Sighting for July 2, 2017
Ken Wilson
Yuba Pass area near Bassetts Station
Sierra County, CA
- Anise Swallowtail
- Western Tiger Swallowtail
- Pale Swallowtail
- Sara Orangetip
- Orange Sulphur
- Behr's Hairstreak
- Sylvan Hairstreak
- Brown Elfin
- Western Pine Elfin
- Johnson's Hairstreak
- Juniper Hairstreak
- Spring Azure
- Square-spotted Blue
- Dotted Blue
- Boisduval's Blue
- Acmon Blue
- Coronis Fritillary
- Zerene Fritillary
- Callippe Fritillary
- Great Basin Fritillary
- Pacific Fritillary
- Mylitta Crescent
- 'Zephyr' Hoary Comma
- California Tortoiseshell
- Painted Lady
- Red Admiral
- Common Buckeye
- Lorquin's Admiral
- California Sister
- Propertius Duskywing
Western Pine Elfin
Pale Swallowtail
Johnson's Hairstreak
Pacific Fritillary
Zerene Fritillary
Full sun with a good breeze. Most activity seen at 6700 feet. Extremely dry & hot at lower elevation. Many of the meadows above 6000 feet along Gold Highway are quite wet or even flooded from snow melt. Acmon Blue could be a Lupine Blue.