Miscellaneous Southern California Invertebrates

[aliceinwl]

The white butterfly is the checkered white, Pontia protodice and the mated pair are gray hairstreaks, Strymon melinus. Looks like you had a fun trip!
-Alice

 

[GQ.]

The white butterfly is the checkered white, Pontia protodice and the mated pair are gray hairstreaks, Strymon melinus. Looks like you had a fun trip!
-Alice

Thank you for the setting me straight. I almost always have fun in the field. The dry year has almost been a good thing. I have found myself looking for insects just a little bit harder and in more unusual places to compensate for the lack of overall abundance of insects. This has resulted in finding some insects and arachnids I might otherwise have overlooked. I suspect it will take many decades before my ID skills catch up.