Hello all; We found this hairstreak on the Soddy-Daisy count last Saturday. Probably a Banded, but we sure wanted it to be a Hickory. What do the much more learned experts on this list think? Please let me know your thoughts. Sat., June 26 was a punishing, hot day with heat index over 100 F. We managed to find only 32 species, (maybe 33?) a little low for the average on this count. Skipper diversity was quite low, with only 7 species found. Sachems and Wild Indigo Duskywings were the most numerous. Believe it or not, we went all day and never found a Silver-spotted Skipper!!!! As many of you who have done counts know, the number of skipper species can be the difference between a great count and a so-so count total. I'll send a list of what we found as time allows. Bill Haley Chattanooga, TN Hamilton County, TN
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