Folks,
Five of us* enjoyed perfect butterflying weather on Saturday, June 2, although field conditions were a severe drought, with many plants in a wilted condition. By dint of diligent combing of the area, we did find 30 species of butterfly and one 4th instar Eastern Buck Moth caterpillar, which became 5th instar as we watched.
Much of the time was spent at the Allison Woods Estate, with a short walk along part of the Greenway. We thank Lislott Harberts for hosting us at Allison Woods.
Find of the day were two American Coppers, a new county record.
Surprise of the day was a Dragonhunter catching a Great Spangled Fritillary.
2 Tiger Swallowtails
2 Cabbage White
4 Clouded Sulphur
2 Orange Sulphur
2 Cloudless Sulphur
2 American Copper (new county record)
7 Eastern Tailed Blue
5 Azure
4 Variegated Fritillary
9 Great Spangled Fritillary (not including the Dragon Hunter meal)
3 Pearl Crescent
1 polygonia sp
6 American Lady
5 Common Buckeye
1 Red Spotted Purple
2 Hackberry Emperor
3 Northern Pearly-eye
1 Creole Pearly-eye
1 Carolina Satyr
2 Little Wood Satyr
5 Silver Spotted Skipper
2 Southern Cloudywing
2 Northern Cloudywing
2 Common Checkered Skipper
1 Common Sootywing
5 Clouded Skipper
5 Crossline Skipper
2 Northern Broken-Dash
1 Zabulon Skipper
1 Dun Skipper
30 species, no immature butterflies
* Beth Brinson, Charlie Cameron, Cathy King, Gail Lankford, Jim Nottke
Jim Nottke
Pfafftown, NC
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