Sighting for June 4, 2020
Rob Santry
Eight Dollar Mountain Road near Selma, Oregon
Josephine County, OR
- Clodius Parnassian 10
- Anise Swallowtail 3
- Pale Swallowtail 2
- Large Marble 9
- Gorgon Copper 6
- Hedgerow Hairstreak 4
- Juniper Hairstreak 3
- Dotted Blue 1
- Boisduval's Blue 1
- Acmon Blue 1
- Coronis Fritillary 4
- Zerene Fritillary 11
- Leanira Checkerspot 3
- Northern Checkerspot 6
- Variable Checkerspot common
- Edith's Checkerspot 1
- California Tortoiseshell 2
- Lorquin's Admiral 4
- California Sister 2
- Common Ringlet common
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Propertius Duskywing 8
- Pacuvius Duskywing 1
- Persius Duskywing 2
- Lindsey's Skipper 1
Leanira Checkerspot
Leanira Checkerspot
Leanira Checkerspot
Neil Bjorkland and I worked the Eight Dollar Mountain Road. Much of the butterfly activity was uphill from the Eight Dollar Bridge over the Illinois River. Our best spot was a hilltop 3 miles uphill from the bridge.
I returned to an area where I saw and photographed Leinira Checkerspot last year. What is cool is I found three this year and fellow butterfly enthusiasts Dennis Holmes and David Bartholomew each found Leinira Checkerspots in their own local areas in California, pretty much on the same day!