Everyone: Here were the highlights of the Fresno Dome and Big Sandy (Madera County, May 29 and 30, 2007) region trips. Western Cloudywing (Thorybes diversus),...
Rob Yaksich Pima Co. Natural Resources, Parks & Rec. Tucson Hi all - sorry to bug the list with this, but I'm in need of collective wisdom. I'm reworking an ...
We had a Fulvia Checkerspot in our yard yesterday. This is only the second sighting in 10 years even though there is a colony on Crump Hill (aka Grump Hill,...
All: I spent an hour or so looking at leps along East Camino Cielo today. I was mostly on a trail out to ruined house on the N. Slope I hadn't been to before....
Everyone: If you sent a post or message to me or asked for feedback from me today (June 3rd), please resend it. In dealing with the massive emails I get that...
Everyone: The EARLY California record for the Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius) subspecies baldur is now 30 May 2007, Sherman Pass Rd., Tulare County C....
Hi guys, Sighting reports from Guatay-Laguna Mountains area <May 30> Western Tiger Swallowtail Pale Swallowtail Cabbage White Checkered White Gray White ...
Hello all, I have noticed that many of you are posting messages to DesertLeps (which is great) with your sightings, but not doing the same for SoWestLeps. I...
Nick and anyone else interested, I was there both Thursday and Friday mornings of last week. It was incredibly good! Thousands of butterflies with "Chalcedon"...
JimJoanJoy@...
Jun 5, 2007 4:18 am
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Everyone: A major wildfire is burning off the upper Kern River that originated in the Goldledge Camp area. The fire is climbing the hills to the east of the...
Everyone: Despite heavy clouds, windy conditions and drought, I was able to collect and observe butterflies on Mt. Pinos (mostly McGill Camp area), Frazier...
Everyone: Below are some comments by Arthur Shapiro on the Anthocharis occurrence in the Sierra Nevada further north. Thank you Art!. Subject: RE: Fw:...
You are probably referring to Asclepias fascicularis also called Mexican Whorled Milkweed. It is native to California... Bob Barber Alamogordo, NM ... From:...
Everyone, I have created a new photo section on my website devoted to abberant, weird and unique leps, and started it off with Jim's melanic Chalsedon...
Everyone: The Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) has no described subspecies, but Paul Opler recently brought it to my attention that California populations...
Ken asked about eurymedon variation. In southern British Columbia the interior adults are very dark with broad black areas. Rather than 'Pale Swallowtail'; the...
Hi Ken, Not California, but the eurymedons in Oregon (I was there for 9 years) is very different from eurymedons in Southern California. I also noticed the L....
Ken, While I haven't paid much attention to the stripe width, I have seen some variation in eurymedon ground color too. In my area (northern Los Angeles Co.,...
There is still room on SEABA's Watching and Photography Butterfly Trip to Sonora in September that leaves and returns to Sierra Vista, AZ. Here are details: ...
Everyone: I took the three Chlosyne Checkerspots I caught at Frazier Park off the boards this morning. All three were in good shape with one male an obvious...
Butterfly'ers, Fifteen enthusiastic folks were on the CAZBA Field Trip to Bushnell tanks at Sycamore Creek in Maricopa County yesterday (Saturday). ...
Everyone: Based on a report from David Pavlik on Sherman Pass Road, that road is open and accessible with butterflies in full flight. The Goldledge Fire has...
Had a female Large Orange Sulphur laying eggs in the backyard Saturday afternoon. Not early for them but this is a strange time of year for egg laying. I ...
JimJoanJoy@...
Jun 11, 2007 7:45 pm
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Hi, Yesterday (June 10) was my first time out since mid March and so it was a rare treat for me. I was visiting my folks in Temple City and was able to sneak...
Everyone: The fire that started at Goldledge Camp is still burning some on the west facing ridge. It was small at 10 AM in the morning but larger at 5PM on my...
This is a listing of butterflies made during a transect done between Kernville (Kern County) and 2 mi. E. of Sherman Pass (Tulare County on June 11th. This is...
Everyone: I returned to Frazier Park and Mt. Pinos today (Tuesday, June 12th) and was able to collect a fairly good series of Northern Checkerspots (Chlosyne...
Rob Yaksich Pima County NRPR Tucson Hi all - I got so many replies to my AZ butterfly diversity post a couple weeks ago that i haven't been able to respond...
Everyone: All of these Speyeria callippe records are for ssp. comstocki. I probably answered this long ago, but for whatever reason it was still on my backup...
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