Trip report butterflies of Rackensack Canyon 18 April by Adriane Hopkins
CAZBA had a wonderful field trip last Saturday, April 18 to Rackensack Wash and Sears Kay Ruins. Myself and Dr. Ron Rutowski helped lead this fun and engaging hike. We had great weather and almost as many people attended as we saw # of species of butterflies. Great to see so many new faces. 19 people in all attended. We saw 21 species of butterflies. - Adriane Hopkins
Pipevine Swallowtail, Two-tailed Swallowtail, Checkered White, Dainty Sulphur, Orange Sulphur, Southern Dogface, Sleepy Orange, Marine Blue, Gray Hairstreak, Empress Leilia, California Patch, Common Buckeye, Queen, Variable Checkerspot, Variegated Fritillary, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Arizona Sister, American Snout, Funeral Duskywing, Fiery Skipper.
Also, we saw larvae of the Pipevine Swallowtail and the Variable Checkerspot.
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