Third Annual Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve Butterfly Survey 4-Jun-08

Personnel: Don Miller, Chris Ivey, Mark Lynch, Paul Maslin, Sterling Mattoon, Jeff Mott, John Rowden
Survey carried out 9:00-3:30
% sunshine in AM: 100%
% sunshine in PM: 100%
Temperature: 70°F to 85°F
Wind: 5 mph to 20 mph
party-hours: 11
party-miles: 9
 
Location: Center at (latitude) 39° 50'N (longitude) 121° 42' W
Center at: Henning Ranch house, Reserve Headquarters
Elevation: 800 ft to 2500 ft
Habitats: chaparral, riparian, mixed oak/coniferous woodland, grassland
Uses of land: ecological reserve, forestry

 

Upper Musty Buck Ridge (Ivey, Mattoon, Miller, Rowden) specimens observed/collected
Latin name English name
Papilio multicaudata Two-tailed Swallowtail 1
Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail 4
Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail 5
Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail 1
Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur 1
Lycaena arota Tailed Copper 4
Satyrium saepium Hedgerow Hairstreak 4
Habrodais grunus Golden Hairstreak 1
Plebejus acmon Acmon Blue 4
Celastrina ladon Echo Blue 15
Chlosyne palla Northern Checkerspot 20
Thessalia leanira Leanira Checkerspot 6
Euphydryas chalcedona Variable Checkerspot 22
Euphydryas editha Edith's Checkerspot 1
Euphydryas sp. Unidentified Checkerspot 2
Phyciodes sp. Unidentified Crescent 1
Nymphalis californica California Tortoiseshell 2
Limenitis lorquini Lorquin’s Admiral 6
Adelpha bredowii California Sister 5
Coenonympha tullia california CA Common Ringlet 3
Ochlodes agricola Farmer Skipper 2

 

 

Lower Musty Buck Ridge (Lynch, Maslin, Mott)

Latin name English name
Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail 3
Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail 2
Satyrium saepium Hedgerow Hairstreak 18
Coenonympha tullia california CA Common Ringlet 6
Euphydryas chalcedona Variable Checkerspot 1

 

Big Chico Creek, near road crossing (Lynch, Maslin, Mott)

Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail 2
Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail 5
Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail 1
Pieris rapae Cabbage White 1
Satyrium californica California Hairstreak 1
Satyrium sylvinus Sylvan Hairstreak 20
Satyrium tetra Mt. Mahogany Hairstreak 1
Callophrys augustinus Brown Elfin 1
Celastrina ladon Echo Blue 2
Plebejus acmon Acmon Blue 1
Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent 2
Adelpha bredowii California Sister 1
Erynnis propertius Propertius Duskywing 1
Ochlodes agricola Farmer 4

 

Seeps on East side of canyon (Lynch, Maslin, Mott)

Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail 1
Plebejus acmon Acmon Blue 3
Coenonympha tullia california CA Common Ringlet 8
Chlosyne palla Northern Checkerspot 1

 

Asclepias patch by The Loop (Lynch, Maslin, Mott)

Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail 3
Adelpha bredowii California Sister 1
Coenonympha tullia california CA Common Ringlet 1

 

Seep by Henning ranch house (Ivey, Mattoon, Miller, Rowden)

Satyrium californica California Hairstreak 5
Satyrium sylvinus Sylvan Hairstreak 1
Celastrina ladon Echo Blue 3
Ochlodes agricola Farmer Skipper 1

 

Total species: 27
Total specimens: 220