Fieldtrip report, 12 July 2014 - East Clear Creek by Kurt Radamaker
It was a good trip to east Clear Creek with great sunny weather and a decent number of butterflies. Despite the great sunny weather, the butterfly diversity was low. Target species for East Clear Creek are Northern Crescent and Long Dash. We managed to see two Northern Crescents, but dipped on the Long Dash.
Butterflies: Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra), Checkered White (Pontia protodice), Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Marine Blue (Leptotes marina), Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon), Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola), Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii), Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis), Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta), 'Arizona' Silver-spotted Skipper ( Epargyreus clarus), Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska), Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles), Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)
Thanks everyone! -Kurt Radamaker
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