Butterflies

Durham Butterfly Count

lepidopteran — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 03:21:43 +0000

Durham Butterfly Count lepidopteran Thu, 04/11/2024 - 23:21

Sun, Aug 18 2024, 9am - 5pm

Join NCBP member Jeff Pippen for the annual NABA Durham Butterfly Count.

Pack your binoculars and join us for the annual Durham Butterfly Count, which routinely sees between 50-60 species, vying for the highest species diversity of any count in the Carolinas. The Durham count circle harbors many excellent butterflying locations, so we can use all the eyes we can get! Beginners welcome (see below).

Pack yourself some snacks, your lunch, and LOTS of beverages as it's usually pretty toasty outside this time of year. Jeff always recommends hiking boots, long pants, a hat, sunscreen and binoculars. Note that there is a mandatory $3 per person fee to participate (levied by and forwarded to NABA for printing/compiling costs).

Please contact Jeff Pippen if you plan to participate, so that he can coordinate participants for the count. If you would like to participate and be paired with an experienced leader, he will put you in touch with that leader so you can coordinate meeting times and locations.

Contact: jeffpippen9@gmail.com

Jeff's Carolinas Butterfly Page

lepidopteran — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:10:21 +0000

Jeff's Carolinas Butterfly Page lepidopteran Tue, 04/09/2024 - 23:10

Jeff Pippen's visual guide to identifying the butterflies found in North Carolina.

Resource Link

https://www.jeffpippen.com/butterflies/nc-butterflies.htm

Gorges Monarch Festival

lepidopteran — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:07:38 +0000

Gorges Monarch Festival lepidopteran Fri, 03/08/2024 - 02:07

Sat, Sep 28 2024, 10am - 4pm

Join NCBP member Brian Bockhahn for the Butterfly Festival at Gorges State Park.

Butterflies

Pilot Mountain Butterfly Count

lepidopteran — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:04:33 +0000

Pilot Mountain Butterfly Count lepidopteran Fri, 03/08/2024 - 02:04

Mon, Aug 26 2024, 9am - 3pm

Join NCBP member Brian Bockhahn for the butterfly count at Pilot Mountain State Park.

Description: Butterfly and bird counts focus on identification and counting of subject critters, but we of course enjoy observing everything. Bring binoculars, camera, water, lunch, hat, sunblock and be prepared to be outside hiking all day in various terrains. Bug spray or tick shield clothing is helpful as we may go off trail some.

For more information, contact Brian Bockhahn at birdranger248@gmail.com.

Mayo River Butterfly Count

lepidopteran — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:03:10 +0000

Mayo River Butterfly Count lepidopteran Fri, 03/08/2024 - 02:03

Tue, Aug 20 2024, 9am - 3pm

Join NCBP member Brian Bockhahn for the butterfly count at Mayo River State Park.

For more information, contact Brian Bockhahn at birdranger248@gmail.com.

Hanging Rock Butterfly Count

lepidopteran — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 07:01:45 +0000

Hanging Rock Butterfly Count lepidopteran Fri, 03/08/2024 - 02:01

Mon, Aug 19 2024, 9am - 3pm

Join NCBP member Brian Bockhahn for the butterfly count at Hanging Rock State Park.

For more information, contact Brian Bockhahn at birdranger248@gmail.com.

Orange County Butterfly Count

lepidopteran — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:59:17 +0000

Orange County Butterfly Count lepidopteran Fri, 03/08/2024 - 01:59

Sun, Aug 4 2024, 9am - 3pm

Join NCBP member Brian Bockhahn for the Orange County butterfly count.

For more information, contact Brian Bockhahn at birdranger248@gmail.com.

Weymouth Woods Butterfly Count

lepidopteran — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:56:57 +0000

Weymouth Woods Butterfly Count lepidopteran Fri, 03/08/2024 - 01:56

Tue, Jun 11 2024, 9am - 3pm

Join NCBP member Brian Bockhahn for the butterfly count at Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve.

For more information, contact Brian Bockhahn at birdranger248@gmail.com.

Dismal Swamp NABA Butterfly Count

lepidopteran — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 06:35:02 +0000

Dismal Swamp NABA Butterfly Count lepidopteran Fri, 03/08/2024 - 01:35

Mon, Apr 8 2024, 9am - 3pm

Join NCBP member Brian Bockhahn at Dismal Swamp State Park for the NABA butterfly count.

For more information, contact Brian Bockhahn at birdranger248@gmail.com.

A Survey of the Moths, Butterflies, and Grasshoppers of Four Nature Conservancy Preserves in Southeastern North Carolina

lepidopteran — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 07:24:25 +0000

A Survey of the Moths, Butterflies, and Grasshoppers of Four Nature Conservancy Preserves in Southeastern North Carolina lepidopteran Sun, 02/12/2023 - 02:24

Moths, butterflies, and grasshoppers were surveyed within four longleaf pine preserves owned by the North Carolina Nature Conservancy during the growing season of 1991 and 1992. Over 7,000 specimens (either collected or seen in the field) were identified, representing 512 different species and 28 families. Forty-one of these we consider to be distinctive of the two fire-maintained communities principally under investigation, the longleaf pine savannas and flatwoods. An additional 14 species we consider distinctive of the pocosins that occur in close association with the savannas and flatwoods. Twenty nine species appear to be rare enough to be included on the list of elements monitored by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (eight others in this category have been reported from one of these sites, the Green Swamp, but were not observed in this study). Two of the moths collected, Spartiniphaga carterae and Agrotis buchholzi, are currently candidates for federal listing as Threatened or Endangered species. Another species, Hemipachnobia s. subporphyrea, appears to be endemic to North Carolina and should also be considered for federal candidate status.

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Stephen Hall, Dale Schweitzer

1993

Hall, S.P.; Schweitzer, D.F. 1993. A survey of the moths, butterflies, and grasshoppers of four Nature Conservancy preserves in Southeastern North Carolina. Report to the Nature Conservancy, Durham, NC. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh, NC. 174 p.