Hi All,
We had a good time on the Carolina Butterfly Society's foray in Aiken
Co, SC this last weekend despite the low number of butterflies which I feel
was because of the late freeze and the lack of rain. Nine people looked for
butterflies in parks, heritage preserves, gardens and weedy roadsides in the
2nd weekend foray co-sponsored by the Augusta-Aiken Audubon Society and CBS.
The highlight was a day-long field trip to the Silver Bluff Audubon
Sanctuary arranged by the Augusta-Aiken Audubon Society and the Silver
Bluff's staff. About 36 butterfly species including three new Aiken County
records were found. Species and approximate number of individuals seen
included:
Zebra Swallowtail-1
E. Tiger Swallowtail-1
Palamedes Swallowtail-10+
Cabbage White-1
Cloudless Sulfur-5
Sleepy Orange-3
Oak Hairstreak-1
Gray Hairstreak-10
Eastern Tailed-Blue-2
Summer Azure-1 very worn
American Snout-5
Variegated Fritillary-20
Pearl Crescent-8
Question Mark-1
American Lady-15+
Common Buckeye-15+
Red-spotted Purple-1
Hackberry Emperor-3
Southern Pearly-Eye-4
Creole Pearly-Eye-1
Appalachian Brown-1
Carolina Satyr-5
Silver-spotted Skipper-7
Hoary Edge-5
Southern Cloudywing-8
Northern Cloudywing-1-new county record
Horace's Duskywing-5
Common/White-Checkered-Skipper-3
Swarthy Skipper-1-new county record
Clouded Skipper-1
Least Skipper-1
Crossline Skipper-2
Whirlabout-4
Northern Broken-Dash-4-new county record
Dun Skipper-1
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper-1
Yucca Giant-Skipper-2-caterpillar tubes
Cheers,
Dennis
Dennis M. Forsythe PhD, PA
Emeritus Professor of Biology
The Citadel
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