The following species were observed by Julius Basham and Stephen Johnson in the Chilhowie area of Polk County, TN on Sunday, April 12, 2009.
It was nice to discover a colony of Mottled Duskywings. Interestingly still no Dreamy Duskywings have been seen to date. Expecting them this weekend! Also, Pepper and Salt Skipper and Cobweb Skipper were found in a new location miles distant from previous known sites.
Zebra Swallowtail 23 Black Swallowtail 1 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 33 Spicebush Swallowtail 2 West Virginia White 1 Falcate Orangetip 18 Clouded Sulphur 25 Orange Sulphur 5 Sleepy Orange 1 Harvester 1 Brown Elfin 6 Eastern Pine Elfin 1 Henry's Elfin 3 Gray Hairstreak 1 Red-banded Hairstreak 1 Eastern Tailed-Blue 6 Spring Azure 21 Varigated Fritillary 1 Pearl Crescent 15 Question Mark 3 Eastern Comma 2 Morning Cloak 1 American Lady 1 Painted Lady 2 Red Admiral 2 Common Buckeye 1 Monarch 7 Gemmed Satyr 2 Silver-spotted Skipper 2 Sleepy Duskywing 20 Juvenal's Duskwing 135 Horace's Duskwing 3 Mottled Duskywing 6 Wild Indigo Duskywing 2 Cobweb Skipper 1 Pepper and Salt Skipper 1 Please find the following photos attached:1. Male/Female Wild Indigo Duskywing with Juvenal's Duskywing. Note difference in size.
2. Fringed Earthstar 3. Mottled Duskywing 4. Stephen photographing Mottled Duskywings.