[TN-Butterflies] FIVE OH!
- From: "Steve Stedman" <birdsongteam@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:18:03 -0500
Overnight the butterfly fairy left a gift in my Pending Records folder at the
BAMONA website--a submission of a record of Yehl Skipper for Crockett County,
Tennessee, including a gorgeous photo. This record, made 6 September 2010
along a power line right-of-way on the north (Crockett County) side of the
Hatchie River, became the 4750th county record for the state, lifting Team
Tennessee Butterfly (Team TennButt for short) into the realm of 50
species/county. Thanks to a certain Polk County butterfly aficionado for
submitting this record.
I am at a loss to provide a good guess as to what number is possible to attain
regarding the average number of butterflies per county in Tennessee. Is 70
spp./county possible? 80?
I just can't say.
Maybe what is important is for all of us to just have some fun looking for and
photographing 'flies as the butterfly seasons pass and not worry too much about
this particular facet of the endeavor.
I've placed perhaps undue emphasis on one recently submitted record, so let me
assure all readers that each of the other 4749 records had to be made in order
for the 4750th record to be possible. All those other records are each equally
as important as the most recent one. So a big thanks to all who have taken
part in this effort to map the distribution of the butterflies of the state in
as much detail as possible.
Good 'flyin', Steve Stedman
Cookeville (Putnam County)
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