Sighting for May 3, 2012
Rob Santry
Hwy 168 East of Big Pine
Inyo County, CA
- Becker's White 4
- Sara Orangetip 2
- Sheridan's Hairstreak 13
- Marine Blue 1
- Dotted Blue 1
- Silvery Blue 4
- Acmon Blue 1
- Mojave Sootywing 3
Becker's White
Mojave Sootywing
New Sighting
First locale is 4.2 miles east of Big Pine. This is the location of a Little Blue colony, which I found none flying. There wasn’t enough spring rain for the hostplant, ‘Punctured Bract’ to grow, so the butterfly ‘skipped’ this season.
Second locale is a dirt road on the north side of Hwy 168, just before the ‘narrows’.