Something's Missing

[JH]

Karen - I have lots of Tiger Swallowtails, G-spangled Fritilaries, and =
Black Swallowtails (amongst many others) coming to the buddleia and =
coneflowers in my yard during these recent sunny days.  In fact, there =
seems to have been an explosion of new activity!  I'm not trying to rub =
it in, but point out how hard it is to draw a conclusion on butterfly =
populations based upon a single site, or area.  If they are missing in =
one place where they have been found in the past, they could be making =
up for their absence elsewhere. =20
 
What I have noticed (and wonder if anyone else has), is that the =
caterpillars I've been coming across are a few instars behind where =
they'd normally be this time of year.  I've seen this in a few places.  =
I wonder if this could be due to all of the rain this season.  =20
 
Today, a nice fresh second brood of Silver-spotted Skippers arrived in =
the yard!  Waiting for those Fierys!
 
John
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-----Original Message-----
From: Karen McNulty <kmcnulty at crlc.org>
To: ctleps-L at lists.yale.edu <ctleps-L at lists.yale.edu>
Date: Monday, August 21, 2000 10:55 AM
Subject: Something's Missing
 
 
>I am a new member of the listserve, living in Hartland at a fairly high
>elevation (north of Granby, south of Granville, MA). At this point in =
the
>summer my buddleia and coneflowers would normally be heavy with tiger &
>black swallowtails, cabbage whites and fritillaries.  But even this =
weekend
>with sunny, warm conditions, I have none, nor have seen but one since =
my
>return from vacation Aug. 13.  Can anyone more insightful give an =
opinion?
>I am just beginning identification studies, and I'm weak in this area, =
but
>I have only seen a lot of bees, a few moths, and a small one that looks =
a
>like a copper or metalmark. Is the chilly summer the cause? I work in a
>public library and have poured through what resources we have, but =
can't
>seem to find climate observations relative to sightings.  Thank you! =
--Karen
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