The 2nd annual Southern Lake Norman Butterfly Count was held on August 16 2002. A group of 8 plus several garden observers at Latta counted for several hours that day. We covered Latta Plantation Nature Preserve prairie and powerlines; Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge fields, powerlines, and roadsides; Jetton Park latana garden; a flower patch on McCoy Rd.; and a powerline and streamside area at the Duke Power Energy Explorium.

This year we counted 39 species!! - despite overcast conditions. That's 11 more than last year. Many thanks to all who participated!!
Here is a list:

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 99
Black Swallowtail 2
Spicebush Swallowtail 5
Orange Sulphur 2
Cloudless Sulphur 6
Sleepy Orange 12
Harvester 3 *new record for Lincoln county
Eastern Tailed-Blue 16
Summer Azure 4
Gulf Fritillary 2
Variegated Fritillary 11
Great Spangled Fritillary 2
Silvery Checkerspot 1
Pearl Crescent 17
Question Mark 1
American Lady 1
Commom Buckeye 7
Red-spotted Purple 5
Hackberry Emperor 1
Tawny Emperor 2
Carolina Satyr 4
Common Wood-Nymph 2
Silver-spotted Skipper 8
Long-tailed Skipper 2
Hoary Edge 2
Southern Cloudywing 1
Horace's Duskywing 3
Zarucco Duskywing 1 * new record for Lincoln County
Common Checkered Skipper 1
Clouded Skipper 12
Fiery Skipper 37
Tawny-edged Skipper 1
Crossline Skipper 5
Northern Broken-dash 1
Sachem 67
Delaware Skipper 9 *new record for Lincoln County
Zabulon Skipper 4
Dun Skipper 5
Ocola Skipper 1 * new record for Mecklenburg Co.

Sudie E. Daves
Conservation Science Specialist
Mecklenburg County Division of Natural Resources