[TN-Butterflies] Re: Chester County Butterflies 11/7

  • From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: TN Butterflies <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2011 10:04:07 -0800 (PST)

A short walk proved I was wrong about the Fiery Skippers. I saw 4 in around 10 
minutes of looking. There were quite a few more Pearl Crescents than I expected 
to see but the real surprise was an extremely fresh American Lady. 

 
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County

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From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
To: TN Butterflies <TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2011 9:29 AM
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Chester County Butterflies 11/7

There are still fair numbers flying in this area but as the Asters dwindle, so 
do the numbers of 'flies. At 9:00 A.M. I did a quick count next to my house and 
saw:

Gulf Fritillary 10  my Lantana was damaged by recent freezes and even though 
there are a few healthy looking blooms, these have moved on to Henbit. The 
attached pic show 4 on the Henbit. 
Cloudless Sulphur  2   these are around because the Petunias are still in good 
shape with lots of blooms. 
Sachem  8  all look very worn
Clouded Skipper  10  these also like the Petunias
Orange Sulphur  1

When it warms up a bit more, I'm sure there will be dozens of 
Checkered-Skippers on the remaining Asters along with a few other assorted 
Skippers, some Buckeyes and 1 or 2 Pearl Crescents. Fiery Skippers seem to be 
gone for the year. 
 

Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County


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