> tomorrow. * I will certainly add Ken's record to the database, with
>> Mecklenburg to show in green. We WILL want and need one to several phot=
os
>> on the species page, but that doesn't have to be tomorrow. Hopefully, we
>> can get Ken's permission to have the two photos (one ventral and the
>> detailed dorsal) on the website. AND -- we certainly can use some photos
>> taken in SC. Thus, if you do have photos of this newly described species=
,
>> please send them to Tom Howard (<tom.howard...>) for posting to
>> our site (as SC does not have a similar website for viewing photos). I
>> will add in the text the known SC counties, from what Harry Pavulaan has
>> stated above and in his published paper. Once I finish the text, you ca=
n
>> click on the PDF and see the text and the map with a black dot for
>> Mecklenburg, but I am not sure how we (Tom and I) can get the handful of=
SC
>> counties to show on the PDF map just yet.
>>
>> *Tom -- would it be possible for the webpage PDF to show black dots for
>> the SC counties soon, once I complete the account and have a listing of
>> the SC counties in the text? That would be nice for us to have a visual =
of
>> the known range in the Carolinas immediately, and not have to wait until
>> the end of the year.*
>>
>> Harry L (the other Harry)
>>
>> PS -- This ups the NC species total to 178. Of course, we would love to
>> have first records for previously existing species nearby, particularly
>> Bell's Roadside-Skipper, or Bronze Copper, etc. Or a Florida or Midweste=
rn
>> stray.
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 4:29=E2=80=AFPM Harry Pavulaan <harrypav@hotmail=
.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Bingo!! Iryna's Azure. The nearly pure white underside coupled with
>>> that elongated dorsal wing scale is a lock. Great documentation!
>>>
>>> In general, any Azure with those elongated scales on the dorsal side of
>>> the male forewing and nearly pure white undersides are Celastrina iryna=
.
>>> April 27 is perfect for the flight window, and the flight window of C.
>>> ladon (Spring Azure) is basically over. I know Celastrina neglecta sum=
mer
>>> brood emerges in another week or two in that region.
>>>
>>> Harry P.
>>>
>>> Sent from Outlook <http://aka.ms/weboutlook>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Salman Abdulali <salman.abdulali...>
>>> *Sent:* Monday, April 27, 2026 3:08 AM
>>> *To:* Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...>
>>> *Cc:* M Campbell <mrcampbell2013...>; JOHN DEMKO <
>>> <jldemko...>; Dennis Forsythe <dennis.forsythe...>;
>>> <kastners...> <kastners...>; Harry Pavulaan <
>>> <harrypav...>; Carolinaleps <carolinaleps...>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure (vetted by Harry Pavulaan) for a
>>> Greenville County, SC record.
>>>
>>> How about
>>> https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77309140
>>>
>>> Currently identified as Spring Azure because of the specialized dorsal
>>> forewing scales, but the ventral surface doesn=E2=80=99t look right for=
ladon.
>>>
>>> Salman
>>>
>>> On Apr 26, 2026, at 10:31=E2=80=AFPM, Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...>=
om>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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 o=
f
>>> central SC, but still not much known about the range other than "genera=
lly"
>>> from central SC southward and west at least to Louisiana, and thus main=
ly a
>>> Coastal Plain species -- as far as known, but Greenville County of cour=
se
>>> 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 practica=
lly
>>> NO marginal chevron band or other dark markings near the HW margin. Ee=
rily
>>> 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@gma=
il.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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 M=
ailing
>>> 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 wi=
ngs
>>> 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 o=
n 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 sus=
pect
>>> 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, =
and
>>> so in April in the southern part of NC all fresh ones should now be sec=
ond
>>> 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 =
the
>>> database once iNat DOES accept any new species, so that the species lev=
el
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thanks. That will make writing the account easier.</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>Harry L.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gm=
ail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 27, =
2026 at 6:54=E2=80=AFPM M Campbell &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mrcampbell2013@gma=
il.com"><mrcampbell2013...></a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Good eve=
ning,<div><br></div><div>For purposes of record keeping, Harry Pavulaan&#39=
;s=C2=A0paper describing Iryna&#39;s=C2=A0Azure gave a geographic distribut=
ion of:</div><div><div>Range. Verified and reported county localities inclu=
de: FLORIDA: Clay, Gadsden, Liberty,</div><div>Okaloosa, Wakulla Counties. =
GEORGIA: Burke, Fannin, Fulton Counties. MISSISSIPPI: Adams<br>County.=C2=
=A0</div><div>SOUTH CAROLINA: Aiken, Barnwell, Dorchester, Jasper, Orangebu=
rg Counties.</div></div><div><br></div><div>The observation in Greenville C=
ounty, SC on inaturalist adds one more county.</div><div><br></div><div>Mat=
thew</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gm=
ail_attr">On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 5:22=E2=80=AFPM Harry LeGrand &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:<hlegrandjr...>" target=3D"_blank"><hlegrandjr...></a>=
&gt; 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>Harry P and others,</div><div><br></div><div>I was a bit =
confused by the &quot;April 27&quot; date you mentioned, when the photo tha=
t Salman linked:</div><div><br></div><div>
<div><a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77309140" original=
Src=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77309140" target=3D"_blank"=
>https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77309140</a></div>

<br></div><div>was taken on April 30, in 2021.</div><div><br></div><div>But=
, I do see that you HAVE confirmed it as=C2=A0an Iryna&#39;s Azure.=C2=A0 G=
reat news for us Tar Heels! Here are the comments you posted there:</div><d=
iv><br></div><div><span>&quot;Bingo, Iryna&#39;s Azure! That elongated win=
g scale=20
is a certainty, in combination with a nearly pure white underside. =20
Great find for North Carolina!&quot;</span></div><div><span><br></span></di=
v><div><span>So, as I am the primary author of the Butterflies of North Car=
olina website, <b>I will write a species account for Iryna&#39;s Azure toni=
ght or tomorrow.=C2=A0</b> I will certainly add Ken&#39;s record to the dat=
abase, with Mecklenburg to show in green.=C2=A0 We WILL want and need one t=
o several=C2=A0photos on the species page, but that doesn&#39;t have to be =
tomorrow. Hopefully, we can get Ken&#39;s permission to have the two photos=
(one ventral and the detailed dorsal) on the website. AND -- we certainly =
can use some photos taken in SC. Thus, if you do have photos of this newly =
described species, please send them to Tom Howard (<a href=3D"mailto:tom.ho=
<ward...>" target=3D"_blank"><tom.howard...></a>) for posting=
to our site (as SC does not have a similar website for viewing photos).=C2=
=A0 I will add in the text the known SC counties, from what Harry Pavulaan =
has stated above and in his published paper.=C2=A0 Once I finish the text, =
you can click on the PDF and see the text and the map with a black dot for =
Mecklenburg, but I am not sure how we (Tom and I) can get the handful of SC=
counties to show on the PDF map just yet.=C2=A0</span></div><div><span><u>=
<br></u></span></div><div><span><u>Tom -- would it be possible for the webp=
age=C2=A0PDF to show black dots for the SC counties soon,=C2=A0once I=C2=A0=
complete the=C2=A0account and have a listing of the=C2=A0SC counties in th=
e text? That would be nice for us to have a visual of the known range in th=
e Carolinas immediately, and not have to wait until the end of the year.</u=
></span></div><div><span><u><br></u></span></div><div><span></span></div><d=
iv><span>Harry L (the other Harry)</span></div><div><span><br></span></div>=
<div><span>PS -- This ups the NC species total to 178.=C2=A0 Of course, we =
would love to have first records for previously existing species nearby, pa=
rticularly Bell&#39;s Roadside-Skipper, or Bronze Copper, etc. Or a Florida=
or Midwestern stray.</span></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 4:29=E2=80=AFPM H=
arry Pavulaan &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<harrypav...>" target=3D"_blank"=
><harrypav...></a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20=
4);padding-left:1ex"><div>




<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
Bingo!!=C2=A0 Iryna&#39;s Azure.=C2=A0 The nearly pure white underside coup=
led with that elongated dorsal wing scale is a lock.=C2=A0 Great documentat=
ion!</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)">
In general, any Azure with those elongated scales on the dorsal side of the=
male forewing and nearly pure white undersides are Celastrina iryna.=C2=A0=
April 27 is perfect for the flight window, and the flight window of C. lad=
on (Spring Azure) is basically over.=C2=A0
I know Celastrina neglecta summer brood emerges in another week or two in =
that region.=C2=A0=C2=A0</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 P.</div>
<div id=3D"m_-3632877524963556967m_-4509296094958770635m_-40362121549998691=
22Signature">
<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" style=3D"margin-=
top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target=3D"_blank">
Outlook</a><br>
</p>
</div>
<div id=3D"m_-3632877524963556967m_-4509296094958770635m_-40362121549998691=
22appendonsend"></div>
<hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%">
<div id=3D"m_-3632877524963556967m_-4509296094958770635m_-40362121549998691=
22divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" style=3D"fo=
nt-size:11pt" color=3D"#000000"><b>From:</b> Salman Abdulali &lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:<salman.abdulali...>" target=3D"_blank">salman.abdulali@iclou=
d.com</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 27, 2026 3:08 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Harry LeGrand &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<hlegrandjr...>" target=
=3D"_blank"><hlegrandjr...></a>&gt;<br>
<b>Cc:</b> M Campbell &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<mrcampbell2013...>" targe=
t=3D"_blank"><mrcampbell2013...></a>&gt;; JOHN DEMKO &lt;<a href=3D"ma=
ilto:<jldemko...>" target=3D"_blank"><jldemko...></a>&gt;=
; Dennis Forsythe &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<dennis.forsythe...>" target=
=3D"_blank"><dennis.forsythe...></a>&gt;; <a href=3D"mailto:kastners@a=
ol.com" target=3D"_blank"><kastners...></a> &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:kastne=
<rs...>" target=3D"_blank"><kastners...></a>&gt;; Harry Pavulaan &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:<harrypav...>" target=3D"_blank">harrypav@hotmail.=
com</a>&gt;; Carolinaleps &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>" targ=
et=3D"_blank"><carolinaleps...></a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Iryna=E2=80=99s Azure (vetted by Harry Pavulaan) for a =
Greenville County, SC record.</font>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
</div>
<div>How about
<div><a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77309140" original=
Src=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77309140" target=3D"_blank"=
>https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77309140</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Currently identified as Spring Azure because of the specialized dorsal=
forewing scales, but the ventral surface doesn=E2=80=99t look right for la=
don.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Salman<br id=3D"m_-3632877524963556967m_-4509296094958770635m_-4036212=
154999869122x_lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage">
<div><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div>On Apr 26, 2026, at 10:31=E2=80=AFPM, Harry LeGrand &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:<hlegrandjr...>" target=3D"_blank"><hlegrandjr...></a>&gt; wr=
ote:</div>
<br>
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div>Wow!=C2=A0 Getting very close to NC!=C2=A0 I will check tomorrow on iN=
at for any photos of potential Iryna&#39;s in this state. Not known previou=
sly north of central SC, but still not much known about the range other tha=
n &quot;generally&quot; 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&#39;s=C2=A0-- in an article and photo =
in an upcoming Chrysalis issue -- is nearly white below and there is practi=
cally NO marginal chevron band or other dark markings near the HW margin.=
=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>
<div dir=3D"ltr">On Sun, Apr 26, 2026 at 10:12=E2=80=AFPM M Campbell &lt;<a=
href=3D"mailto:<mrcampbell2013...>" target=3D"_blank">mrcampbell2013@=
gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204=
,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div>Good evening,</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Here is a record from another person for 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/observations/159487181" origina=
lSrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/159487181" target=3D"_blan=
k">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/159487181</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Matthew Campbell</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<br>
<div>
<div dir=3D"ltr">On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 12:43=E2=80=AFAM Salman Abdulali &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>" target=3D"_blank">carolinaleps@=
duke.edu</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote 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"ht=
tps://www.inaturalist.org/flags/819245" target=3D"_blank">https://www.inatu=
ralist.org/flags/819245</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Note: any iNaturalist 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_-3632877524963556967m_-4509296094958770635m_=
-4036212154999869122x_m_15568110248107398m_4430980040941012994lineBreakAtBe=
ginningOfMessage">
<div><br>
<blockquote type=3D"cite">
<div>On Apr 25, 2026, at 12:03=E2=80=AFAM, Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps =
Mailing List) &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>" target=3D"_blank=
"><carolinaleps...></a>&gt; wrote:</div>
<br>
<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_-3632877524963556967m_-4509296094958770635m_-4036212154999=
869122x_m_15568110248107398m_4430980040941012994lineBreakAtBeginningOfSigna=
ture">
<div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div>
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<blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 24, 2026, at 7:30=E2=80=AFPM, <a href=3D"m=
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