Carolina Butterfly Society

South Congaree, SC Count

May 9, 2009

Trip Report 

CBS Midlands Chapter

South Congaree is near Lexington. In the morning we went to the property
called Laurel Graydon owned by Donna Denton. In the afternoon we went to
the property of the late Clara Mack now owned by her daughter and
son-in-law, Annie Laura and Edwin Corley.

In attendance were Tommie Moody, Elaine Stonecypher and Dave and Marty Kastner.

Morning at Laurel Graydon:

As we pulled up we saw a Red-spotted Purple ovipositing on cherry. We saw
more caterpillars than butterflies.
Butterflies:
Red-spotted Purple 2
Spicebush Swallowtail 1
Hoary Edge 2
Black Swallowtail 1
Swallowtail species 1
Caterpillars:
Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
American Lady 6
Unidentified moth on cherry 3

Afternoon at the property of Annie Laura and Edwin Corley:


Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Palamedes Swallowtail 9
Variegated Fritillary 1
Carolina Satyr 3
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 3
Cloudless Sulpher 1
Hoary Edge1
Buckeye 1

American Lady Caterpillars 5

Marty
 

American Lady Caterpillar

American Lady Caterpillar

 

American Lady Caterpillar on Cudweed

American Lady Caterpillar on Cudweed

 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar

 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Caterpillar

 

Hoary Edge

Hoary Edge Caterpillar

Silver-Spotted  Skipper Caterpillar

Silver-Spotted  Skipper Caterpillar

 

 

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