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Post by exoticimports on Aug 19, 2020 5:13:08 GMT -8
Sounds like a great visit, and the photos are wonderful! I'm surprised no papilio or speyeria, aside from E clarus, that's mostly what we are seeing in NY as the season closes.
Chuck
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:30:39 GMT -8
Your "Chlosyne" is probably Phyciodes tharos. Your skipper is Pholisora catallus. Thank you Mike, I have updated the posts
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:32:03 GMT -8
Sounds like a great visit, and the photos are wonderful! Yes it was a great visit. Danny knows the good spots in Indiana so it was a lot of species encountered in few days. I'm surprised no papilio or speyeria, aside from E clarus, that's mostly what we are seeing in NY as the season closes. Chuck There were some, I will post the pictures now
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Post by Paul K on Aug 19, 2020 5:40:44 GMT -8
North eastern part of N.America is not as rich in butterflies species as western part is thanks to many different habitats ranging from high mountains to semi desserts. We have 24 Pieridae species in British Columbia but only 10 in Ontario.
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:42:32 GMT -8
Papilio glaucus, these females are HUGE ! Very common but hard to find in good condition in August.
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:43:55 GMT -8
Papilio cresphontes, a neotropical design, very impressive for European eyes. Unfortunately we saw only this old fellow.
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:45:32 GMT -8
Papilio troilus, very impressive also for Europeans as we don't have any "black" Papilio here.
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:46:46 GMT -8
Another Papilio troilus to display its nice underside.
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:47:46 GMT -8
And the only Papilio polyxenes we met.
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:51:42 GMT -8
And the only Speyeria I saw... from far away Not sure it is S. cybele or S. aphrodite
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 5:58:27 GMT -8
To conclude this topic, 5 other caterpillars, I like looking for them in the field. Hemaris thisbe (Sphingidae)
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 6:02:00 GMT -8
No idea for this one, but what a beauty !
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 6:02:42 GMT -8
Another beauty
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 6:03:35 GMT -8
And these gregarious caterpillars reminded me my Delias behaviours Any id ?
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Post by wollastoni on Aug 19, 2020 6:04:14 GMT -8
Last picture, this one must be an Arctiinae
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