Trichodezia albovittata

White-striped black moth

a moth in the Geometridae family

June 1, 2015

young butterflies

 Suddenly there are Commas and Mourning cloaks around again.
I assume these are newly emerged butterflies, that will soon over winter and sleep over till next spring

green comma

August 7 2015

in my yard.

So Oct 4 2015, one Mourning cloak came out again.

And March 31,2016 both were out, half a dozen of them around the next few days.

looking a little tattered but having made it it through winter.

is it the hoary comma?

Arctic Blue

Agriades gladon

In the alpine on our very own only true Yukon aster, Aster alpines
Dragon mountain, July 10 2015

Arctic skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon
June 12 2015
in the garden here

Anicia Checkerspot

May 29, 2015
Mendenhall meadows
Euphydryas anicia

Arctic

possibly a Chrycus Arctic

Oeneis chryxus

 first two photos two Arctics in the yard.

Later that day a different Arctic in the forest. is it just a different Chrycus Arctic or is it a Jutta Arctic

May 29, 2015

Hoary Elfin

On the second lowest shorelin of Ancient Lake Champagne, cloes to mendenhall subdivision
May 11, 2015

Hoary Elfin
Callophrys polia
food plant ; kinnikinnick