Because of the unique diversity of habitat, more than 100 species of butterflies have been documented within the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. It is one of the highest diversities of butterfly species in the United States. I'd say that is pretty special!
This is a personal project to give us a visual of these butterflies, moths and skippers so we can identify them in the field. I hope you get to see some of these beauties, and if you do, please feel free to add your observations to the Butterflies + Moths of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Project here on INaturalist. Together we can bring more awareness to this unique, precious area.
There are three notable species to mention ;
~Mardon Skipper, which have be found along Baldy Creek Road and Soda Mountain Road.
~Johnson's Hairstreak, which have be found around the Hyatt Lake area.
~Lindsey's Skipper, which have been spotted near Scotch Creek, Oregon Gulch Research Natural Areas, Pilot Rock, Porcupine Creek and along Soda Mountain Road.
Sources for this checklist include a wonderful brochure that I highly recommend picking up from the BLM Medford District, and Further
Reading (also stated on the brochure) :
http://npshistory.com/brochures/casi/butterflies.pdf
Odion, Dennis C. and Frost, Evan J., 2002. Protecting
Objects of Scientific Interest in the CascadeSiskiyou
National Monument: Status, Threats and
Management Recommendation, World Wildlife Fund
- Klamath-Siskiyou Regional Program, Ashland, OR.
Pyle, Robert Michael, 2002. The Butterflies of
Cascadia, Seattle Audubon Society, Seattle, WA.
Runquist, Erik, 1999. Butterfly Community Surveys
in the Soda Mountain Region, Jackson County,
Oregon. Medford District Office, Bureau of Land
Management, Ashland, OR.
Warren, A. D., K. J. Davis, N. V. Grishin, J. P. Pelham, E.
M. Stangeland. 2010. Butterflies of America
http://butterfliesofamerica.com/
***If you find a discrepancy with any of the listed species, please reach out and let me know.
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