Hi folks,
So for all of you wondering where all the butterflies are, they are at the
Lower Hatchie! The count today was fantastic with 42 species and 2868
individuals observed. There were very large numbers of sulphurs present with
Cloudless Sulphur appearing in higher than normal numbers. Sleepy Oranges also
made a good showing. It was nice to see the Southern Dogfaces back in good
numbers. And the 24 Dainty Sulphurs were a real treat.
But the best sightings were the 5 Bronze Coppers, 3 of which were male and 2
were female.
Yours,
Bart
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Region 13
Appalachians (KY, TN, WV)
William Haley, Regional Editor
1. Lower Hatchie, TN. Yr. 9, 35.6525°, -89.7774°, center at jct. of Peters Rd.
and SH 87, 9 mi W of Henning, Lauderdale Co. See 2008 report for habitats. 23
July 2016; 0900-1700 hrs; sun AM 10%, PM 51-75%; 77-89°F; wind 0-8 mi/hr. 3
observers in 2 parties. Total party-hours 15; total party-miles on foot 6.
Observers: Bart Jones (2047 Higbee Ave., Memphis, TN, 38104;
bjones7777@xxxxxxxxxxx), A. Trently, D. Ward.
Pipevine Swallowtail 1, Zebra Sw. 10, E. Tiger Sw. 28, Spicebush Sw. 62,
Cabbage White 26, Orange Sulphur 94, S. Dogface 33, Cloudless Su. 560, Little
Yellow 125, Sleepy Orange 296, Dainty Su. 24, 1Bronze Copper 5, E. Tailed-Blue
81, 'Summer' Spring Azure 2, Am. Snout 118, Variegated Fritillary 79, Silvery
Checkerspot 3, Phaon Crescent 12, Pearl Cr. 199, Question Mark 39, E. Comma 7,
Painted Lady 1, Red Admiral 15, Com. Buckeye 42, Red-spotted Purple 57, Viceroy
24, Hackberry Emperor 701, Tawny Em. 4, Monarch 1, Silver-spotted Skipper 18,
Horace's Duskywing 26, Wild Indigo Du. 2, Com. Checkered-Sk. 36, Com. Sootywing
12, Clouded Sk. 7, Least Sk. 44, Fiery Sk. 45, Dun Sk. 1, Lace-winged
Roadside-Sk. 2, Eufala Sk. 1, Ocola Sk. 2. Unidentified: Satyr sp. 4,
Swallowtail sp. 7, Sulphur sp. 1, Anglewing sp. 6, Grass-Skipper sp. 5. Total
42 species, 2868 individuals. Immatures: Cloudless Su. 3 eggs on on Partridge
Pea leaf; S. Dogface 2 eggs on on Leadplant leaf; Variegated Fr. 1 caterpillar
on On Passionflower leaf. Field Notes: Thunderstorms moved through circle 3-4
hours before start. Even though high temperature was not excessively hot, the
humidity was extremely high, so the heat index was well over 100.1Rare in
Tennessee. Both males and females observed. First time this has happened on a
Tennessee count.
