Wanda DeWaard coordinated the first Blount County Butterfly Count on June 28,
2021. Over half the circle is in Great Smoky Mountains NP including all of
Cades Cove. 54 individuals in 15 parties identified 51 species and 1894
individual butterflies. Highlights were 1 Coral hairstreak, 1 Pepper and Salt
skipper, and a Southern pearly-eye, only the third record from Great Smoky
Mountains NP.
Region 13
Appalachians (KY, TN, WV)
Bart Jones, Regional Editor
1. Cades Cove-Great Smoky Mountains NP, TN. Yr. 1, 35.6817°, -83.7742°, center
at Little River Campground, 7261 East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, TN
37882. Elevation: 1086-2021 ft. Includes Great Smoky Mountains National Park;
Cades Cove. Woodland forest; creekside; open fields; roadways;. Uses of land:
National Park (preserve) and private property; roadways and parking areas;.
Imminent threats to habitat: Mowing and development. 28 June 2021; 1000-1700
hrs; sun AM 76-100%, PM 26-50%; 72-88°F; wind 0-5 mi/hr. 54 observers in 15
parties. Total party-hours 51.5; total party-miles on foot 41. Observers: B.
Ault, K. Barrow, W. Bielenberg, H. Booth, K. Bradbury, N. Brakman, S. Busse, E.
Canter, M. Copeland, T. Copeland, S. Dawson, A. Delozier, Wanda DeWaard (4132
Rocky Branch Road, Walland, TN, 37886;
earthkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:earthkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>), A. Dixson, L. Dixson,
J. Elfin, P. Evans, T. Gonzalez, K. Grindstaff, J. Hamilton, J. Hopkins, B.
Howdeshell, T. Howe, C. Johnston, K. King, Z. Kuhn, D. Leath Saywell, M.
Leatherwood, K. Maidlow, J. Matzco, C. Morton, M. Moss, A. Munsey, N. Nadasen,
B. Nichols, K. Plank, M. Post, B. Ribble, M. Ribble, C. Rigell, J. Rigell, M.
Rudolph, T. Story, R. Teeter, H. Tsuruoka, T. Uselton, R. Valentine, K. van
Assendelft, A. Van Curen, D. Van Curen, S. Vandenburg, W. Vest, A. Villalobos,
T. Whitehead.
Pipevine Swallowtail 6, Zebra Sw. 2, Black Sw. 5, E. Tiger Sw. 162,
Spicebush Sw. 3, Cabbage White 30, Clouded Sulphur 26, Orange Su. 16, Cloudless
Su. 6, Sleepy Orange 1, 1Coral Hairstreak 1, Gray Ha. 6, E. Tailed-Blue 659,
'Summer' Spring Azure 113, Am. Snout 18, Variegated Fritillary 8, Diana Fr. 2,
Gr. Spangled Fr. 28, Silvery Checkerspot 6, Pearl Crescent 528, Question Mark
7, E. Comma 1, Am. Lady 1, Painted La. 4, Red Admiral 4, Com. Buckeye 5,
Red-spotted Purple 5, Hackberry Emperor 5, 2S. Pearly-eye 1, N. Pe.-eye 1,
Appalachian Brown 1, Gemmed Satyr 1, Carolina Sa. 4, Little Wood-Sa. 1, Com.
Wood-Nymph 17, Monarch 4, Silver-spotted Skipper 23, S. Cloudywing 1, N. Cl. 2,
Fiery Sk. 3, Little Glassywing 1, Dun Sk. 4, 3Pepper and Salt Sk. 1.
Unidentified: Sulphur sp. 12, Celastrina sp. 107, Fritillary sp. 107, Phyciodes
sp. 4, Polygonia sp. 2, Vanessa sp. 107, Hesperiidae sp. Skippers 6, Unknowns
30. Total 51 species, 2098 individuals. Field Notes: 1Unusual sighting of this
butterfly. 2This would be only the third sighting of this butterfly in Great
Smoky Mountains National Park. 3Unusual sighting for this butterfly.
