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Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2026 15:44:46 -0800 (PST)
From: 'Andrew Griffith' via MassLep <masslep...>
Subject: [MassLep] 2026 October Derby Final results

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Well, it didn't turn out to be all that bad in the end. Could have been
better, but the colder temps this October seemed to keep the numbers down a
bit. I also had a couple numbers wrong in the last update so it looks like
we got more than we did between then and now.

If you don't see something on the list that you reported, be sure to reply
to all to this message.

Overall, it was another successful derby!

*October 2026 Sightings List*
*[Final Results through October 31, 2026]*
Massachusetts Butterfly Club
Composite Species Listing [24 adult + 2 caterpillar ]

*Adult Species:*
American Copper
American Lady
Black Swallowtail
Bronze Copper
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Common Checkered Skipper
Common Ringlet
Eastern Comma
Eastern tailed blue
Fiery Skipper
Gray Hairstreak
Monarch
Mourning Cloak
Orange Sulphur
Painted Lady
Pearl Crescent
Peck's Skipper
Sachem
Silver-bordered Fritillary
Spicebush Swallowtail
Variegated Fritillary
Viceroy

*Caterpillar Species**:*
Spicebush Swallowtail
Baltimore Checkerspot


*iNaturalist October 2026:*
*Composite Species Listing [32 adult + 11 caterpillar + 1 chrysalis ]*

American Copper
American Lady
Black Swallowtail
Bronze Copper
Cabbage White
Clouded Sulphur
Common Buckeye
Common Ringlet
Compton Tortoiseshell
Eastern Comma
Eastern Tailed Blue
European Peacock
Fiery Skipper
Gray Hairstreak
Great Spangled Fritillary
Harvester
Monarch
Mourning Cloak
Orange Sulphur
Painted Lady
Pearl Crescent
Peck's Skipper
Pipevine Swallowtail
Red Admiral
Red Spotted Purple
Sachem
Silver Bordered Fritillary
Summer Azure
Variegated Fritillary
Viceroy
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Zabulon Skipper

*Caterpillars:*
American Lady
Black Swallowtail
Cabbage White
Common Buckeye
Eastern tailed blue - *questionable but certainly possible*
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Harvester *somewhat questionable photo*
Monarch
Silver spotted skipper
Spicebush Swallowtail
Viceroy

*Chrysalis:*
Monarch chrysalis

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Well, it didn't turn out to be all that bad in the end.=C2=A0 Could have be=
en better, but the colder temps this October seemed to keep the numbers dow=
n a bit.=C2=A0 I also had a couple numbers wrong in the last update so it l=
ooks like we got more than we did between then and now.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br=
/></div><div>If you don't see something on the list that you reported, be =
sure to reply to all to this message.=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br /></div><d=
iv>Overall, it was another successful derby!=C2=A0=C2=A0</div><div><br /></=
div><div><div><b>October 2026 Sightings List</b></div><div><b>[Final Result=
s through October 31, 2026]</b></div><div>Massachusetts Butterfly Club<br /=
>Composite Species Listing [24 adult + 2 caterpillar ]</div></div><div><br =
/></div><div><div><div><div><b>Adult Species:</b></div></div></div><span bo=
rder=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"64" style=3D"border=
-collapse: collapse; width: 48pt;"></span>American Copper<br />American Lad=
y<br />Black Swallowtail<br />Bronze Copper<br />Cabbage White<br />Clouded=
Sulphur<br />Common Buckeye<br />Common Checkered Skipper<br />Common Ring=
let<br />Eastern Comma<br />Eastern tailed blue<br />Fiery Skipper<br />Gra=
y Hairstreak<br />Monarch<br />Mourning Cloak<br />Orange Sulphur<br />Pain=
ted Lady<br />Pearl Crescent<br />Peck's Skipper<br />Sachem<br />Silver-bo=
rdered Fritillary<br />Spicebush Swallowtail<br />Variegated Fritillary<br =
/>Viceroy<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Caterpillar Species</b><=
b>:</b></div>Spicebush Swallowtail<br />Baltimore Checkerspot<br /></div><d=
iv><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b><font color=3D"#ff0000">iNatur=
alist October 2026:</font></b></div><div><b>Composite Species Listing [32 a=
dult + 11 caterpillar + 1 chrysalis ]</b></div></div><div><br /></div><div>=
American Copper<br />American Lady<br />Black Swallowtail<br />Bronze Coppe=
r<br />Cabbage White<br />Clouded Sulphur<br />Common Buckeye<br />Common R=
inglet<br />Compton Tortoiseshell<br />Eastern Comma<br />Eastern Tailed Bl=
ue<br />European Peacock<br />Fiery Skipper<br />Gray Hairstreak<br />Great=
Spangled Fritillary<br />Harvester<br />Monarch<br />Mourning Cloak<br />O=
range Sulphur<br />Painted Lady<br />Pearl Crescent<br />Peck's Skipper<br =
/>Pipevine Swallowtail<br />Red Admiral<br />Red Spotted Purple<br />Sachem=
<br />Silver Bordered Fritillary<br />Summer Azure<br />Variegated Fritilla=
ry<br />Viceroy<br />Wild Indigo Duskywing<br />Zabulon Skipper<br /></div>=
<div><br /></div><div><b>Caterpillars:</b><br />American Lady<br />Black Sw=
allowtail<br />Cabbage White<br />Common Buckeye<br />Eastern tailed blue -=
<b>questionable but certainly possible</b><br />Eastern Tiger Swallowtail<=
br />Harvester <b>somewhat questionable photo</b><br />Monarch <br />Silver=
spotted skipper<br />Spicebush Swallowtail<br />Viceroy<br /><br /><b>Chry=
salis:</b><br />Monarch chrysalis<br /></div></div>

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