[TN-Butterflies] Re: White M?
- From: dnldhlt@xxxxxxx
- To: kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx, TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:52:50 -0400
Ken
I don't have enough experience with this species to know for sure, but
'Northern' Southern Hairstreak could be a possibility, since the orange
spot doesn't quite reach the 'M', and they can have a white spot near
the base of the hindwing sometimes just like the White-M. The time of
year would probably favor White-M locally, but with the recent warm
fronts and the bug's worn condition it might have come some distance
from the south with an early start Quite an interesting find, either
way.
Don Holt
Johnson City, TN.
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From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: [TN-Butterflies] White M?
This morning I found this Hairstreak floundering on the pavement near
my pool. I was able to prod it on to my finger and I moved it to a
Poinsettia I've been able to keep alive from last Christmas. For
something that should be fresh and new, it sure looks worn. Because of
the placement of the orange spot, the extended black area (second pic)
and the white spot on the hindwing, I'm thinking this may be a White M.
After looking in my guide, I went back to see if the upperside of the
wings were blue but it was gone.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/IMG_1453.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/IMG_1459.jpg
If not an M, what else might it be?
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
http://www.finishflagfarms.com
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