I saw 15 Polygonia butterflies along four miles of trail at Lucius E. Burch, Jr. State Natural Area, Shelby Farms Park, Shelby County, TN on March 5, 2010 between 10 AM and 3 PM. I did not have binoculars but I was able to photograph two individuals both of which were identified by me from the photograph as Question Marks (P. interrogationis). One of the photographs is attached. The high temperature for the day was 57 degrees F. Lucius Burch is primarily bottomland forest. The most common species of tree in the area includes hackberry/sugarberry (Celtis spp.), winged elm (Ulmus alata), numerous oaks and at least two species of hickory. Allan Trently ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx Jackson, Madison County, TN Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 16:51:03 -0600 From: Allan.Trently@xxxxxx To: ajtcorax@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: question mark Stewardship Ecologist (West Tennessee) Jackson Environmental Field Office 1625 Hollywood Drive Jackson, TN 38305 Allan.Trently@xxxxxxxxxxx Office: (731) 512-1369 Fax: (731) 661-6283 Cell: (731) 234-4887 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/
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