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Kevin, We are missing that species account for Common Checkered Skipper as you know on the VBS site. We will upload a map of where we found them this week so folks can see that baseline. If anyone finds any conservation concern species or rare species in Vermont, I do keep all those databased so please let me know with date and latitude and longitude. Thanks, Kent ____________________________ Kent McFarland Vermont Center for Ecostudies PO Box 420 • Norwich, VT 05055 802.649.1431 http://www.vtecostudies.org/ On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Stewarts <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Kevin, Very much enjoyed your 'autobiography' in the recent VES > newsletter. Thanks for sharing your life history and your > butterfly/dragonfly, etc pursuits. > > My first of season monarch 'hatchling' (what do you call it???) has just > flown off on this lovely summer day. Unfortunately did not catch whether it > was m of f... but it's safely emerged from its 5th stage instar when > collected - 14 days from chrysalis. > > ruth stewart > e dorset > > > > At 09:23 AM 8/14/2010, you wrote: > > As a matter of curiosity, I wanted to make a request. I am wondering about > the status of the Checkered Skippers that were found towards the end of the > survey period. They were first found in 05, then refound in 07 more commonly > and widespread. Seen again in 08. I haven't heard any reports since and as > the sightings were end of August into Sept. it is soon time to look. I am > just curious as to whether they have continued to move north, whether they > are more common where they have been found previous, whether they are even > still around. Look in alfalfa or straw fields. There is a creeping mallow I > believe they use. Hay fields don't usually have this plant as it is biennial > and gets chocked out by the grass in a hay field. It flies like a duskywing > and appears grayish. It moves fast, aggressively chases anything and is > difficult to get close to. I saw them in Tamarac NY a couple of years ago at > a dairy farm. This isn't in VT but, is very close. The big thing was, there > were a couple of fields that were crawling with them. This seems to be more > than just a vagrant flying in. It would be nice to watch and document.a > current northward expansion in progress. > > Stewarts > E. Dorset, Vermont > USA