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NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLY ASSOCIATION 8th Biennial Meeting meets
in the Kern River Valley
Bob Barnes
organized the NABA convention which visited the Kern River Valley
for the first time since the inception of the organization. One
hundred eighty-eight people
participated in this biennial event bringing millions of dollars
into the Kern River Valley economy. A total of 106 butterfly species
were seen during field trips
throughout the Kern Valley area and another 5 species were seen in a
field trip to southern Kern County in the Mt. Pinos area. People
came from the United Kingdom, Mexico and many from eastern states
with the bulk of the crowd flying in from New Jersey,
New York and Massachusetts. Of the almost 200 participants only a
few residents of the Kern River Valley were involved mostly in
supporting roles. Many other Kern County and California birders
volunteered their time and money to make this event successful for
all our visitors.
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Photos of
butterflies taken by Alison Sheehey on pre and post conference
surveys and during the NABA conference. Early and
late dates from Butterflies of Kern and Tulare Counties by Ken
Davenport Swallowtails [Family
Papilionidae] |
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Clodius Parnassian - (9 Jun-11 Sep) |
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‘Desert’ Black Swallowtail - (18 Mar-24 Jul) |
only during GSNM count |
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Anise Swallowtail - (4 Feb-7 Nov) |
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Indra Swallowtail - (29 Mar-30 Jul) |
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Western Tiger Swallowtail - (15 Feb-6 Nov) |
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Two-tailed Swallowtail - (7 Apr-30 Aug) |
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Pale Swallowtail – (14 Apr-7 Aug) |
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Whites & Sulphurs [Family Pieridae] |
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Becker’s White - (27 Jan-24 Nov) |
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Checkered White - (25 Jan-26 Nov) |
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Cabbage White - (1 Jan-31 Dec) |
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Pine White - (11 July-26 Sept) |
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Large Marble - (8 May-23 Jul) |
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‘California’ Pearly Marble - (5 Apr-24 Jul) |
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‘Desert’ Pearly Marble – (12 Feb-29 Jun) |
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Gray Marble - (28 Feb-24 Jul) |
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Orange Sulphur - (12 Feb-5 Dec) |
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’Harford's‘ Sulphur - (8 Apr-6 Oct) |
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California Dogface - (4 Jun-11 Jul) |
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Dainty Sulphur - (10 Apr-22 Oct) |
only on N Fork Count |
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Gossamer Wings [Family Lycaenidae] |
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Tailed Copper - (16 May-22 Sep) |
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Lustrous Copper - (6 Jun-20 Aug) |
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Great Copper - (27 Apr-5 Sept) |
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Edith's Copper - (25 Jun-24 Aug) |
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Gorgon Copper - (29 Apr-18 Jul) |
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Blue Copper - (9 Jun-16 Aug) |
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Purplish Copper - (22 Apr-19 Nov) |
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Lilac-bordered Copper - (13 Jun-11 Sep) |
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Golden Hairstreak - (25 Jun-22 Sep) |
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Great Purple Hairstreak - (6 Mar-13 Nov) |
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√ Behr's
Hairstreak - (13 May-5 Aug) |
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√ California
Hairstreak - (9 May-29 Jul) |
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√ Sylvan
Hairstreak - (4 May-4 Sep) |
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√ Gold-hunter's
Hairstreak - (12 May-5 Aug) |
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√ Mtn. Mahogany
Hairstreak - (2 Jun-2 Aug) |
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√ Hedgerow
Hairstreak - (5 May-4 Sep) |
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√ Brown Elfin -
(14 Feb-25 Jul) |
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√ Western Pine
Elfin - (28 Apr-24 Jul) |
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√ Thicket Hairstreak -
(19 Mar-9 Oct) |
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√ ‘Nelson’s’
Juniper Hairstreak - (21 May-2 Aug) |
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√ ‘Siva’ Juniper
Hairstreak – (25 Mar-30 Jul) |
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√ Gray Hairstreak
- (22 Feb-3 Dec) |
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√ Western
Pygmy-Blue - (3 Jan-13 Dec) |
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Marine Blue - (29 Mar-14 Nov) |
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√ Reakirt's Blue - (22
Apr-3 Nov) |
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√ Western Tailed-Blue -
(18 Mar-5 Jul) |
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√ ‘Echo’ Spring
Azure - (28 Feb-31 Jul) |
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‘Glaucon’ Square-spotted Blue – (20 Jun-5 Aug) |
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√ ‘Bernardino’
Sq-spotted Blue - (29 Apr-26 Jul) |
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√ ‘Pacific’
Dotted Blue - (28 Apr-21 Sep) |
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√ Arrowhead Blue - (28
Feb-16 Jul) |
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√ Silvery Blue -
(12 Mar-23 Jul) |
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√ ‘Anna’s”
Northern Blue - (21 Jun-4 Sep) |
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√ Melissa Blue -
(3 Apr-6 Nov) |
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√ Greenish Blue -
(25 May-22 Sep) |
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√ Boisduval's
Blue - (29 Mar-5 Aug) |
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√ San Emigdio
Blue - (11 Apr-24 Sep) |
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√ Acmon Blue - (1
Mar-26 Nov) |
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√ Lupine Blue -
(7 Apr-31 Jul) |
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√ Veined Blue - (13
Apr-5 Sep) |
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√ ‘Sierra’ Arctic Blue -
(6 Jun-26 Jul) |
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Metalmarks [Family Riodinidae] |
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√ ‘Behr’s’ Mormon
Metalmark - (18 May-3 Jul) |
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√ ‘Desert’ Mormon
Metalmark (9 Mar-27 Oct) |
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Brushfoots [Family Nymphalidae] |
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√ Coronis Fritillary -
(31 May-11 Sep) |
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√ Zerene
Fritillary - (25 Jun-21 Sep) |
only at Mt. Pinos and
GSNM count |
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√ Callippe
Fritillary - (9 May-7 Aug) |
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√ Great Basin
Fritillary - (9 Jun-15 Sep) |
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√ Hydaspe
Fritillary - (2 Jun-3 Sep) |
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Mormon Fritillary - ( 27 Jun |
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√ Pacific
Fritillary - (26 May-7 Aug) |
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√ Arachne Checkerspot -
(8 Jun-7 Aug) |
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√ Northern
Checkerspot - (30 Mar-22 Jul) |
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√ Field Crescent
- (12 Apr-23 Oct) |
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√ Mylitta
Crescent - (28 Feb-20 Nov) |
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√ Variable
Checkerspot - (30 Mar-25 Jul) |
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√ Edith's
Checkerspot - (24 Mar-20 Jul) |
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√ Satyr Comma - (19
Jan-20 Nov) |
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√ Hoary Comma -
(15 Feb-30 Oct) |
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√ California
Tortoiseshell - (9 Jan-24 Aug) |
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√ Mourning Cloak
- (1 Jan-31 Dec) |
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√ Milbert's
Tortoiseshell - (19 Jan-7 Aug) |
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√ American Lady -
(12 Feb-26 Nov) |
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√ Painted Lady -
(1 Jan-31 Dec) |
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√ West Coast Lady
- (1 Jan-31 Dec) |
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√ Red Admiral - (1
Jan-31 Dec) |
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√ Common Buckeye
- (25 Feb-22 Nov) |
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√ Lorquin's
Admiral - (9 Apr-24 Oct) |
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√ California
Sister - (12 Apr-20 Nov) |
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√ Common Ringlet
- (25 Feb-7 Nov) |
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√ Common Wood-Nymph
(exceptional) |
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√ Great Basin Wood-Nymph
- (18 May-6 Oct) |
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√ Monarch - (1
Jan-31 Dec) |
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√ Queen - (29
Mar-13 Nov) |
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Skippers [Family Hesperiidae] |
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√ Silver-spotted
Skipper - (26 May-29 Jul) |
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√ Northern
Cloudywing - (28 May-22 Jul) |
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√ Mexican Cloudywing -
(9 Jun-23 Jul) |
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√ Propertius
Duskywing - (1 Feb-8 Aug) |
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√ Pacuvius
Duskywing - (9 May-31 Jul) |
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√ Funereal
Duskywing - (28 Feb-24 Nov) |
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√ Persius Duskywing - (9
May-27 Aug) |
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√ Two-banded Skipper -
(31 May-22 Jul) |
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√ Common
Checkered-Skipper- (10 Apr-4 Nov) |
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√ White
Checkered-Skipper - (13 Feb-4 Nov) |
only at Mt. Pinos and
Count after |
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√ Northern White-Skipper
- (30 Mar-9 Nov) |
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√ Common Sootywing - (6
Mar-18 Sep) |
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√ Fiery Skipper -
(23 Mar-12 Dec) |
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√ Alkali Skipper
- (12 Apr-30 Aug) |
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√ Juba Skipper - (29
Mar-7 Nov) |
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√ Common Branded
Skipper - (25 May-9 Oct) |
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√ Lindsey's Skipper - (5
May-12 Jul) |
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√ Sandhill
Skipper - (11 Apr-3 Nov) |
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√ Sonora Skipper
- (25 May-1 Oct) |
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√ Sachem - (28 Mar-13
Nov) |
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√ Woodland Skipper - (28
Jun-23 Oct) |
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√ Rural Skipper -
(21 Apr-25 Jul) |
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√ Eufala Skipper - (23
Mar-12 Dec) |
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Nature Alley is dedicated to protecting natural communities
wherever they exist. She is involved in many scientific and educational programs,
promoting environmental appreciation and ethics.
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