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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:30:35 -0400 From: John Connors (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Durant Nature Preserve, Raleigh |
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--00000000000094ead30658cb5816 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Butterfliers. I ran my Pollard count at Durant Nature Preserve on Monday, August 10 and for the first time this year had a fairly decent assemblage of butterflies. Swamp Milkweed, Sneezeweed, and Ironweed were primary nectar plants, some Buttonbush and Butterfly Pea in bloom, and Elephant's Foot just beginning to bloom. I saw a total of 13 species. Here are the numbers: E. Tiger Swallowtail- 16 on swamp milkweed and ironweed Pipevine Swallowtail- 1 Spicebush Swallowtail- 2 Sleepy Orange- 3 Cloudless Sulphur- 1, ovipositing on partridge pea Monarch- 6, two in courtship and another ovipositing on common milkweed Silver-spotted Skipper- 2 on ironweed Common Checkered Skipper- 1 on sneezeweed Fiery Skipper- 3 on sneezeweed Sachem- 1 on sneezeweed Clouded Skipper- 2 on butterfly pea Zabulon Skipper- 4 on butterfly pea and elephant's foot Least Skipper- 6 The Wake County Butterfly Count is this Friday- will be interesting to see results for this droughty then wet season. John Connors Raleigh --00000000000094ead30658cb5816 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Butterfliers.=C2=A0<div><br><div>I ran my Pollard count= at Durant Nature Preserve on Monday, August 10 and for the first time this= year had a fairly decent assemblage of butterflies. Swamp Milkweed, Sneeze= weed, and Ironweed were primary nectar plants, some Buttonbush and Butterfl= y Pea in bloom, and Elephant's Foot just beginning to bloom.=C2=A0</div= ><div><br></div><div>I saw a total of 13 species.</div><div>=C2=A0</div><di= v>Here are the numbers:</div><div>E. Tiger Swallowtail- 16 on swamp milkwee= d and ironweed</div><div>Pipevine Swallowtail- 1</div><div>Spicebush Swallo= wtail- 2</div><div>Sleepy Orange- 3</div><div>Cloudless Sulphur- 1, oviposi= ting on partridge=C2=A0pea</div><div>Monarch- 6, two in courtship and anoth= er ovipositing on common milkweed</div><div>Silver-spotted Skipper- 2 on ir= onweed</div><div>Common Checkered Skipper- 1 on sneezeweed</div><div>Fiery = Skipper- 3 on sneezeweed</div><div>Sachem- 1 on sneezeweed</div><div>Cloude= d Skipper- 2 on butterfly pea</div><div>Zabulon Skipper- 4 on butterfly pea= and elephant's foot</div><div>Least Skipper- 6</div><div><br></div><di= v>The Wake County Butterfly Count is this Friday- will be interesting to se= e results for this droughty then wet season.</div><div>John Connors</div><d= iv>Raleigh</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div> --00000000000094ead30658cb5816-- |
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