Today around Halverson Lake I saw 3-4 Common Sootywing,, 3-6 Commas, 1 Anise Swsllowtsil, 1 Mourning Cloak, and maybe 1 Crescent.. And lots of Small White. (And maybe some Painted Lady?)
And around Celebration Park, over around by the old bridge, I saw 1 Painted Lady, 2-4 Comma or Painted Lady, and maybe one Crescent. And lots of Small White.
Another butterfly caught on the windshield along I84 found along southern Idaho
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths
On Saturday 11May2024, on a hike of 15 miles or so on the Shingle Creek-Dry Creek Loop through the Foothills of Boise and Boise National Forest, I saw something like:
1 Swallowtail
1 Red Admiral
1 Hisperia Comma (aka Silver-spotted Skipper or Common-branded Skipper)
12-18 Comma
4-8 California Tortoiseshell
30-35 Small White
70 or more Common Ringlet
6-10 Mourning Cloak
7-10 Common Sootywing
8-16 Brown Elfin
Maybe some Skippers
Maybe some Hairstreaks
92 or so Blues, as well as groups (gathering on moist sand near water sources) of 4, 6, 10, 11, 30, 20, 20, 20, 50, 40, 20, and 11
1 Alfalfa Looper Moth
Maybe 20 butterflies I saw too briefly to identify, or so only the shadow of
Lots of small moths