2022 July 7 morning

    Here is a Neoalcis californiaria.  The caterpillar from which it came can be seen on the May 25 posting.

 

Neoalcis californiaria (Lep.: Geometridae)  Jeremy Tatum

 

   Marie O’Shaughnessy writes:  I managed finally get a Tiger Swallowtail to perch briefly at 5 pm on the blossoming vegetation at the summit of Mount Tolmie and better looks at a Red Admiral, Wednesday July 6th. I didn’t see any others other than Lorquin’s Admiral  and the bully Pale butterfly  that liked to chase others off.

 

Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus (Lep.: Papilionidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy

 

Lorquin’s Admiral Limenitis lorquini (Lep.: Nymphalidae)  Marie O’Shaughnessy