[TN-Butterflies] Jackson Count
- From: Bart Jones <bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tn-butterflies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bob Ford <robert_p_ford@xxxxxxx>, <krispy96907@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Johnson <bubo1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <scott.brown@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 21:34:25 -0500
Hi All,
Here are the results of Saturday's count at Jackson. The butterflies
definitely seemed to handle the extreme heat better than the humans!!! It was
nice to see a good number of Cloudless Sulphurs, finally. And the Clouded
Skippers are the first ones this year for me.
Bart Jones
Memphis, Shelby County
Region 13
Appalachians (KY, TN, WV)
William Haley, Regional Editor
1. Jackson, TN. Yr. 4, 35.55°, -88.7333°, center at jct. of Lesters Chapel and
Harts Bridge Rds., S of Jackson, Madison Co. Habitat changes since last year:
Extensive flooding in April damaged many low-lying areas. Cypress Grove Nature
Center just re-opened the week of the count. 24 July 2010; 0930-1730 hrs; sun
AM 76-100%, PM 76-100%; 85-99°F; wind 0-3 mi/hr. 7 observers in 2 parties.
Total party-hours 13; total party-miles on foot 5. Observers: K. Branum, S.
Brown, K. Childs, B. Ford, J. Johnson, Bart Jones (2047 Higbee Ave., Memphis,
TN, 38104; bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx), A. Trently.
Pipevine Swallowtail 37, E. Tiger Sw. 59, Spicebush Sw. 7, Clouded Sulphur
1, Orange Su. 14, Cloudless Su. 30, Little Yellow 14, Sleepy Orange 4, Gray
Hairstreak 7, E. Tailed-Blue 166, 'Summer' Spring Azure 11, Am. Snout 5,
Variegated Fritillary 89, Silvery Checkerspot 2, Pearl Crescent 119, Question
Mark 7, E. Comma 1, Red Admiral 13, Com. Buckeye 167, Red-spotted Purple 16,
Viceroy 11, Goatweed Leafwing 1, Hackberry Emperor 10, Tawny Em. 1, Creole
Pearly-eye 1, Appalachian Brown 1, Carolina Satyr 2, Com. Wood-Nymph 4, Monarch
3, Silver-spotted Skipper 13, Hoary Edge 1, S. Cloudywing 6, Com. Sootywing 1,
Clouded Sk. 3, Least Sk. 9, Fiery Sk. 71, Little Glassywing 3, Sachem 3.
Unidentified: Swallowtail sp. 12, Anglewing sp. 6, Satyr sp. 5, Pearly-eye sp.
1, Grass Skipper sp. 7. Total 38 species, 944 individuals. Immatures: Monarch
45 caterpillars on Asclepias sp. probably incarnata.
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