Jasper Ridge Butterfly Count

First count of 2024. 9 species:

• Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)
• Gray Buckeye (Junonia grisea)
• Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
• Oreas Comma (Polygonia oreas)
• Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
• Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)
• Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)

Two species in transect:

• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Gray Buckeye (Junonia grisea)

Five in-trasect individuals:

• Serpentine - 1
• Grassland - 2
• Chaparral - 2

Of note: Bald eagle spotted above the grassland transect. Mating brown elfins spotted on Trail 9