2024 April 19 morning

Marie O’Shaughnessy sends photographs of butterflies that she saw on Mount Tolmie, April 18.

Western Spring Azure  Celastrina echo  (Lep.: Lycaenidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

California Tortoiseshell  Nymphalis californica (Lep.: Nymphalidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

California Tortoiseshell  Nymphalis californica (Lep.: Nymphalidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

Mourning Cloak  Nymphalis antiopa  (Lep.: Nymphalidae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

Marie also photographed these Sara Orangetips on Mount Douglas:

Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara  (Lep.: Pieridae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy

Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara  (Lep.: Pieridae)
Marie O’Shaughnessy