Category Archives: Gossamer-winged

Coastal North Carolina Leps

Posted on May 5, 2015 by admin

Mike Smith, Barry Marts and I had a great trip to the southeast coast of North Carolina over the weekend. We missed species like Yucca Giant-Skipper most likely because we arrived too late for their flight. The remnants of the … Continue reading →

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Big Bend National Park and the Edwards Plateau

Posted on April 30, 2015 by admin

I finally made the trip out to Big Bend National Park in west Texas. The main reason was to find Colima Warbler in the Chisos mountains. This is the only location in the lower 48 where you can see the … Continue reading →

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South Florida – Redux

Posted on March 25, 2015 by admin

I spent another long weekend in southern Florida in a fruitless search for the Key West Quail-Doves that have been seen in Long Key State Park since last fall.  So, the backup plan was to seek out some butterflies and … Continue reading →

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A taste of south Texas

Posted on November 15, 2014 by admin

If you ever get a chance to go to south Texas make sure you allocate some time for the dizzying array of leps that frequent the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV). No less than 325+ species have been found which … Continue reading →

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Brazilian Skippers, Long-tailed Skipper, Clouded Skippers

Posted on September 28, 2014 by admin

Barry Marts and I took a more southern tragectory on Sunday and headed towards southeast Virginia. The orginal goal was to go to the Great Dismal Swamp in hopes of finding a couple species more common in that area and … Continue reading →

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