Anza-Borrego Report

[wanda]

21 participants from as far away as Washington and New Jersey attended
the annual LANABA trip to Anza-Borrego Desert (eastern San Diego County)
this past weekend.  La Nina was in evidence by minimal blooms from the
well below normal 1.33 inches of rain received this winter.  Leader Fred
Heath's extensive knowledge of natural history saved the outing when not
more than 60 butterflies were seen over a 2 1/2 day period, several by
one group arriving Friday afternoon.  Some mammals and lizards were
added to lifelists and the Big Horn Sheep were quite close in Palm Cyn.
to lend excitement.  Time allowed us to also visit Plum & Sentenac
Cyns., Scissors Crossing, Clark Dry Lake, and Pena Springs, Culp Valley.

16 species seen include 3 flyby probables:

2 Wright's Black Swallowtail		Papilio polyxenes coloro
1 Becker's White - probable		Pontia beckerii
2 Grinnell's Gray Marbles - probable   	A. lanceolata australis
3 Sara Orangetips			Anthocharis sara sara
1 So. Dogface				Colias cesonia cesonia
15 Perplexing Bramble Hairstreaks	Callophrys dumetorum perplexa
1 Common Gray Hairstreak		Strymon melinus pudica
1 Great Purple Hairstreak		Atlides halesus estesi
1 'Loki' Juniper Hairstreak		Callophrys gryneus loki
2 Acmon Blues				Plebejus acmon acmon
20 Southern Silvery Blues		Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis
1 Wright's Metalmark			Calephelis wrighti
1 'White' Common Checkered-Skipper-probable  Pyrgus communis albescens
3 Funereal Duskywings			Erynnis funeralis
1 Propertius Duskywing			Erynnis propertius 
1 Orange Skipperling			Copaeodes aurantiacus

Wanda Dameron
LANABA V.P.
Los Angeles, Ca.
be496 at lafn.org