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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:37:30 -0400 From: Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Re: Ashe Co. Checkered White @3700 feet on Parkway |
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--0000000000000ea0440657a10cd6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I forgot to add -- As a reminder, everyone can view all of the most recent photos of North Carolina butterflies posted to iNaturalist by going to the website: https://www.inaturalist.org/home then choosing Community (at the top), then Projects, and then in the Search bar enter Butterflies of North Carolina. Then click the blue link that takes you to the project home page. Click the green arrow after Recent Observations, to see the most recent records. I prefer the Grid choice. For example, just now I see a nice photo of a Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper for Burke County. Harry LeGrand On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 8:28=E2=80=AFPM Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...>= > wrote: > Great record and equally great photo. I just vetted the photo as Research > Grade, though I'm sure Salman (Abdulali) or a handful of other reviewers > would have done the same any hour now, as the species is easy to identify= . > > Most photo reviewers tend to leave many of the skippers to me to confirm > -- for better or worse! But, thankfully other reviewers get to vetting > true butterflies quicker than I do. > > I typically spend about 10-15 minutes each evening reviewing the > numerous photos on iNaturalist for North Carolina. This is still a very > slow period -- late June and July are very slow for diversity, and we do > get very tired of photos of E. Tiger Swallowtails, Silver-spotted Skipper= s, > Fiery Skippers, and a few others. Nice to see some hairstreaks, marsh > skippers, pearly-eyes, and other less common things posted there. > > And, remember, I/we DO take the less common records posted on iNaturalist > and add them to the Butterflies of North Carolina website, every few week= s. > ALL of the records posted to this Carolinaleps listserve DO still get add= ed > to the website, but owing to a huge volume of common species on > iNaturalist, we (Jeff Pippen, Tom Howard, and I) decided a few years ago > not to flood the BNC website with all of these records and just choose th= e > less common ones or ones that had not been reported in that county for 10 > or more years. > > Harry LeGrand > Raleigh > > > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 6:29=E2=80=AFPM <badgerboy...> wrote: > >> Arlene (my wife) found and photographed a Checkered White very near Mt. >> Jefferson Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway this afternoon. Only a 3rd >> record for that county, see iNat checklist here >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385781140>. Pipevine >> Swallowtails were everywhere up there, likely more than 50 seen on a 10 >> mile stretch of the parkway, which was in 3 counties: Watauga, Wilkes, a= nd >> Ashe. Many were landing directly on the parkway and appeared lethargic. >> >> Guy (McGrane, Boone NC) >> > --0000000000000ea0440657a10cd6 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I forgot to add -- As a reminder, everyone can view a= ll of the most recent photos of North Carolina butterflies posted to iNatur= alist by=C2=A0going to the website:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"htt= ps://www.inaturalist.org/home" originalSrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/h= ome">https://www.inaturalist.org/home</a></div><div><br></div><div>then cho= osing Community (at the top), then Projects, and then in the Search bar ent= er Butterflies of North Carolina.=C2=A0 Then click the blue link that takes= you to the project home page.=C2=A0 Click the green arrow after Recent Obs= ervations, to see the most recent records. I prefer the Grid choice. For ex= ample, just now I see a nice photo of a Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper for Bu= rke County.</div><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div><br></div><div= ><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div = dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 8:28=E2=80=AFPM Ha= rry LeGrand <<a href=3D"mailto:<hlegrandjr...>"><hlegrandjr...>= m</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"ltr"><div>Great record and equally great photo. I just vetted = the photo as Research Grade, though I'm sure Salman (Abdulali) or a han= dful of other reviewers would have done the same any hour now, as the speci= es is easy to identify.</div><div><br></div><div>Most photo reviewers tend = to leave many of the skippers to me to confirm -- for better or worse!=C2= =A0 But, thankfully other reviewers get to vetting true butterflies quicker= than I do.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>I typically spend about 10-15 mi= nutes each evening reviewing the numerous=C2=A0photos=C2=A0on iNaturalist f= or North Carolina. This is still a very slow period -- late June and July a= re very slow for diversity, and we do get very tired of photos of E. Tiger = Swallowtails, Silver-spotted Skippers, Fiery Skippers, and a few others. Ni= ce to see some hairstreaks, marsh skippers, pearly-eyes, and other less com= mon things posted there.</div><div><br></div><div>And, remember, I/we DO ta= ke the less common records posted on iNaturalist and add them to the Butter= flies of North Carolina website, every few weeks. ALL of the records posted= to this Carolinaleps listserve=C2=A0DO still get added to the website, but= owing to a huge volume of common species on iNaturalist, we (Jeff Pippen, = Tom Howard, and I) decided a few years ago not to flood the BNC website=C2= =A0with all of these records and just choose the less common ones or ones t= hat had not been reported in that county for 10 or more years.</div><div><b= r></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Raleigh=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div= ><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g= mail_attr">On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 6:29=E2=80=AFPM <<a href=3D"mailto:ba= <dgerboy...>" target=3D"_blank"><badgerboy...></a>> wrote:<b= r></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"><u></u> =20 =20 =20 <div> <p>Arlene (my wife) found and photographed a Checkered White very near Mt. Jefferson Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway this afternoon. Only a 3rd record for that county, see iNat checklist <a h= ref=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385781140" originalSrc=3D"h= ttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385781140" target=3D"_blank">here</= a>. Pipevine Swallowtails were everywhere up there, likely more than 50 seen on a 10 mile stretch of the parkway, which was in 3 counties: Watauga, Wilkes, and Ashe. Many were landing directly on the parkway and appeared lethargic.</p> <p>Guy (McGrane, Boone NC)</p> </div> </blockquote></div> </blockquote></div> --0000000000000ea0440657a10cd6-- |
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