Warm December

[Pierre A Plauzoles]

Mark Walker wrote:

> It was cold for awhile down here in SoCal, but we had a blast of Santa Ana
> winds which brought the daytime temperatures well into the 70's.  Lots of P.
> rapae on the wing, and even a few Fiery Skippers.  Haven't seen a Gulf
> Fritillary, but I'm pleased to hear they're flying all the way up to
> 'Frisco.  Enjoy.

Yes.  I saw one gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae incarnata) on the wing the
day before yesterday; although I don't remember exactly where,  I do know it was
here in the San Fernando Vallley.

By the way, that "blast" of Santa Ana wind is turning out to be a rather long
off-and-on series of blasts rather than one continuous blast.  Also, the
temperatures it is bringing are somewhat irregular.

Pierre
sphinxangelorum at bigfoot.com
ae779 at lafn.org

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sunsol [mailto:SUNSOL at prodigy.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 5:37 AM
> > To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
> > Subject: Warm December
> >
> >
> >
> > We are having unseasonable warm temperatures in the San
> > Francisco bay area.
> > Yesterday was probably about 70, and warmer than many summer
> > days, since
> > there was no fog. A gulf fritillary came to lay eggs in my
> > yard. I guess
> > I'll be having caterillars in January and February. I didn't
> > see any  other
> > butterflies out, not even skippers or cabbage whites. Did
> > anybody  else
> > notice butterflies out and about yesterday?
> >
> > Sally
> >