2011 Butterfly on Yerba Santa

Visitors 109

Modified 21-Dec-23

Created 5-Feb-12

17 photos

And other flowers and insects seen in a May walk around Searsville Lake. "A Day at a Time" contains two more collections taken on the same trip -- wider views. These are the macros.

Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum ssp capitatum) Blossom

Pitcher Sage Flowers (Lepechinia calycina)

Variable Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas chalcedona) on Blue Witch Nightshade (Solanum umbelliferum)

Seeds of Blue Witch Nightshade (Solanum umbelliferum) ?

Variable Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas chalcedona) on Blossoms of Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum)

Variable Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas chalcedona) with Ant

Variable Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas chalcedona) up Close

Closeup of Variable Checkerspot Butterfly (Euphydryas chalcedona)

Yellow Mariposa Lily (Calochortus luteus)

California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

Categories & Keywords

Category:Animals

Subcategory:Butterflies

Subcategory Detail:

Keywords:Jasper Ridge, Variable Checkerspot Butterfly, Yerba Santa

Dan Quinn