Pacific Rim Campus

Biodiversity

Preliminary surveys of the biota were made during the summer of 1999 on Smith Prairie, Central Whidbey Island, Washington. The following is a list of lepidopteran species identified on the site. These lists must be considered tentative and a work in progress.

BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS
Butterflies and moths seen on Smith Prairie:

Lepidoptera:
Milbert's Tortioseshell (Aglais milberti), 5/15/99
Cinnabar Moth, 5/15/99
Northern Checkerspot (Charidryas palla), female, 5/30/99
Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) 5/30/99
Western Tiger Swallowtail, 7/11/99

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