Butterflies of Limestone Canyon IRC Citizen Science Survey

A guide to help the citizen scientists who participate in the monthly survey.

Comments and photos are selected to help with quick identification in the field.

Includes only the butterflies recorded from past surveys. However, there are several other butterflies that could show up. Some are more in other areas of Orange county and could show up here as strays, and there have been others recorded in the past, as strays or in low numbers, in Orange County that may show up! Keep and eye out and fingers crossed.

Chart shows Number of Species by Month

Most numerous species:
Common Ringlet
Woodland Skipper
Western Pygmy Blue
Behr’s Metalmark
Common (Checkered) White
Checkered Skipper
Funereal/Mournful Duskywing
Painted Lady
Sara Orangetip
Northern White Skipper
Acmon Blue
Bramble Hairstreak
Bernardino Blue
Buckeye
Alfalfa (Orange) Sulfur
Marine Blue
California Sister
Gray (Common) Hairstreak
Cabbage White
Rural Skipper
Great basin (Sylvan) Woodnymph
Others: only one or few obervations less ↑