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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:08:48 +0000 From: Will Stuart (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: No Gulf Fritillaries in Richmond County, NC |
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--_000_CH2PR13MB3336FE6050E6211A989F3094D49A2CH2PR13MB3336namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I visited the NC Sandhills Game Land on 10/16/2026 with the primary purpose= of looking for a Gulf Fritillary as I expected the Carphephorus bellidifol= ius to be near peak bloom in several compartments burned in 2026. The Carp= hephorus did not disappoint. I admired masses of purple blossoms often surr= ounded by handsome clumps of Wiregrass. The frequency and density of necta= ring Monarchs was as high as I have seen in the last half-dozen years. I d= id not do a complete species count. There were very few skippers. Monarch 50 Nectaring on Carphephorus Painted Lady 3 All on Carphephorus American Lady 2 Gulf Fritillary 0 I have not seen a Gulf Fritillary in the sandhills in 2026 despite frequent= visits. I understand the very dry conditions of 2026 have suppressed the = populations of resident butterfly populations but given that our Gulf Friti= llary is primarily(?) migratory it seems remarkable to be at zero for a spe= cies that is a fairly common visitor in most years. Will Stuart Matthews, NC --_000_CH2PR13MB3336FE6050E6211A989F3094D49A2CH2PR13MB3336namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> I visited the NC Sandhills Game Land on 10/16/2026 with the primary purpose= of looking for a Gulf Fritillary as I expected the Carphephorus bellidifol= ius to be near peak bloom in several compartments burned in 2026. The= Carphephorus did not disappoint. I admired masses of purple blossoms often surrounded by handsome clumps of Wiregrass= . The frequency and density of nectaring Monarchs was as high as I ha= ve seen in the last half-dozen years. I did not do a complete species= count. There were very few skippers.</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> Monarch 50 Nect= aring on Carphephorus</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> Painted Lady 3 All on Carphep= horus</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> American Lady 2</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> Gulf Fritillary 0 </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> I have not seen a Gulf Fritillary in the sandhills in 2026 despite frequent= visits. I understand the very dry conditions of 2026 have suppressed= the populations of resident butterfly populations but given that our Gulf = Fritillary is primarily(?) migratory it seems remarkable to be at zero for a species that is a fairly common vi= sitor in most years.</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: "Lucida Sans Unico= de", "Lucida Grande", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rg= b(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div id=3D"Signature" class=3D"elementToProof"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helveti= ca, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Will Stuart</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helveti= ca, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Matthews, NC</div> </div> </body> </html> --_000_CH2PR13MB3336FE6050E6211A989F3094D49A2CH2PR13MB3336namp_-- |
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