Fantastic caterpillar photos ! Reminded me to plant parsley ! Susan Baumgardner Knox Co. -----Original Message----- From: TN-Butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: tn-butterflies digest users <ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 1:07 am Subject: tn-butterflies Digest V2 #81 tn-butterflies Digest Tue, 28 Apr 2009 Volume: 02 Issue: 081 In This Issue: [TN-Butterflies] Re: Tremont, GSMNP [TN-Butterflies] Black Swallowtails...The Next Generation [TN-Butterflies] Blount Co FOY [TN-Butterflies] Fayette County Butterflies [TN-Butterflies] Putnam Co. - Bee Rock - 4/28/09 [TN-Butterflies] Re: Correction - Recent sightings at Kentuc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Re: Tremont, GSMNP Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:57:44 -0400 From: baumgrdner@xxxxxxx Saturday 4/25/09 while fishing at Tremont (GSMNP) I saw several Tiger Swallowtails along the gravel road. Susan Baumgardner Knox Co. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:02:17 -0700 (PDT) From: kjchilds <kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Black Swallowtails...The Next Generation Round one on my fennel is way ahead of schedule. I'm glad I increased my planting this year so there will be plenty to go around for both 'flys and humans. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/IMG_6932.jpg http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193/kjchilds/IMG_6933.jpg http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p193 /kjchilds/IMG_6926.jpg Ken Childs Henderson, TN Chester County http://www.finishflagfarms.com ------------------------------ From: "tom howe" <blountbirder@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Blount Co FOY Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:18:44 -0400 Blount Co Yesterday, 04/27/09 I saw my FOY Silver-spotted Skipper. Now that dragonflies are coming out strong, it's been hard to keep my eyes off forktails at my feet and watch for butterflies-truly a dilemma at times. Good Flyin' Tom Howe Alcoa ------------------------------ From: Allan Trently <ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Fayette County Butterflies Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:53:51 -0400 While working at Ghost River State Natural Area (all in Fayette County) today (April 28, 2009) I saw the following butterflies: 1. Silver spotted skipper- FOY and Fayette Co. record; photo attached 2. Erynnis species possibly Horace's- Fayette Co. record if it can be identified; photo attached 3. Zabulon Skipper- FOY and Fayette Co. record; no photo 4. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail- FOY and Fayette Co. record; no photo 5. Red-banded Hairstreak- FOY and Fayette Co. record; no photo 6. Eastern Tailed blue- FOY and Fayette Co. record; photo attached 7. Monarch- FOY and Fayette Co. record; photo attached 8. Pearl Crescent- FOY and Fayette Co. record; photo attached 9. Question Mark- FOY and Fayette Co. record; no photo 10. Red Admiral- FOY 11. Carolina Satyr- FOY and Fayette Co. record; no photo Allan Trently ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxx m Jackson, Madison County, TN _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live™ SkyDrive™: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_042009 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:33:56 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) From: "DJ Stanley" <stanleydj@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Putnam Co. - Bee Rock - 4/28/09 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Juv. Duskywing - 1=0D Duskywing Sp. - 9=0D Gemmed Satyr - 2=0D Zebra Swallowtail - 3=0D Falcate Orangetip - 1=0D Brown Elfin - 2=0D Silver-spotted Skipper - 1=0D E. Tiger Swallowtail - 1=0D E. Tailed Blue - 1=0D Goatweed - 1 ------------------------------ From: "Michael Lee Bierly" <mlbierly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Re: Correction - Recent sightings at Kentucky Manor, Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:01:47 -0500 In the email of April 27, the digital of a melanistic swallowtail was identified as a female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. This is incorrect. Steve Stedman pointed out the white dots on the abdomen that are not present in the Tiger. He states, "All dark form (i.e., female) Eastern Tiger Swallowtails have all-dark bodies (this is not a field mark noted in many of the guides, but you will find this feature borne out by all dark tigers you ever see; may not be true of the intermediate form females, which this individual is not an example of in any case)." There was some questions whether20the digital showed one or two yellow rows. However, the individual pictured appeared to be ovipositing on a parsley. Steve states, "Parsley is one of several host plants of Black Swallowtail, so that about clinches the i.d. as Black Swallowtail." Jeff Basham agrees with Steve's analysis. An individual of this type was back today, April 28, but did not land in the yard. Also, I mentioned two species that my fritillary might be. Steve pointed out that both are wrong for various reasons. The likely choice would be Variegated. I have fired my possibility consultant. The position is now open. Doesn't pay. Send resumes. Michael Lee Bierly, Nashville, Davidson County, TN ------------------------------ End of tn-butterflies Digest V2 #81 ***********************************