Margaret Huffman had these jewels mid Jan in La Jolla Cyn, Ventura Co. We had them in Antelope Valley yesterday, along w/West Coast Ladies and another very...
Had a few A. sara in Rancho Santa Margarita (Orange Co., CA) on the edge of Arroyo Trabuco last weekend. Saw two Vanessa cardui and one Vanessa atalanta at Cal...
My January observations for Orange and San Diego Counties summed up as follows: Papilio rutulus Pontia protodice Pieris rapae Anthocharis sara, form rekearti ...
A number of early records have been posted in recent weeks. Spring has arrived in Southern California. A bizarre situation exists in the Southern San Joaquin...
Thank Ken for your encouraging report; I keep thinking we still need rain tho Fred says more is projected for Feb. & Mar.... Wanda ... -- Wanda Dameron LAAS,...
I went looking for leps this morning, and at the east end of Lindo Lake in Lakeside, San Diego County, California, I had up to 30 Western Pygmy Blues ...
Bob Behrstock passed this on today..... Wanda Saw about 20 (lifer) Calif. Tortoiseshells today, a Satyr Comma, a Pipevine Swallowtail, also Red Admiral, a...
Robert Langston, Ray Stanford & Wanda Dameron: Bob, your comments about updating the California EARLY and LATE list of species and subspecies could NOT have...
Today while in the Pala region of northern San Diego County (north of Escondido) along Lilac Rd., I had my first Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) of the...
Doug: Feb 4 is the EARLY record for subspecies "australis." Thanks. Earliest for Silvery Blues in the state is Jan. 25, 88. .. Monterey County for ssp....
The 7th Annual Borrego Springs NABA Butterfly Count will be held on Monday, March 24, 2003. Please meet at the Hellhole Canyon parking area just off Montezuma...
On February 16 eight of us went on the heels of a rain storm to look for butterflies in Catalina State Park, northwest of Tucson. The normally dry washes were...
Hi Butterfliers, Reminder of our 3rd Wed. Meeting: Margaret Huffman will give you her latest version of Butterfly Gardening at 7:30 pm tomorrow in the lovely...
The Taxonomic Report Volume 4 issue 1 has been published and is in the mail to subscribers. Issue one is by P.A. Opler and deals with the type and type...
Heavy storms over the last week or so have greatly improved prospects for a good season for butterflies in the Southern Sierra. Leaf conditions of plants and...
Alex: Glad to hear you did so well with Pima Orange-tips (Anthocharis cethura pima) and other butterflies. Also good to hear about lush desert conditions....
Dear Ken, Excuse my ignorance, but what is an Arizona Purple? Is it a Red-spotted Purple? I'm starting to think I liked it better when you guys used scientific...
Heath, Fred
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Feb 20, 2003 10:01 pm
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Alex Grkovich wrote <Numerous specimens of fresh Anthocharis [cethura?] pima (Pima Orangetip)were observed, everywhere south of Lake Havasu City. These were ...
Todd Stout
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Feb 21, 2003 12:20 am
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Fred: Arizona Purples or Arizona Red-Spotted Purple. (Limentis arthemis arizonensis=L. astynax arizonensis or Limenitis arizonensis.). Recent DNA studies and...
Dear Ken, Excuse my ignorance, but what is an Arizona Purple? Is it a Red-spotted Purple? I'm starting to think I liked it better when you guys used scientific...
Hi! Some may be interested in conditions in Kelso Valley region 12- 18 miles south of Weldon, Kern County, CA. The area is about 3000-4000' elevation and...
All: Spent a couple of hours checking the upper Santa Ynez river valley along Paradise Road N. of Santa Barbara. Unfortunately, lack of knowledge meant I ...
Lethaby, Nick
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Feb 23, 2003 8:46 am
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I just returned from a 3-day Ornithology class trip to Lake Perris, San Jacinto Wildlife Sanctuary (between Hemet & the 60 freeway), Salton Sea, Escondido,...
Mark: The reddish-orange Chalcedon (or Variable) Checkerspot is likely subspecies "klotsi". Another orange-red member of the chalcedona/anicia complex...
Some of those subspecies are pictured in Calif. BFs - Garth & Tilden. Wanda ... -- Wanda Dameron LAAS, SBC, Southwest Bird Study Club Flutterby Press,...
Thanks, Ken. The checkerspots we (myself, along with Dave and Hunter Combs) encountered NE of Phoenix are probably klotsi - though I wish I had more than one...
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