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COMMON BUCKEYE- uncommon spring with numbers increasing to very common late summer and through autumn This small to medium size butterfly stays low to and often rests on bare ground. Visits gardens. p. 125 plate 37
The following 10 species Red-spotted Purple through Carolina Satyr do not nectar at gardens-
RED-SPOTTED PURPLE- uncommon to common late spring to October . Often near ground. Fond of rotting fruit. Not usually in gardens p. 127 plate 38
VICEROY- Mimics Monarch. Uncommon and local near water and wet areas, May into October p. 128 plate 38
Compare with Monarch, bottom of this page-
HACKBERRY EMPEROR- Medium size, females larger than males. Often common near its host, Hackberry, and uncommon elsewhere. May land on people to ingest perspiration salts. May- September p.130 plate 40
TAWNY EMPEROR- Uncommon. Similar range and habits of more common Hackberry Emperor. Often found together near its host Hackberry. May to September p. 131 plate 40
NORTHERN PEARLY-EYE- A medium size woodland species, near its southern border range in Upstate SC. Not in gardens. Fairly common and local near its host plant, Cane. p. 132 plate 42
SOUTHERN PEARLY-EYE- Similar to the Northern and Creole Pearly-Eye. Note the small differences in ventral eye spots, their surroundings, and the antenna clubs. Sometimes common and local near its host plant, Cane, in southern bottomland forests. Near its northern border range in NC. p. 132 plate 42
CREOLE PEARLY-EYE- Most similar to Southern Pearly-Eye, with five, not four, forward wing eyespots surrounded by increased area of white, plus other small differences. Occurring in southern Cane brakes and bottomland forests. p. 133 plate 42
APPALACHIAN BROWN- uncommon and local near host plant, Sedges (Carex) along waterways p.134 plate 41
GEMMED SATYR- Small, uncommon butterfly, spring through September. Near and in woodlands, often in shade or partial shade p. 135 plate 43
CAROLINA SATYR- Our most common woodland butterfly, usually preferring shade or partial shade. Found on trails and lawns near woodlands, early spring to October. Dost not nectar at gardens. p. 135 plate 43
LITTLE WOOD-SATYR- A medium sized butterfly of open fields and open woodlands, uncommon May to August p. 137
COMMON WOOD-NYMPH- Fairly large, uncommon in our area, mostly summer to October. Occasionally nectars at gardens, but more common in brushy fields and open areas near woodlands p. 138 plate 41
MONARCH- The world's best known butterfly and long range butterfly migrant. It nectars at flowers. It's host plants are species of milkweed. Uncommon in our area until fall migration. A few are SC coastal permanent residents, wintering on barrier islands. Most migrate northward from Mexico on the west side of the Appalachians, reaching their northern summer grounds in late spring. Their progeny migrate south on both the east and west sides of the Appalachians, September through October and even later. This large butterfly also has an impressive migration south along the Atlantic coast to where? See my Cozumel field guide for some thoughts about the possibilities. p. 143 plate 45
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