Sighting for June 2, 2022

David H. Bartholomew

Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
San Mateo County, CA

I returned to Long Ridge today to see if a Pacific Meadow Fritillary would return to that Oneleaf Onion patch. It did, along with a flotilla of mosquitoes.

  • Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
  • Pale Swallowtail 1
  • Mustard White 9
  • Spring Azure 6
  • Acmon Blue 4
  • Coronis Fritillary 3
  • Pacific Fritillary 4
  • Northern Checkerspot 10
  • Field Crescent 1
  • Mylitta Crescent 12
  • Variable Checkerspot 9
  • California Tortoiseshell 18
  • Red Admiral 1
  • Common Buckeye 1
  • Lorquin's Admiral 6
  • California Sister 2
  • Common Ringlet 12
  • Propertius Duskywing 2
  • Mournful Duskywing 1
  • Two-banded Checkered-Skipper 2
  • Northern White-Skipper 1
  • Umber Skipper 4

Mylitta Crescent

Coronis Fritillary

Coronis Fritillary

Umber Skipper

Umber Skipper

Two-banded Checkered-Skipper

Mustard White

California Tortoiseshell*

Pacific Fritillary

Pacific Fritillary