During a one week trip to the Park City area, I was able to get out for a few days of butterflying in June, 2005. Many thanks to Todd Stout for pointing me in the right direction for some good leps, and to both Todd and Alan Myrup for interesting identification discussions! On the pages that follow are some of the photos (representing 32 butterfly species) I got during the trip. All were taken with a Nikon CoolPix 4500. Enjoy!
Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus) Lambs Canyon, Salt Lake Co., UT 16 June 2005 | |
Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) Lambs Canyon, Salt Lake Co., UT 16 June 2005 | |
Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita), Male Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005 | |
European Skipper caterpillar (Thymelicus lineola) Note the distinctive eating pattern of "<" and ">" damage inward from the leaf edges. |
Todd Stout pointed out the above damage pattern to me and was amazing at finding chewed plants and their chewers! Here he is in action! |
Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba) | ||
Male Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005 | ||
Female, ovipositing on some little "bunch" grass Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005 | ||
Woodland Skipper ((Ochlodes sylvanoides)) | |
Caterpillar Big Springs Hollow, Utah Co., UT 18 June 2005 | |
Pupal Case -- reared by Todd Stout & given to me. It hatched out in Durham, and I photographed it below. |
Male Reared by Todd Stout from Wasatch Race Park 11 May 2005 |
same individual |
Here are a few photos of other wildlife I came across while in Utah...
And here are some Utah wildflower photos
Utah Lepidopterist Society website, a great resource for butterfly info in Utah.
Created on ... June 28, 2005 | Update on ...July 17, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com