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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:24:16 -0400 From: NICHOLAS FLANDERS (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Halifax Co., NC butterflies, 8/23/26 |
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--000000000000e0fee30659d0c50a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Visited family in Halifax Co., NC yesterday and observed the butterflies below at two sites. I was hoping for Common Sootywing at the rural site near Darlington where I have seen them in the past, but given I have not seen any there since 2023 I worry they are gone; I'll keep checking. Not much nectar available at either site, some nectaring was observed at Wild Poinsettia (*Euphorbia cyathophora*) that was abundant at the second site. Nick Flanders Portsmouth, VA Small subdivision surrounded by crop fields near I-95 and within 5 miles of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax Co., NC Spicebush Swallowtail - 1 E. Tiger Swallowtail - 1 Sleepy Orange - 10 Cloudless Sulphur - 1 Red-banded Hairstreak - 3 Am. Snout - 1 Variegated Fritillary - 1 Red-spotted Purple - 1 Common Buckeye - 2 Rural property near Darlington, Halifax Co., NC Black Swallowtail - 1 E. Tiger Swallowtail - 3 Sleepy Orange - 3 Cabbage White - 7 Red-banded Hairstreak - 3 Summer Azure - 1 Am. Snout - 2 Variegated Fritillary - 1 Am. Lady - 1 Common Buckeye - 3 Common Checkered-Skipper - 1 Fiery Skipper - 2 --000000000000e0fee30659d0c50a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr">Visited family in Halif= ax Co., NC yesterday and observed the butterflies below at two sites. I was= hoping for Common Sootywing at the rural site near Darlington where I have= seen them in the past, but given I have not seen any there since 2023 I wo= rry they are gone; I'll keep checking. Not much nectar available at eit= her site, some nectaring was observed at Wild Poinsettia (<i>Euphorbia cyat= hophora</i>) that was abundant at the second site.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><b= r></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Nick Flanders</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Portsmouth, VA= </div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr= ">Small subdivision surrounded by crop fields near I-95 and within 5 miles = of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax Co., NC</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir= =3D"ltr">Spicebush Swallowtail - 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">E. Tiger Swallowta= il - 1</div><div>Sleepy Orange - 10</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Cloudless Sulphur= - 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Red-banded Hairstreak - 3</div><div dir=3D"ltr">= Am. Snout - 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Variegated Fritillary - 1</div><div dir= =3D"ltr">Red-spotted Purple - 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Common Buckeye - 2</d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Rural property near Darlingt= on, Halifax Co., NC</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Black = Swallowtail - 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">E. Tiger Swallowtail - 3</div><div di= r=3D"ltr">Sleepy Orange - 3</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Cabbage White - 7</div><d= iv dir=3D"ltr">Red-banded Hairstreak - 3</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Summer Azure= - 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Am. Snout - 2</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Variegated F= ritillary - 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Am. Lady - 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Comm= on Buckeye - 3</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Common Checkered-Skipper - 1</div><div= dir=3D"ltr">Fiery Skipper - 2</div></div> </div> --000000000000e0fee30659d0c50a-- |
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