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| List: NorWest Leps Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:54:21 -0700 From: Stewart Wechsler <ecostewart...> Subject: Re: [NorWestLeps] western Washington Silver-spotted Skipper |
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--000000000000369b4a05e20b5a40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Thanks Bob! -Stewart On Tue, Jun 21, 2022 at 10:39 PM <tlpyle...> wrote: > Stewart, that's a really good record! We really don't have many records > for the WWA-resident *E. clarus*! > > The other ones you want to watch for are the Bramble Green Hairstreak, the > Northern Cloudy-wing, and even maybe the Acmon Blue! > > Go get 'em! > > Bob > > > > On 2022-06-21 9:21 pm, Stewart Wechsler wrote: > > Made it to Harstene Island in the Puget Sound today, north of Olympia and > east of the base of the Kitsap Peninsula, where a friend, Manzanita Bill, > was keen on seeing the Hairy Manzanitas - Arctostaphylos columbiana that > grew there. I said if the Manzanitas were unusual for the larger area, > that other plants should grow with it that were unusual for the greater > area. When we explored around the Manzanita, and later exploring other > spots where we stopped, I was pleased to find a fair amount of Hosackia / > Lotus crassifolius - Big Deervetch, a species with a very spotty > distribution in western Washington, which I knew to be a host plant to 2 - > 3 rarer butterflies for western Washington. Later, when we got to an > almost boggy area without sphagnum moss, I spotted a Silver-spotted > Skipper, I quickly remembered that it was one of those butterflies that > hosted on Big Deervetch! My friend, who collected butterflies in S. > California as a kid, was excited to see it too. Common where, and when, I > grew up on Long Island, New York in the 60's, I don't clearly remember > seeing any Silver-spotted Skippers in western Washington, but I could have > seen one or two 15 - 20 years ago. > > Now I have to remember the other species that host on Big Deervetch. > > -Stewart > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#10983): https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/message/10983 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/91915742/795800 Group Owner: NorWestLeps+<owner...> Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/leave/4559582/795800/778100922/xyzzy [<lists...>] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- --000000000000369b4a05e20b5a40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Thanks Bob!<div><br></div><div>-Stewart</div></div><br><di= v class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 2= 1, 2022 at 10:39 PM <<a href=3D"mailto:<tlpyle...>">tlpyle@wil= lapabay.org</a>> 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 style=3D"font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-ser= if"> <p>Stewart, that's a really good record! We really don't have many = records for the WWA-resident <em>E. clarus</em>!</p> <p>The other ones you want to watch for are the Bramble Green Hairstreak, t= he Northern Cloudy-wing, and even maybe the Acmon Blue!</p> <p>Go get 'em!</p> <p>Bob</p> <div>=C2=A0</div> <p><br></p> <p>On 2022-06-21 9:21 pm, Stewart Wechsler wrote:</p> <blockquote type=3D"cite" style=3D"padding:0px 0.4em;border-left:2px solid = rgb(16,16,255);margin:0px"> <div dir=3D"ltr">Made it to Harstene Island in the Puget Sound today, north= of Olympia and east of the base of the Kitsap Peninsula, where a friend, M= anzanita Bill, was keen on seeing the Hairy Manzanitas - Arctostaphylos col= umbiana that grew there.=C2=A0 I said if the Manzanitas were unusual for th= e larger area, that other plants should grow with it that were unusual for = the greater area.=C2=A0 When we explored around the Manzanita, and later ex= ploring other spots where we stopped,=C2=A0I was pleased to find a fair amo= unt of Hosackia / Lotus crassifolius - Big Deervetch, a species with a very= spotty distribution in western Washington, which I knew to be a host plant= to 2 - 3 rarer butterflies for western Washington.=C2=A0 Later, when we go= t to an almost=C2=A0boggy area without sphagnum moss, I spotted a Silver-sp= otted Skipper, I quickly remembered that it was one of those butterflies th= at hosted on Big Deervetch!=C2=A0 My friend, who collected butterflies in S= . California as a kid, was excited to see it too.=C2=A0 Common where, and w= hen, I grew up on Long Island, New York in the 60's, I don't clearl= y remember seeing any Silver-spotted Skippers in western Washington, but I = could have seen one or two 15 - 20 years ago. <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>Now I have to remember the other species that=C2=A0host on Big Deervet= ch.<br> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>-Stewart</div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> =20 <p></p><p></p></blockquote></div> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> <hr> G= roups.io Links:<p> You receive all messages sent to this group. <p> <a= target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/message/10983">V= iew/Reply Online (#10983)</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:NorWes= <tLeps...>?subject=3DRe:%20Re%3A%20%5BNorWestLeps%5D%20western%20Washi= ngton%20Silver-spotted%20Skipper">Reply To Group</a> | <a target=3D"_blank= " href=3D"mailto:<ecostewart...>?subject=3DPrivate:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5= BNorWestLeps%5D%20western%20Washington%20Silver-spotted%20Skipper">Reply To= Sender</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/mt/91915742= /795800">Mute This Topic</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/= post">New Topic</a><br> <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLeps/edits= ub/795800">Your Subscription</a> | <a href=3D"mailto:NorWestLeps+owner@grou= ps.io">Contact Group Owner</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/NorWestLep= s/leave/4559582/795800/778100922/xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [lists@butterflydi= gest.com]<br> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</= div>=20 --000000000000369b4a05e20b5a40-- |
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