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Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 23:27:34 +0000 (UTC)
From: JOHN DEMKO (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: First Carolina Butterfly Survey of Gum Swamp Road Routes, Jackson, SC 7/7/2026

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Yesterday I conducted my first surveys along Gum Swamp Road in Jackson SCRo=
ute 1Sleepy Orange 3
Butterflies seen on trip back to vehicle after survey on this section.Red-s=
potted Admiral 1Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1White Checkered-Skipper 1
Route 2Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1Hackberry Emperor 1Horace's Duskywing 1Un=
known Duskywing 1Little Glassywing 1
Butterflies seen on trip back to vehicle after survey on this section.
Pearl Crescent 1Zabulon Skipper (female) 1Red-spotted Admiral 1
Route 3Horace's Duskywing 1
Butterflies seen on trip back to vehicle after survey on this section.
Horace's Duskywing 1 (different one than seen on survey)American Snout 1 (I=
t found me.)Red-spotted Admiral
For the sections of Gum Swamp Road that I surveyed, these numbers are worse=
than abysmal!!=C2=A0 In Route 3 I should have seen double digit numbers of=
Sleepy Oranges, White Checkered-Skippers, and Cloudless Sulphurs either as=
part of the survey or as incidentals.=C2=A0 The drought conditions have gr=
eatly reduced both numbers and species.=C2=A0 The NABA count for this area =
is this Saturday.=C2=A0 It will not be good!

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<html><head></head><body><div class=3D"yahoo-style-wrap" style=3D"font-fami=
ly:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Yesterday I conducted my first surveys along=
Gum Swamp Road in Jackson SC</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">R=
oute 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Sleepy Orange 3</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=
=3D"false">Butterflies seen on trip back to vehicle after survey on this se=
ction.</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Red-spotted Admiral 1</d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1</div>=
<div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">White Checkered-Skipper 1</div><div =
dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D=
"false">Route 2</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Eastern Tiger S=
wallowtail 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Hackberry Emperor =
1</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Horace's Duskywing 1</div><di=
v dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Unknown Duskywing 1</div><div dir=3D"lt=
r" data-setdir=3D"false">Little Glassywing 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-set=
dir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span><span =
style=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-se=
rif;">Butterflies seen on trip back to vehicle after survey on this section=
.</span></span><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span><span=
style=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-s=
erif;">Pearl Crescent 1</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"=
false"><span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvet=
ica, Arial, sans-serif;">Zabulon Skipper (female) 1</span></span></div><div=
dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;=
Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Red-spotted Admiral 1<=
/span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span><span style=
=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"=
><br></span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Route 3</di=
v><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">Horace's Duskywing 1</div><div dir=
=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"fa=
lse"><span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetic=
a, Arial, sans-serif;">Butterflies seen on trip back to vehicle after surve=
y on this section.</span></span><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"f=
alse"><span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helveti=
ca, Arial, sans-serif;">Horace's Duskywing 1 (different one than seen on su=
rvey)</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span><span=
style=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-s=
erif;">American Snout 1 (It found me.)</span></span></div><div dir=3D"ltr" =
data-setdir=3D"false"><span><span style=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neu=
e&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">Red-spotted Admiral</span></span></=
div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span><span style=3D"font-family=
: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></s=
pan></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false">For the sections of Gum Sw=
amp Road that I surveyed, these numbers are worse than abysmal!!&nbsp; In R=
oute 3 I should have seen double digit numbers of Sleepy Oranges, White Che=
ckered-Skippers, and Cloudless Sulphurs either as part of the survey or as =
incidentals.&nbsp; The drought conditions have greatly reduced both numbers=
and species.&nbsp; The NABA count for this area is this Saturday.&nbsp; It=
will not be good!</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><span><span =
style=3D"font-family: &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-se=
rif;"><br></span></span></div></div></body></html>
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