Sighting for May 9, 2013
Rob Santry
Erskine Creek Road/Lake Isabella
Kern County, CA
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 5
- Pale Swallowtail 3
- Acmon Blue 2
- Veined Blue 9
- Leanira Checkerspot 2
- Northern Checkerspot 3
- Variable Checkerspot 2
- Lorquin's Admiral 3
- Common Ringlet 7
- Rural Skipper 1
Veined Blue
Veined Blue
Veined Blue
New Sighting
Erskine Creek Road is a well known locale for Veined Blue. I was a little worried that I wouldn’t see any butterflies at all as it was cool and rainy all week. By two o’clock it started to sprinkle. But, there was a three hour window around noon, and the Veined Blues came out to nectar.