Butterflies on San Bruno Mountain
Observations of butterflies on San Bruno Mountain ecological reserve. This area is topped with a four mile long ridge with lots of hiking trails. The mountain is a host for several rare and endangered butterflies. In the 1960s, a nonprofit organization called Save the Bay prevented developers ...more ↓
Orange Sulphur
The Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), also known as the Alfalfa Butterfly and in its larval stage as Alfalfa Caterpillar, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, where it belongs to the lowland group of "clouded yellows and sulphurs" subfamily Coliadinae. It is found throughout North America from southern Canada to Mexico, but is absent from the central and ...more ↓
