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Post by rayrard on Jul 16, 2021 13:04:28 GMT -8
I am planning a big southeastern road trip with a couple friends from Sunday to Sunday (18-25th July). We are heading from CT to N. Florida and back up north through the Appalachians. We have a lot of interests for general naturalizing and insect collecting, and we will have MC/UV lights.
I am posting here to see if anyone has any good collecting spots on the east coast. I am a Catocala fan and would love to get to a good spot for tapping, but if it's too cool a spot for light and bait. I am planning on hitting a few spots already, like coastal SC and the mtns of North Carolina and the Blacksburg area of VA, but we have an open itinerary and a good amount of time to spend. I assume most state forests and WMA's are safe to light in on the east coast? National forests and state parks tend to be a no-no.
My friends tend to be into larger sphinx and saturnids, including rearing eggs and caterpillars, but I am a Lep guy with a side interest in some beetles and dragonflies.
I'd appreciate if anyone has good sites, and you can PM me if you would not want to share publically.
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Post by exoticimports on Jul 16, 2021 13:56:54 GMT -8
The area around Philly is a hot spot for mosaic glaucus. Can’t give you a specific location though.
Shore area woods of VB should be loaded with glaucus and palmedes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2021 14:29:39 GMT -8
Rayrard,
State forests are indeed a no no, but National forests are generally quite fine to collect in.. perhaps you meant National parks……they are a no no.
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Post by exoticimports on Jul 16, 2021 14:46:04 GMT -8
I found a lot of great butterflies in Hernando Co. WMAs from May through (oddly) late October.
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