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Index of Subjects --001a114fa3dc229c650559fc1949 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Whoops. I see there are painted ladies in unprecedented numbers this year. They are in my yard, that's for sure. http://www.timescolonist.com/southern-quebec-visited-by-unprecedented-number-of-painted-lady-butterflies-1.22859825 On Sep 25, 2017 1:22 AM, "Wanda Baxter" <wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com> wrote: and/or painted ladies? On Sep 25, 2017 12:30 AM, "Wanda Baxter" <wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com> wrote: > Lots of Great Spangled's on my pink sedums the last few weeks. Loving > having them around. > > Wanda B, Lunenburg Co. > > > On Sep 25, 2017 12:03 AM, "Devin Johnstone" <devjohnstone@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> Still plenty of good butterflies on the wing, and the warm >> temperatures/plentiful nectar plants made for some easy observing and good >> photo ops. >> >> >> On Saturday, there was a blue butterfly flitting about in the backyard - >> which I subsequently netted and photographed for ID purposes -- it was an >> Azure, which came as pretty a big surprise. The last one I saw was over >> two months ago, on July 20. >> >> >> My understanding is that the latest research has confirmed that there is >> only one Azure species present in the Maritimes, *Celastrina lucia*: >> >> https://maritimesbutterflyatlas.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/stu >> dy-of-canadian-azures-confirms-that-just-one-azure-species-o >> ccurs-in-the-maritimes/ >> >> >> I'd love to know if anyone else seen any Azures this late in the season (this >> year or previously)as well...? This was the first I was able to >> confirm, but I thought I had seen at least two others last week too (while >> driving so couldn't confirm). >> >> >> Another late season observation this weekend was the Least Skipper -- we >> saw 7 at one site on Friday, and at least one more at a separate location >> today. This is 11 days later than my own personal previous "late date" for >> this little butterfly, and It's also a couple days later than the latest >> date it shows online for the MBA (which was Sept 22). >> >> >> In addition to these two, other species observed this weekend included: >> >> Clouded Sulphur >> >> Cabbage White >> >> Northern Crescent >> >> Common Ringlet >> >> Peck's Skipper >> >> Mourning Cloak >> >> American Lady >> >> Red Admiral >> >> Painted Lady (by the dozens) >> >> >> Devin J. >> >> Kentville, NS >> >> >> >> --001a114fa3dc229c650559fc1949 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">Whoops. I see there are painted ladies in unprecedented n= umbers this year. They are in my yard, that's for sure.<div dir=3D"auto= "><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"http://www.timescolonist.com/south= ern-quebec-visited-by-unprecedented-number-of-painted-lady-butterflies-1.22= 859825">http://www.timescolonist.com/southern-quebec-visited-by-unprecedent= ed-number-of-painted-lady-butterflies-1.22859825</a><br></div></div><div cl= ass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 25, 2017 1:22 AM,= "Wanda Baxter" <<a href=3D"mailto:wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com">= wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquot= e class=3D"quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad= ding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">and/or painted ladies?=C2=A0<div dir=3D"au= to"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><div class=3D"elided-text">= <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 25, 2017 1= 2:30 AM, "Wanda Baxter" <<a href=3D"mailto:wandalynnbaxter@gma= il.com" target=3D"_blank">wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type= =3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8= ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Lots of G= reat Spangled's on my pink sedums the last few weeks. Loving having the= m around.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto"><br><div dir=3D"auto">Wanda B, Lunenburg C= o.<br><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext= ra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 25, 2017 12:03 AM, "Devin Jo= hnstone" <<a href=3D"mailto:devjohnstone@hotmail.com" target=3D"_bl= ank">devjohnstone@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><block= quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc= solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div id=3D"m_-3332125751561233191m_-8976236796087477209m_-37191363985964712= 07divtagdefaultwrapper" style=3D"font-size:12pt;color:#000000;font-family:C= alibri,Helvetica,sans-serif" dir=3D"ltr"> <p>Still plenty of good butterflies on the wing, and the warm temperatures/= plentiful nectar plants made for some easy observing and good photo ops.=C2= =A0 <br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>On Saturday, there was a blue butterfly flitting about in the backyard= =C2=A0- which I subsequently netted and photographed for ID purposes -- it = was an Azure, which came as pretty a big surprise.=C2=A0 The last one I saw= was over two months ago, on July 20.</p> <p><br> </p> <p>My understanding is that the latest research has confirmed that there is= only one Azure species present in the Maritimes, <em>Celastrina lucia</em>:<br> </p> <p><a href=3D"https://maritimesbutterflyatlas.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/stud= y-of-canadian-azures-confirms-that-just-one-azure-species-occurs-in-the-mar= itimes/" class=3D"m_-3332125751561233191m_-8976236796087477209m_-3719136398= 596471207OWAAutoLink" id=3D"m_-3332125751561233191m_-8976236796087477209m_-= 3719136398596471207LPlnk17104" target=3D"_blank">https://maritimesbutterfly= atla<wbr>s.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/stu<wbr>dy-of-canadian-azures-confirms<= wbr>-that-just-one-azure-species-o<wbr>ccurs-in-the-maritimes/</a></p> <p><br> </p> <p>I'd love to know if anyone else seen any=C2=A0Azures this late in th= e season (<span>this year or previously</span>)as well...? =C2=A0 This was = the first I was able to confirm, but I thought I had seen at least two othe= rs=C2=A0last week too (while driving so couldn't confirm).</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Another late season observation this weekend was the Least Skipper -- we= saw 7 at one site on Friday, and at least one more at a separate location = today.=C2=A0 This is=C2=A011 days later than my own personal previous "= ;late date" for this little butterfly,=C2=A0<span>and=C2=A0</span>It&#= 39;s also a couple days later than the latest date=C2=A0<span>it shows online</= span> for the MBA=C2=A0(which was Sept 22).<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>In addition to these two, other species observed this weekend included:<= /p> <p>Clouded Sulphur</p> <p>Cabbage White</p> <p>Northern Crescent</p> <p>Common Ringlet</p> <p>Peck's Skipper</p> <p>Mourning Cloak<br> </p> <p>American Lady</p> <p>Red Admiral</p> <p>Painted Lady (by the dozens)</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Devin J.</p> <p>Kentville, NS<br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> </div> </div> </blockquote></div></div> </blockquote></div></div> </div></blockquote></div><br></div> --001a114fa3dc229c650559fc1949--
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