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| List: Carolina-Leps Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:24:48 -0400 From: Doug Allen (via carolinaleps Mailing List) <carolinaleps...> Subject: Tryon Peak, Polk County, April 25 |
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--000000000000b35ecd0616ffd49b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT My official Tryon Peak NC1190 count was followed by my first Tryon Mountain ridge count. The little over 1/2 mile NC1190 count is from 1800' to 1900' on the southeast side of the mountain. The longer, almost parallel ridge count is from 2800' to 3220' and was 2-3 weeks behind with trees only partially leafed out. Over half the ridge count butterflies were found "hilltopping" on the approximately acre summit above 3200'. This was only the second time I ever saw and photographed a Pepper and Salt Skipper. One of them must have been extremely fresh, greener than any of the photos I could find on the internet. *NC1190* 2 Zebra S. 2 Tiger S. 1 Spicebush S. 1 unid Azure 1 Appalachian Azure 2 Eastern Tailed-Blue 1 Silvery Checkerspot 33 Pearl Crescent 1 unid Polygonia 4 Red-spotted Purple 3 Silver-spotted Skipper 2 Juvenile Duskywing 2 Dreamy Duskywing 1 Zabulon Skipper *3 Pepper and Salt Skipper* Around 1:45 PM I started- *Tryon Peak Ridge Road* 2 Zebra S. 16 Tiger S. 2 Spicebush S. 3 Pearl Crescent 6 Red-spotted Purple 8 Silver-spotted Skipper 12 Juvenal Duskywing 2 Sleepy Duskywing 6 unid Duskywing All the Juvenal D. today were quite worn. Doug Allen Inman, SC --000000000000b35ecd0616ffd49b Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">My official Tryon Peak NC1190 count was followed by my fir= st Tryon Mountain ridge count.=C2=A0 The little over=C2=A01/2 mile NC1190 c= ount=C2=A0is from 1800' to 1900' on the southeast side of the mount= ain.=C2=A0 The longer, almost=C2=A0parallel ridge=C2=A0count is from 2800&#= 39; to 3220' and was 2-3 weeks behind=C2=A0with trees only partially=C2= =A0leafed=C2=A0out.<div>Over half the ridge count butterflies were found &q= uot;hilltopping" on the approximately acre summit above 3200'.=C2= =A0=C2=A0</div><div>This was only the second time I ever saw and photograph= ed a Pepper and Salt Skipper.=C2=A0 One of them must have been extremely fr= esh, greener than any of the photos I could find on the internet.</div><div= ><br></div><div><b>NC1190</b></div><div>2=C2=A0 Zebra S.</div><div>2=C2=A0 = Tiger S.</div><div>1=C2=A0 Spicebush S.</div><div>1 unid Azure</div><div>1= =C2=A0 Appalachian Azure</div><div>2=C2=A0 Eastern Tailed-Blue</div><div>1= =C2=A0 Silvery Checkerspot</div><div>33 Pearl Crescent</div><div>1=C2=A0 un= id Polygonia</div><div>4 Red-spotted Purple</div><div>3 Silver-spotted Skip= per</div><div>2=C2=A0 Juvenile Duskywing</div><div>2=C2=A0 Dreamy=C2=A0Dusk= ywing</div><div>1 Zabulon Skipper</div><div><b>3=C2=A0 Pepper and Salt Skip= per</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>Around 1:45 PM=C2=A0 I started-</di= v><div><b>Tryon Peak Ridge Road</b></div><div>2=C2=A0 Zebra S.</div><div>16= =C2=A0 Tiger S.</div><div>2 Spicebush S.</div><div>3=C2=A0 Pearl Crescent</= div><div>6=C2=A0 Red-spotted Purple=C2=A0</div><div>8 Silver-spotted Skippe= r</div><div>12 Juvenal Duskywing</div><div>2 Sleepy Duskywing</div><div>6 u= nid Duskywing</div><div><br></div><div>All the Juvenal D. today were quite = worn.</div><div><br></div><div>Doug Allen</div><div>Inman, SC</div><div><br= ></div></div> --000000000000b35ecd0616ffd49b-- |
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