[louisianaleps] Eddie Jones Park Butterflies--Caddo Parish

  • From: jftrahan <jftrahan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Louisiana Leps <louisianaleps@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:30:22 -0700

Charlie Lyon and I visited Eddie Jones Park today.  We arrived late (5:30 P.M.) 
and stayed only about a half hour.  We saw 14 species, the best of which were 2 
white M hairstreaks, 2 great purple hairstreaks and 5 yehl skippers.  Very 
surprising.  Many of these were seen nectaring on boneset which is just 
beginning to bloom.


Jeff Trahan
Shreveport


2   Fiery Skipper
5   Yehl Skipper
4   Dun Skipper
2   Great Purple
Hairstreak
2   White M
Hairstreak
5   Gray
Hairstreak
8   Red-banded
Hairstreak
4   Eastern
Tailed-Blue
3   Pearl Crescent
3   Common
Buckeye
1   Gemmed Satyr
1   Carolina Satyr
2   Cloudless Sulphur
6   Little Yellow

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