Category Archives: Butterfly ID

Another lifer after 6 1/2 years…

Posted on January 31, 2020 by admin

While waiting for winter to relinquish its hold I went back over the four western U.S. butterfly outings I’ve done doing bird chases and/or vacations. Very memorable was the day on Hurricane Ridge (elevation 5,242 ft) in Olympic National Park … Continue reading →

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Recap of 2019

Posted on December 5, 2019 by admin

This post will recap the more exciting finds of 2019. I really didn’t do too much butterfly wise in 2019 due to a number of factors. The spring was wet and weekends always seemed to be messed up. I was … Continue reading →

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Dusky Roadside-Skipper, Intricate Satyr, Neamathla Skipper – Northern Florida

Posted on September 2, 2018 by admin

Despite the weather impacting the butterfly flights in the east this season there have been some highlights. One of those came in Northern Florida where Barry Marts, Mike Smith, Tom Pendleton and I visited a couple of locations in hopes … Continue reading →

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The case of the Bleeding Banded Hairstreak

Posted on July 24, 2018 by admin

No matter how much experience you have every once in a while nature throws you a curve ball and you say “what is that?”. Barry Marts, Sue Garvin and I had that experience while helping out on the recent Shenandoah … Continue reading →

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Lower Rio Grande Valley – “off the charts”

Posted on November 18, 2017 by admin

This is a much belated post containing a lot of photos (a good thing). I procrastinated a lot in going through the 2,500+ photos taken during the trip to the LRGV between 11-5 and 11-16. After several years in a … Continue reading →

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