Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Cercyonis pegala
(Common Wood-Nymph)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Nymphalis californica
(California Tortoiseshell)
Associated Species: Galium boreale (Northern Bedstraw)
Coenonympha california
(Common Ringlet)
Vanessa annabella
(West Coast Lady)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
On basil flowers
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
On basil flowers
Associated Species: Ocimum basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Cercyonis pegala
(Common Wood-Nymph)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
On oregano flowers
Associated Species: Origanum vulgare (Oregano)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Cercyonis pegala
(Common Wood-Nymph)
Mating
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
On lavender flowers
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Papilio eurymedon
(Pale Swallowtail)
On Red Valerian
Associated Species: Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian)
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
On Ocean Spray flowers
Associated Species: Holodiscus discolor (Ocean Spray)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
On raspberry leaf
Associated Species: Rubus idaeus (Red Raspberry)
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
22 Jun 2024
On white clover flowers in front (un-mowed) yard.
Associated Species: Trifolium repens (White Clover)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
On Red Valerian
Associated Species: Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian)
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
On Eriogonum heracleoides\n(Parsnipflower Buckwheat) flowers
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
On Hesperis matronalis flowers
Associated Species: Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket)
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
On Parsnipflower bucwheat
Associated Species: Eriogonum heracleoides (Parsnipflower Buckwheat)
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
Coenonympha california
(Common Ringlet)
On east wall of the house,
Coenonympha california
(Common Ringlet)
Polygonia satyrus
(Satyr Comma)
First butterfly of the year - at least that I've seen so far in the yard.
Polygonia satyrus
(Satyr Comma)
Vanessa atalanta
(Red Admiral)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
Tharsalea helloides
(Purplish Copper)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Melitaeini
(Checkerspots)
21 Jun 2023
Phyciodes cocyta
(Northern Crescent)
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Limenitis lorquini
(Lorquin's Admiral)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Vanessa atalanta
(Red Admiral)
Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Colias eurytheme
(Orange Sulphur)
Cercyonis pegala
(Common Wood-Nymph)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Polygonia sp.
(Commas)
6mm. On wax currant (Ribes cereum) leaf.
Papilio eurymedon
(Pale Swallowtail)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio multicaudata
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
On the side of the shed. 17 mm
Nymphalis californica
(California Tortoiseshell)
Nymphalis antiopa
(Mourning Cloak)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Tharsalea helloides
(Purplish Copper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Burnsius communis
(New World Checkered-Skippers)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Hesperia juba
(Juba Skipper)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Celastrina asheri
(Asher's Blue)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio multicaudata
(Two-tailed Swallowtail)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Coenonympha california
(Common Ringlet)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Polygonia satyrus
(Satyr Comma)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Polygonia satyrus
(Satyr Comma)
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Vanessa cardui
(Painted Lady)
Vanessa annabella
(West Coast Lady)
Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Cercyonis pegala
(Common Wood-Nymph)
On a raspberry leaf
Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Colias eurytheme
(Orange Sulphur)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides
(Woodland Skipper)
Pieris rapae
(Cabbage White)
Strymon melinus
(Gray Hairstreak)
Associated Species: Trifolium repens (White Clover)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Associated Species: Lavandula angustifolia (Common Lavender)
Phyciodes mylitta
(Mylitta Crescent)
Papilio rutulus
(Western Tiger Swallowtail)
Associated Species: Hesperis matronalis (Dame's Rocket)