Sighting for June 3, 2022
Brian McGurgan
Chugach State Park, Eklutna Lake (61.40761° N, 149.13792° W)
Anchorage Municipality, AK
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail common
- Mustard White 1
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Western Tailed-Blue 4
- Silvery Blue 2
- Greenish Blue abundant
- Field Crescent 7
- Hoary Comma 1
- Persius Duskywing 8
- Arctic Skipper 2
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
Clouded Sulphur
Field Crescent
Greenish Blue
Hoary Comma
Hoary Comma
Silvery Blue
Western Tailed-Blue
Persius Duskywing
Hoary Comma
Sunny and 68° at 10:45am as I started and 74° at 1:45pm when I stopped. A beautiful but very warm day to be out, and I enjoyed lots of butterfly activity. My goal was to find and photograph Field Crescents and they were quite visible and sometimes cooperative. I was also hoping for early Sulphurs so was glad to find some Clouded Sulphurs, although they were too active and wary for decent photos.