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New Yard Lep!
- To: carolinabirds@duke.edu
- Subject: New Yard Lep!
- From: MDWitzell@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 01:08:11 EDT
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
In an attempt to attract butterflies other than the numerous ETSs that love
the flowering shrub in my backyard, I took a page from Randy Emmitt's book
and put out some rotting fruit for them. The cantaloupe I tried last week
attracted only a few Carolina Satyrs. On Saturday I put out kiwi and plums,
both very soft and juicy. I came home from work this evening at 6:30 and was
pleased to find a beautiful Tawny Emperor busily sipping up the pooled
juices. Success at last!
From several passing comments in messages posted on the listserv over the
past several weeks, I have gained the impression that Hackberry Emperors have
in the past been more abundant in North Carolina than the Tawny. However
most of the various county butterfly counts held this month located more
Tawny's than Hackberry's, so it appears that this year the Tawny is the more
abundant. My own personal observation would seem to bear this out--I've seen
4 Tawny's this month, but only 2 Hackberry's. (Tawny's in Caswell and
Guilford Counties, Hackberry in Allison Woods and Durham County). Am I
correct in believing the Hackberry Emperor was once the more abundant of the
two? Does anyone have an explanation for the difference in past and present
abundance of the two species?
Dianne Witzell
High Point, NC
mdwitzell@aol.com