Sighting for March 24, 2014
Rob Santry
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
San Diego County, CA
- Black Swallowtail 6
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 1
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Great Purple Hairstreak 1
- Juniper Hairstreak 7
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Marine Blue 3
- Sonoran Blue 1
- Wright's Metalmark 4
- Mormon Metalmark 6
- California Patch 9
- Variable Checkerspot 1
- Painted Lady 5
- Common Checkered-Skipper 1
- Orange Skipperling 1
Dainty Sulphur
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Wright's Metalmark
This was our final day in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. We started out butterflying at Culp Valley campground/trailhead and found a Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak which is unusual for Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Later in the day, we found another one in Plum Canyon. That makes two and is a pretty noteworthy sighting and a ‘lifer’ !