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Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:01:38 -0400
From: Jeff Pippen (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: White-M Hairstreak in Mebane!


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Butterfliers,

After running the butterfly surveys earlier today, I came home to our =
yard in Mebane (Alamance Co., NC) and was treated to a yard first: =
White-M Hairstreak nectaring on my Blue Mistflower! In fact, the yard =
was hopping with butterflies this afternoon!


Pipevine Swallowtail 1
Black Swallowtail 1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Cloudless Sulphur 1
White-M Hairstreak 1
Monarch 5
Pearl Crescent 1
Common Buckeye 6
Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Common Checkered-Skipper 1
Clouded Skipper 3
Fiery Skipper 14
Sachem 7

In addition, I found my first Variegated Fritillary caterpillar munching =
away on the passion vine I planted earlier this year. If you plant it, =
they will come=E2=80=A6

Have a great weekend!
Jeff
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Jeffrey S. Pippen
Mebane, NC
Research Specialist, Georgetown University
Director, Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program =
<https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/carolinasbmp/carbmp-protocols.htm>=
| N. Am. Butterfly Monitoring Network =
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line-break: after-white-space;">Butterfliers,<div><br></div><div>After =
running the butterfly surveys earlier today, I came home to our yard in =
Mebane (Alamance Co., NC) and was treated to a yard first: <b>White-M =
Hairstreak</b> nectaring on my Blue Mistflower! &nbsp;In fact, the yard =
was hopping with butterflies this =
afternoon!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><google-sheets-html-ori=
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style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pipevine Swallowtail</td><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom;">Black Swallowtail</td><td style=3D"border: 1px =
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style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom;">Eastern Tiger Swallowtail</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; text-align: center;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cloudless Sulphur</td><td =
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padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom;"><b>White-M Hairstreak</b></td><td =
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padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;"><b>1</b></td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Monarch</td><td =
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padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">5</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom;">Pearl Crescent</td><td style=3D"border: 1px =
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vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;">1</td></tr><tr =
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204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom;">Common Buckeye</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
text-align: center;">6</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; =
padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Silver-spotted =
Skipper</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: =
hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">1</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px =
solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom;">Common Checkered-Skipper</td><td style=3D"border:=
1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom; text-align: center;">1</td></tr><tr =
style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, =
204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom;">Clouded Skipper</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid rgb(204, =
204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; =
text-align: center;">3</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td =
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padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fiery Skipper</td><td =
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padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom; text-align: =
center;">14</td></tr><tr style=3D"height: 21px;"><td style=3D"border: =
1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; =
vertical-align: bottom;">Sachem</td><td style=3D"border: 1px solid =
rgb(204, 204, 204); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: =
bottom; text-align: =
center;">7</td></tr></tbody></table><br></google-sheets-html-origin></div>=
<div><google-sheets-html-origin>In addition, I found my first Variegated =
Fritillary caterpillar munching away on the passion vine I planted =
earlier this year. &nbsp;If you plant it, they will =
come=E2=80=A6</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><google-sheets-html-or=
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weekend!</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div><google-sheets-html-origin>=
Jeff</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div>
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after-white-space;"><div>--</div><div>Jeffrey S. =
Pippen</div><div>Mebane, NC</div><div>Research Specialist, Georgetown =
University</div><div>Director,&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/carolinasbmp/carbmp-protoco=
ls.htm">Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring Program</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;| =
&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=3D"https://www.thebutterflynetwork.org/">N. Am. =
Butterfly Monitoring Network</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.jeffpippen.com/">Jeff=E2=80=99s Nature =
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