Submitter: Jan Chu

Sighting date: 2010-08-22

County: Boulder

Location: Meyer's Gulch, Walker Ranch

Notes: Larry Crowley, John Barr and I hiked and photographed butterflies for about 5.5 hours. The ground is dry and there are no puddles. Common Branded Skipper (4) was not listed and flies at this time. Reakirt's Blues and Clouded sulphurs mating.

Species:

• 3 PINE WHITE
• 1 CHECKERED WHITE
• 4 CABBAGE WHITE
• 38 CLOUDED SULPHUR
• 30 ORANGE SULPHUR
• 1 BLUE COPPER
• 29 DAINTY SULPHUR
• 1 HEDGEROW HAIRSTREAK
• 2 GRAY HAIRSTREAK
• 8 REAKIRT'S BLUE
• 10 MELISSA BLUE
• 1 GREENISH BLUE
• 11 NORTHWESTERN FRITILLARY
• 2 HOARY COMMA
• 6 PAINTED LADY
• 2 RED ADMIRAL
• 2 AMERICAN LADY
• 1 COMMON WOOD-NYMPH
• 23 SMALL WOOD-NYMPH
• 4 COMMON CHECKERED-SKIPPER
• 4 WOODLAND SKIPPER

Pictures

© Jan Chu

© Jan Chu