Post by bluemoth on Jul 30, 2011 17:00:06 GMT -8
So went looking for California Sisters ( Adelpha bredowii ) in the mountains in Santa Cruz County CA July 30. Only just a few starting to fly at this time. Saw about 4 very high up in the branches. Along the trail ( an area by a closed School on rout 9 ) I saw some little orange skippers, might have been pale marked Rural ( Ochiodes agricola ). Also a nice sighting of a endangered Dun Skipper ( Euphyes vestris ). Makes sence they would be there sence sedge the host plant is around and lots of thistle for nectar. Also seen were 2 Gold Hunters Hairstreaks ( Satyrium auretorum ), 7 or so Acmon Blues ( Plebejus acmon, 3 or so unditermined smaller blues - Lupin Blue may be?, 9+ common Buckeye ( Junonia coenia ), 7 Common Wood Nymph ( Ceryonis pegala ), 8+ Common Ringlets ( Coenonympha tullia ), and nice to see at least 4 Ctenucha moths. I trided to catch those moths but they are very fast and smart. I was surprised that with all the thistles in bloom there were not many butterflies comming to them exsept the little orange Skippers. A bit disupointing.