The small group who was present when the flasher was found called others and the group grew and started finding other butterflies. Chris Tenney working on his butterfly big year ticked another off with the flasher and shortly thereafter found a Red Rim. We all went off the trail and into the dry ditch and up into the brush for poor views. After risking our lives to get a glimpse, it then showed at on of the feeding stations.
Nearby a Malachite charmed the growing crowd.
Later Holly Salvato found a White Scrub-Hairstreak. This was one I have been waiting a long time for. Not particularly rare, it was still my first. It was one of eight hairstreaks seen on the day.
Before all the action got going, I spent quite a bit of time trying to catch the blue on a Silver Emperor. I got a few decent shots.
This Purple-washed Skipper had some iridescence of its own.
With all the good stuff around, a Julia Heliconian got little attention.
We tried to turn this Coyote Cloudywing into a Jalapus but failed.
Only 53 species, but there were some good ones!
