Yosemite

[Ron Gatrelle]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Thomas" <bthomas at lc3s.com>


>     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.

Having lived in southern California and collected both of these species I
agree with Bob that once familiar with these two, they can be recognized
from a distance most of time by the contrasting flight characteristics
alone.

>
> Bob Thomas
> Butterfly enthusiast since 1966
>


This would qualify you as an expert in my opinion.

Ron



 
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