October Derby Final Count

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Hi Everyone. And Happy Thanksgiving.

 

Sorry I am so late with this. The final tally for October, 2009 was 26 species, list attached below. Let me know whether I missed any species. [I am rather surprised we didn't have silver-spotted or tawny-edged skipper.] Here are our totals back to 2006:

 

2009     26

2008     32

2007     37

2006     34

 

In September, I set an informal group target of 25 for this year, given the poor year we have had since the harsh June weather. At least we hit that target. And we did rather well with anglewings, missing only the elusive gray comma, always a toughie in Massachusetts.

 

Cheers,

Frank

 

October 2009 Sightings

[Through October 31]

Massachusetts Butterfly Club

Composite Listing [26 Species]

 

American Copper

American Lady

Black Swallowtail

Cabbage White

Clouded Sulphur

Common Buckeye

Common Checkered Skipper

Common Ringlet

Compton Tortoiseshell

Eastern Comma

Eastern Tailed Blue

Gray Hairstreak

Great Spangled Fritillary

Least Skipper

Milbert’s Tortoiseshell

Monarch

Mourning Cloak

Orange Sulphur

Painted Lady

Pearl Crescent

Peck’s Skipper

Question Mark

Red Admiral

Sachem

Summer Azure

Viceroy