Sighting for May 17, 2019
David H. Bartholomew
Del Puerto Canyon
Stanislaus County, CA
- Cabbage White 10
- Orange Sulphur 12
- Gorgon Copper 72
- Sylvan Hairstreak 4
- Dotted Blue 3
- Acmon Blue 14
- Northern Checkerspot 1
- Variable Checkerspot 6
- Painted Lady 17
- Common Buckeye 4
- California Sister 1
- Common Ringlet 4
Del Puerto Canyon
Gorgon Copper
Gorgon Copper
Dotted Blue
Acmon Blue
Acmon Blue
Northern Checkerspot
Sylvan Hairstreak
Gorgon Copper
Gorgon Copper
With Ken Wilson,12:30-4:30. Mostly cloudy with little sunshine until it was time to leave, but the temperature did get up into the 60’s. By days end, Gorgon Coppers had outnumbered all other butterflies combined (six dozen is a reasonable approximation). One small orange skipper did not stick around long enough to identify.