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charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The two photos that I see on iNat look fine for a Northern Broken-dash female. No hint of orange on the forewing above, and below the wide and even spot band/arc is better for Northern than Southern, which is usually narrower and typically has a 3-shape with a longer spot or two in the middle. Checking records for Franklin, I saw several at this game land by me in 2003-2004, so this is a first since 2004. Inote that another veteran reviewer has already vetting the sighting, but I'll add mine and comments as well. Great find, as well as all of the Zaruccos and the Laura's Clubtail (would have been a lifer for me). Harry LeGrand Raleigh On Sat, Aug 29, 2026 at 11:20=E2=80=AFAM Ryan Chaffee <carolinaleps...>= u> wrote: > Good morning butterfliers, > > Yesterday, Laurie Hamon, Lori Arent, and I ran a Carolinas Butterfly > Monitoring Program survey at Shocco Creek Game Land in Franklin County > around 10 am. After the survey, Lori and I poked around the rest of the > game land to pick up incidentals since it was warmer and sunnier in the > afternoon. > > The power lines were absolutely packed with nectar (Silphium, Eutrochium, > Coreopsis, Helianthus, Rudbeckia, Cirsium, Conoclinum, Solidago, Bidens, > etc), helping us get good numbers of butterflies with 29 species and 500+ > individuals, but grass skippers were in surprisingly short supply. The fi= nd > of the day, however, was a *Laura's Clubtail > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395368892> *that Lori found, a > fantastic find for the eastern Piedmont, the second Franklin County recor= d > ever, and the first since 1973 (Thank you for the info, Harry!). > > Here is our full list of butterflies > > - Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 66 > - Spicebush Swallowtail - 1 > - Pipevine Swallowtail - 1 > > > - Sleepy Orange - 58 > - Cloudless Sulphur - 26 > > > - Gray Hairstreak - 19 > - Red-banded Hairstreak - 36 > - Eastern Tailed-Blue - 98 > - Summer Azure - 3 > > > - Monarch - 6 > - Variegated Fritillary - 4 > - Great Spangled Fritillary - 2 > - Common Buckeye - *104* - spotted 20+ caterpillars > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395240449> as well! > - *Painted Lady* <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395367954> > - 1 > - American Lady - 1 > - Pearl Crescent - 34 > - Northern Pearly-eye - 1 > - Carolina Satyr - 24 > - Gemmed Satyr - 1 > > > - Horace's Duskywing - 2 > - *Zarucco Duskywing > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395371437> - 10 *- not every > day that Zaruccos easily outnumber Horace's in the Piedmont > - Hoary Edge - 3 > - Silver-spotted Skipper - 5 > - Common Checkered-Skipper - 1 > - *Northern Broken-dash > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395369164> - 2* - could be > worn Southern BD, but both were notably a duller brown; would be first > records in the county since 2004 if confirmed > - Crossline Skipper - 7 > - Dun Skipper - 1 > - Sachem - 2 > - Swarthy Skipper - 1 > > Good butterflying, > Ryan Chaffee > Cary, NC > --000000000000d1cb21065a319e60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>The two photos that I see on iNat look fine for a Nor= thern Broken-dash female. No hint of orange on the forewing above, and belo= w the wide and even spot band/arc is better for Northern than Southern, whi= ch is usually narrower and typically has a 3-shape with a longer spot or tw= o in the middle.=C2=A0 Checking records for Franklin, I saw several at this= game land by me in 2003-2004, so this is a first since 2004.</div><div><br= ></div><div>Inote that another veteran=C2=A0reviewer has already vetting th= e sighting, but I'll add mine and comments as well.</div><div><br></div= ><div>Great find, as well as all of the Zaruccos=C2=A0and the Laura's C= lubtail (would have been a lifer for me).</div><div><br></div><div>Harry Le= Grand</div><div>Raleigh</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quot= e_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 29, 2026 at = 11:20=E2=80=AFAM Ryan Chaffee <<a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>">= <carolinaleps...></a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu= ote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,20= 4);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Good morning butterfliers,</div>= <div><br></div><div>Yesterday, Laurie Hamon, Lori Arent, and I ran a Caroli= nas Butterfly Monitoring Program survey at Shocco Creek Game Land in Frankl= in County around 10 am. After the survey, Lori and I poked around the rest = of the game land to pick up incidentals since it was warmer and sunnier in = the afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>The power lines were absolutely pac= ked with nectar (Silphium, Eutrochium, Coreopsis, Helianthus, Rudbeckia, Ci= rsium, Conoclinum, Solidago, Bidens, etc), helping us get good numbers of b= utterflies with 29 species and 500+ individuals, but grass skippers were in= surprisingly short supply. The find of the day, however, was a <b><a href= =3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395368892" originalSrc=3D"http= s://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395368892" target=3D"_blank">Laura'= ;s Clubtail</a> </b>that Lori found, a fantastic find for the eastern Piedm= ont, the second Franklin County record ever, and the first since 1973 (Than= k you for the info, Harry!).</div><div><br></div><div>Here is our full list= of butterflies</div><div><ul><li>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - 66</li><li>Sp= icebush Swallowtail - 1</li><li>Pipevine Swallowtail - 1</li></ul></div><di= v><ul><li>Sleepy Orange - 58</li><li>Cloudless Sulphur - 26</li></ul><ul><l= i>Gray Hairstreak - 19</li><li>Red-banded Hairstreak - 36</li><li>Eastern T= ailed-Blue - 98</li><li>Summer Azure - 3</li></ul><ul><li>Monarch - 6</li><= li>Variegated Fritillary - 4</li><li>Great Spangled Fritillary - 2</li><li>= Common Buckeye - <b>104</b> - spotted 20+ <a href=3D"https://www.inaturalis= t.org/observations/395240449" originalSrc=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/ob= servations/395240449" target=3D"_blank">caterpillars</a> as well!</li><li><= a href=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395367954" originalSrc= =3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395367954" target=3D"_blank"><= b>Painted Lady</b></a> - 1</li><li>American Lady - 1</li><li>Pearl Crescent= - 34</li><li>Northern Pearly-eye - 1</li><li>Carolina Satyr - 24</li><li>G= emmed Satyr - 1</li></ul><ul><li>Horace's Duskywing - 2</li><li><b><a h= ref=3D"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395371437" originalSrc=3D"h= ttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395371437" target=3D"_blank">Zarucc= o Duskywing</a> - 10=C2=A0</b>- not every day that Zaruccos easily outnumbe= r Horace's in the Piedmont</li><li>Hoary Edge - 3</li><li>Silver-spotte= d Skipper - 5</li><li>Common Checkered-Skipper - 1</li><li><b><a href=3D"ht= tps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/395369164" originalSrc=3D"https://ww= w.inaturalist.org/observations/395369164" target=3D"_blank">Northern Broken= -dash</a> - 2</b> - could be worn Southern BD, but both were notably a dull= er brown; would be first records in the county since 2004 if confirmed</li>= <li>Crossline Skipper - 7</li><li>Dun Skipper - 1</li><li>Sachem - 2</li><l= i>Swarthy Skipper - 1</li></ul><div>Good butterflying,</div><div>Ryan Chaff= ee</div><div>Cary, NC</div></div></div> </blockquote></div> --000000000000d1cb21065a319e60-- |
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