Sighting for August 4, 2022
Lucy Merrill-Hills
No Name Trailhead, Glenwood Springs
Garfield County, CO
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 3
- Two-tailed Swallowtail 2
- Mustard White 1
- Cabbage White 6
- Clouded Sulphur 2
- Great Spangled Fritillary 3
- Coronis Fritillary 1
- Great Basin Fritillary 1
- Atlantis Fritillary 8
- Satyr Comma 1
- Hoary Comma 1
- Weidemeyer's Admiral 3
- Great Basin Wood-Nymph 9
- Woodland Skipper 8
- Dun Skipper 2
Coronis Fritillary
Hoary Comma
Woodland Skipper
Atlantis Fritillary
Satyr Comma
Tailed Copper
Mustard White
Great Basin Fritillary
Atlantis Fritillary
Woodland Skipper
Today I walked further up into the canyon on this trail, finding large clumps of yellow coneflowers, goldenrod and a few clumps of pussytoes growing along the creek. This report is an undercount; there were butterflies flying above me, next to me and at me all along the trail - what an experience!
10:55-12:25, sunny, mid 80’s, elevation about 6000 ft.