[TN-Butterflies] Re: Dion? Williamson Co ID help
- From: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:31:53 EDT
Thanks all! I knew I could not see rays, even on darker and lighter
exposures, so I was suspect. On the one or two Dions I have seen the rays were
at
least visible. So Sachem it is.
Richard Connors
Nashville
In a message dated 6/23/2010 6:27:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
kjchilds@xxxxxxxxx writes:
The fresh male Sachems at my place are especially pale this year. During
the past week, I've had to take many a close look to be sure I was seeing a
boring ol' Sachem. Numbers of Females just started showing up yesterday.
Ken Childs
Henderson, TN
Chester County
_http://www.finishflagfarms.com_ (http://www.finishflagfarms.com/)
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From: Bart Jones <bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx; tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tue, June 22, 2010 9:54:18 PM
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Re: Dion? Williamson Co ID help
Hi Richard,
Not that I'm the Dion expert by any means, just seeing my first the other
day LBL, but your photo looks way too yellow for a Dion and I don't really
see any rays extending across the hindwing. It looks like a Delaware to
me, but since you said it was good-sized, I might propose a male Sachem. At
Reelfoot Lake the male Sachems are especially pale and bright like this
one. If you look very carefully at them, you see a very pale chevron, just a
shade lighter than the background color and the darker spot typical in the
middle of the trailing edge, but it is only JUST darker than the
background. Hopefully someone else will have some more ideas, but these are
my
thoughts.
Gotta love the skipper puzzles.
Bart Jones
Memphis, Shelby County
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From: Rconnorsphoto@xxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:09:57 -0400
Subject: [TN-Butterflies] Dion? Williamson Co ID help
To: tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please have a look at this and confirm if possible, Dion Skipper, today
6/22 in Williamson County. If confirmed would be BAMONA record.
This was a good size skipper, did not get a look at or photo of top side.
_http://www.pbase.com/rconnorsnaturephoto/image/125853334_
(http://www.pbase.com/rconnorsnaturephoto/image/125853334)
Richard Connors
Nashville
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