[TN-Butterflies] Re: Southern Dogface at Kentucky Manor - October 18, 2010 (Davidson County)
- From: Rita Venable <ritavenable@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: mlbierly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:31:45 -0500
This is great. I've never had one in my yard, but have seen them lots of
times on the cedar glades in Davidson, Rutherford & Wilson. They lay eggs on
the prairie clovers there. Do you have the Scott book, The Butterflies of
North America?" It mentions lots of host plants for each species. (Published
by Stanford Univ. Press). Mine is the paperback; I use it a lot. It might
give you a clue as to why you are seeing the SDF at Target and in your yard.
I am still having a lot of nectaring on my asters and mints. I also planted
the annual pineapple sage and the sulphurs just hang on to it and nectar on
it a lot.
Rita Venable, Franklin, TN
Williamson Co.
On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Michael Lee Bierly
<mlbierly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> A simply gorgeous pink form Southern Dogface,
> http://mlbierly.smugmug.com/Butterflies-2010/Sulphurs-Coliadinae/Southern-Dogface-Zerene/13810371_S5KTb#1053732505_Rbmtk
> (the
> link is the first of three images) graced the Manor today, October 18. Never
> thought that this species would bestow the honor. It fed most of the time on
> Dallas Red Lantana (*Lantana camara* ‘Dallas Red’). It stopped twice on
> Narrow-leaved Sunflower (*Helianthus simulans*)*.* but for only a second
> each time so I doubt that it fed. It also visited a few Profusion Cherry
> Zinnias. But it was the Dallas Red that it enjoyed the most. As it currently
> is listed only in 13 counties (including Davidson), I am still perplexed
> about where it wants to be and where it wants to go. I have found it at two
> other sites in Davidson County this season, one a cedar glade which I now
> know is a favorite habitat, but where else does it like, and what do the
> Target Complex and the Manor (the other two 2010 Davidson County sites) have
> as an attraction. It certainly can return anytime it wishes and stay awhile.
> The
> Southern Dogface is verified species 59 at Kentucky Manor, an urban yard
> 57'x150' (0.19 acre) in West Nashville.
>
> Michael Lee Bierly, Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
>
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