tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post4817159120149768328..comments2023-05-08T21:42:05.380-04:00Comments on Blue Jay Barrens: Checkered SkipperSteve Willsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-43999326704577339162010-10-12T19:09:26.785-04:002010-10-12T19:09:26.785-04:00Wilma- It's worth a check. These butterflies ...Wilma- It's worth a check. These butterflies have been known to slip through Minnesota on their way to Southern Canada.Steve Willsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-46153639137434721002010-10-11T22:09:52.447-04:002010-10-11T22:09:52.447-04:00Wonderful observations, Steve. I will have to che...Wonderful observations, Steve. I will have to check the malva "weeds" in the yard to see if there are any eggs before we leave on vacation Wednesday. Doubtful, tho, if they make it this far north even in their wildest dreams!Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717012784233946753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-16928651298679230252010-10-11T21:08:22.338-04:002010-10-11T21:08:22.338-04:00Karen – These guys sometimes range quite far to th...Karen – These guys sometimes range quite far to the north. You may have seen one.<br /><br />Katie – Checkered Skippers are native to North America. They have just taken advantage of this abundant non-native food source.<br /><br />Thanks, Lois.<br /><br />Grammie g – I think next year is going to be your year for butterflies. I bet you’ll have so many it will be hard to see the flowers.<br /><br />Ted – Since they are native to North America they must be using some of the native Malvaceae. It’s interesting that the most commonly used genera, such as Malva, Althaea and Abutilon, are all non-native.<br /><br />Rebecca – It will be interesting to see how long it takes before this species becomes an Ohio resident.<br /><br />Thanks, Janet – These skippers have been especially plentiful around here this year.Steve Willsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-16601160567849252010-10-11T15:16:58.364-04:002010-10-11T15:16:58.364-04:00I had one of those this weekend, too, and saw a fe...I had one of those this weekend, too, and saw a few posted on Facebook. <br /><br />Great pics!Janet Creamer Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555169273024599726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-53624834290000563372010-10-11T12:06:09.951-04:002010-10-11T12:06:09.951-04:00"If conditions change rapidly enough to make ..."If conditions change rapidly enough to make survival impossible in their current home range, one of these colonies could mean continuance of the species." Sounds like a great strategy for dealing with the potential effects of global climate change.rebeccahttp://rebeccainthewoods.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-30280501819446754592010-10-11T10:55:15.244-04:002010-10-11T10:55:15.244-04:00I presume it must also feed on other native Malvac...I presume it must also feed on other native Malvaceae such as <i>Callirhoe</i> or <i>Sida</i>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-72858560002589064892010-10-11T09:02:24.584-04:002010-10-11T09:02:24.584-04:00Hi Steve...Well they certainly aren't laying a...Hi Steve...Well they certainly aren't laying any eggs here..you know my luck with having butterflies around. : }<br />That last photo is great...a tell all!!grammie ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839269423384232974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-68136760633324993212010-10-11T08:49:18.459-04:002010-10-11T08:49:18.459-04:00As always, wonderful pictures and another lesson. ...As always, wonderful pictures and another lesson. I am enjoying your science class. :)Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-82391445897866402362010-10-11T08:06:10.320-04:002010-10-11T08:06:10.320-04:00Are checkered skippers introduced, too, with the m...Are checkered skippers introduced, too, with the mallow? Great pic captures, btw!Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6629602865933201771.post-86601212278593973982010-10-11T07:32:41.705-04:002010-10-11T07:32:41.705-04:00Fascinating about the Checkered Skipper. I have o...Fascinating about the Checkered Skipper. I have observed a beautiful but very small black and white checkered butterfly a couple of times during the summer months. I haven't been able to find it in my books, and it was always too busy to pose for a photograph. I wonder....KaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.com