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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 14:12:26 +0000 (UTC) From: kastners (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: CBS Midlands Chapter Trip Report |
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------=_Part_330143_529215362.1791209546438 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter Trip ReportSI Group, Orangeburg= , SC10/3/26=C2=A0 =C2=A010:30-3:30=C2=A0 =C2=A0Mostly cloudy to partly sunn= y 77-88 degrees=C2=A0 =C2=A0 We were joined by Dr. Florence Anoruo and some of her students in the Ecolo= gy Club at South Carolina State University. That group stayed until 1:30. A= lso in attendance were Scott Wietecha, John Demko, Johannes Strautman, Bill= Twomey, Lisa Upton, Dave and Marty Kastner, and Diane Curlee who led. Agai= n, this year the number of croton plants was lower than in earlier years. I= t is the Goatweed Leafwing host plant and a good nectar source. Other necta= r included blue mistflower, morning glory, climbing hempvine, goldenrod, an= d sicklepod. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A01 (1 additional one intact but dead)P= alamedes Swallowtail=C2=A0 =C2=A03Little Yellow=C2=A0 =C2=A05Sleepy Orange= =C2=A0 =C2=A024Cloudless Sulphur=C2=A0 =C2=A020Red-banded Hairstreak=C2=A0 = =C2=A04Great Purple Hairstreak=C2=A0 =C2=A01Gray Hairstreak=C2=A0 =C2=A04Gu= lf Fritillary=C2=A0 =C2=A09Variegated Fritillary=C2=A0 =C2=A04Seminole Cres= cent=C2=A0 =C2=A03Painted Lady=C2=A0 =C2=A01American Lady=C2=A0 =C2=A01Amer= ican Snout=C2=A0 =C2=A01Common Buckeye=C2=A0 =C2=A015Red-spotted Purple=C2= =A0 =C2=A01Viceroy=C2=A0 =C2=A02Goatweed Leafwing=C2=A0 =C2=A01Southern Pea= rly-eye=C2=A0 =C2=A01Carolina Satyr=C2=A0 =C2=A01Carolina/Intricate Satyr= =C2=A0 =C2=A01Satyr species=C2=A0 =C2=A02Monarch=C2=A0 =C2=A03Monarch/Vicer= oy=C2=A0 =C2=A01Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing=C2=A0 =C2=A02Zarucco Duskywing= =C2=A0 =C2=A02Long-tailed Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A01White Checkered-Skipper=C2= =A0 =C2=A07Checkered-Skipper species=C2=A0 =C2=A01Least Skipper=C2=A0 =C2= =A01Southern Skipperling=C2=A0 =C2=A07Swarthy Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A01 (Orange= burg County Record found by Scott)Fiery Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A03Whirlabout=C2= =A0 =C2=A04Sachem=C2=A0 =C2=A02Clouded Skipper=C2=A0 =C2=A026Ocola Skipper= =C2=A0 =C2=A08 33 species=C2=A0 =C2=A0174 individuals Marty KastnerBlythewood, SC ------=_Part_330143_529215362.1791209546438 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">Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapte= r Trip Report</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe= UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">SI Group, Orangeburg, S= C</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helveti= ca, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">10/3/26 10:30-3:30 = ; Mostly cloudy to partly sunny 77-88 degrees </div><div = style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, s= ans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, He= lvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">We w= ere joined by Dr. Florence Anoruo and some of her students in the Ecology C= lub at South Carolina State University. That group stayed until 1:30. Also = in attendance were Scott Wietecha, John Demko, Johannes Strautman, Bill Two= mey, Lisa Upton, Dave and Marty Kastner, and Diane Curlee who led. Again, t= his year the number of croton plants was lower than in earlier years. It is= the Goatweed Leafwing host plant and a good nectar source. Other nectar in= cluded blue mistflower, morning glory, climbing hempvine, goldenrod, and si= cklepod.</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, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; fo= nt-size: 12pt">Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1 (1 additional one in= tact but dead)</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Sego= e UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Palamedes Swallowtail&= nbsp; 3</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe= UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Little Yellow &nb= sp;5</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helv= etica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Sleepy Orange 24</di= v><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, A= rial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Cloudless Sulphur 20</div><d= iv style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial= , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Red-banded Hairstreak 4</div><di= v style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial,= sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><b>Great Purple Hairstreak 1</b><= /div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica= , Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Gray Hairstreak 4</div><d= iv style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial= , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Gulf Fritillary 9</div><div styl= e=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-= serif; font-size: 12pt">Variegated Fritillary 4</div><div style= =3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-s= erif; font-size: 12pt"><b>Seminole Crescent 3</b></div><div sty= le=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans= -serif; font-size: 12pt"><b>Painted Lady 1</b></div><div style= =3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-s= erif; font-size: 12pt">American Lady 1</div><div style=3D"font-= family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; fon= t-size: 12pt">American Snout 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: = Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: = 12pt">Common Buckeye 15</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter,= Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">R= ed-spotted Purple 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Hel= vetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Vicer= oy 2</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Se= goe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><b>Goatweed Leafwing= 1</b></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, = Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Southern Pearly-ey= e 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Seg= oe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Carolina Satyr = 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, H= elvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Carolina/Intricate Satyr = ; 1</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI,= Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Satyr species 2= </div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetic= a, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Monarch 3</div><div styl= e=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-= serif; font-size: 12pt">Monarch/Viceroy 1</div><div style=3D"fo= nt-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; = font-size: 12pt">Horace=E2=80=99s Duskywing 2</div><div style= =3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-s= erif; font-size: 12pt">Zarucco Duskywing 2</div><div style=3D"f= ont-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;= font-size: 12pt">Long-tailed Skipper 1</div><div style=3D"font= -family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; fo= nt-size: 12pt">White Checkered-Skipper 7</div><div style=3D"fon= t-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; f= ont-size: 12pt">Checkered-Skipper species 1</div><div style=3D"= font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif= ; font-size: 12pt">Least Skipper 1</div><div style=3D"font-fami= ly: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-si= ze: 12pt">Southern Skipperling 7</div><div style=3D"font-family= : Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size= : 12pt"><b>Swarthy Skipper 1 (Orangeburg County Record found by= Scott)</b></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe U= I, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Fiery Skipper  = ;3</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvet= ica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Whirlabout 4</div><div= style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, = sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Sachem 2</div><div style=3D"font-f= amily: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font= -size: 12pt">Clouded Skipper 26</div><div style=3D"font-family:= Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size:= 12pt">Ocola Skipper 8</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, = Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><b= r></div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvet= ica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">33 species 174 individ= uals</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helv= etica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><br></div><div style=3D"font-fam= ily: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-s= ize: 12pt">Marty Kastner</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica = Neue, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Blythewood, = SC</div><div style=3D"font-family: Matter, Helvetica Neue, Segoe UI, Helvet= ica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><br></div> ------=_Part_330143_529215362.1791209546438-- |
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