Sighting for October 3, 2019
David H. Bartholomew
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Santa Clara County, CA
- Cabbage White 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Acmon Blue 1
- California Tortoiseshell 46
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 17
- Lorquin's Admiral 1
- California Sister 40
- Common Ringlet 8
- Woodland Skipper 2
- Umber Skipper 12
Common Buckeye
Woodland Skipper
Umber Skipper
Umber Skipper
Common Ringlet
California Tortoiseshell
California Tortoiseshell
Acmon Blue
Season is winding down but there are still some butterflies to be seen. California Tortoiseshells migrating, California Sisters are very worn, Common Ringlets making love (trying anyway). Skippers were predominately Umber Skippers, nectaring on yellow star thistle, very few Sylvan Skippers.