Yosemite

[Bob Thomas]

    The underside of the Lorquin's Admiral is considerably different than
that of the California Sister.  In addition to that, the behavior and flight
characteristics of the Lorquin's Admiral are easily distinguished.  The
Admiral glides with wings open more than 180 degrees - unusual for most
species and not at all like the Sister.  The Admiral is highly territorial
and even will chase off dragonflies in its "zone".
    It is possible that I spotted some California Sisters at a distance, but
most sightings were very close along the trails which made identification of
the underside and flight patterns clear to discriminate.

    Paul, the climate in Placerville (20 minutes from where I live) is very
different than that of Yosemite.  There is a different mix of lepidoptera
also.

Bob Thomas
Butterfly enthusiast since 1966

Cameron Park, California


"Paul Cherubini" <monarch at saber.net> wrote in message
news:3B5F40FA.60FB at saber.net...
> Chuck Vaughn wrote:
> >
> > Bob,
> >
> > Are you sure the Lorquin's Admirals were not California Sisters?
> > I've been to Yosemite lots of times and have never seen Lorquin's
> > Admirals there but California Sisters are everywhere.
>
> Good point Chuck. I agree with you it is highly unlikely Bob
> saw 85 Lorquin Admirals. I live in the Sierra Nevada foothills
> not too far from Yosemite and California Sisters are far more
> common than Lorquin Admirals. These two species so alike that one
> sometimes has to get up pretty close to them to make a positive ID.
>
> Paul Cherubini
> Placerville, Calif.
>
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