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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_S7eoNbCfYzsf3GvwzMpV2Q) Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi, Flora- At this time of year, you are almost certainly seeing Clouded Sulphurs, Colias philodice. They will be around until the first hard frosts in October. Other candidates are Pink-edged Sulphur, Colias interior, and Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme. The Pink-edged Sulphurs are single-brooded and pretty much over by now. Also, they are a woodland species, and not as often seen in meadows as the Clouded Sulphur. The Orange Sulphurs generally look really orange, and I doubt that anyone would call them yellow. There's more info here: Pink-edged: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/pesu.htm Clouded: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/clsu.htm Orange: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/orsu.htm Regards Peter Payzant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Flora Cordis Johnson" <herself@wildflora.com> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 3:01 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Butterfly question > The fascinating discussion of butterflies inspires me to ask about a nearby > meadow that is full of what I believe is a hawkweed, probably Hieracium > pilosella. Lately every sunny day there are more and more yellow butterflies > flitting around this meadow. As they are almost the same color as the > hawkweed blossoms, and flit energetically just above the flowers, the sight > is quite magical. The butterflies often flutter around each other in groups > of two or three. They rarely seem to land on the flowers, but I do see them > puddling on areas of exposed soil. I'm sure this is a common butterfly, and > I'm embarrassed not to know what it is, but I would love to hear more about > it. > Wild Flora in Birch Hill --Boundary_(ID_S7eoNbCfYzsf3GvwzMpV2Q) Content-type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2963" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, Flora-</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At this time of year, you are almost certainly seeing Clouded Sulphurs, <EM>Colias philodice. </EM>They will be around until the first hard frosts in October.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Other candidates are Pink-edged Sulphur, <EM>Colias interior, </EM>and<EM> </EM>Orange Sulphur, <EM>Colias eurytheme. </EM>The Pink-edged Sulphurs<EM> </EM>are single-brooded and pretty much over by now. Also, they are a woodland species, and not as often seen in meadows as the Clouded Sulphur. The</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2> Orange Sulphurs generally look really orange, and I doubt that anyone would call them yellow.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There's more info here:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pink-edged: <A href="http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/pesu.htm">http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/pesu.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Clouded: <A href="http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/clsu.htm">http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/clsu.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Orange: <A href="http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/orsu.htm">http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~aa095/NSLeps/orsu.htm</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peter Payzant</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message ----- </FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Flora Cordis Johnson" <</FONT><A href="mailto:herself@wildflora.com"><FONT face=Arial size=2>herself@wildflora.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: <</FONT><A href="mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca"><FONT face=Arial size=2>naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 3:01 PM</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: [NatureNS] Butterfly question</FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>> The fascinating discussion of butterflies inspires me to ask about a nearby<BR>> meadow that is full of what I believe is a hawkweed, probably Hieracium<BR>> pilosella. Lately every sunny day there are more and more yellow butterflies<BR>> flitting around this meadow. As they are almost the same color as the<BR>> hawkweed blossoms, and flit energetically just above the flowers, the sight<BR>> is quite magical. The butterflies often flutter around each other in groups<BR>> of two or three. They rarely seem to land on the flowers, but I do see them<BR>> puddling on areas of exposed soil. I'm sure this is a common butterfly, and<BR>> I'm embarrassed not to know what it is, but I would love to hear more about<BR>> it.<BR>> Wild Flora in Birch Hill</FONT></BODY></HTML> --Boundary_(ID_S7eoNbCfYzsf3GvwzMpV2Q)--
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