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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 17:55:17 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Re: Hertford Co., NC butterflies, 5/20/26 |
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--0000000000001dcd5f065283345e Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Just now, I vetted/accepted them. Excellent photos and records. Grass skippers are tough to find in May in much of eastern NC! And, impossible yesterday and today in much of NC -- chilly weather. Unbelievably -- this is NO TYPO -- Raleigh it is* 62 degrees *as I write this now, and it has been about 62 all day today and yesterday! Solid overcast, drizzle at best, and classic cold-air damming with this cold front. It is *55 degrees *now in Roxboro!! By the way, the forecast for Raleigh today was a high of 75-80, with obviously some sun and thunderstorms. At least cold air is keeping strong storms away. What is all of this talk about rain? It has not rained a drop all day today in Raleigh -- we need rain. Of course, the forecasters are undeterred -- they predict 82 degrees again tomorrow, with some showers!!!! Sure beats 95 degrees and bone dry for 4 days in a row that we had Monday-Thursday. Raleigh On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 5:37=E2=80=AFPM NICHOLAS FLANDERS <carolinaleps@duk= e.edu> wrote: > 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...>= du> > 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, a= nd >> 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 = the >> 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 >> > --0000000000001dcd5f065283345e Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Just now, I vetted/accepted them. Excellent=C2=A0phot= os and records. Grass skippers are tough to find in May in much of eastern = NC!=C2=A0 And, impossible yesterday and today in much of NC -- chilly weath= er.</div><div><br></div><div>Unbelievably -- this is NO TYPO -- Raleigh it = is<b> 62 degrees=C2=A0</b>as I write this now, and it has been about 62 all= day today and yesterday! Solid overcast, drizzle at best, and classic cold= -air damming with this cold front. It is <b>55 degrees </b>now in Roxboro!!= =C2=A0 By the way, the forecast for Raleigh today was a high of 75-80, with= obviously some sun and thunderstorms. At least cold air is keeping strong = storms away.=C2=A0 What is all of this talk about rain? It has not rained a= drop all day today in=C2=A0Raleigh -- we need rain. Of course, the forecas= ters are undeterred -- they predict 82 degrees again tomorrow, with some sh= owers!!!!=C2=A0 Sure beats 95 degrees and bone dry for 4 days in a row that= we had Monday-Thursday.=C2=A0</div><br><div>Raleigh</div></div><br><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a= ttr">On Sat, May 23, 2026 at 5:37=E2=80=AFPM NICHOLAS FLANDERS <<a href= =3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>"><carolinaleps...></a>> wrote:<br><= /div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bo= rder-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I p= osted photos of the Little Glassywing and Swarthy Skipper to iNaturalist, l= inks below.<div><br></div><div>Little Glassywing:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://w= ww.inaturalist.org/observations/364446365" originalSrc=3D"https://www.inatu= ralist.org/observations/364446365" target=3D"_blank">https://www.inaturalis= t.org/observations/364446365</a></div><div>Swarthy Skipper:=C2=A0<a href=3D= "https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364444949" originalSrc=3D"https:/= /www.inaturalist.org/observations/364444949" target=3D"_blank">https://www.= inaturalist.org/observations/364444949</a><br><div><br></div><div>Nick Flan= ders</div><div>Portsmouth, VA</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quot= e"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 7:52=E2=80= =AFPM NICHOLAS FLANDERS <<a href=3D"mailto:<nflan005...>" target=3D"_= blank"><nflan005...></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"auto">Hey all, I walked my CarBMP route = on Chowan Swamp GL today near the Wiccacon River in Hertford Co., NC. Weath= er was hot, clear, and windy, and 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 th= ree of these species were my FOY. List below, including a few things seen i= n Hertford Co. on the way to the route.<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir= =3D"auto">Nick Flanders</div><div dir=3D"auto">Portsmouth, VA</div><div dir= =3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Spicebush Swallowtail - 4</div><div d= ir=3D"auto">Palamedes Swallowtail - 2</div><div dir=3D"auto">E. Tiger Swall= owtail - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">Sleepy Orange - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">= Cabbage White - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">Summer Azure - 4</div><div dir=3D"= auto">E. Tailed-Blue - 1</div><div dir=3D"auto">Viceroy - 1</div><div dir= =3D"auto">Common Buckeye - 2</div><div dir=3D"auto">Hoary Edge - 1</div><di= v dir=3D"auto">Little Glassywing - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0Female, posed briefly for = a dorsal photo</div><div dir=3D"auto">Swarthy Skipper - 1</div><div dir=3D"= auto">Least Skipper - 1</div></div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> --0000000000001dcd5f065283345e-- |
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