[Ctleps-l] Checkered White, Swarthy Skippers, R-b Hairstreak high count

[Peter De Gennaro]

8/16 - Milford Point, Milford - with my dad and Bill Van Loan - male
CHECKERED WHITE where the sand bar meets the mainland.

Ventral shot: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_connecticutpete_20019246764_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wPbNkt6T_H4X7m_PlvSFCGU2a9-csNvfRK2IVMi-mp0&m=qLF7lY5UgmoHjiBofx5E5JNBGwDBt_kDr_WA1UKZojI&s=z7a-I41faDbLNyqNjAxhxDiHNGMKiztDPU4mKv4Z-o4&e= 

Dorsal shot: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_connecticutpete_20454787039_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wPbNkt6T_H4X7m_PlvSFCGU2a9-csNvfRK2IVMi-mp0&m=qLF7lY5UgmoHjiBofx5E5JNBGwDBt_kDr_WA1UKZojI&s=n_otENPvwM-XJ-XqlKkGs1Y7z4UzZGUI-L6WFo_UAJI&e= 

This was a fresh male, a different individual than the one Stefan M. had
yesterday. It appears that there is a colony here; all other whites I had
good looks at were Cabbage, but others that never got close could be either
species. Males of the two species are difficult to separate while flying.

Stratford Point, Stratford - Three definite Swarthy Skippers based on wear
and location, but they were fairly common. I'd estimate seven.

My best two photos:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_connecticutpete_20452898300_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wPbNkt6T_H4X7m_PlvSFCGU2a9-csNvfRK2IVMi-mp0&m=qLF7lY5UgmoHjiBofx5E5JNBGwDBt_kDr_WA1UKZojI&s=IQwEbyhmPQoZZDRzkan71uS0ikkHfM2rZ3uSGcjnL6Y&e= 

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.flickr.com_photos_connecticutpete_20452906550_&d=AwIBaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=wPbNkt6T_H4X7m_PlvSFCGU2a9-csNvfRK2IVMi-mp0&m=qLF7lY5UgmoHjiBofx5E5JNBGwDBt_kDr_WA1UKZojI&s=80y1_1A5kGDiu4-gQ2IFSx8VrG9T78jVe3ANfsDLGgc&e= 

On the way home, my dad and I stopped at the Kellogg Center at Osbornedale
SP in Derby. We had 15-20 Red-banded Hairstreaks on the ground in the shade
in a 12x12 ft space! They were nectaring on fallen golden rain tree
blossoms. Walking through the area would send them up before they quickly
returned back to the ground.

Peter DeGennaro
Naugatuck
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