Sighting for July 23, 2012
Rob Santry
Mt. Ashland
Jackson County, OR
- Anise Swallowtail 2
- Pale Swallowtail 2
- Orange Sulphur 3
- Edith's Copper 2
- Lilac-bordered Copper common
- Sooty Hairstreak 3
- Sheridan's Hairstreak 3
- Dotted Blue 7
- Arrowhead Blue 5
- Northern Blue common
- Boisduval's Blue 8
- Acmon Blue 5
- Arctic Blue 1
- Great Basin Fritillary 1
- Atlantis Fritillary 15
- Pacific Fritillary 3
- Hoffmann's Checkerspot 7
- Field Crescent 2
- Hoary Comma 3
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 1
- Lorquin's Admiral 3
- Great Arctic 1
- Propertius Duskywing 4
Lilac-bordered Copper
The timing of this outing was nearly perfect. There were still a few good seeps creating mud-puddling opportunities along the road. The wildflowers are now at their peak. Nice warm day and lots of butterflies.
Mt. Ashland is located nine miles west of the Siskiyou Summit of Interstate 5, just north of the California\Oregon border.
My sighting record of Sierra Blue is listed under Arctic Blue. Also the commonly seen Anna’s Blue is listed as Northern Blue in the species list.