Subject: [Tweeters] Hutton's/("an orange-job") Butterfly
Date: Mar 7 17:27:27 2005
From: Stewart Wechsler - ecostewart at quidnunc.net
If it was really too small for a Comma it may well be the year's first
Mylitta Crescent sighting. Pyle lists it as flying starting mid-March, but
everything is starting substantially earlier than usual this year, so I
would expect the first Mylittas out by now this year.
California Tortoiseshell are now flying and is another possibility. The
other Anglewings/Commas - Polygonia spp. should also flying and I expect at
least one or two of those would also be possible there. There were 2
noteworthty "Lady" sightings recently, a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
sighting in Clatsop County Oregon a couple of days ago and an American Lady
(which I like to call the Big-eyed Lady) Vanessa virginiensis on Feb 22 in
Wakiakum Co, WA, so the "Ladies" may be possible too.
Stewart Wechsler
West Seattle mailto:ecostewart at quidnunc.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Ellis
sellis at coup.wednet.edu
"We visited South Whidbey State Park on Saturday.
At Lone Lake, we observed our 1st butterfly of the year, an orange job
... I'm surmising it was a Satyr Comma (anglewing) though
my wife thought it might be too small for a comma. I can't imagine any other
orange flutterbys ... out and about..."
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