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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:25:37 -0400 (EDT) From: \Lior Carlson\ (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Possible Dainty Sulphur at Bean Shoals During Pilot Mountain NABA Count |
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Fellow Butterfliers, I know the saying, "pics or it didn't happen," and some of you might regard my identification skills as suspect, but nonetheless I will describe what I saw for the unofficial record. During the Pilot Mountain NABA count on September 4th at the Bean Shoals area there is a parking area at one of the trailheads with a grassy area to picnic, a bathroom, and a field with various nectar plants. We stopped to see what we could find. As I was going back to my car a small butterfly, comparable in size to a Hairstreak, flew up to me, and my first impression was it belonged in the Sulphur family, yet looked nothing like the Little Yellow we saw earlier, nor like a Sleepy Orange. It did briefly land in a tree on a leaf and I was able to get a second impression. It reminded me a bit of a Cabbage White in that it had small black dots in about the same location on the forewing. The overall color of the butterfly was whitish-yellow and it looked faded, smudged. I had a chance a few days ago to look at various Sulphurs to see if I could find a potential match. The Dainty Sulphur is the best fit, however considering its rarity I understand that a sight record is insufficient proof. I'll put it in my personal files as The Mystery Sulphur That Got Away. Lior Carlson Backyard Butterflies |
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