Wow....fall butterfly counts are so much more preferable to "stinking-hot"
summer butterfly counts here in the Midlands of South Carolina. Lots more
butterflies and much more tolerable weather!
The Congaree National Park
(Richland Co, SC and Calhoun Co, SC) fall butterfly count was held on Sunday
October 4 from 10:00 a.m until 5:00 p.m. (This count was rescheduled from 9/19
due to weather.) Conditions were overcast in a.m and approximately 70 degrees,
warming to 79 in afternoon with mostly sunny conditions in p.m.
Thank you
to observers- Will Jeffries, Austin Harris, Marty and Dave Kastner, Ellen Blundy,
Louise Womble, Ed Vincent, Dennis Forsythe, John Grego, Christina Hulslander
The first number reflects butterflies observed in Richland County, SC. The
second number is butterflies observed by Dennis Forsythe in Calhoun Co,SC. Both
counties are within the 15 mile NABA-count(North American Butterfly Association)
circle for Congaree National Park.
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail- 1,0
Orange Sulphur- 3,0
Checkered White- 1,2
Cloudless Sulfur-38,25
Little
Yellow-1,3
Sleepy Orange-8,24
Great Purple Hairstreak 1, 0
Gray
Hairstreak 2, 0=20
Red-banded Hairstreak 2, 0
Eastern Tailed Blue 5, 0
American Snout-2, 1
Gulf Fritillary-30, 40 ( Also, 4 caterpillars found on
Passionvine)
Variegated Fritillary-18, 3
American Lady-8,4
Painted
Lady-1,1
Vanessa species unidentified 2, 0
Common Buckeye-14, 3
Buckeye
caterpillar- 1
"Seminole" Texan Crescent-2, 1
Pearl Crescent-527+,
9(probably several dozen more than 527 we counted in Richland Co)
Red-spotted
Purple-8, 5
Viceroy-6, 1 (One female observed laying eggs on willow trees
along Congaree River)
Southern Pearly-eye-1, 1 very worn
Creole
Pearly-eye- 1, 1 l
Appalachian Brown- 1, 0
Gemmed Satyr-1, 1
Carolina
Satyr-114, 10
Silver-spotted Skipper-1, 1
Long-tailed Skipper-2, 1
Horace's Duskywing 4, 0
Common/White Checkered-Skipper- 23, 30
Clouded
Skipper-107, 13
Swarthy Skipper 1, 0
Least Skipper 1, 0
Fiery
Skipper-14, 5
Whirlabout-1, 2
Zabulon Skipper- 2, 0
Dun Skipper-47, 1
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper-3, 1
Little Glassywing 1,0
Ocola Skipper 1, 0
( Unidentified orange spiked caterpillar freshly molted on Passionvine stem.)
39 species!
1194 individuals seen!
Thanks to all who participated
in this count!
Christina
Christina Hulslander
Cayce, South Carolina
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