Juniper (Thorne's) Hairstreak

Endangered Species

This Butterfly is only found on Otay Mountain, and it's host plant is the Tecate Cypress. The Wildfires of 2003 destroyed much of the Mountains Habitat, but this small butterfly has made it through and still survives in smaller strands of Cypress groves, but the next big fire can spell extinction.

03/10/05 a worn individual

03/10/05

03/03/05 and the next 3 below

03/01/02 and the rest of these pictures