[TN-Butterflies] Cheatham Co 4/5/09

  • From: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx
  • To: tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 21:49:11 EDT

Date: 04/06/2009
Number of Species: 11
Number of Individuals:  51
Location: Narrows of the Harpeth, Harpeth River State Park
Cheatham  Co.TN , USA   
Notes: 9:30 - 11:30 AM, 70'F, sunny, light breeze;  perfect day at The 
Narrows for seeing butterflies, birds and wildflowers! Also  seen were my first 
dragonflies of the season, a fresh hatch of 6 Stream Cruisers  basking on 
trail-side weed stems.
(this list generated at NABA Butterflies I Have Seen site)

-==| List  of Sightings for this Field Trip |==-
Common Name    Scientific  Name    Life Stage    Number Seen     Notes
Pipevine Swallowtail    Battus philenor   Adult    1    my FOY
Zebra  Swallowtail     Eurytides marcellus    Adult   12    Photo, pair 
mating (interesting color difference,  will post photo later)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail    Papilio  glaucus    Adult    1    
Spicebush  Swallowtail    Papilio troilus      Adult   2   FOY
Falcate Orangetip    Anthocharis  midea    Adult    15   mix of about 
half/half  females and males
Azure  species  Celastrina  ladon species  Adult    1    
Eastern  Comma    Polygonia comma     Adult    1   my first positive FOY
Gemmed Satyr    Cyllopsis gemma   Adult    6    FOY
Horace's  Duskywing    Erynnis horatius    Adult     1    
Funereal Duskywing    Erynnis  funeralis    Adult    1    (only 2  
individuals inspected closely)
Duskywing  species   Erynnis sp.           Adult    10   
 
(with Sarah Scott) Richard Connors, Nashville  TN

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