Butterflies of North Carolina:
their Distribution and Abundance
Butterflies of NC Butterflies of North Carolina Database
record
Common Name County Date Observer(s) Number Comments
1 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1994-05-22 HEL 5
2 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1996-07-19 S. Mitchell, Thompson 2
3 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1997-07-14 S. Mitchell 1
4 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1998-05-21 S. Mitchell 1
5 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1998-05-23 S.C.A.N. 1 Pink Beds Trail
6 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1998-06-05 S. Mitchell 1
7 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1998-06-15 S. Mitchell 1
8 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1998-06-25 S. Mitchell 1
9 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1998-07-22 S. Mitchell 2
10 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1998-09-25 S. Mitchell 1
11 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 1999-07-15 S. Mitchell 1
12 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2000-05-31 HEL 1 GORG
13 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2000-07-19 R. Young 8
14 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2000-08-13 N. Baldwin 1
15 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2001-06-17 S. Wood 5 Davidson River
16 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2002-08-10 L. Smith 2
17 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2005-07-27 R. Young 5
18 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2006-07-19 L. Smith 9 Transylvania County count
19 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2007-08-16 R. Young 5 Transylvania County count
20 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2008-07-30 R. Young 4 Transylvania County count
21 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2008-10-06 E. Corey 1 GORG - Green Salamander Surveys 2008 - near Lysimachia fraseri population at Grassy Ridge
22 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2009-08-14 L. Smith 7 Transylvania County count
23 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2010-08-31 R. Young 34 Transylvania County butterfly count
24 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2011-05-07 R. Stickney 0
25 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2011-05-26 Kittelberger 0 Pisgah NF
26 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2011-08-19 R. Young 11 Transylvania County butterfly count
27 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2011-09-04 G. Schepker 5 Pisgah NF
28 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2012-04-08 K. Bischof 1 Obs. Chestnut Mountain Rd.
29 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2012-05-28 K. Bischof 1 Obs. in the Raymond Fisher Campground.
30 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2012-08-15 R. Young 37 Transylvania County butterfly count
31 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2012-09-01 K. Bischof 1 Obs. at Grassy Parking Lot.
32 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2013-05-24 K. Bischof 1 Obs. Frozen Creek Ranger Residence.
33 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2013-06-01 K. Bischof 2 Obs. Frozen Creek Access.
34 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2013-06-03 K. Bischof 1 Obs. Frozen Creek Access.
35 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2013-07-29 K. Bischof 1 Obs. Frozen Creek Access.
36 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2013-08-25 R. Young et al. 22 Transylvania County butterfly count
37 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2014-08-27 R. Young et al. 25 Transylvania County butterfly count
38 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2014-09-04 Schepker, Halling 12 Pisgah NF near Brevard
39 Red-spotted Purple Transylvania 2015-08-13 R. Young et al. 6 Transylvania County butterfly count