Category: Identification
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David Droppers – Blues Identification
David is here to refresh our skills in identifying blue butterflies in Washington State. They’re beautiful, they’re diverse, they’re everywhere, and they’re fascinating! Don’t get distracted by those big, showy swallowtails! Beauty also comes in 1-inch wide wingspans! Spring is almost here! The buds are growing, the willows are blooming, and our resident birds are…
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Websites of Interest
Butterflies Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies and Moths of North America: www.butterfliesandmoths.org is a comprehensive online resource that will include information on taxonomy and identification, distribution and habitat, life history and bibliography for all butterfly taxa in America, including species, subspecies and undescribed geographic variants. Northwest Butterflies Caitlin Labar’s Blog & Store Butterflies of…
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Blues ID Songs Blues
[Editor’s Note: Get out your favorite field guide so that you will have photographs as you follow Martha’s songs.] Acmon Blue: Ol’ Plebejus Acmon was proud Of his dorsal broad orange band loud, His black spots were seen To have sparkle and sheen, But his forewings were not so endowed! Square Spotted Blue: Euphilotes battoides…
