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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2026 11:16:05 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Raulston Arboretum butterflies, Wake Co., NC -- June 7, 2026 |
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--0000000000001a01020653ab60c2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I made my first 2026 visit to Raulston Arboretum in west Raleigh, In the past, diversity at the gardens has been low until later in July, and that was the case today. I wanted mainly to get out for a walk before it got into the 90s, and see what the plantings looked like this year. In the back garden there is a large sign and board celebrating the 50th anniversary of the arboretum! I managed a FIRST Wake County butterfly for me, though there are a few previous records for the county; it is a stray here, certainly not a rare resident. Here is my list, from 830-915; sunny, warm, and continued severe drought, though I assume there has been some watering of plants there: Pipevine Swallowtail 1 fresh male, nectaring on a Mimosa tree PALAMEDES SWALLOWTAIL 1 nectaring on a low, bushy Verbena; chased off by a Buckeye before I could photograph it! A nasty Buckeye, as there were plenty of other flowers it could have chosen, but it went out of its way to chase off the swallowtail, which flew out of sight! I did see the huge size, brownish black color, yellow bands, and the yellow band below near the abdomen. Normally an easy species to photograph, so that's why I wasn't overly quickly getting a photo! This is the first I have seen in the Piedmont region, I think. Cabbage White 3 American Lady 1 Common Buckeye 1 Silver-spotted Skipper 2 Horace's Duskywing 1 male, on a Buttonbush Common Checkered-Skipper 1 Fiery Skipper 1 Clouded Skipper 1 nectaring on White Clover Harry LeGrand Raleigh --0000000000001a01020653ab60c2 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I made my first 2026 visit to Raulston Arboretum in w= est Raleigh, In the past, diversity at the gardens has been low until later= in July, and that was the case today. I wanted mainly to get out for a wal= k before it got into the 90s, and see what the plantings looked like this y= ear. In the back garden there is a large sign and board celebrating the 50t= h anniversary of the arboretum!=C2=A0 I managed a FIRST Wake County butterf= ly for me, though there are a few previous records for the=C2=A0county; it = is a stray here, certainly not a rare=C2=A0resident.=C2=A0</div><div><br></= div><div>Here is my list, from 830-915; sunny, warm, and continued severe d= rought, though I assume there has been some watering of plants there:</div>= <div><br></div><div>Pipevine Swallowtail 1 fresh male, nectaring on a Mimos= a tree</div><div>PALAMEDES SWALLOWTAIL=C2=A0 1=C2=A0 nectaring on a low, bu= shy Verbena; chased off by a Buckeye before I could photograph it! A nasty = Buckeye, as there were plenty of other flowers it could have chosen, but it= went out of its way to chase off the swallowtail, which flew out of sight!= I did see the huge size, brownish black color, yellow bands, and the yello= w band below near the abdomen. Normally an easy species to photograph, so t= hat's why I wasn't overly quickly getting a photo! This is the firs= t I have seen in the Piedmont=C2=A0region, I think.</div><div>Cabbage White= =C2=A0 3</div><div>American Lady=C2=A0 1</div><div>Common Buckeye=C2=A0 1</= div><div>Silver-spotted Skipper=C2=A0 2</div><div>Horace's Duskywing=C2= =A0 1=C2=A0 male, on a Buttonbush</div><div>Common Checkered-Skipper=C2=A0 = 1</div><div>Fiery Skipper=C2=A0 1</div><div>Clouded Skipper=C2=A0 1 nectari= ng on White Clover</div><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Raleigh= </div><div><br></div></div> --0000000000001a01020653ab60c2-- |
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