Seven participants gathered at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville
on Tuesday, July 24th to look for mountain butterflies. The weather
forecast called for cloudy skies and possible showers. Everyone was hopeful
for sunnier conditions, but even delaying our start until after 11:00AM did
not improve our chances for sun and views of butterflies. Only seven
species of leps were seen:
Tiger Swallowtail 4
Black Swallowtail 1
Spicebush Swallowtail 1
Summer Azure 60+
Carolina Satr 1
Silver Spotted Skipper 4
Least Skipper 1
Ebony Jewelwings and one Widow Skimmer were spotted and everyone enjoyed
studying a number of wildflowers present at the Arboretum.
Participants included Bob and Nancy Baldwin, Gail Lankford, Janie Owens,
Shirley and Bob Stidham, and Ruth Young
Ruth Young
reyoung1227@bellsouth.net
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