Numbers of Butterflies Seen at Summer Counts, Jerry Powell, compiler.
Date of Observations
Latin Name Common Name 6/29/98 6/5/99 6/10/00 6/10/01 6/20/02 6/21/03 6/11/04 6/28/05
Papilionidae
Swallowtails
Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail 1 3 1 3
Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail 16 3 24 13 3 16 24 17
Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail 20 28 14 37 38 15 56 20
Pieridae
Whites and Sulphurs
Pieris rapae Cabbage White 1 4 8 15 4 2
Anthocaris sara Sara Orangetip 18 14 3 1
Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur 5 1 3 9 20 36
Colias eurydice California Dogface 1 24 1 2 17 7
Pieris napi Green-veined White 2
Pontia protodice Checkered White 4 1 3
Lycaenidae
Gossamer-wings
Lycaena arota Tailed Copper 3 1 2 2 2
Lycaena xanthoides Great Copper 2 2 4 8 18 9 8 7
Lycaena gorgon Gorgon Copper 3 8 7 14 10 10 9 10
Lycaena helloides Purplish Copper 3 1
Habrodais grunus Golden Hairstreak 38 2 22
Atlides halesus Great Purple Hairstreak 1
Satyrium californica California Hairstreak 3 14 5 15 5 13 6
Satyrium sylvinus (dryope) Sylvan Hairstreak 1 10 4 4 12 17
Sylvinus saepium Hedgerow Hairstreak 5 10 4 24 2
Callophrys augustinus Brown Elfin 5 4 28 6 7 11 17
Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak 8 1 3 1 7
Everes amyntula Western Tailed-Blue 1 1 4 1
Celastrina ladon (echo) Spring Azure 18 4 62 72 124 83 199 102
Euphilotes enoptes Dotted Blue 1
Callophrys dumetorum Coastal Green Hairstreak 2 1
Satyrium auretorum Gold-hunter's Hairstreak 1 1
Satyrium tetra Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak 1 1 1
Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue 3 57 2 4 5 3
Plebejus icarioides Boisduval's Blue 12 8 2 15 1 6 1 8
Plebejus acmon Acmon Blue 28 15 48 59 101 167 21 194
Nymphalidae
Brush-foots
Speyeria coronis Coronis Fritillary 26 5 6 39 64 11 19 9
Speyeria callippe Callippe Fritillary 6 68 53 65 18 66 59
Speyeria adiaste Unsilvered Fritillary 5 1 7 54 31 28 56 17
Chlosyne palla Northern Checkerspot 6 43 16 21 20 15 3 1
Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent 4 2 7 32 9 9 11 17
Euphydryas chalcedona Variable Checkerspot 26 47 46 35 22 0 8 3
Polygonia satyrus Satyr Comma 4 1
Nymphalis californica California Tortoiseshell 1 4 12 5 1
Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak 1
Vanessa virginiensis American Lady 3 5 2 2 3
Vanessa cardui Painted Lady 4 1 12 2 6
Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady 1
Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral 1 1 1
Junonia coenia Common Buckeye 95 7 6 33 54 181 5 113
Limenitis lorquini Lorquin's Admiral 8 23 14 19 36 25 23 7
Adelpha bredowii California Sister 16 10 47 67 61 42 102 53
Polygonia oreas Orea's Comma 1
Satyridae
Satyrs
Coenonympha tullia Common Ringlet 27 75 18 19 12 40 30 22
Danaidae
Monarchs
Danaus plexippus Monarch 8 1 3 1 4 6
Hesperiidae
Skippers
Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing 8 9 18 21 7 3 1 1
Erynnis brizo Sleepy Duskywing 1
Erynnis propertius Propertius Duskywing 16 10 14 19 22 7 9 7
Erynnis tristo Mournful Duskywing 1 23 16 4 3 4 7
Erynnis pacuvius (callidus) Pacuvius Duskywing 3 3 9 2 5
Pyrgus communis Common Chekered-Skipper 1
Heliopetes ericetorum Northern White-Skipper 1
Hesperia columbia Columbian Skipper 2
Ochoides agricola Rural Skipper 7 5 36 44 46 56 35 48
Poanes melane Umber Skipper 1
Pyrgus ruralis Two-banded Checkered-Skipper 2 1 1 1
Epargyreus clarus Silver-Spotted Skipper 5 3 1 8 1
No. Individuals Counted 407 396 519 855 835 830 810 865
No. Known Speices 34 30 30 43 39 45 41 41
Party Hours 8.5 8 12.75 10.5 17 15.83 10.25 13