[TN-Butterflies] Re: Dion? Williamson Co ID help
- From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:27:28 -0700 (PDT)
The fresh male Sachems at my place are especially pale this year. During the
past week, I've had to take many a close look to be sure I was seeing a boring
ol' Sachem. Numbers of Females just started showing up yesterday.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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From: Bart Jones <bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx; tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, June 22, 2010 9:54:18 PM
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Re: Dion? Williamson Co ID help
Hi Richard,
Not that I'm the Dion expert by any means, just seeing my first the other day
LBL, but your photo looks way too yellow for a Dion and I don't really see any
rays extending across the hindwing. It looks like a Delaware to me, but since
you said it was good-sized, I might propose a male Sachem. At Reelfoot Lake
the male Sachems are especially pale and bright like this one. If you look
very carefully at them, you see a very pale chevron, just a shade lighter than
the background color and the darker spot typical in the middle of the trailing
edge, but it is only JUST darker than the background. Hopefully someone else
will have some more ideas, but these are my thoughts.
Gotta love the skipper puzzles.
Bart Jones
Memphis, Shelby County
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From: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:09:57 -0400
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Dion? Williamson Co ID help
To: tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please have a look at this and confirm if possible, Dion Skipper, today 6/22 in
Williamson County. If confirmed would be BAMONA record.
This was a good size skipper, did not get a look at or photo of top side.
http://www.pbase.com/rconnorsnaturephoto/image/125853334
Richard Connors
Nashville
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