I went to Kisatchie NF today primarily to check for King's hairstreaks and
Meske's skippers. I checked the usual places, but found no King's. I also
found no Meske's skippers, but that's probably understandable because it's a
little early for them. However, there were plenty of flowers and many
butterflies. Horace's duskywings and southern broken-dashes were plentiful. I
saw six common wood-nymphs which for me is a large number. The best butterfly
was a dusky roadside skipper. The complete list is below.
Jeff TrahanShreveport
8 PipevineSwallowtail2 EasternTiger Swallowtail35 LittleYellow6
GrayHairstreak1 Red-bandedHairstreak3 EasternTailed-Blue1
AmericanSnout30 Pearl Crescent6 AmericanLady32 CommonBuckeye2
Red-spotted Purple2 Carolina Satyr6 CommonWood-Nymph2
SouthernCloudywing48 Horace'sDuskywing2 FierySkipper1
Whirlabout43 SouthernBroken-Dash18 NorthernBroken-Dash1
DuskyRoadside-Skipper
