Sighting for June 16, 2016
Brett Badeaux
Palomar Mountain State Park
San Diego County, CA
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 11
- Pale Swallowtail 4
- Checkered White 18
- Cabbage White 6
- Orange Sulphur 25
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 50+
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Great Copper 8
- Brown Elfin 2
- Juniper Hairstreak 8
- Marine Blue 15
- Reakirt's Blue 5
- Square-spotted Blue 6
- Boisduval's Blue 5
- Acmon Blue 20
- Mormon Metalmark 2
- Mylitta Crescent 80+
- Satyr Comma 10
- Mourning Cloak 5
- American Lady 17
- Red Admiral 3
- Common Buckeye 28
- California Sister 30+
- Monarch 1
- Northern Cloudywing 2
- Propertius Duskywing 6
- Funereal Duskywing 3
- Afranius Duskywing 10+
- White Checkered-Skipper 6
- Common Branded Skipper 8
Full sun with 74F high. From 9:30 to 5:00. No endangered Laguna Mountains Skippers were identified. Many nectar sources were still budding. Juniper Hairstreaks are of the Nelson’s group.