[louisianaleps] Kisatchie NF, 7/20/14

  • From: Dave Patton <davepatton122@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: LA Leps <louisianaleps@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:33:48 -0500

Sunday morning, I left rainy Lafayette, heading north looking for the sun
and some butterflies. The sun started breaking through by Forest Hill so I
got off I-49 and checked a NF road that I sometimes visit. Some flowers
were in bloom and the walking was easy among good butterfly activity. I had
only seen Hoary Edge once before so finding a few of them giving good looks
was a treat. Duskywings and cloudywings were in good numbers and I spent a
lot of time trying for good photos. Some were obvious, but many were hard
to separate into species, so I like photos to study later. My duskywings
all proved to be Horace's, but the cloudywings were a mixed  bag. There
were a bunch of obvious Northern, but also a bunch of Southern/Confusing
types that needed close study. A few were easy to call Southern, and a
couple I feel are good for Confusing, but 6 or 7 were hard for me to call.
I have photos of some of these S/C types up for viewing if any want to give
them a  look. Jeff Trahan sent me an interesting article by Jeffery
Glassberg, (American Butterflies, Summer 2013), on telling cloudywings
apart. I labeled a few,, but could certainly be wrong, and several I left
undecided. Feel free to look and give opinions.

http://www.pbase.com/pattonpix/cloudywings

Kisatchie NF, July 20, 2014, Near Forest Hill, LA
Rapides Parish

Little Yellow  -  32
Whirlabouts  -  8
Horace's DW - 11
Norther Cloudywing  -  19
Southern Cloudywing  -  5
Confusing Cloudywing  -  3
S/C Cloudywing  -  8
Goatweed Leafwing  -  1
Red-spotted Purple  -  5
Spicebush ST  -  6
Pipevine ST  -  3
Pearl Crescent  -  11
Carolina Satyr  -  8
Hoary Edge  -  6
Cloudless Sulphur  -  2
Little Glassy-wing  -  1
Gray HS  -  3
Cloudy Skipper  -  1
Gem Satyr  -  1

Dave Patton
Lafayette

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