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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:26:08 -0400 From: <dallen5...> Subject: from the north central South Carolina coast |
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Hobcaw Barony, Georgetown County, SC. Clambank Road, drove and stopped along the causeway bordered by salt marsh. August 17, 2026. 9:15 - 11:15 am. clear and 88F Dennis Allen Palamedes Swallowtail 3 Cloudless Sulphur 4 Eastern Pygmy-Blue 1 Fiery Skipper 1 Salt Marsh Skipper 150-200 estimated, Concentrated in spots, in constant motion flower to flower The skippers were on patches of both Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) bordering mowed parking areas and Swallow Wort/Sand-Vine (Pattalias palustris) along the road shoulders. Eastern Pygmy-Blue was the only individual seen in about 45 minutes of walking in and around the Salicornia zone in the high salt marsh. Seaside Dragonlets which numbered in the many hundreds did not seem to bother the Salt Marsh Skippers but were likely threats to the EP-Bs. |
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