Category Archives: Blues

Butterflies of the Wasatch

I recently returned from a week of business in the Salt Lake City area. I managed to shake free for several hours over two different days to seek out buttflies of the high elevations within the nearby Wasatch range. The … Continue reading

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Almost a King’s Hairstreak, Dion Skipper

Upon further review the supposed King’s Hairstreak look more like a worn Striped Hairstreak. Too much enthusiasum and previous heartbreaks biased me. The wide banding appears better for Striped. A trip in the early morning rain awaited Barry Marts and … Continue reading

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Eyed Brown, Hickory Hairstreak, Acadian Hairstreak

Over the fourth of July weekend Barry Marts and I headed out in rain showers on Saturday morning heading towards northern New Jersey in search of a couple of life butterflies that had been reported the previous week by various … Continue reading

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Diana Fritillary, Pink-edged Sulphur

During the last week I helped lead a birding tour of West Virginia. Over 5 days we covered the state starting in Harper’s Ferry ending in the New River Gorge area of Fayette county. Birding highlights were 28 species of … Continue reading

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Sleepy Orange – Spruce Knob

I attended a birding festival (Canaan Valley) over the past weekend and butterflies were also on the agendga as part of a few field trips. Despite some showers on Friday the rest of the weekend was partly cloudy with temps … Continue reading

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