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Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 17:36:38 -0400
From: NICHOLAS FLANDERS (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: Re: Hertford Co., NC butterflies, 5/20/26

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I posted photos of the Little Glassywing and Swarthy Skipper to
iNaturalist, links below.

Little Glassywing: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364446365
Swarthy Skipper: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364444949

Nick Flanders
Portsmouth, VA

On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 7:52=E2=80=AFPM NICHOLAS FLANDERS <nflan005...>=
> wrote:

> Hey all, I walked my CarBMP route on Chowan Swamp GL today near the
> Wiccacon River in Hertford Co., NC. Weather was hot, clear, and windy, an=
d
> very little nectaring observed, but a few things were nectaring at
> skullcap. Very low numbers overall, but at least I found 3 grass skipper
> species, although only 1 individual of each! All three of these species
> were my FOY. List below, including a few things seen in Hertford Co. on t=
he
> way to the route.
>
> Nick Flanders
> Portsmouth, VA
>
> Spicebush Swallowtail - 4
> Palamedes Swallowtail - 2
> E. Tiger Swallowtail - 1
> Sleepy Orange - 1
> Cabbage White - 1
> Summer Azure - 4
> E. Tailed-Blue - 1
> Viceroy - 1
> Common Buckeye - 2
> Hoary Edge - 1
> Little Glassywing - 1 Female, posed briefly for a dorsal photo
> Swarthy Skipper - 1
> Least Skipper - 1
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I posted photos of the Little Glassywing and Swarthy Skipp=
er to iNaturalist, links below.<div><br></div><div>Little Glassywing:=C2=A0=
<a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364446365" originalSrc=
=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364446365">https://www.inatura=
list.org/observations/364446365</a></div><div>Swarthy Skipper:=C2=A0<a href=
=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364444949" originalSrc=3D"http=
s://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364444949">https://www.inaturalist.org=
/observations/364444949</a><br><div><br></div><div>Nick Flanders</div><div>=
Portsmouth, VA</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_c=
ontainer"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 7:5=
2=E2=80=AFPM NICHOLAS FLANDERS &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<nflan005...>">nfla=
<n005...></a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" styl=
e=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);paddin=
g-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Hey all, I walked my CarBMP route on Chowan S=
wamp GL today near the Wiccacon River in Hertford Co., NC. Weather was hot,=
clear, and windy, and very little nectaring observed, but a few things wer=
e nectaring at skullcap. Very low numbers overall, but at least I found 3 g=
rass skipper species, although only 1 individual of each! All three of thes=
e species were my FOY. List below, including a few things seen in Hertford =
Co. on the way to the route.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">N=
ick Flanders</div><div dir=3D"auto">Portsmouth, VA</div><div dir=3D"auto"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Spicebush Swallowtail - 4</div><div dir=3D"auto"=
>Palamedes Swallowtail - 2</div><div dir=3D"auto">E. Tiger Swallowtail - 1<=
/div><div dir=3D"auto">Sleepy Orange - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">Cabbage Whi=
te - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">Summer Azure - 4</div><div dir=3D"auto">E. Ta=
iled-Blue - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">Viceroy - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">Com=
mon Buckeye - 2</div><div dir=3D"auto">Hoary Edge - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto=
">Little Glassywing - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0Female, posed briefly for a dorsal phot=
o</div><div dir=3D"auto">Swarthy Skipper - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">Least S=
kipper - 1</div></div>
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