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Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)Observer
jploveDescription
20% larger than most that I’ve seen. More boldly patterned too. Nectaring on Rubus spp.
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Hobomok Skipper (Lon hobomok)Observer
jploveDescription
Nectaring on Lyre-leaf Sage (Salvia lyrata)
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Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)Observer
jploveDescription
Could use some help on this one as the hind wind is obscured. There is Crown Vetch in the area. Nectaring on Red Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) that I recently planted in our yard.
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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)Observer
jploveDescription
Webster serpentine outcrop. Netted, photographed, and released.
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Blackseed Needlegrass (Piptochaetium avenaceum)Observer
jploveDescription
Webster serpentine outcrop
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Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)Observer
jploveDescription
Caught and released. Caught on black rooster tail spinner.
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Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)Observer
jploveDescription
Caught and released. Caught on black rooster tail spinner.
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Fire Pink (Silene virginica)Observer
jploveDescription
Webster Serpentine Outcrop, Jackson County (private property)
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Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio appalachiensis)Observer
jploveDescription
Several puddling
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West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)Observer
jploveDescription
Nectaring on toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)
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Smooth Rockcress (Borodinia laevigata)Observer
jploveDescription
Growing on cliff and boulderfield
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Blue Ridge Bittercress (Cardamine flagellifera)Observer
jploveDescription
Growing in rich boulderfield cove on west/northwest side of Chunky Gal Mountain. Several in area.
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Spotted Mandarin (Prosartes maculata)Observer
jploveDescription
100+ plants in area
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Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)Observer
jploveDescription
Male. Nectaring on Carolina Vetch (Vicia caoliniana) in cedar glade. Several (15+ seen in area)