Metolius Count 2024 Report
On Saturday July 13, Sue Anderson led the 39th annual Metolius Butterfly Count in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman. On this unusually hot day (reaching a high of 100 degrees!), 14 people walked around different areas in our count circle, counting 656 individual butterflies of 42 species. The number of Sylvan Hairstreaks (7) was a record high; other species were found at average levels. See complete list below:
| Common Name | Last Name | First Name | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorquin's Admiral | Admiral | Lorquin's | 16 |
| Great Arctic | Arctic | Great | 27 |
| Acmon Blue | Blue | Acmon | 3 |
| Anna's Blue | Blue | Anna's | 71 |
| Boisduval's Blue | Blue | Boisduval's | 11 |
| Greenish Blue | Blue | Greenish | 5 |
| Square-spotted Blue | Blue | Square-spotted | 1 |
| Blue sp. | Blue sp. | 1 | |
| Edith's Checkerspot | Checkerspot | Edith's | 3 |
| Snowberry Checkerspot | Checkerspot | Snowberry | 4 |
| Mourning Cloak | Cloak | Morning | 1 |
| Northern Cloudywing | Cloudywing | Northern | 3 |
| Hoary Comma | Comma | Hoary | 5 |
| Lilac-bordered Copper | Copper | Lilac-bordered | 11 |
| Mariposa Copper | Copper | Mariposa | 3 |
| Field Crescent | Crescent | Field | 104 |
| Mylitta Crescent | Crescent | Mylitta | 12 |
| Persius Duskywing | Duskywing | Persius | 1 |
| Brown Elfin | Elfin | Brown | 1 |
| Atlantis Fritillary | Fritillary | Atlantis | 3 |
| Hydaspe Fritillary | Fritillary | Hydaspe | 15 |
| Zerene Fritillary | Fritillary | Zerene | 12 |
| Fritillary sp. | Fritillary sp. | 25 | |
| Behr's Hairstreak | Hairstreak | Behr's | 10 |
| Bramble Hairstreak | Hairstreak | Bramble | 3 |
| Gray Hairstreak | Hairstreak | Gray | 4 |
| Hedgerow Hairstreak | Hairstreak | Hedgerow | 12 |
| Juniper Hairstreak | Hairstreak | Juniper | 5 |
| Sylvan Hairstreak | Hairstreak | Sylvan | 7 |
| Painted Lady | Lady | Painted | 2 |
| Clodius Parnassian | Parnassian | Clodius | 2 |
| Common Ringlet | Ringlet | Common | 4 |
| Dun Skipper | Skipper | Dun | 16 |
| Juba Skipper | Skipper | Juba | 2 |
| Silver-spotted Skipper | Skipper | Silver-spotted | 26 |
| Western Branded Skipper | Skipper | Western Branded | 39 |
| Orange Sulphur | Sulphur | Orange | 1 |
| Western Sulphur | Sulphur | Western | 52 |
| Pale Swallowtail | Swallowtail | Pale | 40 |
| Two-tailed Swallowtail | Swallowtail | Two-tailed | 1 |
| Western Tiger Swallowtail | Swallowtail | Western Tiger | 10 |
| Becker's White | White | Becker's | 2 |
| Common Wood Nymph | Wood Nymph | Common | 48 |
| Small Wood Nymph | Wood Nymph | Small | 32 |
| Total Individuals | 656 | ||
| Total identified species | 42 |