[Ctleps-l] ZEBRA SWALLOWTAIL, Bridgeport

Frank Mantlik mantlik at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jul 15 04:41:12 EDT 2014


Many thanks to Larry Gall and to Alex Grkovich for providing information on the status/history of the Zebra Swallowtail in Connecticut.

Frank Mantlik
Stratford


On Monday, July 14, 2014 10:30 PM, "Grkovich, Alex" <agrkovich at tmpeng.com> wrote:
 


CT Leppers,

It was my good friend and fellow Lepster Matt Arey, who I have cc'd in this e-mail, who took a fairly worn stray female of the Zebra Swallowtail in Guilford in early August 2011.

Obviously the Zebra does not breed anywhere near coastal Connecticut, and thus can only occur as a stray in New England - not that anyone reading this wouldn't already know...

For the record, the Zebra probably breeds no further north than near the Susquehanna River valley in southeastern Pennsylvania. There are (or were) a few records in southern Ontario along the north shores of Lake Erie (and in adjacent New York State), where I grew up, but I never saw it in that region. If anyone wants to see it (or collect it) down there, I can probably provide a reliable locale.

Alex
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From: ctleps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [ctleps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Gall, Lawrence [lawrence.gall at yale.edu]
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 6:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ctleps-l] ZEBRA SWALLOWTAIL, Bridgeport

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On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Stephen Spector <charsjs at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From Charla & Steve Spector, 7/11/14, 4:30 PM, Monarch on Buddleia in
> home garden, our home FOY.  Very fresh, now touring nectar sources in
> the neighborhood.
> Question: Any "official" response to Frank Mantlik's Zebra?  When was
> the most recent sighting before Frank's?
> charsjs at sbcglobal.net

Hi, the Spectors asked about any "official response" to Frank Mantlik's sighting on 10 July 2014 of a Zebra Swallowtail (Protographium marcellus) in Bridgeport CT.  By definition there isn't any such response, as CTLEPS-L is unmoderated and exists as a community resource for everyone to enjoy, use, participate, etc.  Speaking as one of the co-authors of the CT Butterfly Atlas, Frank's detailed report was quite intriguing and I don't see a reason to doubt it, since the Zebra Swallowtail is a quite recognizable butterfly both in pattern and behavior.  However, there wasn't a photo voucher (they do fly fast).  Perhaps Frank or someone else will be able to snap a shot this summer.  To my knowledge no photo voucher or specimen voucher exists yet for the Zebra Swallowtail in CT, but it would be a pleasure to be proven wrong on that.  The CT Butterfly Atlas (2007) stated: "CBAP did not find any Connecticut specimens of the Zebra Swallowtail, although
 there are old sight records attr
ibuted to both Alexander Klots and Charles Remington. Klots (1951) noted its range as including 'Southern New England (rare).'"  The 21 August 2011 sighting of a Zebra Swallowtail in Guilford that was sent to CTLEPS-L was also unaccompanied by a photo or specimen.  Best, Larry


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