Sighting for June 15, 2022
Lucy Merrill-Hills
The No Name Trailhead, Glenwood Springs
Garfield County, CO
- Anise Swallowtail 12
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 7
- Two-tailed Swallowtail 2
- Pale Swallowtail 10
- Western Tailed-Blue 3
- Spring Azure 1
- Silvery Blue 3
- Boisduval's Blue 2
- Atlantis Fritillary 13
- Gorgone Checkerspot 1
- Weidemeyer's Admiral 5
- Northern Cloudywing 6
- Rocky Mountain Duskywing 2
Gorgone Checkerspot
Anise Swallowtail
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Northern Cloudywing
Rocky Mountain Duskywing
Spring Azure
Silvery Blue
Western Tailed-Blue
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Atlantis Fritillary
Atlantis Fritillary
Pale Swallowtail
Pale Swallowtail
The beginning of this trail is a 15-minute walk up a steep gravel road surrounded by towering cliffs and bordered by the No Name Creek, roaring by loudly with snowmelt. Swallowtails and Weidemeyer’s Admirals were flying above the trail and the creek.
Sunny, windy, 76 degrees, 10:20-12:10, elevation about 6500 feet