Sighting for May 31, 2022
Barbara Peck
Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area, Cascade Siskiyou Natl Monument
Siskiyou County, CA
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Two-tailed Swallowtail 3
- Pale Swallowtail 4
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Dotted Blue 1
- Boisduval's Blue 12
- Acmon Blue 28
- Northern Checkerspot 8
- California Crescent 1
- Mylitta Crescent 3
- Variable Checkerspot 6
- Common Buckeye 4
- Lorquin's Admiral 3
- Common Ringlet 23
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Propertius Duskywing 6
- Lindsey's Skipper 339
Acmon Blue
Boisduval's Blue
Boisduval's Blue
Lindsey's Skipper
Lindsey's Skipper
Lorquin's Admiral
Northern Checkerspot
Northern Checkerspot
Dotted Blue
Northern Checkerspot
Melissa Blue
Gorgon Copper
Common Ringlet
Common Buckeye
California Crescent
Acmon Blue
This is a routine count done roughly every two weeks. This was the first spell of warm weather in several weeks and butterfly numbers were excellent. The numbers presented are just those in our transect sections. There were great numbers of Lindsey’s Skippers. Also, numerous species were mating: Common Ringlets, Lorquin’s Admirals, and Variable Checkerspots. An Acmon blue was laying eggs on Astralagus.