All... While on a walk today (Thursday) in Point Loma near Point Loma Nazerine University, a Monarch decided to accompany me for a short spell. I enjoyed his...
Everyone: Does anyone know if an Art Davis who collected Pine Whites (Neophasia menapia) in the Piute Mountains, Kern County, CA in the 1970's is still...
Thanks to John Masters, Jim Brock and input from Ray Stanford, the mystery of "Art Davis" is solved. In talking to Chuck Sekerman, the collector who found Pine...
Hi Pete, Here in Long Beach, Ca I have Monarchs year-round. I just took in some larvae for my butterfly table next Saturday. Richard James Long Beach, CA ... ...
Hi everyone, Recently, a few people have inquired or commented on the longevity of some desert species to extend diapause during arid winters/springs. Back on...
Everyone: Todd's eleven years of staggered emergences for Anthocharis cethura pima demonstrate how desert species survive years of drought. Some years ago,...
Everyone: Rick Gillmore noted the relationship of Art Douglas to Malcolm in a personal message. Jim Brock had found a 30 year old postcard from Chuck Sekerman...
Everyone: Things must really be bad for significant NEWS when the most successful thread in years is the one on pronunciation. I found three butterfly species...
Hi all... This morning around 10 am, I observed my first two Sara Orangetips of the season cruising in Rancho Penasquitos (San Diego), Another West Coast Lady...
Hitched a ride to Plum Canyon and Yaqui Well today by a good samaritan. It was warm and sunny and butterflies were out, although Sonoran Blue are still not...
Hey Pete, I was thinking about the lower desert yesterday. It was pretty warm here in northern San Diego Co., also, and I checked out the spot near Pala where...
I took a little walk around Miramar Lake this morning and saw the first blues of the year. By 10 a.m it was already very warm. The legumes are starting to...
Good going Pete! I went to Otay Mountain today hoping to see any butterflies. Sunny, calm wind and temperature at low 80s (wow). I stayed there for 1.5 hours...
Mark and Koji... It's good to see your posts as well and add up the species seen just in our San Diego County in the last two days. Nice to see there is a...
Pete, Wow, if the Gray Marbles are flying already, that would be the start of a very good year. I've seen many in the Scissor's Crossing area, but not for a...
Hi Koji. Thanks for the report. I saw a Cloudless Sulphur on Friday. For Long Beach I thought it late. Maybe L.A. County is becoming like S.D. County. Richard...
Cool. I grew up in Long Beach - in fact I was born in Long Beach. I also caught my first butterflies ever in Long Beach - and did a lot of other things for...
Good to read about all the butterflies being found now in San Diego County. I was in the area briefly this weekend, and on Saturday Feb 9th we took a group out...
Greetings all, In my backyard in Tucson yesterday I had Mexican Yellow, American Snout, Southern Dogface and a Lyside. The Lyside, I believe, is the same...
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All: I had a very fresh W. Tailed Blue along the N. coast of Santa Barbara county yesterday. I imagine some may be out in SLO too. Nick Lethaby 805 562 5106 ...
I just discovered an unsent email. Sorry; here it is: While participating in the Carrizo Plain National Monument (CA) Christmas Bird Count today, December 29,...
I took an hour walk in Los Penasquitos in inland north County near my house today around 11:30 a.m. It was very warm and clear. Deerweed is starting to bloom...
To those who frequent the San Diego County deserts, I'm trying to get specimens for a genetics study of the cool little diurnal Euproserpinus sphinx moths on ...
Pete, Good to know butterflies are out in Penasquitos Canyon. I was at Sorrento Valley today during lunch hour. Mourning Cloak and unknown Hesperia species...
Hey everyone, I recently had an aha(!) moment that prompted me to put together a butterfly observation database that can be contributed to and downloaded by...
I hiked the Coon Creek Trail - mostly riparian habitat near the coast in Montana de Oro State Park - midday today (Tuesday, 2/12). I saw approximately 15...
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Everyone: A three hour visit to the Warm Springs area and Lake Hughes Rd. in northern Los Angeles County found water in the creeks, very few nectar sources and...