Albemarle Corporation and The Oaks Retirement Community
Orangeburg, SC

Sept 5, 2009

Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter Trip Report
Albemarle Corporation and The Oaks Retirement Community
Orangeburg, SC
September 5, 2009

This field trip was a joint trip which included The Carolina Butterfly Society Midlands Chapter and the Environmental Education Association of South Carolina. We spent the morning at the Albemarle Corporation’s Hundred Acre Woods and the afternoon on the trails at The Oaks Retirement Community. Diane Curlee was our trip organizer and leader of the trip to The Oaks. While at Albemarle in the morning, we were accompanied by Arthur Sweatman and Tom Kerr, both from Albemarle.

In attendance at Albemarle were: Diane and Don Curlee, James Seal, Jim Seal, Lynn and Dennis Burnette, Pat and Jerry Bright, Ileen and Joe Grange, Tim Taylor, Susan and Bobby Creed, Pam and Doug DeNeve, John Madden, Bob and Fran Bundy, Roger Hux, Wayne Grooms, Ellen Blundy and Dave and Marty Kastner.

Palamedes Swallowtail 26
Tiger Swallowtail 20
Black Swallowtail 1
Spicebush Swallowtail 4
Red-spotted Purple 1
Viceroy 4
Cloudless Sulpher 10
Sleepy Orange 5
Buckeye 17
Gulf Fritillary 5
Variegated Fritillary 5
Carolina Satyr 2
Gemmed Satyr 1 (Orangeburg County Record)*
Horace’s Duskywing 1
Spreadwing skipper species 1
Checkered Skipper species 1
Longtail Skipper 1
Fiery Skipper 2

Buckeye caterpillars 58+

Gulf Fritillary caterpillars 1

18 Species

107 Butterflies

In attendance at The Oaks were: Diane and Don Curlee, James Seal, Jim Seal, Lynn and Dennis Burnette, Pat and Jerry Bright, Doug and Pam DeNeve, Tim Taylor, Nancy Thompson, Ileen and Joe Grange, Wayne Grooms, Ellen Blundy and Dave and Marty Kastner.

Palamedes Swallowtail 23
Tiger Swallowtail 10
Spicebush Swallowtail 1
Red-spotted Purple 8
Viceroy 1
Cloudless Sulpher 15
Sleepy Orange 15
Little Yellow 3
Gulf Fritillary 10
Variegated Fritillary 5
Goatweed Leafwing 1 (Orangeburg County Record) *
Carolina Satyr 73
Gemmed Satyr 1
Red-banded Hairstreak 6
Gray Hairstreak 1
Eastern-tailed Blue 3
Harvester 1 (Orangeburg County Record)
Horace’s Duskywing 2
Common Sootywing 1
Southern Cloudywing 1
Checkered Skipper species 19
Silver-spotted Skipper 1

Gulf Fritillary caterpillars 2

Variegated Fritillary caterpillars 1

22 Species
200 Butterflies

Though both the Gemmed Satyr and the Goatweed Leafwing had not been reported by September 5, we found out later that both of these butterflies had been photographed at Albemarle by Arthur Sweatman. The Goatweed Leafwing was photographed on 3/29/09. I do not know when the Gemmed Satyr was photographed.

Marty