[NatureNS] Azure and other weekend butterflies in Kentville

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Whoops. I see there are painted ladies in unprecedented numbers this year.
They are in my yard, that's for sure.

http://www.timescolonist.com/southern-quebec-visited-by-unprecedented-number-of-painted-lady-butterflies-1.22859825

On Sep 25, 2017 1:22 AM, "Wanda Baxter" <wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com> wrote:

and/or painted ladies?



On Sep 25, 2017 12:30 AM, "Wanda Baxter" <wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com> wrote:

> Lots of Great Spangled's on my pink sedums the last few weeks. Loving
> having them around.
>
> Wanda B, Lunenburg Co.
>
>
> On Sep 25, 2017 12:03 AM, "Devin Johnstone" <devjohnstone@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Still plenty of good butterflies on the wing, and the warm
>> temperatures/plentiful nectar plants made for some easy observing and good
>> photo ops.
>>
>>
>> On Saturday, there was a blue butterfly flitting about in the backyard -
>> which I subsequently netted and photographed for ID purposes -- it was an
>> Azure, which came as pretty a big surprise.  The last one I saw was over
>> two months ago, on July 20.
>>
>>
>> My understanding is that the latest research has confirmed that there is
>> only one Azure species present in the Maritimes, *Celastrina lucia*:
>>
>> https://maritimesbutterflyatlas.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/stu
>> dy-of-canadian-azures-confirms-that-just-one-azure-species-o
>> ccurs-in-the-maritimes/
>>
>>
>> I'd love to know if anyone else seen any Azures this late in the season (this
>> year or previously)as well...?   This was the first I was able to
>> confirm, but I thought I had seen at least two others last week too (while
>> driving so couldn't confirm).
>>
>>
>> Another late season observation this weekend was the Least Skipper -- we
>> saw 7 at one site on Friday, and at least one more at a separate location
>> today.  This is 11 days later than my own personal previous "late date" for
>> this little butterfly, and It's also a couple days later than the latest
>> date it shows online for the MBA (which was Sept 22).
>>
>>
>> In addition to these two, other species observed this weekend included:
>>
>> Clouded Sulphur
>>
>> Cabbage White
>>
>> Northern Crescent
>>
>> Common Ringlet
>>
>> Peck's Skipper
>>
>> Mourning Cloak
>>
>> American Lady
>>
>> Red Admiral
>>
>> Painted Lady (by the dozens)
>>
>>
>> Devin J.
>>
>> Kentville, NS
>>
>>
>>
>>

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<div dir=3D"auto">Whoops. I see there are painted ladies in unprecedented n=
umbers this year. They are in my yard, that&#39;s for sure.<div dir=3D"auto=
"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"http://www.timescolonist.com/south=
ern-quebec-visited-by-unprecedented-number-of-painted-lady-butterflies-1.22=
859825">http://www.timescolonist.com/southern-quebec-visited-by-unprecedent=
ed-number-of-painted-lady-butterflies-1.22859825</a><br></div></div><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 25, 2017 1:22 AM,=
 &quot;Wanda Baxter&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com">=
wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquot=
e class=3D"quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pad=
ding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">and/or painted ladies?=C2=A0<div dir=3D"au=
to"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><div class=3D"elided-text">=
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 25, 2017 1=
2:30 AM, &quot;Wanda Baxter&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:wandalynnbaxter@gma=
il.com" target=3D"_blank">wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=
=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8=
ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Lots of G=
reat Spangled&#39;s on my pink sedums the last few weeks. Loving having the=
m around.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto"><br><div dir=3D"auto">Wanda B, Lunenburg C=
o.<br><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"gmail_ext=
ra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sep 25, 2017 12:03 AM, &quot;Devin Jo=
hnstone&quot; &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:devjohnstone@hotmail.com" target=3D"_bl=
ank">devjohnstone@hotmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><block=
quote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc=
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<p>Still plenty of good butterflies on the wing, and the warm temperatures/=
plentiful nectar plants made for some easy observing and good photo ops.=C2=
=A0
<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>On Saturday, there was a blue butterfly flitting about in the backyard=
=C2=A0- which I subsequently netted and photographed for ID purposes -- it =
was an Azure, which came as pretty a big surprise.=C2=A0 The last one I saw=
 was over two months ago, on July 20.</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>My understanding is that the latest research has confirmed that there is=
 only one Azure species present in the Maritimes,
<em>Celastrina lucia</em>:<br>
</p>
<p><a href=3D"https://maritimesbutterflyatlas.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/stud=
y-of-canadian-azures-confirms-that-just-one-azure-species-occurs-in-the-mar=
itimes/" class=3D"m_-3332125751561233191m_-8976236796087477209m_-3719136398=
596471207OWAAutoLink" id=3D"m_-3332125751561233191m_-8976236796087477209m_-=
3719136398596471207LPlnk17104" target=3D"_blank">https://maritimesbutterfly=
atla<wbr>s.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/stu<wbr>dy-of-canadian-azures-confirms<=
wbr>-that-just-one-azure-species-o<wbr>ccurs-in-the-maritimes/</a></p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>I&#39;d love to know if anyone else seen any=C2=A0Azures this late in th=
e season (<span>this year or previously</span>)as well...? =C2=A0 This was =
the first I was able to confirm, but I thought I had seen at least two othe=
rs=C2=A0last week too (while driving so couldn&#39;t confirm).</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Another late season observation this weekend was the Least Skipper -- we=
 saw 7 at one site on Friday, and at least one more at a separate location =
today.=C2=A0 This is=C2=A011 days later than my own personal previous &quot=
;late date&quot; for this little butterfly,=C2=A0<span>and=C2=A0</span>It&#=
39;s
 also a couple days later than the latest date=C2=A0<span>it shows online</=
span> for the MBA=C2=A0(which was Sept 22).<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>In addition to these two, other species observed this weekend included:<=
/p>
<p>Clouded Sulphur</p>
<p>Cabbage White</p>
<p>Northern Crescent</p>
<p>Common Ringlet</p>
<p>Peck&#39;s Skipper</p>
<p>Mourning Cloak<br>
</p>
<p>American Lady</p>
<p>Red Admiral</p>
<p>Painted Lady (by the dozens)</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p>Devin J.</p>
<p>Kentville, NS<br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<p><br>
</p>
</div>
</div>

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