Sighting for May 12, 2018
Bob Danley
Blue Mountain (USFS property), moist gravel site-6 miles west on Forest Service Rd. 365
Missoula County, MT
- Sara Orangetip 1
- Brown Elfin 1
- Western Pine Elfin 3
- Spring Azure 12
- Silvery Blue 1
- Green Comma 4
- Mourning Cloak 1
Brown Elfin
Spring Azure
Silvery Blue
Western Pine Elfin
Visited spot twice 1.5 hrs apart for combined 30 minutes, totals reflect this. Conditions mostly same: sunshine, no wind, ~60F. Habitat: unshaded, moist gravel from snow melt, recent rains…immediate to mature Ponderosa Pine forest.
Silvery Blue was first of year.