On June 25, 2005, Bill Haley of the TN Chattanooga Aquarium, count organizer, and a group of about 15 people performed a Butterfly count at Soddy-Daisy. There were a total of 37 species recorded in 13 hours.
SWALLOWTAILS:
1. Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes – 2
2. Spicebush Swallowtail, Papilio troilus – 2
3. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus – 15
WHITES & SULPHURS:
4. Cabbage White, Pieris rapae – 2
5. Clouded Sulphur, Colias philodice - 10
6. Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme – 8
7. Sleepy Orange, Eurema niccipe – 4
8. Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae – 2
HAIRSTREAKS:
9. Banded Hairstreak, Satyrium calanus – 1
10. Juniper Hairstreak, Callophrys gryneus gryneus – 1
BLUES:
11. Summer Azure, Celastrina neglecta – 18
12. Eastern Tailed Blue, Everes comyntas – 27
BRUSHFOOTS:
13. Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae – 2
14. Variegated Fritillary, Euptoieta claudia – 16
15. Diana Fritillary, Speyeria diana – 2
16. Great Spangled Fritillary, Speyeria cybele – 19
17. Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos – 37
18. Question Mark, Polygonia interrogationis – 1
19. American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis – 3
20. American Snout, Libytheana carinenta – 9
21. Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia – 4
22. Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis archippus astyanax – 5
23. Hackberry Emperor, Asterocampa celtis – 5
24. Tawny Emperor, Asterocampa clyton – 3
25. Carolina Satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius – 2
26. Monarch, Danaus plexippus – 2
SKIPPERS:
27. Silver-spotted Skipper, Epargyreus clarus – 1
28. Confused Cloudywing, Thorybes confusis – 1
29. Horace’s Duskywing, Erynnis horatius – 1
30. Wild Indigo Duskywing, Erynnis baptisiae – 1
31. Zarucco Duskywing, Erynnis zarucco – 7
32. Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus – 4
33. Sachem, Atalopedes campestris – 6
34. Tawny-edged Skipper, Polites themistocles – 1
35. Dun Skipper, Euphyes vestris – 1
36. Delaware Skipper Anatrytone logan – 1
37. Clouded Skipper, Lerema accius – 2