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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:05:21 -0400 From: Mike Turner (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Sampson County, NC butterflies-Saturday, 8/22/2026 |
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--0000000000009061cf0659ae2452 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I drove through Sampson County this afternoon, stopping at spots that looked good for butterflies. My "route" included a few spots in Clinton, NC and then along NC 24 between Clinton and Roseboro, NC. I pieced together a list of 16 species at 7 stops. My highlights included a Checkered White, a new species for Sampson County; 1 Byssus Skipper, the first in Sampson County since Harry LeGrand saw one at Pondberry Bay Preserve in 2006; 1 Dion Skipper, the first since Harry LeGrand saw 1 at Pondberry Bay Preserve in 2005; and, 1 Black Swallowtail, the first since, you guessed it, Harry LeGrand, saw one at, you guessed it, Pondberry Bay Preserve, in 2005. Looking at the Butterflies of NC website, Butterflies of North Carolina <https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/nbnc/a/accounts.php>, it's likely a lot of my recent records would be the firsts in a while. My combined list, for all 7 spots, is below. Pics of the Checkered White and Dion Skipper can be seen here, Mike Turner | Flickr <https://www.flickr.com/photos/61962421@N05/>. Good butterflying. Black Swallowtail 1 Spicebush Swallowtail 1 Palamedes Swallowtail 1 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1 Sleepy Orange 60 Cloudless Sulphur 7 Checkered White 1 Cabbage White 2 Variegated Fritillary 4 Common Buckeye 76 Silver-spotted Skipper 3 checkered-skipper sp. 30 Horace's Duskywing 4 Dion Skipper 1 Byssus Skipper 1 Fiery Skipper 106 Mike Turner Fayetteville, NC --0000000000009061cf0659ae2452 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I drove through Sampson County this afternoon, stoppi= ng at spots that looked good for butterflies. My "route" included= a few spots in Clinton, NC and then along NC 24 between Clinton and Rosebo= ro, NC. I pieced together a list of 16 species at 7 stops. My highlights in= cluded a Checkered White, a new species for Sampson County; 1 Byssus Skippe= r, the first=C2=A0in Sampson County since Harry LeGrand saw one at Pondberr= y Bay Preserve in 2006; 1 Dion Skipper, the first since Harry LeGrand saw 1= at Pondberry Bay Preserve in 2005; and, 1 Black Swallowtail, the first sin= ce, you guessed it, Harry LeGrand, saw one at, you guessed it, Pondberry Ba= y Preserve, in 2005. Looking at the Butterflies of NC website,=C2=A0<a href= =3D"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/nbnc/a/accounts.php" originalSrc=3D"https= ://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/nbnc/a/accounts.php">Butterflies of North Carolina= </a>,=C2=A0it's likely a lot of my recent records would be the firsts i= n a while. My combined=C2=A0list, for all 7 spots, is below. Pics of the Ch= eckered White and Dion Skipper can be seen here,=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://ww= w.flickr.com/photos/61962421@N05/" originalSrc=3D"https://www.flickr.com/ph= otos/61962421@N05/">Mike Turner | Flickr</a>.=C2=A0<span style=3D"backgroun= d-color:transparent">Good butterflying.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Bla= ck Swallowtail 1<br>Spicebush Swallowtail 1<br>Palamedes Swallowtail 1<br>E= astern Tiger Swallowtail 1<br>Sleepy Orange 60<br>Cloudless Sulphur 7<br>Ch= eckered White 1<br>Cabbage White 2<br>Variegated Fritillary 4<br>Common Buc= keye 76<br>Silver-spotted Skipper 3<br>checkered-skipper sp. 30<br>Horace&#= 39;s Duskywing 4<br>Dion Skipper 1<br>Byssus Skipper 1<br>Fiery Skipper 106= <br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" da= ta-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><di= v><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Mike Turner<br></div>Fayetteville, NC<br></div></di= v></div></div></div></div></div></div> --0000000000009061cf0659ae2452-- |
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