Coast Range CA Butterfly Counts - Benicia's Journal

Hello, all interested Benicia butterfly observers and counters!
For 2023, the Benicia Count is on June 16th. Please prepare by contacting count organizer Paul Johnson ahead of the date- pm me for his email information if you don't have it already.

Tagging top observers for Lepidoptera in the Benicia area. Apologies if I’m tagging you and you already know all this or are not interested. LMK if you want me to stop tagging you (please put that in the comments so I see it in there next year) or if there is someone who wants to be tagged!. -Cat

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Thank you to Paul for sending this on.

Benicia, CA. Yr. 22, 38.0691°, -122.1847°, Center at Dillon Point trailhead, Benicia State Rec. Area. See 1998 report for habitats. 03 June 2022; 1000-1700 hrs; sun AM 76-100%, PM 76-100%; 65-75°F; wind 0-15 mi/hr. 11 observers in 5 parties. Total party-hours 19.5; total party-miles on foot 15. Observers: H. Blank, C. Chang, I. Goines, J. Heyse, Paul Johnson (contact info removed by me, pls reach out if you need it), S. Lissick, L. O'Brien, A. Pearson, K. Ravipati, T. Seher, S. Seth.

Pipevine Swallowtail 4, Anise Sw. 8, W. Tiger Sw. 22, Two-tailed Sw. 2, Checkered White 17, Cabbage Wh. 88, 'Pacific' Sara Orangetip 2, Orange Sulphur 6, Gray Hairstreak 2, E. Tailed-Blue 1, Spring Azure 8, Acmon Bl. 2, Field Crescent 1, Mylitta Cr. 14, Variable Checkerspot 9, Red Admiral 5, Com. Buckeye 17, Lorquin's Admiral 2, California Sister 2, Monarch 3, Com. Checkered-Skipper 9, Sandhill Sk. 11, Rural Sk. 75, Yuma Sk. 2, Umber Sk. 24. Unidentified: Papilio sp. 1, Pieridae sp. 4, Nymphalidae sp. 7, Grass Skipper sp. 1.

Total 25 species, 349 individuals.

Field Notes: 17 species and 109 individuals observed at John Muir National Historic Site. Also seen during count week: Gulf Fritillary.