Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, SC

May 16, 2009

Trip Report

CBS Midlands Chapter

The weather called for isolated thunder showers with a high of 82 degrees.
Though clouds were present, the sun broke through often.

Doug DeNeve
was out trip leader. In attendance were Pam DeNeve, Lynne Smith, Robert and
Stephanie Eaddy, Jerry and Pat Bright, Jill Banks, Mary Beth Sheppard,
Dennis and Lynn Burnette and Dave and Marty Kastner.

Palamedes Swallowtail 29
Spicebush Swallowtail 5
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 1
Pipevine Swallowtail 1
Common Buckeye 76
American Lady 16
Eastern Tailed-blue 3
Orange Sulpher 3
Cloudless Sulpher 4
Sleepy Orange 7
Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Hoary Edge 1
Hackberry Emperor 2
Question Mark 1
Variegated Fritillary 8
Gulf Fritillary 2

16 Species
160 Butterflies

For those who attended this walk, after we broke up due to the rain, Dave
and I drove around a little and the weather cleared up. It was then that
we spotted 64 of the 76 Common Buckeyes listed in the report.

Marty

Common Buckeye

Eastern-Tailed Blue

Hoary Edge

Palamedes Swallowtails Puddling

Question Mark

Silver-Spotted Skipper

Spicebush Swallowtail

Variegated Fritillary Egg

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