Submitter: Jan Chu

Sighting date: 2010-07-30

County: Boulder

Location: Caribou Ranch Open Space

Notes: 9-11:00 a.m. Many flowers continue to bloom. Two days of heavy rainfall preceded this day's observations, but the butterflies seem to be recovering.

Species:

• 1 CHRYXUS ARCTIC
• COMMON WOOD-NYMPH
• 2 DAINTY SULPHUR
• 1 LUPINE BLUE
• 6 ORANGE SULPHUR
• 1 PAINTED LADY
• 18 QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S SULPHUR
• 2 ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARNASSIAN
• 49 SMALL WOOD-NYMPH
• 1 WEIDEMEYER'S ADMIRAL
• 1 WESTERN TAILED-BLUE
• 1 WESTERN WHITE
• 1 BLUE COPPER

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© Jan Chu