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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:27:51 +0000 (UTC) From: kastners (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Carolina Sandhills NWR |
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------=_Part_589577_2052873082.1789597671709 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Carolina Sandhills NWR, Chesterfield County, SC9/13/26, 9:50-2:45=C2=A0 =C2= =A0Sunny=C2=A0 =C2=A079-90 degrees As part of the Carolina Butterfly Society Symposium weekend, twelve of us b= utterflied Carolina Sandhills NWR. Due to huge numbers, it was impossible t= o count every Sleepy Orange, Variegated Fritillary, Common Buckeye and Clou= dless Sulphur. Below are the numbers we did count. Dr. Brian Scholtens spok= e about South Carolina moths at the symposium and joined us on this walk so= in addition to butterflies we have included the moths on our walk. Dave an= d Marty Kastner led. Palamedes Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A040Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A01= Spicebush Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A08Swallowtail species=C2=A0 =C2=A01Little = yellow=C2=A0 =C2=A02 (very bad year for them)Sleepy Orange=C2=A0 =C2=A0275+= Cloudless Sulphur=C2=A0 =C2=A041+Red-banded Hairstreak=C2=A0 =C2=A01Gray Ha= irstreak=C2=A0 =C2=A03Eastern Tailed-Blue=C2=A0 =C2=A08Pearl Crescent=C2=A0= =C2=A03Gulf Fritillary=C2=A0 =C2=A02 (low number, plus 1 caterpillar))Vari= egated Fritillary=C2=A0 =C2=A064+ (plus 1 caterpillar)American Lady=C2=A0 = =C2=A01Common Buckeye=C2=A0 =C2=A051+ (plus 11 caterpillars)Red-spotted Pur= ple=C2=A0 =C2=A01Monarch=C2=A0 =C2=A02 (plus 4 caterpillars)Hoarce=E2=80=99= s Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A01Zarucco Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A07Silvered-spotted Sk= ipper=C2=A0 =C2=A01White Checkered-Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A01Swarthy Skipper=C2= =A0 =C2=A06Eufala Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A01Least Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A01Fiery Ski= pper=C2=A0 =C2=A05Whirlabout=C2=A0 =C2=A05 (1 mated pair)Dun Skipper=C2=A0 = =C2=A03Clouded Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A08Yehl Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A0 15 (fresh)Dio= n Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A01 (new to this site for the Kastners) MothsAethiophysa sp.Epipagis fenestralis =E2=80=93 Orange Epipagis mothCaen= urgia chloropha =E2=80=93 Vetch Looper mothUresiphita reversalis =E2=80=93 = Genista Broom mothAutomeris io =E2=80=93 larvae =E2=80=93 Io mothHyphantria= cunea =E2=80=93 larvae =E2=80=93 Fall Webworm mothChrysodeixis includens = =E2=80=93 Soybean Looper mothChloridea virescens =E2=80=93 Tobacco Budworm = moth ------=_Part_589577_2052873082.1789597671709 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Ari= al, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><b>Carolina Sandhills NWR, Chesterfield Co= unty, SC</b></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe = UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">9/13/26, 9:50-2:45 = Sunny 79-90 degrees</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matt= er, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt= "><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, He= lvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">As part of the Carolina Butter= fly Society Symposium weekend, twelve of us butterflied Carolina Sandhills = NWR. Due to huge numbers, it was impossible to count every Sleepy Orange, V= ariegated Fritillary, Common Buckeye and Cloudless Sulphur. Below are the n= umbers we did count. Dr. Brian Scholtens spoke about South Carolina moths a= t the symposium and joined us on this walk so in addition to butterflies we= have included the moths on our walk. Dave and Marty Kastner led.</div><div= style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, = sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, H= elvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Pal= amedes Swallowtail 40</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, H= elvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Eas= tern Tiger Swallowtail 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter= , Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">= Spicebush Swallowtail 8</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter,= Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">S= wallowtail species 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, He= lvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Litt= le yellow 2 (very bad year for them)</div><div style=3D"font-fa= mily: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-= size: 12pt">Sleepy Orange 275+</div><div style=3D"font-family: = Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: = 12pt">Cloudless Sulphur 41+</div><div style=3D"font-family: Mat= ter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12p= t">Red-banded Hairstreak 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matt= er, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt= ">Gray Hairstreak 3</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Hel= vetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Easte= rn Tailed-Blue 8</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvet= ica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Pearl Cr= escent 3</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue= , Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Gulf Fritillary&= nbsp; 2 (low number, plus 1 caterpillar))</div><div style=3D"font-fam= ily: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-s= ize: 12pt">Variegated Fritillary 64+ (plus 1 caterpillar)</div>= <div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Ari= al, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">American Lady 1</div><div styl= e=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-= serif; font-size: 12pt">Common Buckeye 51+ (plus 11 caterpillar= s)</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvet= ica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Red-spotted Purple 1</= div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica,= Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Monarch 2 (plus 4 caterpil= lars)</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Hel= vetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Hoarce=E2=80=99s Duskywing = ; 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI,= Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Zarucco Duskywing &nb= sp;7</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helv= etica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Silvered-spotted Skipper &= nbsp;1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, He= lvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">White Checkered-Skipper = 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, H= elvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Swarthy Skipper 6= </div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetic= a, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Eufala Skipper 1</div><d= iv style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial= , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Least Skipper 1</div><div style= =3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-s= erif; font-size: 12pt">Fiery Skipper 5</div><div style=3D"font-= family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; fon= t-size: 12pt">Whirlabout 5 (1 mated pair)</div><div style=3D"fo= nt-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; = font-size: 12pt">Dun Skipper 3</div><div style=3D"font-family: = Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: = 12pt">Clouded Skipper 8</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter,= Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Y= ehl Skipper 15 (fresh)</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter,= Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">D= ion Skipper 1 (new to this site for the Kastners)</div><div sty= le=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans= -serif; font-size: 12pt"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helve= tica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><b>Moth= s</b></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Hel= vetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Aethiophysa sp.</div><div style= =3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-s= erif; font-size: 12pt">Epipagis fenestralis =E2=80=93 Orange Epipagis moth<= /div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica= , Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Caenurgia chloropha =E2=80=93 Vetch L= ooper moth</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI= , Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Uresiphita reversalis =E2= =80=93 Genista Broom moth</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica= Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Automeris i= o =E2=80=93 larvae =E2=80=93 Io moth</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter= , Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">= Hyphantria cunea =E2=80=93 larvae =E2=80=93 Fall Webworm moth</div><div sty= le=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans= -serif; font-size: 12pt">Chrysodeixis includens =E2=80=93 Soybean Looper mo= th</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvet= ica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Chloridea virescens =E2=80=93 Toba= cco Budworm moth</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Se= goe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><br></div> ------=_Part_589577_2052873082.1789597671709-- |
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