Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Greenish Blue




Plebejus  saepiolus amica
June 10 2014

silvery blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus couperi
May 31 2014
May 22 2017
in the yard, a bright blue butterfly in flight.

grey comma

June 16 2014
sept 4, 2016, Kusawa desert

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Clouded Sulpher

Colias philodice
June 16 2014
in the yard
feeds on vetches (astragalus)

Friday, July 18, 2014

Taiga Alpine


I think a Taiga Alpine
June 15 2014
Mendenhall subd.
and on June 1 , 2015 one in flight, a very dark butterfly with an orange flash

June 2, 2015

Eribia mancinus
Taiga Alpine, June 14, 2017 ID by Crispin Guppy

a Field Crescent


June 15 2014, Mendenhall subd.

i think it is a female Field Crescent
Phyciodes pratensis
(Phyciodes pulchella)


feeds on a variety of Asters
flies from late May into August



a Blue

 A Blue
but which one?
June 15 2014
Mendenhall subd.

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Persius Duskywing

Erynnis persius
June 15 2014
 It has a single generation, and flies here from mid-June to August.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Arctic Fritillary


Boloria chariclea
June 16 2014
in an open mossy wet forest where the orchids grow. In Mendenhall subdicvision.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

a Sulphur

June 14 2014
Aishihik road
And on July 28, 2015 in the yard I was able to get a photo of the upper sides of the wings


Afrianius Duskywing

Erynnis afranius
June 14 2014
Aishihik road ( dry grassy area)
wondering if this Afranius Duskywing
for the clear white spots

This one might have two generation. The first one late May and June.


Monday, July 7, 2014

Rocky Mountain Parnassian

Parnassius smintheus
July 6 2014
Atlin road close to the Border, in between Little Atlin Lake and Atlin Lake.

and one on Ruby mnt, Atlin BC Aug. 15, 2015
frog mountain July 31, 2016