Pics of a few BC specimens here: https://flic.kr/p/2okkRxb -- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 metres asl) https://www.flickr.com/photos/118126948@N03/

Yes, sitka is an oddity. I have made a very large version of the zerene distribution map published in Butterflies of British Columbia book 2001. It is here: https://flic.kr/p/2ojvBF4 The sitka locatio

Pics of a few Alaska Speyeria from 2005: males: https://flic.kr/p/2ojrnd9 females: https://flic.kr/p/2ojtSPr -- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 metres asl) https://www.flickr.c

Wednesday at 6 pm, the Washington Butterfly Association hosts a talk by David Droppers. He will refresh our skills in identifying the blue butterflies of Washington State. They’re beautiful, they’re d

I recall seeing multiple assertions in the literature about eurytheme and philodice frequently hybridizing. But what I have not found in the literature is evidence to back up such claims. One biologis

An iNat record prompted me to share an old but useful pocket camera pic comparing eurytheme and philodice from southern British Columbia. From my butterfly discussions with many people over the past 5

Hi all, I thought it may be getting late for this topic, but our new blanket of snow in the PNW has reminded me that winter isn't over and the butterflies are still using mysterious tricks to survive

I have uploaded to flickr the last two of the grandis graphics I have made recently. One northern British Columbia: https://flic.kr/p/2oimgbj And one for the isolated population in the Cypress Hills o

Shots of a few more Clossiana grandis aka Boloria chariclea grandis from southwest British Columbia: https://flic.kr/p/2oibYmy https://flic.kr/p/2oi6MNU -- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (ele

And for comparison with that odd Pieris marginalis reicheli, here is a specimen of Pieris marginalis tremblayi that is odd in the same way: https://flic.kr/p/2ngqrkU and here is a Pieris angelika that

I foolishly thought that I was done playing with old photos of Pieris. But I was really not surprised to find yet another stash of old Pieris images, these from 2010. First of those to share is a Pier

Another area where I have found 3 native Pieris species is the area around Atlin in extreme NW British Columbia: https://flic.kr/p/2ohX1ke -- Norbert Kondla Calgary, Alberta, Canada (elevation 1060 me

In 1995 I did some brief roadside ditch dawdling in the Tootsee River valley of northern British Columbia. I was pleased to find 3 species of native Pieris flying there: angelika, marginalis, oleracea

I forgot to mention that I think the Polygonia faunus hylas in your region is an attractive little bug. I got a small series a few years ago and got them spread and photographed right away before fadi

I do not have any personal filed experience with satellow or nigrozephyrus. All I 'know' about them is what has been published. My personal field time has been limited to oreas threatfuli. I do have s

I uploaded graphics made with old pics of Polygonia images to my flickr site. Some are from the palearctic and some from western Idaho. They are at the front of the photostream so will be easy to find

In 2009 I imaged some native Pieris specimens from the northwest but never did anything with them. Recently I 'found' said pics and put them to use in a graphic showing some northwestern native Pieris

Euchloe creusa in North America is confined to the northwest. Due to its range, I suspect that only a small percentage of Canada-USA butterfly collectors/observers/photographers have ever seen this sp

Recently I shared a digital version of the most recent published distribution map for "Clossiana chariclea" : https://flic.kr/p/2oeioRC This map was published in 2001 and shows that the lesser frit ta

In 2007 I did some Polygonia specimen photography. Here are the old pics of some of the old Canada and USA specimens: https://flic.kr/p/2oh7gka https://flic.kr/p/2oh7gob https://flic.kr/p/2oh8pM7 http