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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2023 20:06:16 -0400 From: Mike Turner (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Cumberland County, NC butterflies-Saturday, 9/2/2023 |
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--00000000000054eac00604692a58 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT I spent the afternoon at Rhodes Pond, a formerly popular fishing spot administered by WRC. The dam here broke during hurricane Matthew in 2016. It has been mostly dry since then, save for a few of the deeper pools. The new dam is complete and I think the gates on this dam are closed now, so it should begin filling up soon. I walked about 4 miles exploring the former lake bed, now grown with rushes and grasses. I saw 24 species, a really good total for this spot. The highlights were 5 Byssus Skippers, 1 very worn Dion Skipper, 1 Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper, and 1 Long-tailed Skipper. Pics of two of the Byssus can be seen here, Mike Turner | Flickr <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.flickr.com/photos/61962421@N05/?__;!!OToaGQ!qbGocqqUBRmmdeTx2AP4YhM17hORC07nJikdoPzuIwLwrWty9hCwxzh3RTuiLMmJydDFfH-cdFam2kIznse94_ft$ >. Popular nectar sources were *Verbena brasiliensis*, Button-bush, and Elephantopus carolinianus. My list is below. Good butterflying. Spicebush Swallowtail 1 Palamedes Swallowtail 2 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1 Sleepy Orange 11 Cloudless Sulphur 4 American Snout 1 Monarch 1 Gulf Fritillary 1 Variegated Fritillary 3 Red-spotted Purple 6 Question Mark 3 Red Admiral 1 Common Buckeye 20 Pearl Crescent 1 Southern Pearly-eye 1 Creole Pearly-eye 1 Long-tailed Skipper 1 Silver-spotted Skipper 26 Dion Skipper 1 Dun Skipper 1 Byssus Skipper 5 Fiery Skipper 10 Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 1 Clouded Skipper 3 Mike Turner Fayetteville, NC --00000000000054eac00604692a58 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">I spent= the afternoon at Rhodes Pond, a formerly popular fishing spot administered= by WRC. The dam=C2=A0here broke=C2=A0during hurricane Matthew in 2016. It = has been mostly dry since then, save for a few of the deeper pools. The new= dam is complete and I think the gates on this dam are closed now, so it sh= ould begin filling up soon. I walked about 4 miles exploring the former lak= e bed, now grown with rushes and grasses. I saw 24 species, a really good t= otal for this spot. The highlights were 5 Byssus Skippers, 1 very worn Dion= Skipper, 1 Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper, and 1 Long-tailed=C2=A0Skipper. P= ics of two of the Byssus can be seen here,=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://urldefen= se.com/v3/__https://www.flickr.com/photos/61962421@N05/?__;!!OToaGQ!qbGocqq= UBRmmdeTx2AP4YhM17hORC07nJikdoPzuIwLwrWty9hCwxzh3RTuiLMmJydDFfH-cdFam2kIzns= e94_ft$">Mike Turner | Flickr</a>. Popular nectar sources were <i>Verbena b= rasiliensis</i>, Button-bush, and Elephantopus carolinianus. My list is bel= ow. Good butterflying.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><di= v dir=3D"ltr">Spicebush Swallowtail<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>= 1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Palamedes Swallowtail<span style=3D"white-space:pre= "> </span>2</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Eastern Tiger Swallowtail<span style=3D"w= hite-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Sleepy Orange<span style=3D= "white-space:pre"> </span>11</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Cloudless Sulphur<span s= tyle=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>4</div><div dir=3D"ltr">American Snout<spa= n style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Monarch<span st= yle=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Gulf Fritillary<spa= n style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Variegated Frit= illary<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>3</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Red-s= potted Purple<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>6</div><div dir=3D"ltr= ">Question Mark<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>3</div><div dir=3D"l= tr">Red Admiral<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"l= tr">Common Buckeye<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>20</div><div dir= =3D"ltr">Pearl Crescent<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div = dir=3D"ltr">Southern Pearly-eye<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>1</d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr">Creole Pearly-eye<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </spa= n>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Long-tailed Skipper<span style=3D"white-space:pre= "> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Silver-spotted Skipper<span style=3D"whit= e-space:pre"> </span>26</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Dion Skipper<span style=3D"wh= ite-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Dun Skipper<span style=3D"wh= ite-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Byssus Skipper<span style=3D= "white-space:pre"> </span>5</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Fiery Skipper<span style= =3D"white-space:pre"> </span>10</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Lace-winged Roadside-= Skipper<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>1</div><div dir=3D"ltr">Clou= ded Skipper<span style=3D"white-space:pre"> </span>3</div><div><br></div><d= iv><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div di= r=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Mike Turner<br></div>Fayetteville, NC<= br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> --00000000000054eac00604692a58-- |
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