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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:04:20 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Re-check of the Checkered White population south of Raleigh, NC |
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--000000000000b18d4e0656e5aa98 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" This morning, I visited Mid-Pines Road and behind the church on Lake Wheeler Road, Wake County, to see how the Checkered Whites were doing. Well, of the 9-10 individual butterflies I saw, all but one were Checkereds! I saw one Viceroy near the creek along Mid-Pines; there are willows there. There seemed to be an even mix of males and females, a few of which did "acquaint themselves", and so I expect more egg-laying in the upcoming days. Again, Cat's-ear (*Hypochaeris radicata*) was the main nectar plant. As always, the number of flowers is dependent on the roadside mowing, which occurs way too frequently (by the farm staff, not by DOT). So -- 8+ Checkered White no Cabbage Whites, and NO Variegated Fritillaries 1 Viceroy Last Sunday late in the day, someone who doesn't like to post results did find several Checkereds to photograph, along with a Common Sootywing and a few Common Checkered-Skippers. I don't think I have seen a Sootywing there this year, but I can usually find one or two along the roadsides at Mid-Pines if I walk enough of them and pay close attention to low-growing flowers. Harry LeGrand Raleigh --000000000000b18d4e0656e5aa98 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>This morning, I visited Mid-Pines Road and behind the= church on Lake Wheeler Road, Wake County, to see how the Checkered Whites = were doing.=C2=A0 Well, of the 9-10 individual butterflies I saw, all but o= ne were Checkereds!=C2=A0 I saw one Viceroy near the creek along Mid-Pines;= there are willows there. There seemed to be an even mix of males and femal= es, a few of which did "acquaint themselves", and so I expect mor= e egg-laying in the upcoming=C2=A0days.=C2=A0 Again, Cat's-ear (<i>Hypo= chaeris radicata</i>) was the main nectar plant.=C2=A0 As always, the numbe= r of flowers is dependent on the roadside mowing, which occurs way too freq= uently (by the farm staff, not by DOT). So --</div><div><br></div><div>8+ C= heckered White=C2=A0 =C2=A0 no Cabbage Whites, and NO Variegated Fritillari= es</div><div>1 Viceroy</div><div><br></div><div>Last Sunday late in the day= , someone who doesn't like to post results did find several Checkereds = to=C2=A0photograph, along with a Common Sootywing and a few Common Checkere= d-Skippers. I don't think I have seen a Sootywing there this year, but = I can usually find one or two along the roadsides at Mid-Pines if I walk en= ough of them and pay close attention to low-growing flowers.</div><div><br>= </div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Raleigh</div><div><br></div><div><br></d= iv></div> --000000000000b18d4e0656e5aa98-- |
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