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<DIV>I wanted to forward the following report from the MassLep listserve to the
group because it included interesting sightings from northwestern Litchfield
County.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sincerely yours,</DIV>
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<DIV>Lenny Brown</DIV>
<DIV>Wallingford</DIV>
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From: Mothman617@yahoo.com<BR>To: masslep@googlegroups.com<BR>Sent: 5/12/2012
7:22:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time<BR>Subj: [MassLep] S.W. Berkshire Co. &
Litchfield Co. CT: Giant Swallowtails - they have returned.<BR></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial>Canaan, Litchfield Co. CT and Sheffield, Berkshire Co.
MA 5/12/12<BR>(plus other surrounding environs)<BR><BR>Weather conditions:
clear, warm 75-80 deg.F<BR><BR>Red Admirals, Painted Ladies & Question
Marks – Biblical proportions<BR><BR>Now onto the more interesting
stuff……..<BR><BR>Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes pennsylvanicus) (7
total) 3<BR>in Sheffield, MA along Rannapo Rd. and Bull Run Rd. – 3 more
in<BR>Canaan, CT along Sand Rd. in the vicinity of Robbin’s Swamp WMA
and<BR>one other in Great Barrington, MA at Fountain Pond Park.<BR>These were
all fresh, and undoubtedly successfully overwintered. Also<BR>of note, good
numbers of Giant Swallowtail have also been reported<BR>this week in the
Champlain Valley of Vermont (VTleps), along with one<BR>or two other CT
reports further south. Expect another bonanza of these<BR>during the summer
months.<BR><BR>Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus) 10+ fresh (most in
Canaan,<BR>CT)<BR>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) 5 or
6<BR>Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterias) 10+<BR><BR>**
White-M Hairstreak (Parhassius m-album) 2 males (Sheffield, MA) at<BR>low,
small ‘purpleish’ composites.<BR><BR>Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) 3
(Sheffield, MA)<BR>Eastern Tailed Blue (Everes comyntas) 5+<BR>American Copper
(Lycaena phlaeas) 12+<BR><BR>** Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) 1
fresh male, Canaan, CT<BR>at one of the many little limestone quarries along
Sand Rd. A rarity<BR>in the New England states and yet another species to look
out for this<BR>year….<BR><BR>Northern Broken Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) 10+
(Sheffield, MA)<BR>Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) 1 (Sheffield,
MA)<BR>Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) 2 (Canaan, CT)<BR>Juvenal’s Duskywing
(Erynnis juvenalis) 5+<BR><BR>Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 10+ (Sheffield &
Canaan). Some females<BR>ovipositing on new Milkweed shoots.<BR>Common Ringlet
(Coenonympha inornata) 10+<BR>Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona) 12+
(Sheffield, MA)<BR>Silver Bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) 10+ (Sheffield,
MA)<BR>Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) 1 male, fresh – early (Canaan,
CT)<BR>Pearl Crescent (Phycoides tharos) 40+ common<BR><BR>Sulphurs &
Whites – plenty about.<BR><BR>M. Arey<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>-- <BR>You
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