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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 01:15:14 +0000 (UTC) From: JOHN DEMKO (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Results of 2026 CSRV NABA Count and Comparison |
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------=_Part_2140548_990193396.1784250914887 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Here are the results of the NABA CSRV Count for July 11, 2026.=C2=A0 Just t= o clear up some confusion, although the count occurs in what is commonly kn= own as the CSRA, the NABA designation for the count is the Central Savannah= River Valley count.=C2=A0 I do not know why it has Valley in the name inst= ead of Area.=C2=A0 Although the area was in a severe drought, there was som= e rain in the two days leading up to the count.=C2=A0 Ironically the count = was cut short by a large, very strong thunderstorm cell that covered the en= tire count circle. Species - Gum Swamp, North Aiken Co route, Silver Bluff =3D TotalGeorgia si= de not counted due to leader being out of country ButterfliesEastern Tiger Swallowtail 3,0,1 =3D 4Spicebush Swallowtail 4,1,3= =3D 8Palamedes Swallowtail 0,2,2 =3D 4Zebra Swallowtail 15,0,1 =3D 16Dark = swallowtail butterflies sp. 0,1,3 =3D 4Checkered White 0,1,0 =3D 1Cloudless= Sulphur 6,1,0 =3D7Sleepy Orange 10,6,12 =3D 28Gray Hairstreak 0,2,0 =3D 2A= merican Snout 0,0,1 =3D 1Gulf Fritillary 1,0,0 =3D 1Variegated Fritillary 0= ,3,0 =3D 3Eastern Comma 1,0,1 =3D 2Red Admiral 3,0,1 =3D4Common Buckeye 1,1= 1,3 =3D 15Texan Crescent 1,0,0 =3D 1Pearl Crescent 5,1,4 =3D 10Red-Spotted = Purple 1,3,2 =3D6Viceroy 0,0,1 =3D1Hackberry Emperor 9,0,1 =3D 10Tawny Empe= ror 4,0,1 =3D5Southern Pearly Eye 1,0,0 =3D1Creole Pearly Eye 3,0,0 =3D 3Ca= rolina Satyr 0,2,0 =3D2Silver-spotted Skipper 0.11.1 =3D 12Southern Cloudyw= ing 0,0,8 =3D 8Horace's Duskywing 6,13,4 =3D 23Duskywing butterflies sp. 6.= 0,1 =3D7White Checkered-Skipper 3,26,0 =3D29Tropical Checkered-Skipper 0,1,= 0 =3D 1Clouded Skipper 0,4,1 =3D5Least Skipper 1,1,0 =3D 2Southern Skipperl= ing 0,3,0 =3D 3Fiery Skipper 8,20,3 =3D31Whirlabout 1,9,1 =3D 11Little Glas= sywing 2,0,0 =3D 2Dun Skipper 3,1,1 =3D5Grass Skipper sp. 0,0,1 =3D 1 Total butterflies 279Butterfly species (adult) 35 Larva (Caterpillars)Pipevine Swallowtail 0,2,0 =3D 2Silvery Checkerspot (on= Bear's-foot) 485,0,0 =3D 485Silver-spotted Skipper (on Black Locust)=C2=A0= 1,0,0 =3D 1 Total larva 488Total larva species 3Total butterfly species adult and larva= 37 Below is a comparison of this year's count to the counts of the last 5 year= s with the Georgia results deleted from the numbers.=C2=A0 I have also decr= eased the number of species for those years by one as the Broad-winged Skip= pers are usually not found in Aiken County. Year, Number of adults, Species2021, 294, 402022, 327, 432023, 493, 442024,= 508, 482025, 707, 495 year average, 465.8, 44.82026, 279, 37 The numbers were definitely down this year due to the severe drought.=C2=A0= Last year's count also ended early because of a thunderstorm that moved th= rough the area.=C2=A0 Compared to last year we were less than half in numbe= rs. ------=_Part_2140548_990193396.1784250914887 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <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"><div><div>Here are the results of the NABA C= SRV Count for July 11, 2026. =20 Just to clear up some confusion, although the count occurs in what is=20 commonly known as the CSRA, the NABA designation for the count is the=20 Central Savannah River Valley count. I do not know why it has Valley = in the name instead of Area. Although the area was in a severe drought,= there was some rain in the two days leading up to the count. Ironica= lly the count was cut short by a large, very strong thunderstorm cell that = covered the entire count circle.</div><div><br></div><div>Species - Gum Swa= mp, North Aiken Co route, Silver Bluff =3D Total</div><div dir=3D"ltr" data= -setdir=3D"false">Georgia side not counted due to leader being out of count= ry</div><div><br></div><div><u>Butterflies</u></div><div>Eastern Tiger Swal= lowtail 3,0,1 =3D 4</div><div>Spicebush Swallowtail 4,1,3 =3D 8</div><div>P= alamedes Swallowtail 0,2,2 =3D 4</div><div>Zebra Swallowtail 15,0,1 =3D 16<= /div><div>Dark swallowtail butterflies sp. 0,1,3 =3D 4</div><div>Checkered = White 0,1,0 =3D 1</div><div>Cloudless Sulphur 6,1,0 =3D7</div><div>Sleepy O= range 10,6,12 =3D 28</div><div>Gray Hairstreak 0,2,0 =3D 2</div><div>Americ= an Snout 0,0,1 =3D 1</div><div>Gulf Fritillary 1,0,0 =3D 1</div><div>Varieg= ated Fritillary 0,3,0 =3D 3</div><div>Eastern Comma 1,0,1 =3D 2</div><div>R= ed Admiral 3,0,1 =3D4</div><div>Common Buckeye 1,11,3 =3D 15</div><div>Texa= n Crescent 1,0,0 =3D 1</div><div>Pearl Crescent 5,1,4 =3D 10</div><div>Red-= Spotted Purple 1,3,2 =3D6</div><div>Viceroy 0,0,1 =3D1</div><div>Hackberry = Emperor 9,0,1 =3D 10</div><div>Tawny Emperor 4,0,1 =3D5</div><div>Southern = Pearly Eye 1,0,0 =3D1</div><div>Creole Pearly Eye 3,0,0 =3D 3</div><div>Car= olina Satyr 0,2,0 =3D2</div><div>Silver-spotted Skipper 0.11.1 =3D 12</div>= <div>Southern Cloudywing 0,0,8 =3D 8</div><div>Horace's Duskywing 6,13,4 = =3D 23</div><div>Duskywing butterflies sp. 6.0,1 =3D7</div><div>White Check= ered-Skipper 3,26,0 =3D29</div><div>Tropical Checkered-Skipper 0,1,0 =3D 1<= /div><div>Clouded Skipper 0,4,1 =3D5</div><div>Least Skipper 1,1,0 =3D 2</d= iv><div>Southern Skipperling 0,3,0 =3D 3</div><div>Fiery Skipper 8,20,3 =3D= 31</div><div>Whirlabout 1,9,1 =3D 11</div><div>Little Glassywing 2,0,0 =3D = 2</div><div>Dun Skipper 3,1,1 =3D5</div><div>Grass Skipper sp. 0,0,1 =3D 1<= /div><div><br></div><div>Total butterflies 279</div><div>Butterfly species = (adult) 35</div><div><br></div><div><u>Larva (Caterpillars)</u></div><div>P= ipevine Swallowtail 0,2,0 =3D 2</div><div>Silvery Checkerspot (on Bear's-fo= ot) 485,0,0 =3D 485</div><div>Silver-spotted Skipper (on Black Locust) = ; 1,0,0 =3D 1</div><div><br></div><div>Total larva 488</div><div>Total larv= a species 3</div><div>Total butterfly species adult and larva 37</div></div= ><div><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr" data-setdir=3D"false"><div><div>Below is a= comparison of this year's count to the counts of the=20 last 5 years with the Georgia results deleted from the numbers. I hav= e=20 also decreased the number of species for those years by one as the=20 Broad-winged Skippers are usually not found in Aiken County.</div><div><br>= </div><div>Year, Number of adults, Species</div><div>2021, 294, 40</div><di= v>2022, 327, 43</div><div>2023, 493, 44</div><div>2024, 508, 48</div><div>2= 025, 707, 49</div><div>5 year average, 465.8, 44.8</div><div>2026, 279, 37<= /div><div><br></div><div>The numbers were definitely down this year due to the severe drought. La= st year's count also ended=20 early because of a thunderstorm that moved through the area. Compared= to=20 last year we were less than half in numbers.</div></div><br></div><br></div= ></div></body></html> ------=_Part_2140548_990193396.1784250914887-- |
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