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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:54:01 -0400 From: Salman Abdulali (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Re: Ashe Co. Checkered White @3700 feet on Parkway |
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--Apple-Mail=_CB2E8E01-5FC0-4131-A9C5-DD3E70BDCE30 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 And today we have a new county record for Lenoir. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386063851 Salman Abdulali Greenville, NC > On Jul 27, 2026, at 8:37=E2=80=AFPM, Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mail= ing List) <carolinaleps...> wrote: >=20 > I forgot to add -- As a reminder, everyone can view all of the most recen= t photos of North Carolina butterflies posted to iNaturalist by going to th= e website: >=20 > https://www.inaturalist.org/home >=20 > then choosing Community (at the top), then Projects, and then in the Sear= ch 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 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. >=20 > Harry LeGrand >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 8:28=E2=80=AFPM Harry LeGrand <hlegrandjr...>= om <mailto:<hlegrandjr...>> wrote: >> Great record and equally great photo. I just vetted the photo as Researc= h 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. >>=20 >> 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 tr= ue butterflies quicker than I do.=20 >>=20 >> I typically spend about 10-15 minutes each evening reviewing the numerou= s photos on iNaturalist for North Carolina. This is still a very slow perio= d -- late June and July are very slow for diversity, and we do get very tir= ed of photos of E. Tiger Swallowtails, Silver-spotted Skippers, Fiery Skipp= ers, and a few others. Nice to see some hairstreaks, marsh skippers, pearly= -eyes, and other less common things posted there. >>=20 >> And, remember, I/we DO take the less common records posted on iNaturalis= t 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 ad= ded to the website, but owing to a huge volume of common species on iNatura= list, we (Jeff Pippen, Tom Howard, and I) decided a few years ago not to fl= ood the BNC website with all of these records and just choose the less comm= on ones or ones that had not been reported in that county for 10 or more ye= ars. >>=20 >> Harry LeGrand >> Raleigh=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 6:29=E2=80=AFPM <badgerboy...> <mailto:ba= <dgerboy...>> 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 re= cord for that county, see iNat checklist here <https://www.inaturalist.org/= observations/385781140>. Pipevine Swallowtails were everywhere up there, li= kely 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 park= way and appeared lethargic. >>>=20 >>> Guy (McGrane, Boone NC) >>>=20 --Apple-Mail=_CB2E8E01-5FC0-4131-A9C5-DD3E70BDCE30 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html aria-label=3D"message body"><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" c= ontent=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: = break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><span= style=3D"font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;">And today we h= ave a new county record for Lenoir.</span><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"ht= tps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/386063851" originalSrc=3D"https://ww= w.inaturalist.org/observations/386063851">https://www.inaturalist.org/obser= vations/386063851</a></div><div><br></div><div>Salman Abdulali</div><div>Gr= eenville, NC<br id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote t= ype=3D"cite"></blockquote></div></div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newlin= e"><div><br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Jul 27, 2026, at 8:37=E2=80= =AFPM, Harry LeGrand (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps@duke.= edu> wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir= =3D"ltr"><div>I forgot to add -- As a reminder, everyone can view all of th= e most recent photos of North Carolina butterflies posted to iNaturalist by= going to the website:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D"https://www= .inaturalist.org/home" originalSrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/home" ori= ginalsrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/home">https://www.inaturalist.org/h= ome</a></div><div><br></div><div>then choosing Community (at the top), then= Projects, and then in the Search bar enter Butterflies of North Carolina.&= nbsp; Then click the blue link that takes you to the project home page.&nbs= p; 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.</div><div><br></div><d= iv>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">O= n Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 8:28=E2=80=AFPM Harry LeGrand <<a href=3D"mailto:= <hlegrandjr...>"><hlegrandjr...></a>> wrote:<br></div><blockqu= ote 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 recor= d and equally great photo. I just vetted the photo as Research Grade, thoug= h I'm sure Salman (Abdulali) or a handful of other reviewers would have don= e the same any hour now, as the species 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! But, thankfully other reviewers get = to vetting true butterflies quicker than I do. </div><div><br></div><d= iv>I typically spend about 10-15 minutes each evening reviewing the numerou= s 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 ge= t very tired of photos of E. Tiger Swallowtails, Silver-spotted Skippers, F= iery Skippers, and a few others. Nice to see some hairstreaks, marsh skippe= rs, pearly-eyes, and other less common things posted there.</div><div><br><= /div><div>And, remember, I/we DO take the less common records posted on iNa= turalist and add them to the Butterflies of North Carolina website, every f= ew weeks. ALL of the records posted to this Carolinaleps listserve DO = still get added to the website, but owing to a huge volume of common specie= s on iNaturalist, we (Jeff Pippen, Tom Howard, and I) decided a few years a= go not to flood the BNC website with all of these records and just cho= ose the less common ones or ones that had not been reported in that county = for 10 or more years.</div><div><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Rale= igh </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_= quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 6:29= =E2=80=AFPM <<a href=3D"mailto:<badgerboy...>" target=3D"_blank">b= <adgerboy...></a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot= e" 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" originalsrc=3D"https://w= ww.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> </div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_CB2E8E01-5FC0-4131-A9C5-DD3E70BDCE30-- |
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