Dreamy duskywing - Erynnis icelus - 1
Western branded skipper - Hesperia colorado - 2
Sara orangetip - Anthocaris sara - 5 m
Cabbage white - Pieris rapae - 1 m
white - Pontia sp. ? - 1
sulphur - Colias sp. - 1
Mountain parnassian - Parnassius smintheus - 2 m
Indra swallowtail - Papilio indra - 1
Two-tailed swallowtail - Papilio multicaudatus - 2 m
Western tiger or two-tailed swallowtail - Papilio sp. (yellow) - 1
Pale tiger swallowtail - Papilio eurymedon - 11+
Lilac-bordered copper - Lycaena nivalis - 2 m, 1 f
Western tailed blue - Cupido amyntula - 4 m, 1 f
Echo blue - Celastrina echo - 15 m, 1 f
Silvery blue - Glaucopsyche lygdamus - 3 m, 1 f
unnamed blue - Euphilotes (on heracleoides) - 5 m, 1 f
Columbia blue - Euphilotes columbiae - 3 m
Boisduval's blue - Plebejus icarioides - 30 m, 4 f
acmon/lupine blue - Plebejus acmon/lupini - 1 m
Zerene fritillary - Speyeria zerene - 1 m, 1 f
Callippe fritillary - Speyeria callippe - 3 m
Coronis fritillary - Speyeria coronis - 10 m, 2 f
fritillary "fly-by"s - Speyeria sp. - 23 (likely all coronis)
Western meadow fritillary - Boloria epithore - 1 m
Hoffman's checkerspot - Chlosyne hoffmanni - 6
Snowberry checkerspot - Euphydryas colon - 200+ (all male with at least one or two female)
satyr or hoary anglewing - Polygonia sp. - 2
Milbert's tortoiseshell - Aglais milberti - 2
Ochre ringlet - Coenonympha tullia - 4
26 species total, with one more possible if the unknown white was not a cabbage white.
View of Kittitas Valley from one of the meadows along Reecer Creek |
Bitterroot |
Wild onion (Allium sp.) and desert parsley (Lomatium sp.) |
Milbert's tortoiseshell - Aglais milberti |
Milbert's tortoiseshell larvae on stinging nettle |
Echo blues (two in background) and Boisduval's blues (two in foreground) |
Columbia blue - Euphilotes columbiae |
Hoffman's checkerspot - Chlosyne hoffmanni |
Coronis fritillary - Speyeria coronis |
Snowberry checkerspot - Euphydryas colon |
Snowberry checkerspot on arrowleaf balsamroot |
Snowberry checkerspots on arrowleaf balsamroot |
Snowberry checkerspots puddling |
Snowberry checkerspot larva on showy penstemon |
Fantastic pictures. I'm logged on to Google acct, so we will see if this comes through. Interesting, it says it's coming from John, not me, Nancy, and don't know why. I didn't even know he had a google account. Weird... but maybe he set it up to respond to you on this site. TTYL.
ReplyDeleteThis was one of the greatest days for me, hanging out with you and Dad and Bekah, and being your journalist. :-) I was a bit jealous Dad got that job on your Sinlahekin trip. :-)
ReplyDeleteI am new at this posting stuff, so I hope this works.
PS...I really like that picture of the wildflowers and grasses (right above the Bitterroot flowers). Hint. Hint. :-)
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