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Kuvat / Äänet
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Satyrium acadicaHavainnoija
raptorryanmacleanKuvaus
Exact location hidden. First known record of this species at this particular site to my knowledge. No known colony but healthy amount of potential host plants in vicinity.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Satyrium edwardsiiHavainnoija
jakemccumberKuvaus
Oddly/faintly marked individual. Powerline ROW and trailside grass/forb on edge of scrub oak shrubland or pitch pine - scrub oak communities with abundant heath.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Suku CelastrinaHavainnoija
topper72Kuvaus
Aberrant Celestrina echo observed puddling with other normal individuals. Anyone else seen this particular aberration?
Kuvat / Äänet
Havainnoija
burgbirderKuvaus
Positive this is Northern Oak.
Looks like the same one Chris photographed less than a week ago!
Kuvat / Äänet
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Catocala pretiosaHavainnoija
bob_borthKuvaus
Previously I had never seen more than two or three of this species in a given night. Note how many are on this one tree at my banana bait.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Satyrium calanusHavainnoija
samos16Kuvaus
Hundreds of banded hairstreaks present!
Kuvat / Äänet
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Epargyreus clarusHavainnoija
bethpolvinoKuvaus
seen in my backyard . Did not look like a typical Silver-spotted skipper. 3/18/21Was id'd several months ago as aberrant silver spotted skipper.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Satyrium acadicaHavainnoija
intrinsicallyknottedKuvaus
Really curious what this little guy is! It looks very like a Banded or Edward’s Hairstreak, but missing a whole row of markings. Is it an unusual color form of one of those species? A hybrid? A new species?
See first observation of a similar butterfly from the same location, 7/15/20.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Satyrium acadicaHavainnoija
intrinsicallyknottedKuvaus
Really curious what this little guy is! It looks very like a Banded or Edward’s Hairstreak, but missing a whole row of markings. Is it an unusual color form of one of those species? A hybrid? A new species?
See second observation of a similar butterfly from the same location, 7/20/20.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Hohtosinisiipi (Polyommatus icarus)Havainnoija
idragonflyladyKuvaus
Photo 15-8915 Blue (dorsal); ph 8911 (ventral)
Kuvat / Äänet
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Hemiargus ceraunusHavainnoija
bjones7777Kuvaus
First state record for Tennessee.
Kuvat / Äänet
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Leptotes cassiusHavainnoija
djringerKuvaus
Stunned to see this tiny marvel in my favorite local dogbane patch around noon today. I saw a small blue fluttering over the flowers and assumed it was Cupido or Celastrina, but when it landed, I could see the bold ventral pattern and smaller size. The creature was very jittery, startled into the air frequently by the many wasps and bees and by my own movements. On the wing, it flashed clear, pale blue. I managed a couple of poor photos with my phone before it disappeared. I pulled out my DSLR and hunted the area for an hour or so but couldn’t find it again.
The ventral forewing pattern seems to match L. cassius, but apparently there is a “light” form of L. marina, which is a species believed to be a more frequent vagrant?
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