Southwestern Colorado 2015

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Here are a few more recent trips in southern Colorado

Forest Road 667, NE of Pagosa Springs, Archuleta Co. 8/20/15. Sunny (7,800'-8,000')

Colias eurytheme
Colias philodice
Pieris marginalis
Neophasia menapia
Limenitis weidemeyerii
Speyeria cybele
Speyeria hesperis
Polygonia faunus
Vanessa virginiensis
Vanessa atalanta
Cercyonis oetus
Plebejus glandon
Satyrium sylvinus
Lycaena arota
Hesperia comma
Ochlodes sylvanoides
Piruna pirus
Pyrgus communis

Molas Pass, San Juan Co. 8/21/15. partly cloudy at 9:30, chased down by lightning at 1:00. (11,000'-11,600')

Parnassius smintheus
Colias meadii
Nathalis iole
Pieris marginalis
Pieris occidentalis
Plebejus idas
Plebejus glandon
Brephidium exilis
Lycaena helloides
Speyeria mormonia
Boloria chariclea
Cercyonis oetus
Polites draco
Oarisma garita

Lower Hermosa Trail, La Plata Co. 8/21/15 partly cloudy (7,700'-8,000')

Colias philodice
Pieris marginalis
Hypaurotis crysalus
Satyrium calanus
Polygonia zephyrus
Speyeria hesperis
Speyeria cybele
Ochlodes sylvanoides

Red Mountain Pass, San Juan Co. 8/22/15 mostly Sunny (11,100'-11,600')

Parnassius smintheus
Pieris marginalis
Colias scudderi
Colias meadii
Nathalis iole
Plebejus idas
Plebejus saepiolus
Plebejus glandon
Lycaena rubidus
Lycaena cupreus
Lycaena helloides
Euphydryas anicia
Polygonia zephyrus
Speyeria mormonia
Boloria chariclea
Erebia epipsodea
Hesperia comma

W of Mesita, Costilla Co. 8/23/15 mostly Sunny (7,600')

Colias eurytheme
Colias philodice
Pieris protodice
Apodemia mejicanus
Cercyonis meadii
Cercyonis oetus
Hesperia uncas
Pyrgus communis
Also Hemileuca magnifica and several Schinia

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Some of the specimens from near Mesita. The Papilio machaon bairdii is from a different locality in the San Luis Valley.