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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 11:07:34 -0400 From: NICHOLAS FLANDERS (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Sandhills GL, Richmond & Scotland Co.'s, NC, 9/2-9/3/23 |
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--000000000000f348c90604c638d9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Elisa, the kids, & I enjoyed a Labor Day weekend trip to Sandhills Game Land, where we tried to follow tips in helpful reports from others around this time of year, especially Will Stuart & Mike Turner the past couple of years. Sure enough, the best activity was at larger patches of ironweed, which took some searching to find, and most of the patches were along roadsides adjacent to longleaf stands. I did see a satyr near Scotland Lake that I'll list as Carolina/Intricate below. For what it's worth, it was quite approachable, and was upland of the swamp ecotone there. I only saw the ventral side, and an image is here: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182190984__;!!OToaGQ!q-uaYpz36HgGp9vFMQEgeOH6oRV6SlFhZrkQhKLFdL3RHyaIAGGpPiI9ChsrAURXJx0M1EBvS_ygro15C5ZX$ . Curious of thoughts of others with more experience with these two, understanding that ventral only is likely inconclusive. And one general question: as the dorsal character applies to males only, is there a way to differentiate the sex of these species in the field, other than seeing ovipositing/mating, or the darker inner portion of upperwings on male Carolina Satyr? Nick Flanders Portsmouth, VA *September 2, 2023, Richmond Co., no. of US-1* Spicebush Swallowtail - 14 Nectaring at ironweed & *Abelia* Palamedes Swallowtail - 5 Nectaring at sandhill thistle & *Abelia* E. Tiger Swallowtail - 6 Nectaring at *Abelia *& joe-pye-weed; 1 dark female Little Yellow - 1 Sleepy Orange - 12 Cloudless Sulphur - 7 Red-banded Hairstreak - 1 Nectaring at boneset Summer Azure - 1 E. Tailed-Blue - 36 Many at wet soil Monarch - 2 Variegated Fritillary - 4 Common Buckeye - 6 Pearl Crescent - 2 Carolina Satyr - 3 Southern Cloudywing - 1 Very worn Cloudywing sp. - 1 Horace's Duskywing - 1 Dun Skipper - 3 At wet soil and nectaring at joe-pye-weed Fiery Skipper - 3 Nectaring at *Diodia *& sneezeweed Dotted Skipper - 1 Lifer; female photo'd at ironweed in an open longleaf stand Zabulon Skipper - 1 Nectaring at joe-pye-weed Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper - 1 Nectaring at joe-pye-weed Clouded Skipper - 3 Nectaring at *Lespedeza bicolor* *September 3, 2023, Scotland Co.* Spicebush Swallowtail - 8 Palamedes Swallowtail - 1 E. Tiger Swallowtail - 1 Little Yellow - 2 Sleepy Orange - 10 Cloudless Sulphur - 4 Summer Azure - 1 E. Tailed-Blue - 6 Gulf Fritillary - 13 Most in open field; nectaring at *Diodia* Variegated Fritillary - 6 Viceroy - 1 Am. Lady - 1 Common Buckeye - 7 Carolina/Intricate Satyr - 1 Southern Cloudywing - 1 Nectaring at *Liatris* Horace's Duskywing - 1 Worn male Zarucco Duskywing - 3 Whirlabout - 1 Territorial male, open field *September 3, 2023, Richmond Co., so. of US-1* Spicebush Swallowtail - 2 Nectaring at ironweed Sleepy Orange - 8 Cloudless Sulphur - 2 E. Tailed-Blue - 1 Gulf Fritillary - 2 Variegated Fritillary - 2 Common Buckeye - 1 Byssus Skipper - 1 Nectaring at ironweed --000000000000f348c90604c638d9 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"><div di= r=3D"ltr">Elisa, the kids, & I enjoyed a Labor Day weekend trip to Sand= hills Game Land, where we tried to follow tips in helpful reports from othe= rs around this time of year, especially Will Stuart & Mike Turner the p= ast couple of years. Sure enough, the best activity was at larger patches o= f ironweed, which took some searching to find, and most of the patches were= along roadsides adjacent to longleaf stands.=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>I di= d see a satyr near Scotland Lake that I'll list as Carolina/Intricate b= elow. For what it's worth, it was quite approachable, and was upland of= the swamp ecotone there. I only saw the ventral side, and an image is here= :=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inaturalist.org/o= bservations/182190984__;!!OToaGQ!q-uaYpz36HgGp9vFMQEgeOH6oRV6SlFhZrkQhKLFdL= 3RHyaIAGGpPiI9ChsrAURXJx0M1EBvS_ygro15C5ZX$">https://www.inaturalist.org/ob= servations/182190984</a>. Curious of thoughts of others with more experienc= e with these two, understanding that ventral only is likely inconclusive. A= nd one general question: as the dorsal character applies to males only, is = there a way to differentiate the sex of these species in the field, other t= han seeing ovipositing/mating, or the darker inner portion of upperwings on= male Carolina Satyr?</div><div><br></div><div>Nick Flanders</div><div>Port= smouth, VA</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><u>September 2, 2023, Ri= chmond Co., no. of US-1</u></div><div>Spicebush Swallowtail - 14=C2=A0 =C2= =A0 Nectaring at ironweed & <i>Abelia</i></div><div>Palamedes Swallowta= il - 5=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nectaring at sandhill thistle & <i>Abelia</i></div>= <div>E. Tiger Swallowtail - 6=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nectaring at <i>Abelia </i>&= joe-pye-weed; 1 dark female</div><div>Little Yellow - 1</div><div>Sleepy O= range - 12</div><div>Cloudless Sulphur - 7</div><div>Red-banded Hairstreak = - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nectaring at boneset</div><div>Summer Azure - 1</div><div>= E. Tailed-Blue - 36=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Many at wet soil</div><div>Monarch - 2=C2= =A0</div><div>Variegated Fritillary - 4</div><div>Common Buckeye - 6</div><= div>Pearl Crescent - 2</div><div>Carolina Satyr - 3</div><div>Southern Clou= dywing - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Very worn</div><div>Cloudywing sp. - 1</div><div>Ho= race's Duskywing - 1</div><div>Dun Skipper - 3=C2=A0 =C2=A0 At wet soil= and nectaring at joe-pye-weed</div><div>Fiery Skipper - 3=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nec= taring at <i>Diodia </i>& sneezeweed</div><div>Dotted Skipper - 1=C2=A0= =C2=A0 Lifer; female photo'd at ironweed in an open longleaf stand</di= v><div>Zabulon Skipper - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nectaring at joe-pye-weed</div><div= >Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nectaring at joe-pye-weed</d= iv><div>Clouded Skipper - 3=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nectaring at <i>Lespedeza bicolor<= /i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><div><u>September 3, 2023, Scotland Co.= </u></div></div><div>Spicebush Swallowtail - 8</div><div>Palamedes Swallowt= ail - 1</div><div>E. Tiger Swallowtail - 1</div><div>Little Yellow - 2</div= ><div>Sleepy Orange - 10</div><div>Cloudless Sulphur - 4</div><div>Summer A= zure - 1</div><div>E. Tailed-Blue - 6</div><div>Gulf Fritillary - 13=C2=A0 = =C2=A0 Most in open field; nectaring at <i>Diodia</i></div><div>Variegated = Fritillary - 6</div><div>Viceroy - 1</div><div>Am. Lady - 1</div><div>Commo= n Buckeye - 7</div><div>Carolina/Intricate Satyr - 1</div><div>Southern Clo= udywing - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nectaring at <i>Liatris</i></div><div>Horace's= Duskywing - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Worn male</div><div>Zarucco Duskywing - 3</div>= <div>Whirlabout - 1=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Territorial male, open field</div><div><u>= <br></u></div><div><div><u>September 3, 2023, Richmond Co., so. of US-1</u>= </div></div><div>Spicebush Swallowtail - 2=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Nectaring at ironwe= ed</div><div>Sleepy Orange - 8</div><div>Cloudless Sulphur - 2</div><div>E.= Tailed-Blue - 1</div><div>Gulf Fritillary - 2</div><div>Variegated Fritill= ary - 2</div><div>Common Buckeye - 1</div><div>Byssus Skipper - 1=C2=A0 =C2= =A0 Nectaring at ironweed</div></div></div></div></div></div> --000000000000f348c90604c638d9-- |
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