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Date: Mon, 15 May 2023 08:36:32 -0700
From: Jason Cole <jasonc8901...>
Subject: [NorWestLeps] WA/OR trek

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I hit several sites over the past week in the OR/WA area on my way to
Seattle. The season has been seemingly a bit late, about a week or two,
but that wasn't surprising because California was even more behind. One of
the trails I wanted to go on in Mt Hood national forest was completely
snowed in and I couldn't even get within two miles of it.

*Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, OR, 5/9*
Papilio zeliacon (Anise ST)
Papilio indra shastaensis (Shasta ST)
Euchloe hyantis (California Marble)
Pontia sp. (Checkered whites)
Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)
Nymphalis californica (California Tortoiseshell)
Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)
Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
Cupido amnytula (if anyone knows subspecies please let me know) (Western
Tailed Blue)
Celastrina echo (Pacific/echo azure)
Strymon melinus (Gray HS)
Erynnis/Gesta propertius (Propertius Duskywing)
Pholisora catullus (Common Sootywing)

*Lower Deschutes River, OR, 5/11*
Euphilotes columbiae (Columbia Blue)
Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval's Blue)
Icaricia acmon (Acmon Blue)
G. lygdamus (Silvery Blue)
Srymon melinus (Gray HS)
Callophrys sheridanii (if anyone knows subspecies please let me know)
(Sheridan's HS)
Chlosyne acastus sterope (Palouse CS)
Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)
Papilio indra (Indra ST)
Papilio machaon oregonius (Oregon ST)
Papilio zeliacon (Anise ST)
Euchloe ausonides (Large Marble)
Pontia beckerii (Becker's White)
Pontia protodice (Checkered White)
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)
Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)
Hesperia juba (Juba Skipper)
Erynnis/Gesta propertius (Propertius Duskywing)


*Mt Hood NF (Salmon River Trail), OR, 5/12*Callophrys Mossii (Moss's elfin)
Celastrina echo (Echo/Pacific Azure)
Polygonia faunus (Green Comma)
Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)
Pieris marginalis (Margined White)
Pyrgus ruralis (Two-banded Checkered Skipper)


*Umtanum Creek, WA, 5/14 (crazy high winds)*Euchloe ausonides (Large Marble)
Pontia beckerii (Becker's White)
Pontia protodice (Checkered White)
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)
Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)
Chlosyne acastus sterope (Palouse CS)
Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)
G. lygdamus (Silvery Blue)
Euphilotes *columbiae *(Columbia Blue)? - These were not on Eriogonum
compositum so I can't say for sure, Eriogonum heracleoides was up the slope
in abundance but still budding. E. compositum was flowering not too far
off, so I'm giving them this ID..although the lack of nectaring on it tells
me they may be cascadia blues waiting for their host to bloom. There was
even a female not on the host at all, which I never saw on the Deschutes
Celastrina echo (Echo/Pacific Azure)
Cupido amnytula (if anyone knows subspecies please let me know) (Western
Tailed Blue)
Srymon melinus (Gray HS)
Papilio multicaudata (Two Tailed ST)
Papilio zeliacon (Anise ST)

*Ringer Loop Trail, WA, 5/14*
Celastrina asheri (Asher's blue) - worn females, end of flight
Cupido amnytula (if anyone knows subspecies please let me know) (Western
Tailed Blue)
Euphilotes Sp. - puddling on riverbank, Erigonum appeared to be growing on
the opposite hillside, but couldn't make ID on it
Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)
Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)

*Sno Park N of Ellensburg, WA, 5/14*
Celastrina asheri (Asher's blue) - fresh males, beginning of flight
Celastrina echo (Pacific/Echo Azure) - 1 of which looks to be either
slightly abberant or maybe hybrid with asheri
Euphilotes Sp. - Yet another unidentifiable Euphilotes, I didn't see any
Erigonum at all though I wasn't looking
Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval's blue)
Callophrys eryphon sheltonensis (Western Pine Elfin)
Callophrys augustinus iroides (Western Brown Elfin)
Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)
Polygonia satyrus (Satyr Anglewing)
Papilio multicaudata (Two Tailed ST)


Jason Cole


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<div dir=3D"ltr">I hit several sites over the past week in the OR/WA area o=
n my way to Seattle.=C2=A0 The season has been seemingly a bit late, about =
a week or two, but that wasn&#39;t surprising because California was even m=
ore behind.=C2=A0 One of the trails I wanted to go on in Mt Hood national f=
orest was completely snowed in and I couldn&#39;t even get within two miles=
of it.=C2=A0=C2=A0<br><br><b>Rogue River-Siskiyou NF, OR, 5/9</b><br>Papil=
io zeliacon=C2=A0(Anise ST)<br>Papilio indra shastaensis=C2=A0(Shasta ST)<b=
r>Euchloe hyantis (California Marble)<div>Pontia sp. (Checkered whites)<br>=
Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)<br>Nymphalis californica (California To=
rtoiseshell)<br>Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)<br>Vanessa cardui (Paint=
ed Lady)<br>Cupido amnytula (if anyone knows subspecies please let me know)=
(Western Tailed Blue)<br>Celastrina echo=C2=A0(Pacific/echo azure)<br>Stry=
mon melinus (Gray HS)<br>Erynnis/Gesta propertius (Propertius Duskywing)<br=
>Pholisora catullus (Common Sootywing)<br><br><b>Lower Deschutes River, OR,=
5/11</b></div><div>Euphilotes columbiae (Columbia Blue)</div><div>Icaricia=
icarioides (Boisduval&#39;s Blue)<br>Icaricia acmon (Acmon Blue)<br>G. lyg=
damus (Silvery Blue)<br>Srymon melinus (Gray HS)</div><div>Callophrys sheri=
danii (if anyone knows subspecies please let me know) (Sheridan&#39;s HS)</=
div><div>Chlosyne acastus sterope (Palouse CS)<br>Nymphalis antiopa (Mourni=
ng Cloak)<br>Papilio indra (Indra ST)<br>Papilio machaon oregonius (Oregon =
ST)<br>Papilio zeliacon=C2=A0(Anise ST)<br>Euchloe ausonides (Large Marble)=
<br>Pontia=C2=A0beckerii=C2=A0(Becker&#39;s White)<br>Pontia=C2=A0protodice=
(Checkered White)<br>Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)<br>Anthocharis julia (Ju=
lia Orangetip)<br>Hesperia juba (Juba Skipper)<br>Erynnis/Gesta propertius =
(Propertius Duskywing)<br><br><b>Mt Hood NF (Salmon River Trail), OR, 5/12<=
br></b>Callophrys Mossii (Moss&#39;s elfin)</div><div>Celastrina echo (Echo=
/Pacific Azure)<br>Polygonia faunus (Green Comma)</div><div>Nymphalis antio=
pa (Mourning Cloak)<br>Pieris marginalis (Margined White)<br>Pyrgus ruralis=
(Two-banded Checkered Skipper)<br><br><b>Umtanum Creek, WA, 5/14 (crazy hi=
gh winds)<br></b>Euchloe ausonides (Large Marble)<br>Pontia=C2=A0beckerii=
=C2=A0(Becker&#39;s White)<br>Pontia=C2=A0protodice (Checkered White)<br>Pi=
eris rapae (Cabbage White)<br>Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)=C2=A0=C2=
=A0<br>Chlosyne acastus sterope (Palouse CS)<br>Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning=
Cloak)<br>G. lygdamus (Silvery Blue)</div><div>Euphilotes <i>columbiae </i=
>(Columbia Blue)?=C2=A0 - These were not on Eriogonum compositum so I can&#=
39;t say for sure, Eriogonum heracleoides was up the slope in abundance but=
still budding.=C2=A0 E. compositum was flowering not too far off, so I&#39=
;m giving them this ID..although the lack of nectaring on it tells me they =
may be cascadia blues waiting for their host to bloom.=C2=A0 There was even=
a female not on the host at all, which I never saw on the Deschutes</div><=
div>Celastrina echo (Echo/Pacific Azure)<br>Cupido amnytula (if anyone know=
s subspecies please let me know) (Western Tailed Blue)=C2=A0=C2=A0<br>Srymo=
n melinus (Gray HS)=C2=A0=C2=A0<br>Papilio multicaudata (Two Tailed ST)<br>=
Papilio zeliacon=C2=A0(Anise ST)<br><br><b>Ringer Loop Trail, WA, 5/14</b><=
br>Celastrina asheri (Asher&#39;s blue) - worn females, end of flight<br>

Cupido amnytula (if anyone knows subspecies please let me know) (Western Ta=
iled Blue)</div><div>Euphilotes Sp. - puddling on riverbank, Erigonum appea=
red to be growing on the opposite hillside, but couldn&#39;t make ID on it<=
br>Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)<br>Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak=
)<br><br><b>Sno Park N of Ellensburg, WA, 5/14</b><br>Celastrina asheri (As=
her&#39;s blue) - fresh males, beginning of flight<br>Celastrina echo (Paci=
fic/Echo Azure) - 1 of which looks to be either slightly abberant=C2=A0or m=
aybe hybrid with asheri<br>Euphilotes Sp. - Yet another unidentifiable Euph=
ilotes, I didn&#39;t see any Erigonum=C2=A0at all though I wasn&#39;t looki=
ng<br>Icaricia icarioides (Boisduval&#39;s blue)<br>Callophrys eryphon shel=
tonensis (Western Pine Elfin)<br>Callophrys augustinus iroides (Western Bro=
wn Elfin)<br>Anthocharis julia (Julia Orangetip)<br>Polygonia satyrus (Saty=
r Anglewing)</div><div>Papilio multicaudata (Two Tailed ST)<br><br><br>Jaso=
n Cole<br><br><br><br><br><br><br></div></div>


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