Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co, MT
Left: Male 30 June 2014
Right: Female 1 July 2014
by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Jeff's Butterflies Page | Jeff's Nature Page | MPG Ranch
Here is a preliminary photo guide to the butterflies of the MPG Ranch and MPG North properties in Missoula Co., MT. This photo guide will be useful for anyone conducting butterfly research or identifying butterflies in the northern US and southern Canadian Rocky Mountain region. Taxonomy and phylogenetic order are based on A CATALOGUE OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA (Pelham, 2014).
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Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus magnus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co, MT Left: Male 30 June 2014 Right: Female 1 July 2014 |
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Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co, MT 21 Apr 2014 Abdomen is yellow with black stripes. Black "pupil" in orange eyespot at corner of wing touches edge. Considered by some authorities to be P. bairdii oregonia. |
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Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co, MT Left: 20 May 2014 Right: 28 May 2014 Abdomen is black with yellow stripes. "Pupil" inside the orange eyespot is mostly centered inside the orange. |
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Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 3 July 2014 |
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Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 |
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Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multucaudatus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 15 July 2013 |
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Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014 |
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Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Missoula Co., MT 6 Oct 2015 (left), 6 Sep 2013 (right) |
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Christina Sulphur (Colias christina pseudocolumbiensis) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2013 Some authors elevate this taxon to the species level (C. pseudocolumbiensis), while others lump this pseudocolumbiensis taxon with Queen Alexandra's Sulphur. |
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Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra edwardsii) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2013 This taxon is treated by some as Edward's Sulphur (C. edwardsii edwardsii). |
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Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior) Left: MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT; 11 July 2014 Right: Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT; 3 July 2014 |
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Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara sulfuris) Mt Baldy area, Missoula Co., MT 21 May 2014 |
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Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides) Bitterroot River Floodplain, Missoula Co., MT 24 May 2014 |
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Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 13 Apr 2015 |
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Pine White (Neophasia menapia) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 2 Sep 2014 |
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Margined White (Pieris marginalis) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 26 June 2015 |
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Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) MPG Ranch gardens, Missoula Co., MT Left: 3 Oct 2014 Right: 2 Sep 2013 |
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Becker's White (Pontia beckerii) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 22 July 2013 |
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Western White (Pontia occidentalis) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 9 July 2014 |
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Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii flavitincta) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 8 May 2012 |
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Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2015 |
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Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT Left: Male 15 July 2013 Right: Female 15 July 2013 |
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Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides) MPG Ranch Education Garden, Missoula Co., MT 2 Sep 2013 |
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Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014 |
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California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica) Whaley Draw, Missoula Co., MT 7 July 2014 |
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Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus) Left: MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 27 July 2014 Right: Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT 21 July 2013 |
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Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus immaculosus) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 21 July 2013 (left), 22 July 2014 (right) |
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Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium) S. Baldy Ridge, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT 1 Aug 2014 |
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Sheridan's Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii) Mt. Baldy, MPG Ranch, Missoula, MT 2 May 2014 |
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Thicket Hairstreak (Satyrium spinetorum) Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT 2 May 2015 |
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Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2014 |
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Moss' Elfin (Callophrys mossii) Mt Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2014 |
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Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 23 May 2014 |
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Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon) Left: Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 6 May 2014 Right: MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 23 May 2014 |
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Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 July 2013 |
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Echo Azure (Celastrina echo nigrescens) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2014 |
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Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) Bitterroot River floodplain, Missoula Co., MT 20 May 2014 |
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Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus columbia) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 6 May 2014 |
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Ancilla Blue (Euphilotes ancilla) Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 (left), 4 June 2014 (right) |
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Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT 30 Sep 2015 |
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Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) Left: Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 5 July 2014 Right: MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014 |
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Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides) Left: Male, Whaley Draw, Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2014 Right: Female, Below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 30 June 2014 |
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Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 |
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Northern Blue (Plebejus idas) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT Left: Male 4 July 2015 Right: Female 15 July 2013 |
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Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT Left: Male 29 May 2014 Right: Female 2 Sep 2013 |
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 27 Aug 2015 (left), 2 Aug 2014 (right) |
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Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 16 Sep 2013 (left), 3 July 2015 (right) |
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Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014 |
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Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea grandis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 10 Aug 2014 |
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Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele leto) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT Left: Male 17 July 2013 Right: Female, 4 Sep 2013 |
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Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 5 Aug 2014 |
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Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 1 Sep 2013 |
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Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe) Mt. Baldy area, Missoula Co., MT 7 Aug 2014 |
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Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014 Pale patches between the large ventral spots are gray, not tan. |
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Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 26 July 2014 |
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Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe) Left: Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 26 July 2014 Right: Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 28 July 2014 |
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Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 2 Sep 2014 |
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Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 26 June 2015 (left), 1 July 2014 (right) |
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) Whaley Draw, Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2014 |
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West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) North Draw below Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 4 Sep 2013 |
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| Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 26 July 2014 (left), 28 May 2014 (right) |
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Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti) Tongue Creek, Missoula Co., MT 21 Sep 2014 |
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Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis l-album) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 27 Apr 2015 |
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California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 17 Apr 2015 |
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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT Left: 4 Sep 2013 Right: 11 Sep 2013 |
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Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 8 Sep 2014 |
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Oreas Comma (Polygonia oreas threatfuli) Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT 4 Sep 2013 |
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'Zephyr' Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis zephyrus) Tongue Creek, Missoula Co., MT 20 Sep 2014 |
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Green comma (Polygonia faunus) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 16 Sep 2014 |
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Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha beani) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 19 May 2014 |
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Snowberry Checkerspot (Euphydryas colon wallacensis) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2014 |
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Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 4 June 2014 |
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Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida) Whaley Draw, Missoula Co., MT 21 May 2014 |
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Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 16 Sep 2013 |
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Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta pascoensis) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT Left: 5 July 2014 Right: 19 July 2013 |
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Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella) Whaley Draw, Missoula Co., MT 25 June 2014 |
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Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) Bitterroot River floodplain below, Missoula Co., MT Left: 24 May 2014 Right: 3 June 2014 |
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Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 3 Sep 2013 |
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Small Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis oetus charon) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 15 July 2013 |
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Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea) Whaley Draw, Missoula Co., MT 25 June 2014 (left), 4 June 2014 (right) |
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Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 22 May 2014 |
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Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) Tongue Creek, Missoula Co., MT 22 July 2014 |
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Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 18 May 2015 |
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Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius) Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co, MT 4 June 2014 |
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Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 15 Sep 2013 |
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Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon) Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 25 May 2014 (left), 9 June 2015 (right) |
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Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita) Bitterroot River Floodplain, MPG Ranch, Missoula Co., MT 21 July 2014 |
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European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola) Left: Davis Creek, Missoula Co., MT 7 Aug 2014 Right: MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014 |
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Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Left: Woodchuck Creek, Missoula Co., MT 4 June 2014 Right: MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 6 June 2014 |
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Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba) Tongue Creek, Missoula Co., MT 16 Sep 2013 |
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Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma colorado) Whaley Draw, Missoula Co., MT 25 June 2014 |
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Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado idaho) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 15 July 2013 |
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Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada) Hilltopping on Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 28 May 2014 |
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Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) Near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 2 July 2015 |
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Long Dash (Polites mystic) MPG North near Condon, Missoula Co., MT 11 July 2014 |
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Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides) Near Mt. Baldy, Missoula Co., MT 4 Sep 2013 |
Created on ... Sep 25, 2013 | Updated Nov 30, 2015 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com