Showing posts with label Sara orangetips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sara orangetips. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Sara orangetip ~ 02/16/14 ~ Los Padres Dam
Sara orangetip (more pictures here and here) nectaring on California milkmaids
Anthocharis sara (more information) nectaring on Cardamine californica
Anthocharis sara (more information) nectaring on Cardamine californica
Brassicaceae
Friday, March 4, 2011
Sara orangetip ~ 03/04/11 ~ Pinnacles
Sara orangetipAnthocharis sara
I happily and readily admit these are not the best photos. I have to laugh at how difficult it is to get a decent picture of a butterfly that rarely seems to rest or nectar on blooming plants. Shown in the first picture are milkmaids. I have a couple pics of just the tip of my shoe and initially wondered why before I remembered I was trying to capture the Sara orangetip on "film." I'm posting this as an ID, because during last year's visit to Pinnacles on May 6, 2010 I very much wanted to get a picture of an orangetip and failed spectacularly. One thing to note, I find a March through May flight period to be rather lengthy and wonder if there are two distinct broods in this area.