Sighting for August 7, 2016
Ken Wilson
Tijuana River Valley Regional Park
San Diego County, CA
- Anise Swallowtail 4
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 7
- Checkered White 2
- Cabbage White 8
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Marine Blue common
- Satyr Comma 1
- Mourning Cloak 2
- Lorquin's Admiral 1
- Monarch 3
- Fiery Skipper 4
- Woodland Skipper 3
Anise Swallowtail, Western Tiger Swallowtail
Partly Cloudy, upper 80s, no wind. The highlight of the day was watching a Anise Swallowtail & Western Tiger Swallowtail first engage in a bit of a scramble with the Anise being the agressor. Later, while in flight both floated ever so slowly in what appeared to be a dance or ritual of some sort. I had never witnessed this type of behavior but a friend tells me he has witnessed Western Tiger’s doing so in the past. One no ID Lady seen.