| Rank |
Name |
Nationality |
Total |
Highlights |
| 1 |
Andrew Spencer |
US-CO |
497 |
Using Opler & Warren taxonomy
Most recently MacNeill's Sootywing at Topock, AZ, and White-veined Arctic and Dingy Fritillary on Mt. Uncompahgre, CO
Check out my butterfly pics at http://www.owlspleasure.com/photos/nabutterflies.html |
| 2 |
Nicholas Block |
IL, USA |
388 |
Using Opler and Warren taxonomy.
Latest additions: Silver Emperor and Yellow-tipped Flasher, Hidalgo County, TX - 7 Nov 2008 |
| 3 |
David F. Henderson |
American |
246 |
18 lifers seen in LRGV in October, including Glassy-winged Skipper & Green-backed Ruby-eye! |
| 4 |
Ednelza Henderson |
Brazilian |
235 |
19 lifers seen in LRGV in October, including Glassy-winged Skipper & Green-backed Ruby-eye! |
| 5 |
Phil Chaon |
Ohio |
228 |
Chisos Skipperling, Mazans Scallopwing, White-striped Longtail, Tropical Leafwing,Teleus Longtail,Black Checkerspot, Swamp and Northern Metalmarks, Atala, Mead's Sulphur, Chiricahua White, Ornythion Swallowtail, Mitchell's Satyr |
| 6 |
Bill Benner |
USA-MA |
221 |
Rio Grande Valley of Texas, Oct. 04: 72 life butterflies in 3 days! Added 15 species in FL Jan '05, including Miami Blue and beautiful dorsal views of Dingy Purplewing |
| 7 |
P. D. Hulce |
U.S.A. |
209 |
Thicket Hairstreak, Gold-costa Skipper, Acacia Skipper, Texas Roadside-Skipper, Cassus Roadside-Skipper, Painted Crescent, Drusius Cloudywing, Leda Ministreak |
| 8 |
Kreg Ellzey |
USA |
173 |
Jan '09 - Banded Peacock, Mexican Silverspot, Julia Heliconian, Crimson Patch and White-checkered Skipper seen in the LRGV |
| 9 |
Hans Holbrook |
Maryland |
170 |
8/13/06 Red Satyr in OK |
| 10 |
Jeff Pavlik |
USA - Mich |
163 |
Added 20 on a recent trip to Wyoming including - Colorado Alpine & Edith's Copper |
| 11 |
David J Trently |
USA |
152 |
best of 2007: Great Purple Hairstreak, Frosted Elfin, Eastern Pine Elfin, White M Hairstreak |
| 12 |
Tim White |
USA |
131 |
6/26/05 - Rockslide Checkerspot, Creole Pearyl-Eye, Rare Skipper |
| 13 |
Paul Hudson |
USA |
99 |
|
| 14 |
Jamie Fenneman |
British Columbia (Canada) |
96 |
Sooty and Behr's Hairstreaks, Lustrous and Lilac-bordered Coppers (all in BC) |
| 15 |
Spencer Galen |
NJ-USA |
93 |
58 NJ, 35 WY |
| 16 |
Karl Lukens |
NJ-USA |
93 |
12/01/2002- Swarthy Skipper |
| 17 |
Michael Woodruff |
WA -- USA |
87 |
Updated 12/1/07 - Washington, California, Arizona, and Georgia mainly |
| 18 |
Nathan Hentze |
B.C. - Canada |
82 |
Discovering first Sooty Hairstreak in Similkameen Valley of BC since 1933. Vidler's Alpine, Lustrous Copper, Labrador Sulphur. All in BC, just started in May 2003. |
| 19 |
Tom Reed |
NJ-USA |
71 |
7/5/04- Dotted Skipper, Mulberry Wing |
| 20 |
George Myers |
USA |
66 |
Two-spotted Skipper, Mangrove Buckeye, Zebra-11/17/01 |
| 21 |
Craig McLauchlan |
Ont. Canada |
64 |
American Copper all seen in Ontario |
| 22 |
wain barnes |
MD |
63 |
sleepy duskywing |
| 23 |
Bill Alexson |
U.S. |
59 |
|
| 24 |
Sean Fitzgerald |
WI - USA |
51 |
8/18/03 - Harvester, Giant Swallowtail (WI), West Virginia White, and I added Hackberry Emperor today. I'm just starting to get into butterflies, so I'm not sure what is really noteworthy yet... |
| 25 |
Lee Hoy |
USA - TX |
50 |
Not bad for first 7 days of Butterflying (Western Pygmy Blue & California Sister were highlights) |
| 26 |
Leigh |
|
20+ |
Just starting out, beginning as a birder, turning into a naturalist. Most are southern californian butterflies one or two from Texas as well! |
| 27 |
Carlos Ross |
USA - Arizona |
18 |
Two-tailed Swallowtail, Clouded Sulphur Oct 2004 |
| 28 |
Brandon |
USA |
12 |
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