Sighting for June 2, 2013
Rob Santry
Hwy 89 at Pondosa (Shasta County), followed by Bear Creek and meadows (Siskiyou County.
Siskiyou County, CA
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Mustard White 2
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Lustrous Copper 12
- Purplish Copper 2
- Western Pine Elfin 2
- Johnson's Hairstreak 2
- Juniper Hairstreak 5
- Spring Azure 2
- Greenish Blue 3
- Atlantis Fritillary 5
- Pacific Fritillary 25
- Northern Checkerspot 1
- Field Crescent 2
- Mylitta Crescent 1
- Edith's Checkerspot 2
- Hoary Comma 1
- California Tortoiseshell 6
- Mourning Cloak 6
- American Lady 2
- Lorquin's Admiral 2
- Common Ringlet 2
- Dreamy Duskywing 1
- Propertius Duskywing 3
- Two-banded Checkered-Skipper 1
- Juba Skipper 2
- Tawny-edged Skipper 3
- Sonoran Skipper 1
Lustrous Copper
Lustrous Copper
Ray Bruun and I worked the high mountain meadows east and south of Mt. Shasta today, mostly in Siskiyou County. We had the most ever Lustrous Coppers in the meadows. Also of note, we saw a greater fritillary taxa in early June which is early for them - Northwestern Fritillary.