Thursday, May 29, 2014

Afranius Duskywing

Erynnis afranius ( Afranius Duskywing)
May 27 2014
on a  dry grassy hill behind mendenhall subdiv.


Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Satyr Comma

probably a satyr comma
Polygonia satyrus
May26 2014

and the underwing  barely visible

Monday, May 26, 2014

green comma?

every day there is a butterfly
May 16 2014
green comma
polygonia faunus hylas
and probably arcticus added to that as a subspecies of hylas
another green comma on sept 9 2014

they are hibernating now, to wake up at the end of April

cresent?

Some sort of cresent or checkerspot or even fritillary
May 25 2014
Kusawa lake

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail

many of them on the shores of Kusawa Lake.
May 25 2014

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Persius Duskywing




 to me it loooks like a Persius Duskywing
Erynnis persius
May 24 2014
in the yard

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Arctic White

probably an Arctic White
Pieris angelika angelika
Arch Mountain
May17 204
Many Whites, i started seeing them at elevation 3000 feet, up to possibly 6000 feet (i didn't go higher)
I did see black spots on the wing tips of this one.