[TN-Butterflies] Rutherford Co FOYs 3/16

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  • Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:22:20 -0400 (EDT)

Stones River/Percy Priest Lake area, Rutherford County TN
 
March 16, 2013
 
Last Saturday was the best butterfly day of the season so far, and  
participating in a TN Native Plant Society outing some first-of-year  
butterflies 
were observed for that county.
Species list in order of appearance, and numbers are approximate.
 
Falcate orangetip  25, some females seen
Clouded sulfur  1
Mourning cloak  5
Checkered white 6
Red admiral 2
Eastern comma 2
Question mark  2  
(anglewings and mourning cloaks were using maple sap, from sapsucker wells, 
 etc.)
Goatweed leafwing 1
Southern dogface 1
Sleepy orange 4
 
Richard Connors
Nashville
 
 
 

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