<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Sorry, I meant to type nectaring, not ‘nectarine’ (which my spell-checker preferred)<div><br></div><div>Chris</div><div>On Aug 19, 2016, at 6:57 PM, Christopher Mangels <<a href="mailto:nyctflora@charter.net">nyctflora@charter.net</a>> wrote:<br><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">Just FYI, the plant in the photo that the insect is resting (nectarine?) on appears to be <i>Conzya canadensis (v</i>ar<i>. canadensis), </i>which is a noted nectar plant for Karner blue.<div><i><br></i></div><div>Chris Mangels</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Aug 19, 2016, at 5:32 PM, Steve Walter <<a href="mailto:swalter15@verizon.net">swalter15@verizon.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I had the good luck to come across a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Leptotes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>Blue in New York in 1993. My initial thought, of course, was the eastern species Cassius Blue. As it turned out, it was a Marine Blue, one of several that turned up in the east that year. So that it was I expected in this case. In comparing to my photo collection of both species, I believe Donna’s find is indeed a Cassius Blue, based on the extensive white patches on both FW and HW. Congratulations on a fabulous find.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Steve Walter<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Bayside, NY<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></div><div><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(225, 225, 225); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:ctleps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">ctleps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a> [<a href="mailto:ctleps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu">mailto:ctleps-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>Alex Grkovich<br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, August 19, 2016 4:57 PM<br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Peter DeGennaro <<a href="mailto:degennap@gmail.com">degennap@gmail.com</a>>; Donna <<a href="mailto:sunny19682@comcast.net">sunny19682@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Butterfly Posting <<a href="mailto:CTLEPS-L@mailman.yale.edu">CTLEPS-L@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Ctleps-l] Branford yard<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p> </o:p></div><div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5195"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Subspecies strigosus [= thersippus] has strayed to eastern Mass.a few years ago. This is the southwestern ssp of the Queen.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5196"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5197"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">So west to east strays can take place.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alex<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5202"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5201"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5200"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5199"><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Peter DeGennaro <<a href="mailto:degennap@gmail.com" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">degennap@gmail.com</a>><br><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Donna <<a href="mailto:sunny19682@comcast.net" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">sunny19682@comcast.net</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b>Cc:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Butterfly Posting <<a href="mailto:CTLEPS-L@mailman.yale.edu" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">CTLEPS-L@mailman.yale.edu</a>><br><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, August 19, 2016 4:05 PM<br><b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5204">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Ctleps-l] Branford yard</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1471639972237_5205"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div id="yiv8946105266"><div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi Donna,<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">I agree that it's a Cassius Blue, very cool find! They are known to stray to some extent; however, any this far north are likely the result of the chrysalis or larva being transported through human means. Interestingly, the closely related Marine Blue did stage a widespread incursion into the East from the western US a number of years ago, though that was an east-west movement as opposed to north-south.<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peter DeGennaro<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naugatuck<o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 3:36 PM, Donna <<a href="" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">sunny19682@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></div><blockquote style="border-style: none none none solid; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1pt; padding: 0in 0in 0in 6pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;"><div id="yiv8946105266yqt78883"><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">While out checking the gardens about an hour ago, I happened upon this butterfly that I am unsure of the ID - I believe it is a Cassius Blue based on my two butterfly books which call it a stray into our area. Please feel free to correct it. Not sure of the plant it was taking nectar from (a "weed" I let grow) but stayed for about a half hour before I returned inside.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Also had 3 Spicebush Swallowtails, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Broad-winged Skipper, 1 Cabbage White, 1 Monarch and 1 tiger Swallowtail.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Donna Lorello</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Branford</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br>______________________________ _________________<br>Ctleps-l mailing list<br><a href="" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">Ctleps-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><a href="" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://mailman.yale.edu/ mailman/listinfo/ctleps-l</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div id="yqt82824"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;">_______________________________________________<br>Ctleps-l mailing list<br><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="mailto:Ctleps-l@mailman.yale.edu">Ctleps-l@mailman.yale.edu</a></span><br><a href="" target="_blank" style="color: purple; text-decoration: underline;">http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/ctleps-l</a><o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 12pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Ctleps-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ctleps-l@mailman.yale.edu">Ctleps-l@mailman.yale.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/ctleps-l">http://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/ctleps-l</a></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>