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 Watauga 1996-07-14 HEL 1
2 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 1998-05-20 HEL 1
3 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 1998-07-19 HEL,Pippen 1
4 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 1999-06-10 HEL 6
5 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2000-07-08 HEL,TEH 2
6 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2003-08-21 Gatrelle 0
7 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2008-09-07 T. Wilcox 1
8 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2008-09-13 T. Wilcox 2
9 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2008-10-05 T. Wilcox 3
10 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2013-06-26 N. Howell, Ed. Corey 1
11 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2018-07-26 M. Turner 1
12 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2021-06-04 L. Arent 2
13 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2006-07-28 J. Pippen 1 Beech Mountain
14 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2013-09-13 G. Schepker 3 Blue Ridge Parkway
15 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2014-10-02 S. Halling 1 Blue Ridge Parkway
16 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2020-08-21 J. Hansen 1 Blue Ridge Parkway
17 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2023-09-24 L. Arent 1 Blue Ridge Parkway -- Osborne Mt. Overlook
18 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2014-06-03 Schepker, Halling 2 Blue Ridge Parkway sites
19 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2016-08-23 HEL, J. Pippen 2 Blue Ridge Parkway; Price Park area
20 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2005-08-31 D. Pugh 10 Boone greenway
21 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2020-09-08 L. Arent 1 Brookshire Park
22 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2021-05-31 L. Arent 1 Brookshire Park
23 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2008-08-11 Bob Cherry 1 Cone Cemetery
24 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2008-06-12 Bob Cherry 1 Cone Park
25 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2013-07-30 G. Schepker 3 ELKN
26 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2015-07-09 Gene Schepker, Lois Schneider 3 ELKN - top of the Knob
27 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2013-10-09 Jason Brown 1 Observed on summit.
28 Red-spotted Purple Watauga 2012-10-11 C. Smalling 1 one flying over meadow