Mountain West 2019

[mikeh]

Here are some recent trip reports from the West, not in order.

Coal Creek TH, Teton Co. WY July 14 2019

Papilio rutulus
P. zelicaon
P. indra
Parnassius clodius
Anthocharis julia
Pieris marginalis
Polygonia satyrus
Nymphalis antiopa
N. californica
N. milberti
Vanessa cardui
Chlosyne palla
Euphydryas gillettii
Phyciodes pulchella
Speyeria mormonia
S. egleis
Boloria kriemhild
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Coenonympha haydenii
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Euphilotes ancilla
Plebejus lupini
Plebejus icarioides
Lycaena nivalis

Beaver Creek and Hwy 28, Fremont Co. WY, July 13, 2019

Papilio rutulus
P. zelicaon
Colias eurytheme
C. philodice
Nathalis iole
Pontia occidentalis
Speyeria coronis
S. mormonia
S. callippe
Boloria selene
Euphydryas ancilla
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Vanessa cardui
Chlosyne palla
Phyciodes pulchella
P. cocyta
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
G. piasus
Plebejus lupini
P. idas
P. icarioides
Callophyrs spinetorum
Cercyonis oeta
Erebia epipsodea
Erynnis icelus

[mikeh]

Sawtelle Peak Rd, Fremont Co. ID, July 19 2019

Papilio zelicaon
Parnassius clodius
Colias philodice
Pontia occidentalis
Anthocharis julia
Euchloe ausonides
Speyeria mormonia
S. egleis
S. zerene
S. callippe
Boloria kriemhild
Phyciodes pulchella
Euphydryas editha
Nymphalis californica
N. milberti
Vanessa cardui
Oeneis chryxus
Coenonympha haydenii
Plebejus lupini
P. icarioides
P. saepiolus
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Euphilotes ancilla
Callophyrs affinis
C. spinetorum
Lycaena nivalis
L. dorcas
L. heteronea
L. editha
L. cupreus
Erynnis sp.

[exoticimports]

How are the ticks out that way?

UPstate NY is loaded with ticks and Lyme disease now. I don’t even go into the field anymore

Chuck

[mikeh]

I rarely see ticks, 3 last year, 2 in Colorado and 1 in Montana, and have yet to see one in 2019.

[bandrow]

Greetings,

Ticks have been terrible here in southwestern PA this year. I know - I contracted Lyme disease back in June. I was doing some yard work in my back yard and missed a deer tick that had gotten cemented in on the back of my thigh. I found it about 24 hours after it found me, but apparently the "remove within 48 hours and you won't contract Lyme" advice cannot be trusted. I noticed the rash beginning about 10 days after removing the tick and headed right to the doc for antibiotics. She told me she was seeing about 5 cases a week in our area - really high rate. Rash disappeared in about 4 days, and now I'm an official statistic... but other than that should have no residual effects (other than testing positive for Lyme for the rest of my life!). My experience does reinforce the importance of watching a tick bite site for an extended period - it would be easy to forget about it and not notice the rash - once that comes and goes you don't get a second warning until the disease starts causing serious health issues. The irony of it too was that I didn't get the damned tick while out collecting or wandering in the woods - I got it right in my back yard pulling weeds...

Cheers!
Bandrow

[mikeh]

Grannier Meadow, Fremont Co. WY
Jul 28, 2019

Papilio rutulus
Parnassius smintheus
Pontia occidentalis
Colias eurytheme
C. philodice
C. pelidne
C. gigantea
Nymphalis milberti
N. californica
Vanessa cardui
V. atalanta
Polygonia gracilis
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Speyeria mormonia
S. coronis
S. edwardsii
S. zerene
S. egleis
S. hydaspe
Boloria selene
Euphydryas anicia
Phyciodes pulchella
Oeneis chryxus
Erebia epipsodea
Cercyonis oeta
Coenonympha tullia
Lycaena editha
L. cupreus
L. heteronea
Satyrium semiluna
Euphilotes ancilla
Plebejus icarioides
P. lupini
P. saepiolus
P. idas
Glaucopsyche lygdamus

[bugboys3]

I will be on vacation in Colorado for a week. We are staying in Blue River just south of Breckenridge. Hopefully there will still be plenty of leps flying around.

[bandrow]

Hi bugboys3,

I sent you a p.m. - please check your inbox...

Cheers!
Bandrow

[mikeh]

North Fork of Powder River, Big Horn Mtns, Johnson Co. WY, August 3, 2019

Papilio rutulus
Parnassius smintheus
Pontia occidentalis
Colias philodice
C. eurytheme
C. gigantea
Vanessa cardui
Euphydryas anicia
Phyciodes pulchella
Speyeria mormonia
S. coronis
Boloria selene
B. eunomia
B. chariclea
Oeneis chryxus
Erebia epipsodea
Cercyonis oeta
Coenonympha tullia
Plebejus icarioides
Lycaena dorcas
Polites Draco
Hesperia colorado
Erynnis sp.

[mikeh]

Vicinity of Lincoln Park Campground
Carbon Co. WY
Jul 4, 2019

Papilio rutulus
P. zelicaon
Parnassius smintheus
Colias philodice
C. eurytheme
C. scudderii
Anthocharis julia
Euchloe ausonides
Pontia protodice
Vanessa cardui
Polygonia gracilis
Phyciodes pulchella
Chlosyne palla
Euphydryas anicia
Speyeria mormonia
S. callippe
S. egleis
Boloria bellona
Coenonympha tullia
Erebia epipsodea
Euphilotes ancilla
Celastrina lucia
Plebejus icarioides
P. saepiolus
P. lupini
Cupido amyntula
Glaucopsyche piasus
G. lygdamus
Callophyrs affinis
C. eryphon
C. spinetorum
Erynnis sp.
Hesperis juba

Water Canyon
Socorro Co. NM
June 14, 2019

Papilio multicaudata
P. polyxenes
Colias philodice
C. eurytheme
Zerene cesonia
Abaeis nicippe
Pontia protodice
Vanessa cardui
Adelpha eulalia
Limenitis weidemeyerii
L. arthemis
Cyllopsis pertepida
Megisto rubricata
Danaus gilippus
Celastrina echo
Callophyrs gryneus
Epargyreus clarus
Atrytonopsis python
Amblyscirtes aenus

[leptraps]

I would like to see your Speyeria callippe and Speyeria egleis once you spread them. (Just photographs) I have not collected many Speyeria in Wyoming. I have a collecting trip planned for Wyoming, SE Colorado, Idaho and Montana in 2020. Specifically for Speyeria.

I will take a lengthy collecting trip, possibly two, to California, Oregon and Washington in 2021.

Also, I am planing a mid/late August collecting trip to Eastern Colorado, western Kansas/Nebraska for Heliothinae moths (Schinia).

[mikeh]

I have not pinned many Speyeria yet from this year, here is he only egleis so far, a bit worn S. egleis macdunnoughi hilltopping on Sawtell Peak in Fremont County Idaho. All the egleis I have ever seen in Wyoming are referrable to macdunnoughi.





I have pinned a bunch of checkerspots, here are a few



First column, top 4 are Chlosyne acastus arkanyon from Chaffee Co. CO, bottom 1 is Euphydryas anicia alena from Iron Co. UT

Second column, are top 2 and the bottom 1 are Euphydryas anicia eurytion from the Sierra Madre Mts. in Carbon Co. WY, 3rd and 4th individuals are Euphydryas editha alebarki and the 5th is a melanic Chlosyne palla flavula from the same area.

Third column, top one is Euphydryas anicia windi from Sublette Co. WY, bottom two are Euphydryas anicia eurytion from the Snowy Range in Carbon Co. WY

Fourth column is Euphydryas editha montanus from Fremont Co. ID

Last column is Euphydryas gilettii and Papilio indra from Teton Co. WY

[mikeh]

Here are a few more off the boards



Left two columns are Euphydryas anicia windi from Big Horn County Wyoming at around 9,000 feet.

Right two columns are Euphydryas editha gunnisonensis from Iron County UT.

Here is an aberrant Speyeria from Big Timber Canyon in Sweet Grass County MT, It looks kind of like egleis to me but it is hard to be sure, the weather turned bad fast that day so I did not voucher any other Speyeria that looked similar.

[coloradeo]

Wow nice stuff Mike. The aberrant is a beauty! Love the Euphydryas too. I end up in the same spots most of the time so it’s fun to see what you are catching on your western explorations.

Eric

[mikeh]

Water Canyon
Socorro Co. NM
Sept 12, 2019

Papilio multicaudata
Colias eurytheme
Pontia protodice
Vanessa cardui
V. virginiensis
Euptoieta claudia
Junonia coenia
Adelpha eulalia
Cyllopsis pertepida
Celastrina echo
Echinargus isola
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Pyrgus albescens/communis