Sighting for August 15, 2022
David H. Bartholomew
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
San Mateo County, CA
- Checkered White 1
- Golden Hairstreak 3
- Acmon Blue 26
- Coronis Fritillary 12
- Unsilvered Fritillary 1
- Field Crescent 1
- Mylitta Crescent 7
- California Sister 8
- Common Ringlet 22
- Common Wood-Nymph 3
- Mournful Duskywing 1
- Woodland Skipper 1
- Umber Skipper 1
Acmon Blue
Mylitta Crescent
Coronis Fritillary
Quite warm, near 90 degrees. Thankful to see a bright orange Unsilvered Fritillary flying among the many scruffy Coronis.
A surprise, two battling Ringlets really went at it, tussling their way high up into the sky, perhaps 80 feet up or higher when I lost sight of them.