Results of Eugene 4th of July Butterfly Count

July 2, 2001
Compiler: Sharon Blick, NABA Eugene-Springfield
24 species found at seven sites

			NC	WEW	BP	MPA	SH	AP	D	Total
Swallowtails:
Western tiger (Papilio rutulus)			27	14	49	18	28	13	3	152
Pale (Papilio eurymedon)			0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Anise (Papilio zelicaon)			0	0	1	0	9	0	0	10
Swallowtail sp.			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Whites and Sulfurs:
Cabbage (Pieris rapae)			6	0	3	0	5	13	2	29
Mustard white			0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Orange sulfur (Colias eurytheme)			10	5	1	0	1	0	0	17
Sulfur sp.			0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Hairstreaks:
Gray (Strymon melinus)			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Blues:
Tailed (Everes sp)			0	0	1	0	3 E	0	0	4
Acmon			0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2
unidentified			0	1	0	0	2	0	0	3
Brushfoots:
California sister (Adelpha bredowii)			0	0	1	2	1	0	0	4
Lorquin's admiral (Limenitis lorquini)			0	2	2	5	3	0	0	12
Mylitta crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)			1	0	0	3	2	0	0	6
Field crescent			0	3	3	0	0	0	0	6
Crescent sp.			0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus)			0	0	1	3	0	0	0	4
Comma sp. (Polygonia sp.)			4	0	3	0	0	0	0	7
Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)			7	3	1	0	16	0	0	27
Lady sp.			0	2	1	0	0	1	0	4
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)			3	0	1	0	2	0	0	6
Satyrs:
Common woodnymph (Cercyonis pegala)			5	21	24	41	11	1	0	103
Common ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)			1	14	17	2	10	0	0	44
Milkweed Butterflies:
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)			0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Skippers:
Dun skipper (Euphyes vestris)			1	5	1	6	4	0	0	17
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Propertius duskywing			0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Silver-spotted skipper			0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4
Sonoran Skipper			0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Total number of individuals:			67	73	115	81	106	28	5	470

Key: NC = North-Central (Westmoreland, Skinner's Butte, Armitage, and Alton Baker Parks), WEW = West Eugene Wetlands, BP = Buford Park (outside of MPA), MPA = Mount Pisgah Arboretum, SH = South Hills, AP = Amazon Park to Kincaid Park, D = seen while driving.