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HANK BRODKIN

From Dave Powell, Phoenix 4-06-08

I was out on both Friday (4/4/08) and Saturday (4/5/08) looking for butterflies. On Friday I headed down to SE AZ and visited Box Canyon, Pima Co. and Garden Canyon, Cochise Co. I was in Box Canyon from about 10:00 to 12:00 and in Garden Canyon from about 1:30 to 3:30. On Saturday (4/6/08) I accompanied Kurt Radamaker on a Desert Rivers Audubon field trip to Sycamore Creek, Maricopa Co. We were along Sycamore Creek from about 9:00 to 2:00, though it was too cold for butterflies for part of this time. Not much in the way of nector anywhere. There was a flowering white shrub in Garden Canyon that attracted hairstreaks, but this same shrub along Sycamore Creek had essentially nothing.

Box Canyon

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) - 6

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) - 4

Checkered White (Pontia protodice) - 2

Sara Orangetip (Anthocharus sara) - 2

Mexican Yellow (Eurema Mexicana) - 3

Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) - 2

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) - 7

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) - 1

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) - 1

Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) - 6

Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) - 4

Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela) - 1

Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) - 20+

Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) - 5+

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) - 10+

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) - 3

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) - 2

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) - 5

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) - 1

Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) - 1

Empress Leilia (Astrocampa leilia) - 10+

Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) - 1

Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) - 5

White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) - 5 (by location)

Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus) - 6

Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) - 5

White-barred Skipper (Atrytonopsis pittacus) - 2

Garden Canyon

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) - 3

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) - 5

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) - 1

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus siva) - 3

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) - 1

Arizona Hairstreak (Erora quaderna) - 8

Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) - 5

Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela) - 2

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) - 3

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) - 1

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) - 1

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) - 2

Gold-costa Skipper (Cogia caicus) - 1

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) - 1

White-barred Skipper (Atrytonopsis pittacus) - 1

Sycamore Creek

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) - 10+

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) - 4

Checkered White (Pontia protodice) - 4

Sara Orangetip (Anthocharus sara) - 2

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) - 6

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) - 2

Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) - 3

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus siva) - 2

Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) - 4

Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon) - 1

Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela) - 2

California Patch (Chlosyne californica) - 4

Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) - 5

Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) - 5

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) - 5

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) - 4

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) - 1

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) - 2

Empress Leilia (Astrocampa leilia) - 5

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) - 1

Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) - 1

Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) - 2

White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) - 10+ (by location)

Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) - 3

Libby Sullivan , 10-31-06

Today at ASDM Sue and I saw 25 species of butterflies including a White-patched Skipper and a Violet-clouded Skipper. Both of these were seen in the Mountain Habitat area although they have been seen in the Desert Garden and Pollination Gardens as well earlier in the season. Just check out the flowering plants in the Mountain Habitat.

From Hank Brodkin, 10-20-05

I just got back from a butterfly/ode trip to Yuma County with Rich
Bailowitz. We had a fine time with some 36 species including 3 county
records and at least one late state record. October 18 we were mainly at
Betty's Kitchen, a BLM wildlife area on Laguna Dam Road upriver from Yuma.
October 19 we were mainly up King Road into a canyon in the Kofa Mountains
in the northern interior of the county and today, the 20th, we were in Yuma
at the West Wetlands City Park. Here is the list:

Fiery Skipper - 18, 20
Eufala Skipper - 18
Erichson's White-Skipper - 19
Northern White-Skipper - 19, 8 individuals, County Record
Arizona Powdered-Skipper - 19 good flight
Funereal Duskywing - 18
White/Common Skipper - 18, 19
Checkered White - 18, 19, 20
Orange Sulphur - 18, 19, 20
Southern Dogface - 18, 19, 20
Sleepy Orange - 18, 19, 20
Mexican Yellow - 18, 19, 20
Dainty Sulphur - 18
Leda Ministreak - 18
Gray Hairstreak - 18, 19, 20
Great Blue Hairstreak - 19
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak - 19: 1 individual
Fatal Metalmark - 20
Mormon Metalmark - 19 (good flight of type with black or dark gray on the
ventral hind wings. Both Wright's Buckwheat and Rattany in the area.)
Palmer's Metalmark (marginalis) - 18, 20 common
Ceraunus Blue - 18, 19, 20
Reakirt's Blue - 18, 19, 20
Marine Blue - 18, 19
Pygmy Blue - 18, 20
Snout - 19, 20
West Coast lady - 20: 3 individuals
Painted Lady - 18, 19, 20: thousands!
American Lady - 18, 20 : 2 Individuals
Red Admiral - 19: 1 individual
California Tortoiseshell - 19: 4 individuals, 20: 1 Individual. County
record, late state record Photo, specimen
Common Buckeye - 18, 19, 20
Tropical Buckeye - 19: at least 2 individuals, county record
California Patch - 19: 1 individual
Variegated Fritillary - 19: 1 individual
Queen - 18, 19, 20
Monarch - 18, 19, 20: scattering everywhere.

Libby Sullivan reported a Mexican Fritillary at the ASDM on 9/13.

A Mylon, probably pelopidas, according to Andy Warren was photographed then taken by Mike Stangeland in Sycamore Canyon on 9/12. This is a new genus and a new species for the United States. The DNA will be checked to eliminate any almost identical species from east Mexico. According to Andy Warren the closest pelopidas gets to Arizona is southern Sinaloa.

Here is a report on the post-meeting trip to Mexico led by Mark Pretti and
Jim Brock. The group of seven participants left Sierra Vista on August 7th
and spent 5 days in Sonora, Mexico. We drove straight through on Route 15
bypassing Hermosillo to Route 16. We skipped San Carlos on the way down.
Watching sites were all along Route 16 from the Rio Matape in the lowlands
to the Sonora/Chihuahuan border east of Yecora. On the return we drove
Route 16 to Route 15, then taking Route 2 to Naco where we crossed the border.

Main site locations were Rt. 16 at the Rio Matape, Km 196, Km 261, Santa
Ana, Pilares, (about 10 miles east of Yecora) and 1 mile east of the Sonora
border in Chihuahua.

The group included Wanda Dameron, Kim Davis, Elaine Haldabel, Jean Morgan,
Sue Perry, Mary Sheppard, Mike Stangeland. This was a great introduction
for the group to the butterflies of Sonora. Thanks much to Jim for being
willing to lead the trip and to Hank Brodkin for making the initial
arrangements for this great tour!! The Southwestern Arizona Chapter of
NABA, SEABA, co-sponsor of the August meeting, periodically arranges for
butterflying trips to Sonora. Those interested in future trips could
contact Hank Brodkin ["Hank Brodkin" <hbrodkin@cox.net>].

>The list...
>
>Giant Swallowtail
>Pipevine Swallowtail
>Two-tailed Swallowtail
>Lyside Sulphur
>Dainty Sulphur
>Large Orange Sulphur
>Cloudless Sulphur
>White-angled Sulphur
>Yellow-angled Sulphur
>Southern Dogface
>Sleepy Orange
>Tailed Orange
>Boisduval's Yellow
>Barred Yellow
>Mexican Yellow
>Dina Yellow
>Checkered White
>Gray Hairstreak
>Gray Ministreak
>Clytie Ministreak
>Leda Ministreak
>Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
>Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak
>Creamy Stripestreak
>Reakirt's Blue
>Ceraunus Blue
>Marine Blue
>Hepburn's Metalmark
>Palmer's Metalmark
>Crescent Metalmark
>Arizona Metalmark
>Fatal Metalmark
>Ares Metalmark
>Poeas Metalmark
>Tiny Yellowmark
>Bumble Bee Yellowmark
>Common Mestra
>Black Checkerspot
>Tiny Checkerspot
>Elada Checkerspot
>Hepburn's Checkerspot
>Texan Crescent
>Empress Leilia
>Variegated Fritillary
>Mexican Fritillary
>West Coast Lady
>Painted Lady
>American Lady
>Tropical Leafwing
>Zebra Heliconian
>Queen
>Monarch
>Bordered Patch
>Rosita Patch
>Elf
>Tropical Buckeye
>Reddish Satyr         Euptychia rubrofasciata
>American Snout
>Dull Firetip
>Golden Banded-Skipper
>White/Common Checkered-Skipper
>Tropical Checkered-Skipper
>White-edged Cloudywing       Achalarus albociliatus
>Drusius Cloudywing
>Northern Cloudywing
>White-patched Skipper      Chiomara georgina
>Funereal Duskywing
>Juvenal's Duskywing
>Mournful Duskywing
>Two-barred Flasher   (prob the Vitex-feeder mainly in Sonora)
>White-striped Longtail
>Mexican Longtail (tentative I.D. but a Polythrix of some kind)
>Dorantes Longtail
>Acacia Skipper
>Texas Powdered-Skipper
>Golden-headed Scallopwing
>Wind's Silverdrop   (tentative ID)
>White Spurwing    Antigonus emorsa
>Laviana White-Skipper
>Erichson's White-Skipper
>Many-spotted Skipperling    Piruna aea/cingo
>Miller's Skipperling   Pirunamillerorum
>Sina Skipperling      Piruna sina
>Hour-glass Skipperling      Piruna panaea
>Bold Faceted-Skipper   Synapte syraces
>Bronze Roadside Skipper
>Brock's Roadside Skipper
>Elissa Roadside Skipper
>Orange-headed Roadside Skipper     Amblyscirtes phylace
>Toltec Roadside Skipper
>Tropical Least Skipper
>Orange Skipperling
>Southern Skipperling
>Clouded Skipper
>Liris Skipper
>Julia's Skipper
>Gala Skipper         Paratrytone gala
>Dun Skipper          Euphyes vestris
>
>Jim Brock

Mimosa Yellow Eurema mimosa Comfort Springs 6-09-05 HB

There are certain things I have to be thankful for - a wife who shares my passions, reasonable health and the fact that I am able to live in a beautiful and natural place. Carr Reef at 7400' is less than a 7 mile drive from our house. From there foot trails take one into the heart of the Huachuca Mountains of Cochise County, Arizona. This morning in a 2 hour walk along the Comfort Springs Trail the following were seen:

4 Checkered White (P.protodice)

1 Southern Dogface (C. cesonia)

2 Mimosa Yellow (E. nise) 1 Photographed- see above

8 Mexican Yellow (E. mexicanum)

11 Spring Azure (C. ladon)

1 Acmon Blue (P. acmon)

7 Reakirt's Blue (H. isola)

9 Marine Blue (L. marina)

2 Mylitta Crescent (P. mylitta)

1 Texan Crescent (P. texana)

3 "Arizona" Sister (A. bredowii eulalia) [time finally to split this puppy? ;-)]

2 Canyonland Satyr (C. pertepida) 1 photographed

6 Silver-spotted Skipper (E. clarus)

2 Northern Cloudywing (T. pylades)

3 Deva Skipper (A. deva)

1 Python Skipper (A. python)

2 Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper (A. fimbriata)

There was not much nectar and things are drying out. However there was still New Mexico locust with a few fresh blooms and fleabane. Just beginning was Asclepias tuberosa, false indigo and several neat yellow composites (the kind that try men's souls).

Also Shawneen Finnegan of Tucson sent me a photo of a Short-tailed Skipper (Z. dorus) taken by a friend of hers in Garden Canyon in Ft. Huachuca last week - one of several reports of a bug that should not be out this month. June is typically between the Spring and Summer broods of this species.

Creamy Stripe-Streak Arawacus Jada, Ash Canyon, 3 June, 2005 Bob Behrstock

Bob Behrstock reported the above in his yard in Hereford on June 3, 2005.

Date: 05/26/2005
Number of Species: 32
Number of Individuals: 285
Location:
Portal
AZ , USA 85632
Notes: Priscilla Brodkin and I drove from Portal to Ruslter and Barfoot Parks in the Chiricahuas. It was a beautiful day - partly cloudy - mild temperatures and slight breezes. Nectar was in good supply in spots - missing in others.

Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Adult 2
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes Adult 4
Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus Adult 8
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata Adult 3
Checkered White Pontia protodice Adult 30
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme Adult 17
Southern Dogface Colias cesonia Adult 2
Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe Adult 5
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole Adult 4
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus Adult 7
Marine Blue Leptotes marina Adult 16
Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola Adult 10
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon Adult 6
Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon (includes texana and lutzi) Adult 15
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia Adult 4
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia Adult 1
'Texan' Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana texana Adult 1
Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta Adult 2
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis Adult 2
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Adult 19
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia Adult 15
Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax Adult 2
California Sister Adelpha bredowii Adult 7
Red Satyr Megisto rubricata Adult 1
Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus Adult 37
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades Adult 9
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis Adult 2 Several Erynnis not id'd
Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis Adult 21 could be white
Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus Adult 3
Deva Skipper Atrytonopsis deva Adult 22
Python Skipper Atrytonopsis python Adult 5
Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes fimbriata Adult 3 First we've seen this season

Fritzgaertner's Flat Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri Tepoca, Sonora 27 April, 2005 HB

From Jim Brock re: 4-15 -29 -05, Sonora

The Brodkins and I spent a few days down in east central Sonora watching
butterflies. We drove to Yecora via Agua Prieta, Moctezuma then Sahauripa.

The overall numbers of butterflies is much less than one finds after the
onset of the summer rains but the diversity is around 90% of what one finds in
August/September. We had 114 species. Needless to say Texan Crescents and
Boisduval's Yellows were everywhere, every stop!

Our first stop was below Nacozari. Here is where one begins to see the
thornscrub influence with Organ Pipe, Feather tree (Lysiloma) and Yellow Orchid vine
(Mascagnia). The bugs were SE AZ stuff like Pipevine Swallowtail, Queen,
Checkered White, Empress Leilia, but Priscilla spotted an Achalarus albociliatus
which was nice.

South of Moctezuma after an encounter with a Great Purple Hairstreak on the
gas station wall we stopped to photograph a flowering tree - we think it was a
solanaceous plant of some sort, covered in white flowers. Here was also some
purple flowers attracting dozens of Litlle Yellow, both Orange and Southern
Skipperling, Golden Headed Scallopwing and Mexican Fritillary.

This new road between Moctezuma and Sahuaripa is close to being done except
for a few bridges over an interesting canyon. The detour takes you through the
canyon where one finds a few figs and some palms, kapok and other thornscrub
plants.
In the canyon our highlights were...

Clytie Ministreak                   M. clytie
Silver-banded Hairstreak        C. simaethis
Mexican Fritillary                   E. hegesia
Tropical Checkered Skipper    P. oileus
Empress Leilea                      A. leilea
Mottled Bolla                         B. clytius
Blackened Bluewing               M. cyananthe
White-striped Longtail            C. albofasciatus

Coming out of the canyon we were back on the roadway barely a mile or so and
stopped at a blooming guayacan tree (Guiacum coulteri). If you've never seen
one of these trees in bloom you're missing one of the great sights of Sonora.
This is the foodplant for the caterpillars of the Lyside Sulphur and a half
dozen or so adults were clustered around the blooms as were a number of other
pollinators and a single Mormon Metalmark. This specimen is rather huge and
matches the size of the coastal Mormon Metalmarks that one finds down at San
Carlos, Sonora.

Then it was on through the Rio Sahauripa valley and up into the hills below
Santa Rosa for our last stop of the day. Here we stopped to find butterflies
using a tall but small flowered composite. Highlights were three pairs of
Military Macaws and..

Mountain Greenstreak    C. longula
Red-lined Hairstreak       S. bebrycia
Gray Metalmark             L. maria
Creamy Hairstreak         A. jada
Common Mellana          M. eulogius
Leda Ministreak            M. leda
American Lady             V. virginiensis
Ceraunus Blue             H. ceraunus
Gray Hairstreak            S. melinus

Day 2

We drove from Yecora on the main highway (Rt. 16) to Km 196. This is known to
most lepsters as the "Palm Canyon". It's a good place to look for Orange
Owlets (Opsiphanes boisduvali) and we weren't disappointed getting a fly -by just
prior to heading back up the road. Other good thornforest bugs here were...
Zebra                                 H. charitonia
Zilpa Longtail                         C. zilpa
Two-barred Flasher               A. azul
Pallid Tilewhite                     H. costaricensis
Texas Powdered Skipper       S. pulverulenta
Laviana White Skipper           H. laviana
Clouded Skipper                   L. accius
Tailess Scrub Hairstreak       S. cestri
Lantana Scrub Hairstreak      S. bazochii
Cream banded Emperor        A. idyjus argus
Glaucous Cracker                H. glauconome
Nayarit Satyr                       C. nayarit (spring form) windi
Orsines bolla                       B. orsines

the highlight was walking into the double culvert (two large steel cylinders
under the highway) and stirring up about 40-50 Fritzgaertner's Flats.

Our next stop was the infamous canyon at the town of Tepoca. This is the
canyon where the newly described Danforth's Metalmark resides. Although it was
well after the known flight (March) we remained optimistic. No N. danforthi but
we did find the following...

Potrillo Skipper                     C. potrillo
Acacia Skipper                     C. hippalus
Large Orange Sulphur           P. agarithe
Tailed Orange                      E. proterpia
Dina Yellow                         E. dina
Cestus Skipper                    A. cestus
White and Yellow Angled Sulphurs        A. clorinde / A. maerula
Tropical Leafwing                 A. aidea
Red Admiral                       V. atalanta
and a single Glaucous Metalmark        A. hypoglauca

We started back to Yecora and a brief stop at Km 249 yielded

Theona Checkerspot           C. theona
Arizona Metalmark             C. arizonensis
Variable Satyr                    P. squamistriga

All in all a great day!

On Thursday we decided to try the top of Mesa Campinero, just 10 miles or so
west of Yecora. This is the highewst point in this region of Sonora at around
7000' It is home to Mountain Trogon, Brown-backed Solitaire, Tufted Flycatcher
and other sought after birds. The butterflies are equally interesting in that
one can find Rainbow Skipper (P. urania) and Bag Lady (E. socialis) here.

On top is was rather unexciting. Sorting through the dozens of Texan
Crescents we found

Pacuvius Duskywing          E. pacuvius
Mexican Cloudywing          T. mexicana
Northern Cloudywing          T. pylades
West Coast Lady              V. annabella
Acmon Blue                      P. acmon
Mexican Silverspot            D. moneta

We then dropped down to the famous barranca between Km 260-261. Here we were
stunned by a patroling Magnificent Swallowtail (P. garamas abdurus) - only the
second one I've ever seen in Sonora! A birding group had infromed us of the
beast the evening before and there it was in all its glory! We watched this
specimen for at least two hours before departing. When it landed it was in such a
postion that photos were impossible.

A puddle produced some other nice butterflies including

Mountain Crescent           P. sitalces
Silver Emperor                 D. laure
Mountain Hairstreak         K. guzanta
Creamy banded Emperor A. idyjus argus
Mountain Greenstreak      C. longula
Clench's Greenstreak      C. miserabilis

also here we had

Nabokov's Satyr             C. pyracmon f. henshawi
Arizona Sister               A. bredowii
White spotted Satyr      M. maculata
Tegula Metalmark         E. tegula   (only the 2nd one for Sonora that I know of)
Chisos banded Skipper A. cincta
Two-tailed Swallowtail    P multicaudata
Yojoa Scrub Hairstreak   S. yojoa

Our next stop was at a creek 13 miles E. of Yecora. I think this area is
known as Las Pilares. It would have been a dud were it not for a small blooming
composite. We had the following...

Crescent Metalmark        A. phyciodoides
Tailed Blue                     not yet described
Julia Skipper                  N. julia
Juniper Hairstreak          M. g. siva
Mourning Cloak             N. antiopa
Definite Patch               C. definita anastasia
Desert Cloudywing        A. casica
Desert Checkered Skipper       P. philetas
Red Spotted Purple       L. astyanax
Fiery Skipper                H. phyleus
Tropical Buckeye          P. g. nigrosuffusa
Barred Yellow              E. daira
and other common things (Dainty Sulphur, etc.)

Our last stop was on the road back to town at some white flowers and some
Pine-leaf Milkweed (also white).

Hank found a Black Checkerspot (C. cyneas) and we added one Mournful
Duskywing (E. tristis).

Our drive home on Friday yielded more of the same in the fig canyon north of
Sahauripa plus
Palmer's Metalmark        A. palmeri
Hepburn's Metalmark      A. hepburni
Fritzgaertner's Flat         C. fritzgaertneri

A brief stop north of Nacozari at km 95 for Soapberry Hairstreak caterpillars
yielded none but there were lots of butterflies including Sheep Skipper (A.
edwardsii) and more Arizona variety bugs.

It was a great trip with cool temps, no chiggers or mosquitos, good friends
and excellent bugs. Try it sometime!

Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvalianum Garden Canyon, 4-15-05 PRB

From Hank Brodkin:

Date: 04/15/2005
Number of Species: 38
Number of Individuals: 264
Location:
Garden Canyon
AZ , USA 85613
Notes: Weather clear in the low 70's - becoming breezy after noon.
Ceanothus in prime bloom, Barberry bloom in decline - both plants attracting many butterflies. Boisduval's Yellow seem to be staging an invasion down our way; Dainty Sulphurs and Texan Crescents are out in numbers.

Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Adult 2
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata Adult 3
Checkered White Pontia protodice Adult 2
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme Adult 5
Southern Dogface Colias cesonia Adult 6
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae Adult 2
Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana Adult 6 influx this spring
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana Adult 4
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole Adult 100 seemed to be everywhere
Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus Adult 1
'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus siva Adult 8
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus Adult 12
Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda Adult 1
Arizona Hairstreak Erora quaderna Adult 9
Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile Adult 3
Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola Adult 4
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon Adult 3
Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon (includes texana and lutzi) Adult 3
Zela Metalmark Emesis zela Adult 12
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia Adult 13
Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas Adult 1
Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana Adult 28
Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta Adult 5
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa Adult 1
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Adult 3
Tropical Buckeye (form nigrosuffusa) Junonia genoveva (form nigrosuffusa) Adult 2
Queen Danaus gilippus Adult 3
Short-tailed Skipper Zestusa dorus Adult 2
Gold-costa Skipper Cogia caicus Adult 1
Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos Adult 2
Arizona Powdered-Skipper Systasea zampa Adult 1
Sleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo Adult 1
'Arizona' Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis clitus Adult 1
Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis Adult 3
Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis Adult 4 Could be albescens
Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas Adult 1
Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus Adult 3
White-barred Skipper Atrytonopsis pittacus Adult 3

From: Janine McCabe
Subject: Aravaipa Canyon West, Pinal County, Arizona 4-5-05

With strong constant winds the canyon was a pretty nice escape as it
was fairly sheltered. Warm mid-80's, clear. The seep willow was
blooming and starting to attract nectarers.
24 species, 82 individuals.

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) 17
Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) 1
Queen (Danaus gilippus) 6
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 3
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 2
Comma specie...Possibly Hoary 1
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) 2
Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) 2
Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela) 4
Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) 1
Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) 2
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) 4
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) 1
Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) 20
Blue specie....not sure of ID 2
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) 2
Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) 1
Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia) 1
Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) 1
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) 1
Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis albescens) 1
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) 1
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) 3
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) 1

From: John Saba
Subject: SE AZ: Peppersauce Canyon, 3/31/05

Pete Spino and I checked out the north side of the Catalina Mts. at about
5,000' elevation.

Pinal Co., Catalina Mts., Peppersauce Canyon, Thursday, March 31, 2005,
11:30 - 3:30,
16 species:

Checkered White 10
Sara Orangetip 6
"Pima" Desert Orangetip 2
Dainty Sulphur 20
Gray Hairstreak 1
Spring Azure 10
Acmon Blue 6
Texan Crescent 6
"Anicia" Variable Checkerspot (desert form) 15
Mourning Cloak 2
Painted Lady 2
Red Admiral 1
Golden-headed Scallopwing 3
Common/White Checkered-Skipper 10
Desert Checkered-Skipper 2
Orange Skipperling 5

(101 individuals)

Notes: Temps in the 60's, clear sky, intermittent light-to-moderate wind.

From Hank Brodkin -28 March, 2005

Today Bob Behrstock and I spend between 12 and 2 in Garden Canyon. Wilcox Barbary is blooming and Ceanothus has large buds that have not yet opened.

Not many butterflies. We did see:

1 Pearly Marble Euchloe hyantis

2 Cloudless Sulphurs Phoebis sennae

1 Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole

1 Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus siva

1 Arizona Hairstreak Erora quaderna

2 Spring Azure Celestrina ladon
2 Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia

5 Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta

4 Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa

2 Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

8 Short-tailed Skpper Zestusa dorus

1 Sleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo

2 white-fringed Duskywinged species

From John Saba
Pima Co., Santa Rita Mts., Florida Work Station, Thursday, March 10, 2005,
2:00 - 4:15, 8 species:
Pearly Marble 6
Sara Orangetip 10 (several were pale yellow)
"Pima" Desert Orangetip 7
Mexican Yellow 1
Dainty Sulphur 1
Spring Azure 8
Reakirt's Blue 1
Mourning Cloak 2

(36 Individuals)

From Gaige and Linda Wunder 25 February, 2005

We went to W. Tucson on a hike with friends yesterday...took the trail across from Desert Museum....saw lots of Sara and Pima orangetips...also some blues and another we didn't see long enough to id....loads of wildflowers and also some petroglyphs...just thought if anyone wanted to go see the orangetips they were really out ... "yesterday"

From Libby Sullivan, 9 September, 2004

Sue [Bridgemon]and I saw a White Angled-Sulphur today [in Garden Canyon].

From Bob Behrstock, 25 August, 2004

Jim Brock, Hank Brodkin and I visited the TNC Canelo Hills Cienega Preserve and sites along its perimeter today from 08:50-12:45 hrs. This area is at mile 16, south of Sonoita and north of Parker Canyon Lake, Santa Cruz, Co., AZ. The sky was clear with bright sun and temps in the mid-80s. The cienega (marsh) areas were drier than in previous years and some species were difficult to encounter. A number of species were represented by single individuals. Nectar plants included Poison Milkweed, Butterfly Milkweed, buttercup, thistle, and loosestrife.

Two-tailed Swallowtail (1)

Orange sulphur
Southern Dogface (1)
Cloudless Sulphur
Mexican Yellow
Sleepy Orange
Gray Hairstreak
Leda Ministreak (1)
Western Pygmy-Blue
Palmer's Metalmark (1)
American Snout (1)
Variegated Fritillary
Texan Crescent (1)
Pearl Crescent
Painted Crescent
Mylitta Crescent (1)
Mourning Cloak
Painted Lady
American Lady (1)
Common Buckeye
Tropical Buckeye
Viceroy (1)
Monarch
Queen
Dull Firetip
Dorantes Longtail (1)
Northern Cloudywing
Golden-headed Scallopwing
Many-spotted Skipperling (1)
Sunrise Skipper (about 5 F, 1 M, 1 larva)
Pahaska Skipper

From Molly Pollock
Tucson, AZ

Saturday, August 14, 2004
Kitt Peak with Shawneen Finnegan, Martha Auslander (driver), Molly Pollock, and Rich Hoyer. Mostly heavy overcast in the morning, finally mostly sunny by 1:30. (Lots of rain in places Friday evening).
Butterflied slowly on the way up, stopping at the old quarry, then made roadsides stops up to the largest ravine (with lots of walnut trees), then to picnic area, and then to top from about 2:30 - 3:30.

Interesting statistics: We saw 28 species, among them 14 species of skipper. On a similar trip to Kitt Peak Sep. 14 last year, we had 40 species, but only 11 skippers.

Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 1
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 1
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata 5
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 10
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana 4
Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus 1
Marine Blue Leptotes marina 2
American Snout Libytheana carinenta 6
Elada Checkerspot Texola elada 1
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 1
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 4
West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella 1
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 1
Queen Danaus gilippus 3
Dull Firetip Apyrrothrix araxes 1
Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis 2
Golden Banded-Skipper Autochton cellus 4
Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica 3
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades 50
Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus 200
Gold-costa Skipper Cogia caicus 3
Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos 2
Arizona Powdered-Skipper Systasea zampa 7
Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis 1
Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus 1
Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus 2
Bronze Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aenus 3
Nysa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes nysa 1

From Hank Brodkin

Date: 07/26/2004
Number of Species: 33
Number of Individuals: 163
Location:
Garden Canyon
AZ , USA 85613
Notes: Under partly cloudy skies, Bob Behrstock, Matt and Anne Heindel and
Hank Brodkin went up Garden Canyon. Necter sources were good with thistles
and with some basket flowers starting to bloom, and though monsoon species
were emerging - the canyon was quite dry for an area that usually has plenty
of water this time of year. Let's hope for some good rains

-==| List of Sightings for this Field Trip |==-
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 3
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata 5
Cabbage White Pieris rapae 5 First I have ever seen here
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme 1
Southern Dogface Colias cesonia 3
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana1
Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus 1
Marine Blue Leptotes marina 4
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus 1
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon 10
Zela Metalmark Emesis zela 1
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae 1
Theona Checkerspot Thessalia theona 1
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia 5
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 15 most I have ever seen here
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 2
American Lady 1
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia 1
California Sister Adelpha bredowii 3 numbers way down
Nabokov's Satyr Cyllopsis pyracmon 5
Canyonland Satyr Cyllopsis pertepida 1
Red Satyr Megisto rubricata 7
Dull Firetip Pyrrhopyge araxes 1 first of year
Short-tailed Skipper Zestusa dorus 3
Golden Banded-Skipper Autochton cellus 5
Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica 4
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades 5
Drusius Cloudywing Thorybes drusius 6 Good numbers this year
Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis 1 some others - worn and not id'd
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 2
Taxiles Skipper Poanes taxiles 50 everywhere
Moon-marked Skipper Atrytonopsis lunus 2 first of season
Large Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes exoteria 2
Cassus Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes cassus 5
Bronze Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aenus 6

From PD Hulce, Horseshoe Canyon, 7-23-04

Melinda and I made our first naturalist outing last Sunday (July 18th), and went into Horseshoe Canyon from 7:30 until noon. Here is the list of butterflies that we saw:

Two-tailed Swallowtail 1
Pipevine Swallowtail    35
Southern Dogface        1
Sleepy Orange           3
Little Yellow           1
Mexican Yellow          2
Cloudless Sulphur       1
Lyside Sulphur          8
Ceraunus Blue           5
Reakirt's Blue          6
Palmer's Metalmark      1
Gulf Fritillary         1
Variegated Fritillary   1
Common Buckeye          6
Tropical Buckeye        1
Red-spotted Purple      10
California Sister       40
Queen                   10
Red Satyr               8
Arizona Skipper         1
Gold-costa Skipper      1
Northern Cloudywing     14
Arizona Powdered Skipper 1
Desert Checkered Skipper 3
Golden-headed Scallopwing 8
Sachem                  1
Orange Skipperling      6
Large Roadside Skipper 1
Nysa Roadside Skipper   1

Total: 29 species

Date: 06/11/2004
Number of Species: 47
Number of Individuals: 439
Location:
Garden Canyon
AZ , USA 85613
Notes: Garden Canyon on Ft. Huachuca continues to supply many species of butterfly. On June 11 Bob Behrstock, Ro Wauer, Brent Wauer and Hank Brodkin spent from 9:30AM to 3:00PM covering the three miles of road from the upper picnic area to the Boy Scout Cabin at the end of the road.
Thistles (New Mexico?) were covered with Deva Skippers and a few Pythons. Northern Cloudywings were out in great numbers.

-==| List of Sightings for this Field Trip |==-
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 5
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata 6
Checkered White Pontia protodice 8
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme 7
Southern Dogface Colias cesonia 17
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 5
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana 36
Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise 1
Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe 2
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole 1
'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus siva 15
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus 29
Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda 19
Marine Blue Leptotes marina 60
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus 5
Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola 17
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon 9
Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon 1
Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis 4
American Snout Libytheana carinenta 1
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia 11
Theona Checkerspot Thessalia theona 8
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia 10
'Texan' Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana texana 21
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos 1
Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta 2
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis 2
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia 1
Tropical Buckeye (form nigrosuffusa) Junonia genoveva (form nigrosuffusa) 1
Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax 11 (arizonensis)
California Sister Adelpha bredowii 11
Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea 1
Nabokov's Satyr Cyllopsis pyracmon 1
Red Satyr Megisto rubricata 15
Queen Danaus gilippus 3
Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus 1
Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica 2
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades 35
Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus Adult 2
Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos 4
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 3
Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis 2 could be albescens
Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus 3
Deva Skipper Atrytonopsis deva 40
Python Skipper Atrytonopsis python 8
Large Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes exoteria 1
Cassus Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes cassus 1

Date: 06/06/2004
Number of Species: 40
Number of Individuals: 253
Location:
Garden Canyon
AZ , USA 85613
Notes: Today, June 6, Bob Behrstock, Robert and Dee Parks and Hank and Priscilla Brodkin checked the butterflies in Garden Canyon on Fort Huachuca - from 9:00AM to 2:00PM.
The weather was warm and clear. Nectar sources included thistle species, False Indigo, Sweet Clover, and Butterfly Weed and other species of milkweed.

-==| List of Sightings for this Field Trip |==-

Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 5
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata 5
Checkered White Pontia protodice 7
Southern Dogface Colias cesonia 10
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 3
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana 7
Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise Adult 1
Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus 12
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus 23
Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda 3
Marine Blue Leptotes marina 20
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus 3
Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola 11
Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis 5
American Snout Libytheana carinenta 2
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia 7
Theona Checkerspot Thessalia theona 3
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia 12
Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas 3
Elada Checkerspot Texola elada 8
'Texan' Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana texana 9
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia1
Tropical Buckeye (form nigrosuffusa) Junonia genoveva (form nigrosuffusa) 2
Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis arizonensis 6
California Sister Adelpha bredowii 16
Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea 2
Nabokov's Satyr Cyllopsis pyracmon 5
Red Satyr Megisto rubricata 7
Queen Danaus gilippus Adult 5
Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus 1
Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis 1
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades 16
Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus 2
Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos 3
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 3
Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis 2: could be White
Erichson's White-Skipper Heliopetes domicella 1: photos
Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus 1
Deva Skipper Atrytonopsis deva 17
Python Skipper Atrytonopsis python 3

From Hank Brodkin
Date: 05/31/2004
Number of Species: 27
Number of Individuals: 282
Location:
Villa Verde
SON , MEXICO
Notes: Bob Behrstock, Juan Caisedo, Jenny Duberstein and Hank Brodkin went to this wetland area 15 miles south of the Arizona/Mexico Border.
We were there for about 10:00AM to 2:00PM. Sky clear, temperature in the mid-eighties and no wind.

-==| List of Sightings for this Field Trip |==-

Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 6
Checkered White Pontia protodice 11
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme 1
Southern Dogface Colias cesonia 9
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 5
Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana 1
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana 17
Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe 13
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole 15
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus 1
Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile 10
Marine Blue Leptotes marina 100
Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola 50
Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis 4
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia 5
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia 1
'Texan' Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana texana 7
Painted Crescent Phyciodes picta 1
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 4
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 2
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia 1
Viceroy Limenitis archippus 4
Queen Danaus gilippus t 9
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 1
Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis 2 Could be albescens
Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas 1
Dotted Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes eos 1

5-22-04

Within the last few days individuaul Mimosa Yellows (Eurema nise) have been seen in Peppersauce Canyon (Richard Bailowitz) and in Garden Canyon (Hank Brodkin and Bob Behrstock).
Jim Brock found a very rare Faceted Skipper (Synapte syraces) near Pena Blanca Lake.

Had Lerodea arabus (Violet-clouded Skipper) in the yard this morning. First sighting in the yard since 24 March 2002. Yes!!! Also, lots of Large Orange Sulphurs in the neighborhood with 4 or 5 seen every day. It's been a while since I've seen them this common here near the base of the Santa Catalina's. This indicates caterpillars in the neighborhood where many Lysiloma have been planted.

Today I saw two WHITE ANGLED-SULPHURS, Anteos chlorinde at Barfoot Park at over 8000 feet in the Chiricahua Mts, Cochise Co., AZ. One was rather ratty and flying through the fir forest, while the other was immaculate, bounding across the meadow, showing clearly the orange-yellow bar on the forewing. It
lit briefly, to hang and nectar from a flower, then took off through the pine-fir forest. What an out-of-place habitat for such a tropical butterfly!
There were also lots of PAINTED LADIES, a few RED-BORDERED SATYRS, and not
much else. Notably absent were Chiricahua Pine Whites. Maybe it's still a
little early for them.

This morning we had our first Arizona Giant-Skipper Agathymus aryxna join us for coffee.

Date: 09/12/2003
Number of Species: 29
Location:
Carr Canyon, Hereford
AZ , USA 85615
Notes: From 10:00AM until 12:00N the following species visited our tiny garden in lower Carr Canyon.
It was a beautiful day - clear sky, temperature averaged in the low 80's.

-==| List of Sightings |==-
Common Name Scientific Name Life Stage Number Seen Notes
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Adult X
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae Adult X
Lyside Sulphur Kricogonia lyside Adult X
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana Adult X
Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe Adult X
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole Adult X
'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus siva Adult X
Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda Adult X
Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile Adult X
Marine Blue Leptotes marina Adult X
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus Adult X
Ares Metalmark Emesis ares Adult X
American Snout Libytheana carinenta Adult X
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia Adult X
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia Adult X
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis Adult X
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Adult X
Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax Adult X ovipositing on exotic
Black Cottonwood
California Sister Adelpha bredowii Adult X
Monarch Danaus plexippus Adult X
Queen Danaus gilippus Adult X
Dull Firetip Pyrrhopyge araxes Adult X
Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes Adult X
Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos Adult X
Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis Adult X
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis Adult X
White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens Adult X might be communis
Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus Adult X
Sheep Skipper Atrytonopsis edwardsii Adult X

From Rich Hoyer, Tucson, Thursday, September 11

Yesterday I hiked up Pima Canyon a few miles north of my home in north-central Tucson, expressly hoping to find my lifer ERICHSON'S WHITE-SKIPPER. Things weren't looking so good most of the morning, with overcast skies and even a couple light showers. But as it warmed up, activity picked up, and looking carefully at every mallow (I was unsure what the host plant, Bladder-Mallow, looked like) finally resulted in at least four of the beauties at a spot a little over a mile up from the trailhead. As I watched my first one, it began interacting with another, and before I knew it they were joined at the abdomen. I got some photos of this pair, the host plant, and another individual basking on a cactus.
The most butterfly activity was at some Seep-willow about 1.5 miles up the canyon, with Fatal, Palmer's, and Mormon Metalmarks, Leda Ministreak, and a Monarch being the highlights there. American Snouts were abundant
everywhere. Elsewhere, a White Angled-Sulphur flew by and a Tailed Orange skulked in the undergrowth.

Date: 09/08/2003
Number of Species: 32

Location:
Garden Canyon
AZ , USA 85613
Notes: Garden Cayon was in great shape today. Many butterflies and much nectar with water in the upper half of the canyon approaching normal. partly Cloudy, 76 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit. 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

-==| List of Sightings for this Field Trip |==-
Common Name Scientific Name Life Stage Number Seen Notes
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Adult A
Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes Adult U
Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata Adult F
Checkered White Pontia protodice Adult A
Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme Adult C
Southern Dogface Colias cesonia Adult F
Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae Adult S
White-angled Sulphur Anteos chlorinde Adult C
Lyside Sulphur Kricogonia lyside Adult F
Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana Adult A
Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe Adult C
Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole Adult U
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus Adult U
Marine Blue Leptotes marina Adult F
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus Adult C
Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola Adult C
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon Adult C
American Snout Libytheana carinenta Adult U
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia Adult A
Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia Adult A
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis Adult F
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Adult A
Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax Adult A
California Sister Adelpha bredowii Adult S
Nabokov's Satyr Cyllopsis pyracmon Adult S
Red-bordered Satyr Gyrocheilus patrobus AdultS
Monarch Danaus plexippus Adult F
Queen Danaus gilippus Adult C
Dull Firetip Pyrrhopyge araxes Adult A
Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis Adult F
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis Adult U
White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens Adult U might be communis
Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus Adult U