compton tortoise shell

  a new to me butterfly.

According to inaturalist there have been a few sightings in the Whitehorse area this spring.

It has been a butterfly abundant spring, a spring that started early march and has not turned into summer yet.

This one on a little  aspen lined path toward the Takhini river.

May 11 2024

Fritillary

 a Boloria
June 19, 2015
winter mountain ( Ibex valley)

Anicia Checkerspot

May 29, 2015
Mendenhall meadows
Euphydryas anicia

Mourning Cloak

 Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

On the road here, April 20, 2015

2 Mourning cloaks mating, they did so for a long time, i watched them for an hour, i left before they did, most of the time they were standing totally still, by the way they braced their feet you could see they were alive. At one pointed the left one moved his/her foot and a few second later moved her/his wings slightly another few seconds it opened it's wings and left them open for a few minutes. 

I have looked out for the first Mourning Cloak of the season for a long time.

1998 - April 16

1999 - April 16

2000 - April 21

2005 - April 22

2009 - April 25

2010 - April 16

2011 - April 23

2015 - April 20

2022 - April 28

2023 -April 22 

Another Comma

I suspect it is a green comma
The road here,
April 19 2015

Comma

A gray or hoary comma, maybe
Sept 13, 2014
Arch mnt.
And another one here in the yard on September 15, 2014