Sighting for May 18, 2017
Brett Badeaux
Cahuilla mountain and nearby
Riverside County, CA
- Anise Swallowtail 1
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Pale Swallowtail 6
- Cabbage White 1
- Sara Orangetip 6
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 2
- Gold-hunter's Hairstreak 2
- Hedgerow Hairstreak 8
- Brown Elfin 60+
- Marine Blue 1
- Spring Azure common
- Square-spotted Blue 1
- Boisduval's Blue 5
- Acmon Blue common
- Mormon Metalmark 3
- Gabb's Checkerspot 1
- Mylitta Crescent 1
- Variable Checkerspot 2
- Satyr Comma 1
- California Tortoiseshell 8
- Mourning Cloak 3
- American Lady 2
- Painted Lady 4
- West Coast Lady 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Common Buckeye 4
- California Sister 12
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Propertius Duskywing 1
- Mournful Duskywing 3
- Funereal Duskywing 4
- Northern White-Skipper 1
- Common Branded Skipper 4
Spring Azure
Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
Hedgerow Hairstreak
California Tortoiseshell
Common Branded Skipper
Full sun, high 60s. Includes 1.5 mile of road to trailhead and some side trails. Most butterflies seen at lower elevation.