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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 20:21:32 +0000 From: Richard Stickney (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Richmond & Scotland County 9/12 |
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--_000_BN6PR17MB33464D8737CFFCC35B7FF561EAF7ABN6PR17MB3346namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, I hit a couple of good spots in the Sandhills Game Land on Tuesday. I had s= imilar results to some others who have been there lately with a few observa= tions. Scotland County, Hoffman Road not far from Broadacres Lake, in a nice stand= of Slender Ironweed: E. Tiger ST - 5 Palamedes ST - 3 very low Spicebush ST - 3 Cloudless Sulphur - 1 very low, and no Sleepy Oranges or Little Yellows Gray Hairstreak - 2 Red-banded HS - 1 Gulf Fritillary - 1 but no Variegated, which I've always seen Buckeye - 5 Long-tailed Skipper - 1 Zarucco Duskywing - 2 Byssus Skipper - 1 Fiery Skipper - 2 Whirlabout - 2 Dotted Skipper - 7 mostly worn, photos on Flickr Richmond County, Derby Road at Naked Creek, lots of Joe-pye and NY Ironweed: ETS - 1 Spicebush ST - 1 Summer Azure - 1 Pearl Crescent - 1 Carolina/Intricate Satyr - 3 Silver-spotted Skipper - 1 Dun Skipper - 2 Byssus Skipper - 1 Fiery Skipper - 2 Little Glassywing - 2 Yehl Skipper - 3 The absence of many late-season butterflies has been noticeable everywhere = I've been this year. Where are the Palamedes ST, Cloudless Sulphurs, Little= Yellows, Sleepy Oranges, Ocola Skippers etc.......? Richard Stickney NC Museum of Life & Science https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.flickr.com/photos/rstickney__;!!OToa= GQ!vbQ9fdO0JMJqSAWBkn1jusZxUVQJ71hsLu1gVMzBLSmq-1p3C9lnFmFtef5d9_JmI3r-zGut= 5ZwfywLYQbJiaovcFHpL7YdXKU9qOg$ <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.fli= ckr.com/photos/rstickney__;!!OToaGQ!vbQ9fdO0JMJqSAWBkn1jusZxUVQJ71hsLu1gVMz= BLSmq-1p3C9lnFmFtef5d9_JmI3r-zGut5ZwfywLYQbJiaovcFHpL7YdXKU9qOg$ > --_000_BN6PR17MB33464D8737CFFCC35B7FF561EAF7ABN6PR17MB3346namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">I hit a couple of good spots in the Sandhills Game L= and on Tuesday. I had similar results to some others who have been there la= tely with a few observations.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Scotland County, Hoffman Road not far from Broadacre= s Lake, in a nice stand of Slender Ironweed:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">E. Tiger ST – 5<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Palamedes ST – 3 very low<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Spicebush ST – 3<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Cloudless Sulphur – 1 very low, and no Sleepy = Oranges or Little Yellows<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Gray Hairstreak – 2<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Red-banded HS – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Gulf Fritillary – 1 but no Variegated, which I= ’ve always seen<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Buckeye – 5<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Long-tailed Skipper – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Zarucco Duskywing – 2<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Byssus Skipper – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Fiery Skipper – 2<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Whirlabout – 2<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dotted Skipper – 7 mostly worn, photos on Flic= kr<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Richmond County, Derby Road at Naked Creek, lots of = Joe-pye and NY Ironweed:<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">ETS – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Spicebush ST – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Summer Azure – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Pearl Crescent – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Carolina/Intricate Satyr – 3<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Silver-spotted Skipper – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Dun Skipper – 2<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Byssus Skipper – 1<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Fiery Skipper – 2 <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Little Glassywing – 2<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Yehl Skipper – 3<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">The absence of many late-season butterflies has been= noticeable everywhere I’ve been this year. Where are the Palamedes S= T, Cloudless Sulphurs, Little Yellows, Sleepy Oranges, Ocola Skippers etc&#= 8230;….?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Richard Stickney<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">NC Museum of Life & Science<o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><a href=3D"https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.fl= ickr.com/photos/rstickney__;!!OToaGQ!vbQ9fdO0JMJqSAWBkn1jusZxUVQJ71hsLu1gVM= zBLSmq-1p3C9lnFmFtef5d9_JmI3r-zGut5ZwfywLYQbJiaovcFHpL7YdXKU9qOg$">www.flic= kr.com/photos/rstickney</a><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_BN6PR17MB33464D8737CFFCC35B7FF561EAF7ABN6PR17MB3346namp_-- |
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