Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

        





               

     
description:       
wingspan (28-30cm), wings above greyish brown, hind wing with prominent orange spot





habitat:
Meadows, neglected roadsides, and crop fields





picture:  
scrub above San Elijo Lagoon,  Solana Beach,  California,  07/18/2004




              


        


                 



















Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

        





     
description:       
size 1-1 1/2 inches, male fiery orange, female duller orange, below wings small black dots on the hindwing, above bigger dark spots





habitat:
anywhere near lawns, consumes nectar of many different plants, including sunflower family members





picture:  

roadside near San Elijo Lagoon,  Solana Beach,  California,  07/18/2004




                








Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)

        

                         
         note:                      wingspan (80-85cm), wings above black with white band interrupted by black veins;
                                              reddish brown band near margins. wings brighter from below.

         habitat:               Mixed forests, particularly close to water

            larval host plants:   Willows, members of the rose familiy
      pictures:             San Elijo Lagoon,  Solana Beach,  California,  07/11/2004