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Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:37:53 -0400
From: Jeff Pippen (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...>
Subject: Re: Still no Leonard's Skipper in the Uwharries (10/20/2026)


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Thanks Harry! Yes, all of our survey work last Tuesday was in =
Montgomery County. When I was there a couple of weeks ago with Harry & =
Lori, at one point Harry mentioned, =E2=80=9Cthis would be a good spot =
to find Southern Skipperling=E2=80=9D, and the first one Ava and I found =
was only a few hundred yards away!

Cheers,
Jeff

> On Oct 23, 2026, at 10:33=E2=80=AFAM, Harry LeGrand =
<hlegrandjr...> wrote:
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> Remember to mention the county. Southern Skipperling would be NEW for =
Montgomery County, where more than half of the national forest is =
located, and where we visited a few weeks ago.
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> https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/nbnc/a/accounts.php?acctID=3D130
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> Harry LeGrand
> Raleigh
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> On Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 9:24=E2=80=AFAM Jeff Pippen =
<carolinaleps...> <mailto:<carolinaleps...>> wrote:
>> Butterfliers,
>>=20
>> With the delayed onset of primetime flowering of the large purple =
asters in the Uwharries, as noted by Harry LeGrand when we visited there =
a couple of weeks ago, Ava Mackay-Smith and I decided to give it another =
try this past Tuesday. Skies were sunny all day and temps reached into =
the 70s. We searched several roadsides with (and without) asters and =
found some good diversity and numbers, however Leonard=E2=80=99s =
Skippers (our main quarry) eluded us. I really hope they are not truly =
extirpated from the NC Piedmont, but=E2=80=A6
>>=20
>> On a brighter note, we enjoyed two Southern Skipperlings, a species =
we missed a couple of weeks ago! (photo of one attached)
>>=20
>> Here=E2=80=99s the list:
>>=20
>> Clouded Sulphur 1
>> Orange Sulphur 1
>> Cloudless Sulphur 4
>> Sleepy Orange 51
>> Little Yellow 1
>> Eastern Tailed-Blue 6
>> Monarch 2
>> Vareigated Fritillary 87
>> Pearl Crescent 14
>> American Lady 3
>> Common Buckeye 52
>> Common Checkered-Skipper 35
>> Southern Skipperling 2
>> Clouded Skipper 42
>> Fiery Skipper 51
>> Swarthy Skipper 2
>> Ocola Skipper 3
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>> <sskipperling261020-5700uwharrieszz.jpeg>
>>=20
>> I hope everyone enjoys the upcoming weekend!
>>=20
>> Jeff
>> --
>> 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 =
<https://www.thebutterflynetwork.org/> | Jeff=E2=80=99s Nature Pages =
<https://www.jeffpippen.com/>


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content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body =
style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
line-break: after-white-space;">Thanks Harry! &nbsp;Yes, all of our =
survey work last Tuesday was in Montgomery County. &nbsp;When I was =
there a couple of weeks ago with Harry &amp; Lori, at one point Harry =
mentioned, =E2=80=9Cthis would be a good spot to find Southern =
Skipperling=E2=80=9D, and the first one Ava and I found was only a few =
hundred yards away!<div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Jeff<br =
id=3D"lineBreakAtBeginningOfMessage"><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Oct 23, 2026, at 10:33=E2=80=AFAM, Harry LeGrand =
&lt;<hlegrandjr...>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Remember =
to mention the county.&nbsp; Southern Skipperling would be NEW for =
Montgomery County, where more than half of the&nbsp;national&nbsp;forest =
is located, and where we visited&nbsp;a few weeks =
ago.</div><div><br></div><div><a =
href=3D"https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/nbnc/a/accounts.php?acctID=3D130">ht=
tps://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/nbnc/a/accounts.php?acctID=3D130</a></div><div=
><br></div><div>Harry LeGrand</div><div>Raleigh</div></div><br><div =
class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Oct 23, 2026 at 9:24=E2=80=AFAM Jeff Pippen =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:<carolinaleps...>"><carolinaleps...></a>&gt;=
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px =
0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>Butterfliers,<div><br></div><div>W=
ith the delayed onset of primetime flowering of the large purple asters =
in the Uwharries, as noted by Harry LeGrand when we visited there a =
couple of weeks ago, Ava Mackay-Smith and I decided to give it another =
try this past Tuesday.&nbsp; Skies were sunny all day and temps reached =
into the 70s.&nbsp; We searched several roadsides with (and without) =
asters and found some good diversity and numbers, however Leonard=E2=80=99=
s Skippers (our main quarry) eluded us.&nbsp; I really hope they are not =
truly extirpated from the NC Piedmont, =
but=E2=80=A6</div><div><br></div><div>On a brighter note, we enjoyed two =
Southern Skipperlings, a species we missed a couple of weeks ago! (photo =
of one attached)</div><div><br></div><div>Here=E2=80=99s the =
list:</div><div><br></div><div><u></u><table cellspacing=3D"0" =
cellpadding=3D"0" dir=3D"ltr" border=3D"1" =
style=3D"table-layout:fixed;font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;width:0px;bor=
der-collapse:collapse;border:medium"><colgroup><col width=3D"211"><col =
width=3D"63"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style=3D"border:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Clouded Sulphur</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><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Orange Sulphur</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><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Cloudless Sulphur</td><td style=3D"border:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center">4</td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Sleepy Orange</td><td style=3D"border:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center">51</td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom"><b>Little Yellow</b></td><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center"><b>1</b></td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Eastern Tailed-Blue</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><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Monarch</td><td style=3D"border:1px solid =
rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center">2</td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Vareigated Fritillary</td><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center">87</td></tr><tr><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 =
solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center">14</td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">American Lady</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><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);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">52</td></tr><tr><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">35</td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom"><b>Southern Skipperling</b></td><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center"><b>2</b></td></tr><tr><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">42</td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Fiery Skipper</td><td style=3D"border:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center">51</td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Swarthy Skipper</td><td style=3D"border:1px =
solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center">2</td></tr><tr><td =
style=3D"border:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);overflow:hidden;padding:2px =
3px;vertical-align:bottom">Ocola 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></tbody></table><b=
r><u></u></div><div><span =
id=3D"cid:ii_1a1692b15b6fbd76f871">&lt;sskipperling261020-5700uwharrieszz.=
jpeg&gt;</span></div><div><br></div><div>I hope everyone enjoys the =
upcoming weekend!</div><div><br></div><div>Jeff</div><div>
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normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><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" target=3D"_blank">Carolinas Butterfly Monitoring =
Program</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.thebutterflynetwork.org/" target=3D"_blank">N. Am. =
Butterfly Monitoring Network</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"https://www.jeffpippen.com/" target=3D"_blank">Jeff=E2=80=99s =
Nature =
Pages</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div=
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