Sighting for June 26, 2014
Rob Santry
Lake McCloud area south of the town of McCloud
Shasta County, CA
- Clodius Parnassian 6
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Pale Swallowtail 1
- Gorgon Copper 4
- Blue Copper 15
- Juniper Hairstreak 1
- Dotted Blue 2
- Boisduval's Blue 4
- Acmon Blue 1
- Zerene Fritillary 2
- Hydaspe Fritillary 10
- Leanira Checkerspot 8
- Northern Checkerspot 2
- Mylitta Crescent 2
- Variable Checkerspot 5
- California Tortoiseshell 3
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Lorquin's Admiral 3
- Common Ringlet 1
- Propertius Duskywing 1
- Rural Skipper 2
Dennis Holmes found a nice sized colony of Blue Coppers near Lake McCloud, which is actually in Shasta County, just south of the Siskiyou County line.