Tillman Sand Ridge, SC Count

March 18, 2006

Six people met in Ridgeland, SC 18 March 2006 to drive to the Tillman Sand Ridge Heritage Preserve, Jasper CO., SC for a Carolina Butterfly Society sponsored trip. We spent 10:00-13:30 hrs looking for butterflies at the Tillman. The weather was marginal and the only nectar source was Hog Plum (Prunus umbellata). We had the following species:

Pipevine Swallowtail-4,
Zebra Swallowtail (small spring form)-12,
E. Tiger Swallowtail-2,
Spicebush Swallowtail-1,
Sleepy Orange-1,
Great Purple Hairstreak (county record)-1,
Red-banded Hairstreak-24+,
Pearl Crescent-4,
Question Mark-6,
Southern Pearly-eye (early ?)-1,
Gemmed Satyr-3,
Carolina Satyr-2,
Juvenal's Duskywing-9,
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (early ?)-1.

Dennis M. Forsythe PhD, PA
Emeritus Professor of Biology
The Citadel
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