[Ctleps-l] Fwd: [MassLep] S.W. Berkshire Co. & Litchfield Co. CT: Giant Swallowtails - t...

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Good morning.
 
I wanted to forward the following report from the MassLep listserve to the  
group because it included interesting sightings from northwestern 
Litchfield  County.
 
Sincerely yours,
 
Lenny Brown
Wallingford
 
 
 
 
  
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 From: Mothman617 at yahoo.com
To: masslep at googlegroups.com
Sent: 5/12/2012  7:22:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
Subj: [MassLep] S.W. Berkshire Co. &  Litchfield Co. CT: Giant Swallowtails 
- they have returned.


Canaan, Litchfield Co. CT  and Sheffield, Berkshire Co.  MA 5/12/12
(plus other surrounding environs)

Weather conditions:  clear, warm 75-80 deg.F

Red Admirals, Painted Ladies & Question  Marks – Biblical proportions

Now onto the more interesting  stuff……..

Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes pennsylvanicus) (7  total) 3
in Sheffield, MA along Rannapo Rd. and Bull Run Rd. – 3 more  in
Canaan, CT along Sand Rd. in the vicinity of Robbin’s Swamp WMA  and
one other in Great Barrington, MA at Fountain Pond Park.
These were  all fresh, and undoubtedly successfully overwintered. Also
of note, good  numbers of Giant Swallowtail have also been reported
this week in the  Champlain Valley of Vermont (VTleps), along with one
or two other CT  reports further south. Expect another bonanza of these
during the summer  months.

Spicebush Swallowtail (Pterourus troilus) 10+ fresh (most in  Canaan,
CT)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) 5 or  6
Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterias) 10+

**  White-M Hairstreak (Parhassius m-album) 2 males (Sheffield, MA) at
low,  small ‘purpleish’ composites.

Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) 3  (Sheffield, MA)
Eastern Tailed Blue (Everes comyntas) 5+
American Copper  (Lycaena phlaeas) 12+

** Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) 1  fresh male, Canaan, CT
at one of the many little limestone quarries along  Sand Rd. A rarity
in the New England states and yet another species to look  out for this
year….

Northern Broken Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) 10+  (Sheffield, MA)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) 1 (Sheffield,  MA)
Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) 2 (Canaan, CT)
Juvenal’s Duskywing  (Erynnis juvenalis) 5+

Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 10+ (Sheffield &  Canaan). Some females
ovipositing on new Milkweed shoots.
Common Ringlet  (Coenonympha inornata) 10+
Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona) 12+  (Sheffield, MA)
Silver Bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) 10+ (Sheffield,  MA)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) 1 male, fresh – early (Canaan,  CT)
Pearl Crescent (Phycoides tharos) 40+ common

Sulphurs &  Whites – plenty about.

M. Arey






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