Sighting for July 3, 2017
Rob Santry
Eight Dollar Road and the high ridges above the Illinois River
Josephine County, OR
- Clodius Parnassian 1
- Anise Swallowtail 3
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Pale Swallowtail 3
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Gorgon Copper 6
- Hedgerow Hairstreak 1
- Western Pine Elfin 1
- Acmon Blue 4
- Coronis Fritillary 3
- Zerene Fritillary 12
- Field Crescent 3
- California Tortoiseshell 1
- Painted Lady 2
- Lorquin's Admiral 3
- Common Ringlet 1
- Great Basin Wood-Nymph 5
- Silver-spotted Skipper abundant
- Western Cloudywing 1
- Propertius Duskywing 2
- Persius Duskywing 2
- Woodland Skipper 1
Zerene Fritillary
Cathy and I worked the high Ridges above the Illinois River for a second time to see how the fritillary numbers were changing. Zerene Fritillary numbers are clinbing and Coronis are decreasing. This is the most Zerene Fritillaries we’ve seen since moving to Southern Oregon. Seeing a Western Cloudywing was a treat. The usual spot is one ridge west of this locale, so seeing one here shows that there may be others in the vicinity.