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| List: MassLep Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:17:15 -0400 From: Linda G. <lrg2534...> Subject: [MassLep] Lincoln, MA 9/24 |
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--000000000000c5688c0622f4cb82 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Cloudy with a little sun and about 63 degrees, walking the beautiful fields at Project Bread in Lincoln. 1 Eastern-tailed Blue Dozens of white butterflies, at a rough estimate about 100, fluttering over the brassicas and more. The vast majority I am sure were Cabbage Whites, but I did see some sulphur butterflies flying among them. Sorry, but I could positively ID only 9: 2 orange sulphurs 7 clouded sulphurs: 4 of which were the female white form (I got some nice photos) When I see a large group of white butterflies flying over flowers and crop fields, I realize it is not safe to assume they are all Cabbage Whites. Even from a distance the yellow of the sulphur butterflies can be hard to detect. And then there are the white form female Clouded Sulphurs which I thought were not all that common so I was surprised to see 4 yesterday. How many more of those could have been among the white butterflies I saw? One more lep, this one a day-flying moth, the lovely little Chickweed Geometer. I saw about 6. I'll post photos on iNaturalist. Linda Graetz Waltham -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MassLep" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to masslep+<unsubscribe...> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/masslep/<CANxnW8WWZce_D4aEq0EgENnZPP8tGJbpxS-syEUvs7h5y5-9sQ...> --000000000000c5688c0622f4cb82 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Cloudy with a little sun and about 63 degrees, walkin= g the beautiful fields at Project Bread in Lincoln.</div><div><br></div><di= v>1 Eastern-tailed Blue</div><div>Dozens of white butterflies, at a rough e= stimate about 100, fluttering over the brassicas and more. The vast majorit= y I am sure were Cabbage Whites, but I did see some sulphur butterflies fly= ing among them. Sorry, but I could positively ID only 9:<br></div><div>2 or= ange sulphurs<br></div><div>7 clouded sulphurs: 4 of which were the female = white form (I got some nice photos)</div><div><br></div><div>When I see a l= arge group of white butterflies flying over flowers and crop fields, I real= ize it is not safe to assume they are all Cabbage Whites.=C2=A0 Even from a= distance the yellow of the sulphur butterflies can be hard to detect.=C2= =A0 And then there are the white form female Clouded Sulphurs which I thoug= ht were not all that common so I was surprised to see 4 yesterday.=C2=A0 Ho= w many more of those could have been among the white butterflies I saw?=C2= =A0 <br></div><div><br></div><div>One more lep, this one a day-flying moth,= the lovely little Chickweed Geometer. I saw about 6.=C2=A0 I'll post p= hotos on iNaturalist.</div><div><br></div><div>Linda Graetz</div><div>Walth= am<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div> <p></p> -- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;MassLep" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:masslep+<unsubscribe...>">masslep+uns= <ubscribe...></a>.<br /> To view this discussion on the web visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.c= om/d/msgid/masslep/CANxnW8WWZce_D4aEq0EgENnZPP8tGJbpxS-syEUvs7h5y5-9sQ%40ma= il.gmail.com?utm_medium=3Demail&utm_source=3Dfooter">https://groups.google.= com/d/msgid/masslep/CANxnW8WWZce_D4aEq0EgENnZPP8tGJbpxS-syEUvs7h5y5-9sQ%40m= ail.gmail.com</a>.<br /> --000000000000c5688c0622f4cb82-- |
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