butterflies at Flaherty

[Laura Rogers-Castro]

My mistake-silver-bordered fritillary-BIG OOPS!!!!!!!!!!!

>>> "Dale Roberts/Bill Yule" <droberts03 at SNET.Net> 07/18/02 10:36AM >>>
Hi Laura,
     Just read your post!  It seems to me that Silvery Checkerspot
(Charidryras nycteis) would be a tremendous find.  If you're sure of that ID
I'd like to go look for it for a photo.  Can you give me some more details??
                           Thanks,

                                        Bill Yule
----- Original Message -----
From: "Laura Rogers-Castro" <laura.rogers-castro at po.state.ct.us>
To: <Ctleps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 10:23 AM
Subject: butterflies at Flaherty


> Hi all:
> The CT DEP Wildlife Division had its staff meeting at the Flaherty Field
Trial Area (considered also a wildlife management area) yesterday (Wed) and
I had everyone try their hand at butterflying.  In about 30 minutes (with 45
people or so, including the Bureau Chief) we saw:
> Black swallowtail (2)
> E. tiger swallowtail (I assume!) (1)
> Cabbage (several)
> Clouded sulphur (several)
> Orange sulphur (several)
> American copper (1)
> Acadian hairstreak (1)
> Great spangled fritillary (1)
> Silvery checkerspot (1)
> Pearl crescent (lots)
> Red-spotted purple (1)
> Viceroy (1)
> Little wood-satyr (several)
> Common wood nymph (lots)
> Monarch (1)
> Mulberry-wing (2)
> The Connecticut Butterfly Association is leading a field trip there on
July 27 at 10 a.m.  Leader is Lenny Brown (Epmanshell at aol.com).  After
seeing the place for the first time yesterday, I can see why it is such a
great place to look for butterflies!
> Laura
>