Sighting for May 29, 2020
Brant Reif
Forest Service roads north of Hisega, Black Hills National Forest
Pennington County, SD
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 3
- Large Marble 1
- Clouded Sulphur
- Orange Sulphur
- Hoary Elfin 6
- Western Pine Elfin abundant
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Western Tailed-Blue 2
- Spring Azure
- Silvery Blue 8
- Variegated Fritillary
- Pearl Crescent
- Painted Lady
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Ringlet
- Common Sootywing 1
Spring Azure
Gray Hairstreak
Silvery Blue
Hoary Elfin
Western Pine Elfin
Common Ringlet
Out from 10-12:30. Sunny and in the mid 60s. Also saw two unidentified duskywings.
I’ve only included numbers for those species that were found in small numbers. The Western Pine Elfins were so abundant that I had to tread carefully to avoid stepping on the ones in the wet parts of the trail. They were in the hundreds.