2021 June 8

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  Here’s an Anise Swallowtail, reared from a caterpillar found last year.  The butterfly emerged today, and I released it on blackberry blossom near to some Fennel near to the Jeffery Pine on Mount Tolmie this morning.  There’s a good chance that you might see it there.

 

Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon (Lep.: Papilionidae) Jeremy Tatum

 

   Observations needed;

Has  anyone looked for Field Crescents?  I tried a couple of weeks ago, but saw none.

Observations needed of any elfins or hairsreaks – we have had only a few so far.

And Grizzled (“Checkered”) Skippers.

Parnassians:  If you see one, make a special effort to identify which one it is.