2025 April 27 morning
Aziza Cooper writes: On April 26, at Mount Douglas there were two Brown Elfins, five Western Spring Azures, four Sara Orangetips and a Grey Hairstreak. At the summit was one California Tortoiseshell.
At Mount Tolmie, one California Tortoiseshell was on the reservoir.
The damselfly shown below was on Mount Douglas and the dragonfly was below the summit on Mount Tolmie.
Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus (Lep.: Lycaenidae) Aziza Cooper
(Formerly Incisalia iroides)
Pacific Forktail Ischnura cervula (Odo.: Coenagrionidae)
Aziza Cooper
California Darner Rhionaeschna californica (Odo.: Aeshnidae) Aziza Cooper)
Jeremy Tatum reared the moth below from a caterpillar on Stinging Nettle, Lochside Drive near Blenkinsop Lake. There are many such caterpillars on the nettles there at present.
Udea profundalis (Lep.: Crambidae) Jeremy Tatum
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