A lot of my time in the White Mountains was spent looking for butterflies. At Walnut Creek alone, I found and photographed 14 species including one or two new ones I’d not encountered before.

Atlantis Fritillary

Atlantis Fritillary

Silver-spotted Skipper

Silver-spotted Skipper

Silver-spotted Skipper

Silver-spotted Skipper

Golden-banded Skipper

Golden-banded Skipper

Northern Cloudywing

Common Wood-Nymph

Mylitta Crescent

Southern Dogface

Spring Azure

Skipper sp.

Skipper sp.

Skipper sp.

Skipper sp.

Arizona Sister

Arizona Sister

Mourning Cloak

Arachne Checkerspot
I also found a cool moth, a Toothed Sombrewing.

Toothed Sombrewing
I would be out of my mind trying to put names to these!!!
Tell me about it…