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Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 09:19:44 -0400
From: Jeff Pippen (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: North River Game Land 5/1/2026 butterflies


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Butterfliers,

I hope everyone had a good weekend.

Last Friday, after working with volunteers to set up butterfly survey =
routes near Elizabeth City, I poked around the North River Game Land in =
Camden Co. (northeastern NC). Despite very marginal weather, I enjoyed =
quite a few butterflies during the intermittent periods of sunshine. =
There was a lot of Cane (Arundinaria) along the roadsides along with =
Yellow Thistle (Cirsium) to provide some nectar, mostly enjoyed by the =
many Palamedes Swallowtails and a single Clouded Skipper.

In the NC Piedmont and Coastal Plain, the single-brooded azures (Spring =
Azure, Holly Azure), are pretty much finished flying for the year, so =
all fresh azures *should* be Summer Azures now and for the rest of 2026. =
If you are in the Mountains, however, Appalachian Azures will fly for =
probably another month or so.

Here=E2=80=99s the list (Camden Co., NC 5/1/2026, periods of sun and =
clouds, low 60s):

Palamedes Swallowtail 60
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
Spicebush Swallowtail 2
Red-banded Hairstreak 3
Summer Azure 10
Pearl Crescent 4
American Lady 4
Red Admiral 1
Question Mark 1
Southern Pearly-eye 14
Clouded Skipper 2
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 1
Least Skipper 2

While not rare, the pearly-eyes and roadside-skippers are always nice to =
see!

Best,
Jeff
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Jeffrey S. Pippen
Mebane, NC
Research Specialist, Georgetown University
Director, Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program =
<https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/carolinasbmp/carbmp-protocols.htm>=
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style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;">Butterfliers,<div><br></div><div>I hope =
everyone had a good weekend.</div><div><br></div><div>Last Friday, after =
working with volunteers to set up butterfly survey routes near Elizabeth =
City, I poked around the North River Game Land in Camden Co. =
(northeastern NC). &nbsp;Despite very marginal weather, I enjoyed quite =
a few butterflies during the intermittent periods of sunshine. =
&nbsp;There was a lot of Cane (<i>Arundinaria</i>) along the roadsides =
along with Yellow Thistle (<i>Cirsium</i>) to provide some nectar, =
mostly enjoyed by the many Palamedes Swallowtails and a single Clouded =
Skipper.</div><div><br></div><div>In the NC Piedmont and Coastal Plain, =
the single-brooded azures (Spring Azure, Holly Azure), are pretty much =
finished flying for the year, so all fresh azures *should* be Summer =
Azures now and for the rest of 2026. &nbsp;If you are in the Mountains, =
however, Appalachian Azures will fly for probably another month or =
so.</div><div><br></div><div>Here=E2=80=99s the list (Camden Co., NC =
5/1/2026, periods of sun and clouds, low =
60s):</div><div><br></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><table =
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21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: =
Helvetica; font-size: 11pt;">Palamedes Swallowtail</td><td =
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padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">60</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: =
1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
11pt;">Eastern Tiger Swallowtail</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; text-align: center;">3</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 11pt;">Spicebush Swallowtail</td><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;">2</td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11pt;">Red-banded Hairstreak</td><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">3</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11pt;">Summer =
Azure</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">10</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: =
1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11pt;">Pearl =
Crescent</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); =
overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">4</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
11pt;">American Lady</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
text-align: center;">4</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 11pt;">Red Admiral</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; text-align: center;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 11pt;">Question Mark</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; text-align: center;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; =
font-size: 11pt;"><b>Southern Pearly-eye</b></td><td style=3D"border: =
1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><b>14</b></td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11pt;">Clouded Skipper</td><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">2</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: =
11pt;"><b>Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper</b></td><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;"><b>1</b></td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Least =
Skipper</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">2</td></tr></tbody></table><br></google-sheets-html-origin></div>=
<div><google-sheets-html-origin>While not rare, the pearly-eyes and =
roadside-skippers are always nice to =
see!</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin><br>=
</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin>Best,</g=
oogle-sheets-html-origin></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin>Jeff</googl=
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normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; =
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after-white-space;"><div>--</div><div>Jeffrey S. =
Pippen</div><div>Mebane, NC</div><div>Research Specialist, Georgetown =
University</div><div>Director,&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/carolinasbmp/carbmp-protoco=
ls.htm">Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;| =
&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.thebutterflynetwork.org/">N. Am. =
Butterfly Monitoring Network</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.jeffpippen.com/">Jeff=E2=80=99s Nature =
Pages</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
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