Greetings everyone.
We braved the heat of summer this past Saturday to conduct the Southern
Lake Norman seasonal butterfly count. Although the numbers weren't
astounding, we ended up with a relatively good species list, and a total
of 371 individuals. Temps by the end of the day were pushing 100, and we
decided to call it quits around 3:30. Many thanks to all who came out to
help. It was a good day for butterfly observations! Here's the total
list:
Pipevine swallowtail: 1
Zebra swallowtail: 3
Black swallowtail: 7
Eastern tiger swallowtail: 21
Spicebush swallowtail: 14
Cabbage white: 1
Orange sulphur: 3
Cloudless sulphur: 3
Sleepy orange: 6
Juniper hairstreak: 1
Gray hairstreak: 4
Eastern-tailed blue: 21
Summer azure: 2
American snout: 5
Gulf fritillary: 1
Variegated fritillary: 16
Pearl crescent: 28
Question mark: 3
American lady: 2
Red admiral: 4
Common buckeye: 1
Red-spotted purple: 17
Viceroy: 2
Hackberry emperor: 9
Gemmed satyr: 2
Carolina satyr: 2
Monarch: 15
Silver-spotted skipper: 66
Hoary edge: 7
Southern cloudywing: 6
Horace's duskywing: 11
Swarthy skipper: 2
Fiery skipper: 43
Crossline skipper: 2
Little glassywing: 9
Sachem: 15
Delaware skipper: 1
Zabulon skipper: 7
Dun skipper: 7
Eufala skipper: 1
Thanks again for all the assistance.
kim
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Kim Coffey
Natural Resources Coordinator
Mecklenburg County Natural Resources Section
9401 Plaza Road Extension
Charlotte, NC 28215
Office: (704) 432-1390
Cell: (980) 722-2095
Fax: (704) 432-1420
kim.coffey@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
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