Butterfly Reports

Field trip reports of butterflies seen are posted on this page.

Lists of butterflies seen on field trips prior to 2013 can be viewed here. Please be aware that some links no longer work on that page.

 

Sycamore Canyon, 10-08-2016 trip report

Bill and Mary Adams, Trip Leaders

On a sunny and mild day, the group walked downstream from the parking lot to the falls, a little over a mile, then back upstream to the parking lot. Fortunately, the predicted light rain and wind held off until the triip was ending back at the parking lot. 48 species of butterflies were observed by the group:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphont
  3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
  4. Checkered White Pontia protodice
  5. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
  6. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
  7. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
  8. Boisduval’s Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana
  9. Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana
  10. Tailed Orange Eurema nicippe
  11. Little Yellow Eurema lisa
  12. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  13. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
  14. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
  15. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile
  16. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  17. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
  18. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  19. 'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon
  20. Acmon Blue Plebejus Acmon 'texana'
  21. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
  22.  Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis
  23. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
  24. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
  25. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
  26. Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia
  27. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
  28. Elf Microtia elva
  29. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
  30. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
  31. Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
  32. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  33. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
  34. 'Dark" Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva nigrosuffosa
  35. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax
  36. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
  37. Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea
  38. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
  39. Monarch Danaus plexippus
  40. Queen Danaus gilippus
  41. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes
  42. Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis
  43. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
  44. White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albenscens
  45. Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas
  46. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
  47. Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus
  48. Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala

Reptiles and Amphibians

  1. Canyon Treefrog Hyla arenicolor
  2. Sonoran Whipsnake Masticophus bilineatus
  3. Skink sp.

Dragonflies and Damselflies:

  1. Flame Skimmer Libellula
  2. Sabino Dancer Argia sabino

 

Box Canyon, 09-25-2016 trip report

Vicki & Gerry Wolfe, Trip Leaders

On a sunny and mild day, the group walked downstream from the bridge to the falls. and then back under the bridge and upstream a little over a half mile to the seep area with baccharis, which was unfortunately well past prime bloom. 47 species of butterflies were observed by the group:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
  3. Checkered White Pontia protodice
  4. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
  5. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
  6. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
  7. Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana
  8. Tailed Orange Eurema nicippe
  9. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  10. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
  11. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile
  12. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  13. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
  14. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  15. 'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon
  16. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
  17.  Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis
  18. Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia palmeri
  19. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
  20. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
  21. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
  22. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
  23. Elf Microtia elva
  24. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
  25. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
  26. Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
  27. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
  28. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  29. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
  30. 'Dark" Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva nigrosuffosa
  31. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax
  32. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
  33. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis
  34. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
  35. Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton
  36. Red Satyr Megisto rubricata
  37. Monarch Danaus plexippus
  38. Queen Danaus gilippus
  39. Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis
  40. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes
  41. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
  42. Arizona Powdered Skipper Systasia zampe
  43. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
  44. White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albenscens
  45. Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas
  46. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
  47. Nysa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes nysa

Sabino Canyon "Butterfly Happiness", 08-31-2016 trip report

Mary Klinkel, Trip Leader

Hundreds of butterflies performed gracefully at Sabino Canyon for the "Butterfly Happiness" Field Trip. Participants wandered through Sonoran desert scrub vegetation with flowering paperflower, milkweed, desert cassia, marina, and other wildflowers doing well after decent monsoon rains. Sleepy Orange was observed egg-laying, and eggs of Cloudless Sulphur and caterpillars of both species were observed. Butterflies seen:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Checkered White Pontia protodice
  3. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
  4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
  5. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  6. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
  7. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
  8. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
  9. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
  10. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  11.  Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
  12.  Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia palmeri
  13. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
  14. Queen Danaus gilippus
  15. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
  16. Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
  17. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  18. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia

 

Pena Blanca Lake, 08-27-2016 trip report

Cindy Bethard, Trip Leader

The group met trip leader Cindy Bethard at 8:20 AM at White Rock Campround near Pena Blanca Lake and searched the inflow wash and Thumb Rock cove areas for butterflies on a sunny, calm, and warm morning. Fifty-one species of butterflies were seen, including 3 unusual species sightings, which are highlighted in bold. Not all of the  attendees saw all of the species. Other notable sightings were a Black Witch moth (Ascalapha odorata) and numerous very small Red-spotted Toads (Anaxyrus punctatus).  Butterflies seen:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
  3. Checkered White Pontia protodice
  4. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
  5. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
  6. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
  7. Lyside Sulphur Kricogonia lyside
  8. Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana
  9. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  10. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
  11. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
  12. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile
  13. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  14. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
  15. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  16.  Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon texana
  17.  Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis
  18. Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia palmeri
  19. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
  20. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
  21. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
  22. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
  23. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
  24. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
  25. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  26. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
  27. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae
  28. Dingy Purplewing Eunica monima
  29. Red Satyr Megisto rubricata
  30. Monarch Danaus plexippus
  31. Queen Danaus gilippus
  32. Soldier Danaus eresimus
  33. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes
  34. Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus
  35. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
  36. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
  37. White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albenscens
  38. Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas
  39. Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus
  40. Many-spotted Skipperling Piruna aea
  41. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
  42. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska
  43. Carus Skipper Polites carus
  44. Cestus Skipper Atyitonopsis cestus
  45. Sheep Skipper Atyitonopsis rdwardsii
  46. Bronze Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aenus
  47. Elissa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes elissa
  48. Toltec Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes tolteca
  49. Nysa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes nysa
  50. Dotted Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes eos
  51. Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala

 

Mt. Graham, 08-21-2016 trip report

Bill & Mary Adams, Trip Leaders

Monsoon clouds and cool weather set in just before noon, so the trip ended shortly after lunch. 21 species were identified by the group on the trip:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
  3. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
  4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
  5. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  6. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  7. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
  8. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  9.  "Echo" Spring Azure Celestrina ladon 'echo'
  10. Zela Metalmark Emesis zela
  11. Atlantis Fritillary Speyris atlantis
  12. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  13. West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella
  14. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis
  15. "Arizona" California Sister Adelpha eulalia
  16. Dull Firetip Apyrrothrix araxes
  17. Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus
  18. Golden-banded Skipper Autochton cellus
  19. Pacuvius Duskwing Erynnis pacuvius
  20. Western Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado
  21. Taxiles Skipper Poanes taxiles

Tumacacori NHP BioBlitz, 08-20-2016 Special Event report

Gerry & Vicki Wolfe, Coordinators for SEABA participation

Participating SEABA members met met At Tumacacori NHP at 8:00 AM spent the next 6 hours surveying the grounds for butterflies on an ideal sunny, calm and warm day. Butterflies seen:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Checkered White Pontia protodice
  3. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
  4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
  5. Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana
  6. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  7. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
  8. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile
  9. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  10. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
  11. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  12.  Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
  13.  Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia palmeri
  14. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
  15. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
  16. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
  17. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
  18. Elf Mycrotia elva
  19. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
  20. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
  21. Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
  22. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
  23. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis
  24. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
  25. Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyta
  26. Queen Danaus gilippus
  27. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
  28. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
  29. Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus
  30. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
  31. Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus
  32. Sheep Skipper Atrytonopsis edwardsii
  33. Toltec Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes tolteca
  34. Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius (caterpillars only - no adults)

 

Patagonia, 08-06-2016 trip report

Fred Heath, Trip Leader

The group met trip leader Fred Heath in Patagonia, AZ at 8:00 AM and made several stops along Harshaw Creek Road and gardens in Patagonia. Although we found a decent number of 36 species (list below), the number of individuals seemed somewhat low in general. Our most exciting discoveries were not butterflies, but a Black-tailed Rattlesnake found 1.5 feet up on a grass tussock and some Mexican Long-tongued Bats, one of which hung out in the open from a mesquite leaf allowing photographs. A large, unusually marked, deceased moth which turned out to be a Giant Flag Moth (Dysschema howardi) was also found. Butterflies seen:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
  3. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
  4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
  5. Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana
  6. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  7. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
  8. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
  9. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
  10. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  11. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
  12. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  13.  Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
  14.  Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis
  15. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
  16. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
  17. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
  18. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
  19. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
  20. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
  21. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis
  22. Monarch Danaus plexippus
  23. Queen Danaus gilippus
  24. Dull Firetip Apyrrothrix araxes
  25. Golden-banded Skipper Autochton cellus
  26. Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades
  27. Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus
  28. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
  29. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
  30. Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas
  31. Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus
  32. Many-spotted Skipperling Piruna aea
  33. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
  34. Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus
  35. Elissa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes elissa
  36. Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala

NABA Count Santa Rita Mountains 07-31-16

Mary Klinkle, compiler  (species in bold type are new for the count)

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 28
  2. Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxeness 2
  3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata 19
  4. Western Giant Swallowtail Papilio rumiko 6
  5. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme 1
  6. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia 29
  7. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 148
  8. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana 31
  9. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe 58
  10. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole 8
  11. Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus 1
  12. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus 1
  13. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda 10
  14. Arizona Hairstreak Erora quaderna 5
  15. Marine Blue Leptotes marina 355
  16. "Echo" Spring Azure Celestrina ladon 'echo' 23
  17. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus 164
  18. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola 284
  19. Acmon Blue Plebejus Acmon 'texana' 1
  20. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis 3
  21. Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis 1
  22. Zela Metalmark Emesis zela 6
  23. Ares Metalmark Emesis ares 1
  24. Mormon Metalmark Apodemia mormo  1
  25. Parmer's Metalmark Apodemia Parmerii 2
  26. American Snout Libytheana carinenta 8
  27. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae 3
  28. Varigated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia 7
  29. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia 63
  30. Elf Microtia elva 3
  31. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas 14
  32. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada 35
  33. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana 6
  34. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia 1
  35. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 1
  36. Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis 5
  37. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis 3
  38. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii 11
  39. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis 1
  40. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia 11
  41. Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyta 6
  42. Red Satyr Megisto rubricata 4
  43. Queen Danaus gilippus 9
  44. Dull Firetip Apyrrothris araxes 5
  45. Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis 26
  46. Golden-banded Skipper Authchton cellus 5
  47. Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylandes 8
  48. Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus 28
  49. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos 14
  50. AZ Powdered-skipper Systasea zampa 6
  51. Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis 5
  52. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 1
  53. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens 2
  54. Common Streaky Skipper Celotes nessus 9
  55. Common Sootywing Philosora catallus 3
  56. Many-spotted Skipperling Piruna aea 17
  57. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca 22
  58. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska 5
  59. Taxiles  Skipper Poanes taxiles 2
  60. Large Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes exoteria 2
  61. Cassus Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes cassus 2
  62. Bronze Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes aenus 2
  63. Elissa Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes elissa 12
  64. Toltec Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes tolteca 2
  65. Slaty Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes nereus 2
  66. Nysa Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes nysa 18
  67. Dotted Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes eos 1
  68. Ursine Giant-skipper Megathymus ursus 2

 

Mt. Graham, 07-05-2016 trip report

Diane Touret, Trip Leader

The group assembled in Willcox, AZ at 8:00 AM and made several stops on Mt. Graham between Wet Canyon and Hospital Flat. 46 species were identified by the group on the trip:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Western Swallowtail Papilio rutulus
  3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
  4. Checkered White Pontia protodice
  5. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
  6. Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana
  7. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  8. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
  9. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
  10. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
  11. Arizona Hairstreak Erora quaderna
  12. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  13.  'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon echo
  14. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
  15. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  16.  Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
  17. Nais Metalmark Apodemia nais
  18. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
  19. Atlantis Fritillary Speyris atlantis
  20. Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta
  21. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
  22. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
  23. Satyr Comma Polygonia comma
  24. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
  25. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
  26. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
  27. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  28. West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella
  29. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis
  30. Northern Duskywing Thorybes pylades
  31. Arizona Sister Adelpha eulalia
  32. Red Satyr Megisto rubicata
  33. Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus
  34. Golden-banded Skipper Autochton cellus
  35. Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica
  36. Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades
  37. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
  38. Pacuvius Duskwing Erynnis pacuvius
  39. Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis
  40. Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis
  41. Golden-headed Scallopwing
  42. Russet Skipperling  Piruna pirus
  43. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
  44. Western Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado
  45. Taxiles Skipper Poanes taxiles
  46. Bronze Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aenus
  47. Possible sighting: Milbert's Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti

 

Flagstaff Area, 06-04 to 06-06-2016 trip report

Diane Touret, Trip Leader

  1. 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon bardii
  2. Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes
  3. Western Swallowtail Papilio rutulus
  4. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
  5. Checkered White Pontia protodice
  6. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
  7. Queen Alexandra's Sulphur Colias alexandra
  8. Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe
  9. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
  10. Western Pine Elfin Callophrys eryphon
  11. Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus
  12. Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus
  13. Thicket Hairstreak Callophrys spinetorum
  14. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
  15. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
  16. Western Tailed-blue Cupido amyntula
  17. Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus
  18. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  19.  Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile
  20. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
  21.  'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon echo
  22.  Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus
  23. Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon texana
  24.  Melissa Blue Plebejus melissa
  25. Arctic Blue Plebejus glandon
  26. Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia palmeri
  27. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
  28. Atlantis Fritillary Speyris atlantis
  29. Field Crescent Phyciodes campestris
  30. Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta
  31. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
  32. Arachne Checkerspot Polydryas rachne
  33. Fulvia Checkerspot Thessalia fulvia
  34. Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona
  35. Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus
  36. Hoary Comma Polygonia gracillis
  37. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiope
  38. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
  39. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
  40. Queen Danaus gilippus
  41. Alberta Arctic Oeneis alberta
  42. Northern Duskywing Thorybes pylades
  43. Mexican Duskywing Thorybes mexicana
  44. Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus
  45. Dreamy Duskywing Erynnis icelus
  46. Rocky Mountain Duskywing Erynnis telemachus
  47. Afranius Duskywing Erynnis afranius
  48. Persius Duskywing Erynnis persius
  49. Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis
  50. Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum
  51. Taxiles Skipper Poanes taxiles

 

Madera Canyon, 05-30-16 trip report

We had a pleasant and liesurely trip to Madera Canyon. We saw more butterflies at Proctor than further up the canyon, but the trails were peaceful and quiet as soon as we got a few hundred yards from the parking lot. Although we did not see many species of butterflies, there were many wonderful opportunities to view other wildlife. We got great looks at a male varied bunting taking a bath in the stream not far from the Proctor parking lot. A few minutes later, we watched 5 white-tailed deer cross the stream, browsing as they walked. Later on, we watched two wild turkeys amble down the streamside, ultimately headed for the feeders at Santa Rita lodge. All in all, it was a great day out in the National Forest!

Cindy Bethard, trip leader

 

Butterflies Seen:

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
  2. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
  3. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
  4. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
  5. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
  6. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
  7. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
  8. Empress Leilia Asterocampia leilia
  9. Red Satyr Magisto rubricate

Birds Seen, outside Santa Rita Lodge feeder area:

  1. Varied Bunting
  2. Summer Tanager
  3. Blue Grosbeak
  4. Painted Redstart
  5. Ash-throated Flycatcher
  6. Acorn Woodpecker
  7. Western Scrub Jay
  8. Plumbeous Vireo (?)
  9. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
  10.  White Breasted Nuthatch
  11. Bridled Titmouse
  12.  Wild Turkey

Mammals seen:

  1. Rock Squirrel
  2. Gray Squirrel
  3. White-tailed Deer

     

    Sabino Canyon NABA Spring Butterfly Count, 04-03-16

    The sixth annual NABA Spring Sabino Canyon/Santa Catalina Mtns butterfly count was held April 3, with 10 groups of butterfliers covering a range of habitats from Sonoran Desert lowland to mixed conifers, The weather was perfect with temperatures ranging from about 50 degrees to 80 degrees F. Winds were light. Although a wet El Nino winter was anticipated, we actually have had a very dry and warm winter, so many of our spring fliers were done for the year. A total of 61 species were found. Species that are new for this count are in bold.

    Mary Klinkel, compiler, Tucson AZ

    1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 145
    2. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudatis 57
    3. Western Giant Swallowtail Papilio rumiko 3
    4. Checkered White Pontia protodice 34
    5. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme 7
    6. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia 40
    7. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 2
    8. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana 92
    9. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe 41
    10. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole 75
    11. Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus 4
    12. Siva Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus siva 28
    13. Thicket Hairstreak Callophrys spinetorum 1
    14. Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus 3
    15. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus 14
    16. AZ Hairstreak Strymon istapa 9
    17. Marine Blue Leptotes marina 59
    18. Echo Spring Azure Celastrina ladon echo 302
    19. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus 7
    20. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola 6
    21. Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon texana 22
    22. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis11
    23. Zela Metalmark Emesis zela 3
    24. American Snout Libytheana carinenta 22
    25. Fulvia Checkerspot Chlosyne fulvia 5
    26. Black Checkerspot Chlosyne cyneas 5
    27. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia 1
    28. Sagebrush Checkerspot Chlosyne acastus 10
    29. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas 1
    30. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada 16
    31. Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta 3
    32. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana 173
    33. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia 81
    34. Tropical Buckeye Junonia evarete 11
    35. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 1
    36. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 3
    37. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis 9
    38. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis 11
    39. Viceroy Limenitis arthemis 2
    40. AZ Sister Adelpha eulalia 2
    41. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia 55
    42. Nabokov's Satyr Cyllopsis pyracmon 2
    43. Queen Danaus gilippus 61
    44. Short-tailed Skipper Zestusa dorus 1
    45. Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica 9
    46. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos 11
    47. AZ Powdered-skipper Systasea zampa 22
    48. Sleepy Duskywing Eyrnnis brizo 1
    49. Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis 2
    50. Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis 12
    51. Pacuvius Duskywing Erynnis pacuvius 10
    52. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 12
    53. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens 45
    54. Erichson's White-skipper Heliopyrgus domicella 4
    55. Common Streaky-skipper Celotes nessus 7
    56. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca 58
    57. Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus 19
    58. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska 11
    59. White-barred Skipper Atrytonopsis pittacus 35
    60. Violet-clouded Skipper Lerodea arabus 8
    61. Tropical Least-skipper Ancyloxypha arene 2

    Pena Blanca Lake 03-26-16 trip report

    Gerry & Vicki Wolfe, Trip Leaders

    1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
    2. Checkered White Pontia protodice
    3. Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara
    4. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
    5. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
    6. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
    7. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
    8. Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus
    9. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
    10.  Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
    11.  'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon echo
    12.  Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon texana
    13.  Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
    14. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
    15. Elada Checkerspot Texola elata
    16. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
    17. Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos
    18. American Lady Vanessa Virginiensis
    19. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
    20. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
    21. Arizona Powdered-Skipper Systasea zampa
    22. Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis
    23. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
    24. Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetis
    25. Common Streaky-Skipper Celotes nessus
    26. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus
    27. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska
    28. Carus Skipper Polites carus
    29. White-barred Skipper Atrytonopsis pittacus

      Pima Canyon 03-06-16 trip report

      Cindy Bethard, Trip Leader

      1. Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara
      2. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
      3. Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus
      4. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
      5. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
      6. 'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon echo
      7. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
      8. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
      9. Checkerspot sp?
      10. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
      11. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
      12. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
      13. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
      14. Arizona Powdered-Skipper Systasea zampa
      15. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
      16. White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens
      17. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus

        18. Sabino Canyon Tour de Mistletoe  02-19-16 trip report

        Mary Klinkle, Trip Leader

        1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
        2. White sp. (fly-bys, could have been Checkered, Spring or Marble)
        3. Sara (SW) Orangetip Anthocharis sara (thoosa)
        4. Desert Orangetip Anthocharis cethura
        5. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
        6. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
        7. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
        8. Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus
        9. Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus
        10. 'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon echo
        11. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
        12. Fatal Metalmark Junonia coenia
        13. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
        14. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
        15. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
        16. Skipper fly-by (larger & lighter-colored than Duskywing, possible Desert Cloudywing)

          17.  

          Molino Basin 02-13-16 trip report

          Cindy Bethard, Trip Leader

          1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
          2. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
          3. Sara Orangetip Anthocharis sara
          4. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
          5. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
          6. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
          7. 'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon
          8. Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus
          9. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
          10. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens

            11.  

            Sabino Canyon 01-23-16 trip report

            John Rhodes, Trip Leader

            1. Checkered White Pontia protodice
            2. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
            3. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
            4. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
            5. Eastern Tailed-blue Everes comyntas
            6. 'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon
            7. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
            8. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
            9. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia

              Harshaw Creek Wash 10-31-15 trip report

              Cindy Bethard, Trip Leader

              1. Cabbage White Pieras rapae
              2. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
              3. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
              4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
              5. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
              6. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
              7. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
              8. Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis
              9. Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa
              10. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
              11. Western Pygmy-blue Brephidium exilis
              12. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
              13. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
              14. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
              15. Acmon Blue Plebejus Acmon 'texana'
              16. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
              17. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
              18. Varigated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
              19. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
              20. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
              21. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
              22. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
              23. Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis
              24. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
              25. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva nigrosuffusa
              26. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
              27. Common Mestra Mestra amymone
              28. Queen Danaus gilippus
              29. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes
              30. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens
              31. Desert Checkered-skipper Pyrgus philetas
              32. Clouded Skipper Lerema accius
              33. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
              34. Fiery Skipper Hylephilia phyleus

              Brown Canyon 10-17-15 trip report

              Bill & Mary Adams, Trip Leaders

              1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
              2. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
              3. Southern Dogface Colias cesonia
              4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
              5. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
              6. Tailed Orange Eurema proterpia
              7. Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise
              8. Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe
              9. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
              10. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile
              11. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
              12. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
              13. Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis
              14. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
              15. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
              16. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
              17. Elf Microtia elva
              18. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
              19. Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
              20. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
              21. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
              22. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
              23. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva nigrosuffusa
              24. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax
              25. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
              26. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
              27. Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton
              28. Monarch Danaus plexippus
              29. Queen Danaus gilippus
              30. White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus
              31. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes
              32. Arizona Powdered-Skipper Systasea zampa
              33. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
              34. White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens
              35. Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas
              36. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
              37. Violet-clouded SkipperLerodea earabus

              Arivaca Cienega - Monarch Tagging, 10-11-15

              Gail Morris, Trip Leader

              1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
              2. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
              3. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
              4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
              5. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
              6. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
              7. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exilis
              8. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
              9. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
              10. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
              11. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
              12. Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia
              13. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
              14. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
              15. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
              16. Monarch Danaus plexippus
              17. Queen Danaus gilippus
              18. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
              19. White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens
              20. Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus
              21. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska

              Sycamore Canyon 10-10-15 trip report

              Bill & Mary Adams, Trip Leaders

              1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
              2. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
              3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
              4. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
              5. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
              6. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
              7. Barred Yellow Eurema daira
              8. Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana
              9. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
              10. Tailed Orange Abais proterpia
              11. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
              12. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
              13. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
              14. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
              15. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
              16. Acmon Blue Plebejus Acmon texana
              17. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
              18. Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis
              19. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
              20. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
              21. Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia
              22. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
              23. Elf Microtia elva
              24. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
              25. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
              26. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
              27. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
              28. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
              29. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye Junonia evarete
              30. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis
              31. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
              32. Common Mestra Mestra amymone
              33. Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea
              34. Goatwing Leafwing Anaea andria
              35. Queen Danaus gilippus
              36. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes
              37. AZ Powdered-skipper Systasea zampa
              38. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
              39. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens
              40. Desert Checkered-skipper Pyrgus philetas
              41. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
              42. Southern Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacus
              43. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska
              44. Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala

              Madera Canyon 10-04-15 trip report

              Pat and Dick Carlson, Trip Leaders

              1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
              2. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
              3. Southern Dogface Colias cesonia
              4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
              5. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
              6. Tailed Orange Eurema proterpia
              7. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
              8. Marine BlueLeptotes marina
              9. Ceranus BlueHemiargus isola
              10. Reakert's BlueHemiargus isola
              11. 'Echo' Spring Azure Celastrina ladon
              12. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
              13. Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia palmeri
              14. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
              15. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
              16. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
              17. Elf Microtia elva
              18. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
              19. Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
              20. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui
              21. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
              22. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax
              23. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
              24. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis
              25. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
              26. Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton
              27. Red-bordered Satyr Gyrocheilus patrobas
              28. Queen Danaus gilippus
              29. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes
              30. Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas
              31. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca

              NABA Count Santa Rita Mountains 09-27-15

              Mary Klinkle, compiler  (species in bold type are new for the count)

              1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 25
              2. Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxeness 1
              3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata 5
              4. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes 14
              5. Chiracahua White Neophasia terloonii 2
              6. Checkered White Pontia portodice 5
              7. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme 5
              8. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia 74
              9. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 96
              10. Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana 2
              11. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana 120
              12. Tailed Orange Abais proterpia 63
              13. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe 37
              14. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole 123
              15. "Siva" Juniper Hairstreak Callophyrs gryneus 'siva' 1
              16. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda 2
              17. Marine Blue Leptotes marina 65
              18. Western Pygmy-blue Brephidium exilis 1
              19. "Echo" Spring Azure Celestrina ladon 'echo' 45
              20. Acmon Blue Plebejus Acmon 'texana' 3
              21. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus 33
              22. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola 44
              23. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis 12
              24. Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis 5
              25. Mormon "Sonoran" Metalmark Apodemia mormo mejicanus 1
              26. Parmer's Metalmark Apodemia Parmerii 12
              27. American Snout Libytheana carinenta 392
              28. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae 7
              29. Varigated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
              30. Theona Checkerspot Chlosyne theona 1
              31. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia 143
              32. Elf Microtia elva 57
              33. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas 82
              34. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada 25
              35. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana 41
              36. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye Vanessa virginiensis 23
              37. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia 16
              38. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 1
              39. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 3
              40. Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis 7
              41. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis 30
              42. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis 24
              43. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii 102
              44. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis 12
              45. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia 57
              46. Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyta 57
              47. Nabokov's SatyrCyllopsis puracmon 7
              48. Red Satyr Megisto rubricata 4
              49. Red-bordered Satyr Gyrocheilus patrobas 40
              50. Monarch Danaus plixippus 2
              51. Queen Danaus gilippus 13
              52. Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis 1
              53. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes 9
              54. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos 1
              55. AZ Powdered-skipper Systasea zampa 2
              56. Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis 1
              57. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 14
              58. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens 8
              59. Desert Checkered-skipper Pyrgus philetas 24
              60. Clouded Skipper Lerema accius 1
              61. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca 49
              62. Fiery Skipper Hylephilia phyleus 1
              63. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska 1
              64. Sheep Skipper Atrytonopsis edwardsii 2
              65. Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala 2
              66. Arizona Giant Skipper Agathymus aryxna 4

              Saturday 09-19-15: Sabino Canyon Caterpillar Crawl

              Mary Klinkle, Trip Leader

              1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
              2. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
              3. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
              4. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
              5. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
              6. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
              7. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
              8. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
              9. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
              10. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
              11. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
              12. Parmer's Metalmark Apodemia Parmerii
              13. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
              14. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
              15. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
              16. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
              17. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
              18. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
              19. Queen Danaus gilippus
              20. AZ Powdered-skipper Systasea zampa
              21. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
              22. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens
              23. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
              24. Fiery Skipper Hylephilia phyleus
              25. Violet-clouded Skipper Lerodea arabus

              Catalina  Mountains 09-13-15

              Fred Heath,Trip Leader

              1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
              2. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
              3. Checkered White Pontia portodice
              4. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
              5. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
              6. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
              7. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
              8. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
              9. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
              10. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
              11. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
              12. Western Pygmy-blue Brephidium exilis
              13. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
              14. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
              15. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
              16. "Echo" Spring Azure Celestrina ladon 'echo'
              17. Rita Blue Euphilotes rita,
              18. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
              19. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
              20. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
              21. Elf Microtia elva
              22. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
              23. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
              24. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
              25. Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis
              26. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
              27. Nabokov's SatyrCyllopsis puracmon
              28. Red-bordered Satyr Gyrocheilus patrobas
              29. Queen Danaus gilippus
              30. Dull Firetip Pyrrhopyge araxes
              31. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
              32. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
              33. Desert Checkered-skipper Pyrgus philetas
              34. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
              35. Arizona Giant Skipper Agathymus aryxna

                Santa Rita Mountains 09-06-15

                Gary Jue, Fred Heath, & Mary Klinkle, Trip Leaders

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
                2. Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxeness
                3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
                4. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
                5. Checkered White Pontia portodice
                6. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
                7. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
                8. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
                9. Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea
                10. Barred Yellow Eurema daira
                11. Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana
                12. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
                13. Tailed Orange Abais proterpia
                14. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
                15. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
                16. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
                17. Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa
                18. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
                19. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
                20. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
                21. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
                22. "Echo" Spring Azure Celestrina ladon 'echo'
                23. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
                24. Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis
                25. Zela Metalmark Emesis Zela
                26. Ares Metalmark Emesis ares
                27. Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia Parmerii
                28. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
                29. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
                30. Varigated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
                31. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
                32. Elf Microtia elva
                33. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
                34. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
                35. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
                36. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                37. Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                38. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
                39. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis
                40. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
                41. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis
                42. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
                43. Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyta
                44. Nabokov's SatyrCyllopsis puracmon
                45. Red Satyr Megisto rubricata
                46. Red-bordered Satyr Gyrocheilus patrobas
                47. Queen Danaus gilippus
                48. Dull Firetip Pyrrhopyge araxes
                49. White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus
                50. Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis
                51. Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes
                52. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
                53. Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis
                54. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
                55. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens
                56. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca

                Bob Behrstock & Karen LeMay Open Yard 09-05-15

                Butterflies Seen:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
                2. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
                3. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
                4. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
                5. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
                6. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
                7. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
                8. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
                9. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                10. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
                11. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
                12. Nabokov's Satyr Cyllopsis puracmon
                13. Queen Danaus gilippus
                14. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
                15. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca

                Birds Seen:

                1. Rufous Hummingbird
                2. Anna's Hummingbird
                3. Calliope Hummingbird
                4. Lucifer Hummingbird
                5. Broad-billed Hummingbird
                6. Black-chinned Hummingbird
                7. Broad-tailed Hummingbird
                8. Magnificent Hummingbird
                9. Red-tailed Hawk
                10. Scott's Oriole
                11. Lesser Goldfinch
                12. Mexican Jay
                13. Acorn Woodpecker
                14. House Finch
                15. House Sparroe
                16. Turkey Vulture
                17. Bewick's Wren
                18. Warbling Vireo
                19. Black-headed Grosbeak
                20. Chipping Sparrow
                21. Gila Woodpecker
                22. Canyon Towhee

                Other Sightings:

                1. Montezuma Grasshopper
                2. Flame Skimmer (dragonfly)
                3. Filigree Skimmer (dragonfly)
                4. Grassland Whiptail Lizard

                White Mountains 08-22/23/24-2015

                Diane Touret, Trip Leader

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
                3. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes
                4. Checkered White Pontia portodice
                5. Cabbage White Pieris rapae
                6. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
                7. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
                8. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
                9. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
                10. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
                11. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
                12. Ferris's Copper Lycaena rubidus
                13. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
                14. Western Pygmy-blue Brephidium exilis
                15. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
                16. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
                17. Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas
                18. Western Tailed-Blue Everes amyntula
                19. "Echo" Spring Azure Celestrina ladon 'echo'
                20. Acmon Blue Plebejus Acmon 'texana'
                21. Melissa Blue Plebeju smelissa
                22. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
                23. Parmer's Metalmark Apodemia Parmerii
                24. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
                25. Varigated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
                26. Nokomis Fritillary Speyeria nokomis
                27. Mormon Fritillary Speyeria mormonis
                28. Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos
                29. Field Crescent Phyciodes pulchella
                30. Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta
                31. Arachne Checkerspot Poladryas arahne
                32. Fulvia Checkerspot Chlosyne fulvia
                33. 'Anica' Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona
                34. Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis
                35. Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa
                36. Milbert's Tortoisehell Nymphalis milberti
                37. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                38. Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                39. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
                40. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
                41. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
                42. Canyonland Satyr Cyllopsis pertipida
                43. Small Wood-Nymph Cercyonis oetus
                44. Monarch Danaus plixippus
                45. Queen Danaus gilippus
                46. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
                47. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
                48. Afranius Duskywing Erynnis afranius
                49. Common Checkered-skipper Pyrgus communis
                50. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens
                51. Desert Checkered-skipper Pyrgus philetas
                52. Tropical Least Skipper Ancyloxpha arene
                53. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
                54. Garita Skipperling Oarisma garita
                55. Western Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado 1
                56. Fiery Skipper Hylephilia phyleus
                57. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska
                58. Snow's Skipper Paratrytone snowi
                59. Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris

                Patagonia 08-08-15

                Bill & Mary Adams, Trip Leaders

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
                3. Cabbage White Pieris rapae
                4. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
                5. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
                6. Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana
                7. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
                8. Tailed Orange Eurema proterpia
                9. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
                10. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
                11. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
                12. Leda Ministreak Ministrymon leda
                13. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
                14. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
                15. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
                16. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis
                17. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
                18. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
                19. Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charithonia
                20. Varigated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
                21. Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia
                22. Theona Checkerspot Chlosyne theona
                23. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
                24. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
                25. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
                26. Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
                27. Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon
                28. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                29. Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                30. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
                31. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva nigrosuffusa
                32. Queen Danaus gilippus
                33. Dull Firetip Pyrrhopyge araxes
                34. White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus
                35. Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis
                36. Golden Banded-Skipper Autochton cellus
                37. Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades
                38. Drusius Cloudywing Thorybes drusius
                39. Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus
                40. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
                41. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
                42. Desert Checkered-skipper Pyrgus philetas
                43. Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus
                44. Many-spotted Skipperling Piruna cingo
                45. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
                46. Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus
                47. Sheep Skipper Atrytonopsis edwardsii
                48. Elissa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes elissa
                49. Toltec Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes tolteca
                50. Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala

                Box Canyon 05-12-15

                Bill & Mary Adams, Trip Leaders

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor
                2. Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxeness
                3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
                4. Checkered White Pontia portodice
                5. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme
                6. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia
                7. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae
                8. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana
                9. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe
                10. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole
                11. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
                12. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile
                13. Marine Blue Leptotes marina
                14. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
                15. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola
                16. "Echo" Spring Azure Celestrina ladon 'echo'
                17. Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon texana
                18. American Snout Libytheana carinenta
                19. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
                20. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia
                21. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas
                22. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada
                23. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
                24. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                25. Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensis
                26. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
                27. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia
                28. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva nigrosuffusa
                29. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis
                30. 'Arizona' California Sister Adelpha bredowii
                31. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis
                32. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia
                33. Queen Danaus gilippus
                34. Northern CloudywingThorybes pylades
                35. Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus
                36. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos
                37. Arizona Powdered-Skipper Systasea zampa
                38. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
                39. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens
                40. Common Streaky Skipper Celotes nessus
                41. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca
                42. Sheep Skipper Atrytonopsis edwardsii

                Pena Blanca Lake 04-12-15

                Canceled due to rain.

                 

                Butterfly Photography Workshop 4-1-15 trip report

                Our 11 attendees learned an amazing amount from Roger about various techniques for photographing butterflies during the first hour of the lecture which was in our SEABA meeting room at Tucson Botanical Gardens. Each attendee then had "one on one" time with Roger, John or Gary to explain various technical settings for their own particular camera and how they apply to actual taking of photographs of butterflies. Finally, they all enjoyed taking pictures of beautiful tropical butterflies in Tucson Botanical Gardens “Butterfly Magic” enclosure under the tutelage of our expert leaders. It was a very productive and enjoyable three hours with our team leading the way to a better understanding of photographing butterflies up close!
                Leaders: Roger Rittmaster, John Rhodes and Gary Jue

                Sabino Canyon Spring Butterfly Count, 3-29-15

                Records were broken at the 5th annual Sabino Canyon Spring butterfly count held March 29, 2015. Light cloud cover in the morning increased to more generally overcast skies by afternoon, which may have held the new high temperature record for this date down by a half a degree or so to 92 F. Slight breezes assisted the cloud cover in keeping participants a bit cooler and gnat swarms at bay. The cloud cover kept butterfly activity at higher elevations from being excellent, but even so a black checkerspot was found at the willows in Summerhaven.
                Twenty-five people assisted in finding a new high record of 67 species for this count (previous high 63). Thank you to all the participants! List follows, species new for this count in bold.

                Mary Klinkel, compiler, Tucson AZ

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor 169
                2. Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 4
                3. Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata 81
                4. Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes 19
                5. Checkered White Pontia protodice 181
                6. Desert Pearly Marble Euchloe hyantis (lotta) 19
                7. Pima Desert Orangetip Anthocharis cethura pima 8
                8. Sara (Southwestern) Orangetip Anthocharis sara 2
                9. Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme 2
                10. Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia 99
                11. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae 4
                12. Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe 1
                13. Mexican Yellow Eurema Mexicana 116
                14. Sleepy Orange Abais nicippe 99
                15. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole 103
                16. Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus 5
                17. Siva Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus siva 3
                18. Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus 1
                19. Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus 32
                20. Mallow Scrub-hairstreak Strymon istapa 2
                21. Marine Blue Leptotes marina 48
                22. Western Pygmy-blue Brephidium exilis 3
                23. Echo Spring Azure Celastrina ladon echo 653
                24. Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon texana 7
                25. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus 6
                26. Reakirt's Blue Echinargus isola 31
                27. Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis 3
                28. Zela Metalmark Emesis zela 2
                29. American Snout Libytheana carinenta 107
                30. Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae 2
                31. Fulvia Checkerspot Chlosyne fulvia 8
                32. Black Checkerspot Chlosyne cyneas 1
                33. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia 90
                34. Sagebrush Checkerspot Chlosyne acastus 21
                35. Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas 127
                36. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada 35
                37. Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta 2
                38. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana 557
                39. Common Buckeye Junonia coenia 86
                40. Tropical Buckeye Junonia evarete 16
                41. Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus 1
                42. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa 4
                43. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta 3
                44. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui 6
                45. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis 4
                46. Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis 8
                47. Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia 207
                48. Queen Danaus gilippus 6
                49. Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica 4
                50. Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus 2
                51. Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos 22
                52. AZ Powdered-skipper Systasea zampa 38
                53. Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis 1
                54. Meridian Duskywing Erynnis meridianus 1
                55. Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis 14
                56. Pacuvius Duskywing Erynnis pacuvius 4
                57. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 57
                58. White Checkered-skipper Pyrgus albescens 75
                59. Desert Checkered-skipper Pyrgus philetas 1
                60. Erichson's White-skipper Heliopyrgus domicella 16
                61. Common Streaky-skipper Celotes nessus 10
                62. Common Sootywing Pholisora Catullus 1
                63. Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca 56
                64. Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus 6
                65. Pahaska Skipper Hesperia pahaska 4
                66. White-barred Skipper Atrytonopsis pittacus 35
                67. Violet-clouded Skipper Lerodea arabus 4

                Sabino Canyon trip report 3-14-15

                We started our field trip on a very breezy, sunny day with a group of 10 butterfly enthusiasts. As would be expected after plentiful spring rains the wild flowers were in bloom all along the trail. We had plenty of water in Sabino Creek and had a wonderful day walking up the canyon alongside the flowing creek while enjoying the view of the canyon. We found and identified 26 species of butterflies which are listed below.

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail, Papilio multicaudata
                3. Checkered White, Pontia protodice
                4. Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme
                5. Southern Dogface, Colias cesonia
                6. Sleepy Orange, Eurema nicippe
                7. Dainty Sulphur, Nathalis iole
                8. Reakirt's Blue, Hemiargus isola
                9. 'Echo' Spring Azure, Celastrina ladon
                10. Fatal Metalmark, Calephelis nemesis
                11. American Snout, Libytheana carinenta
                12. Tiny Checkerspot, Dymasia dymas
                13. Texan Crescent, Phyciodes texana
                14. American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis
                15. Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta
                16. Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia
                17. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye, Junonia genoveva nigrosuffusa
                18. Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
                19. Empress Leilia, Asterocampa leilia
                20. Queen, Danaus gilippus
                21. Golden-headed Scallopwing, Staphylus ceos
                22. Funereal Duskywing, Erynnis funeralis
                23. White Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus albescens
                24. Common Streaky-Skipper, Celotes nessus
                25. Orange Skipperling, Copaeodes aurantiacus
                26. Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus

                Trip Leaders: Karen Nickey and Mary Kay Eiermann

                Pima Canyon trip report 3-8-15

                It was a spectacular spring day with plenty of sun and a few billowy clouds to outline the wonderful towering cliffs of Pima Canyon. Our group of 9 butterfly enthusiasts enjoyed the hike up the trail while looking at beautiful wildflowers that were in bloom everywhere. We saw a few butterfly species on the way in and then quite a few more along the creek side as we continued up the canyon. We ate lunch in the shade while enjoying the presence of a couple of Sara Orantetips and a Red Admiral. We saw a total of 28 species as listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail, Papilio multicaudata
                3. Checkered White, Pontia protodice
                4. 'Pima' Desert Orangetip, Anthocharis cethura pima
                5. Sara Orangetip, Anthocharis sara
                6. Southern Dogface, Colias cesonia
                7. Mexican Yellow, Eurema mexicana
                8. Sleepy Orange, Eurema nicippe
                9. Dainty Sulphur, Nathalis iole
                10. Gray Hairstreak, Strymon melinus
                11. Marine Blue, Leptotes marina
                12. Reakirt's Blue, Hemiargus isola
                13. 'Echo' Spring Azure, Celastrina ladon
                14. American Snout, Libytheana carinenta
                15. Texan Crescent, Phyciodes texana
                16. American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis
                17. Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta
                18. Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia
                19. Empress Leilia, Asterocampa leilia
                20. Queen, Danaus gilippus
                21. Golden-headed Scallopwing, Staphylus ceos
                22. Arizona Powdered-Skipper, Systasea zampa
                23. Funereal Duskywing, Erynnis funeralis
                24. White Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus albescens
                25. Desert Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus philetas
                26. Orange Skipperling, Copaeodes aurantiacus
                27. White-barred Skipper, Atrytonopsis pittacus
                28. Eufala Skipper, Lerodea eufala

                Trip Leader: Cindy Bethard

                Molino Basin trip report, 02-07-15

                We had a gorgeous 80 degree and sunny February day on the lower level of Mt. Lemmon at Molino Basin and later at Gordon Hirabayashi Campground and trail. With a fun group of 13 SEABA members the Manzanita bushes were thoroughly examined along with every flower and all the grasses along our route and on the hillside near the road though the campgounds. At the end of our trip we had accumulated a total of 19 species of butterflies but sadly we did not find the elusive Brown Elfin on this trip. It was a very enjoyable day and a great way to start our 2015 butterfly season! The butterfly species found and identified are listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail. Battus philenor
                2. Sara Orangetip. Anthocharis sara
                3. Clouded Sulphur. Colias philodice<
                4. Southern Dogface. Colias cesonia
                5. Mexican Yellow. Eurema mexicana
                6. Tailed Orange. Eurema proterpia
                7. Sleepy Orange. Eurema nicippe
                8. Dainty Sulphur. Nathalis iole
                9. Gray Hairstreak. Strymon melinus
                10. Reakirt's Blue. Hemiargus isola
                11. 'Echo' Spring Azure. Celastrina ladon
                12. Acmon Blue. Plebejus Acmon texana
                13. American Snout.  Libytheana carinenta
                14. Texan Crescent. Phyciodes texana
                15. American Lady. Vanessa virginiensis
                16. Painted Lady. Vanessa cardui
                17. Common Buckeye. Junonia coenia
                18. Arizona Powdered-Skipper. Systasea zampa
                19. White Checkered-Skipper. Pyrgus albescens

                Trip Leader: Cindy Bethard

                Harshaw Creek Butterfly trip report – 11-09-14

                Our group of 9 SEABA members plus one NABA member from New Jersey started the trip at 10:30AM in Patagonia with sunny skies, warm temps and no wind. The local gardens in Patagonia produced 15 species and then we were off to Red Mountain Road to find another 7 species. At about 11:30AM we arrived at Harshaw Creek Rabbitbrush to find a perfect day with plenty of butterflies in the air and on the Rabbitbrush. The notable species were the Barred Yellow and Little Yellow. We ended our day with a total species count of 39 which is listed below.

                1. Cabbage White, Pieris rapae
                2. Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme
                3. Southern Dogface, Colias cesonia
                4. Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae
                5. Barred Yellow, Eurema daira
                6. Mexican Yellow, Eurema mexicana
                7. Tailed Orange, Eurema proterpia
                8. Little Yellow, Eurema lisa
                9. Sleepy Orange, Eurema nicippe
                10. Dainty Sulphur, Nathalis iole
                11. Gray Hairstreak, Strymon melinus
                12. Leda Ministreak, Ministrymon leda
                13. Western Pygmy-Blue, Brephidium exile
                14. Marine Blue, Leptotes marina
                15. Ceraunus Blue, Hemiargus ceraunus
                16. Reakirt's Blue, Hemiargus isola
                17. Fatal Metalmark, Calephelis nemesis
                18. American Snout, Libytheana carinenta
                19. Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
                20. Variegated Fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
                21. Bordered Patch, Chlosyne lacinia
                22. Tiny Checkerspot, Dymasia dymas
                23. Texan Crescent, Phyciodes texana
                24. American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis
                25. Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui
                26. West Coast Lady, Vanessa annabella
                27. Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia
                28. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye, Junonia genoveva nigrosuffusa
                29. Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
                30. 'Arizona' California Sister, Adelpha bredowii
                31. Queen, Danaus gilippus
                32. Dorantes Longtail, Urbanus dorantes
                33. White Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus albescens
                34. Desert Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus philetas
                35. Orange Skipperling, Copaeodes aurantiacus
                36. Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus
                37. Pahaska Skipper, Hesperia pahaska
                38. Eufala Skipper, Lerodea eufala
                39. Violet-clouded Skipper, Lerodea arabus

                Trip Leaders: Bill and Mary Adams

                Harshaw Creek Butterfly trip report – 11-02-14

                It was a chilly, and heavily overcast morning when our little band of butterfly enthusiasts ventured down to Patagonia to start our annual Harshaw Creek butterfly walk. We saw a couple species in the Patagonia Community Gardens and then a couple more at Red Mountain Road. By this time it was sprinkling off and on but we pressed on to Harshaw Creek Wash where the Rabbit Brush was in full bloom. We did see a Monarch and a few other species before the rain caused us to end our day at noon. The butterflies seen are listed below.

                1. Cabbage White, Pieris rapae
                2. Mexican Yellow, Eurema mexicana
                3. Tailed Orange, Eurema proterpia
                4. Dainty Sulphur, Nathalis iole
                5. Marine Blue, Leptotes marina
                6. Variegated Fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
                7. Tiny Checkerspot, Dymasia dymas
                8. Texan Crescent, Phyciodes texana
                9. Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui
                10. Monarch, Danaus plexippus
                11. Queen, Danaus gilippus
                12. Dorantes Longtail, Urbanus dorantes
                13. White Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus albescens

                Trip Leaders: Bill and Mary Adams

                Box Canyon Trip Report, October 25, 2014

                The SEABA group met at Box Canyon Bridge at 9:30AM and started our butterfly walk by proceeding downstream from the bridge on a sunny warm fall morning. We quickly found an Elf, Dorantes Longtail and various other skippers, checkerspots and sulphurs. We knew we were in for a great butterfly day as we proceeded to find more and more species both downstream and upstream until by the end of the trip at 1:30PM we had identified 44 species which are listed below.

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Giant Swallowtail
                3. Checkered White
                4. Orange Sulphur
                5. Southern Dogface
                6. Cloudless Sulphur
                7. Mexican Yellow
                8. Tailed Orange
                9. Sleepy Orange
                10. Dainty Sulphur
                11. Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
                12. Leda Ministreak
                13. Marine Blue
                14. Western Pygmy-Blue
                15. 'Echo' Spring Azure
                16. Ceraunus Blue
                17. Reakirt's Blue
                18. Acmon Blue
                19. Fatal Metalmark
                20. Arizona Metalmark
                21. Palmer's Metalmark
                22. American Snout
                23. Monarch
                24. Queen
                25. Red-spotted Purple
                26. Gulf Fritillary
                27. Bordered Patch
                28. Elf (15+)
                29. Tiny Checkerspot
                30. Elada Checkerspot
                31. Texan Crescent
                32. Common Buckeye
                33. Empress Leilia
                34. Dorantes Longtail
                35. Arizona Powdered-Skipper
                36. Funereal Duskywing
                37. White Checkered-Skipper
                38. Desert Checkered-Skipper
                39. Erichson's White-Skipper
                40. Orange Skipperling
                41. Fiery Skipper
                42. Pahaska Skipper
                43. Eufala Skipper
                44. Arizona Giant-Skipper

                Trip Leaders: Bill & Mary Adams

                Brown Canyon Trip Report, October 18, 2014

                We started our day at 9:45AM at the educational center in Brown Canyon and started our walk up the canyon led by our experienced guides from Friends of Buenos Aires. We immediately saw many butterflies as we walked towards the magnificent Baboquivari Peak. There were wildflowers everywhere and plenty of water flowing in the creek. Sulphurs were gathered in the mud by the scores to find minerals and when flushed were in the air all around the group. We ate lunch under beautiful sycamore trees alongside the stream as we listened to a traditional ancient Indian legend about Baboquivari Peak. We had a wonderful day and found the following 43 species of butterflies:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Giant Swallowtail
                3. Checkered White
                4. Southern Dogface
                5. Cloudless Sulphur
                6. Mexican Yellow
                7. Tailed Orange
                8. Sleepy Orange
                9. Dainty Sulphur
                10. Great Purple Hairstreak
                11. Gray Hairstreak
                12. Western Pygmy-Blue
                13. Marine Blue
                14. Ceraunus blue
                15. Reakirt’s Blue
                16. Eastern Tailed-Blue
                17. Echo Spring Azure
                18. Fatal Metalmark
                19. Arizona Metalmark
                20. American Snout
                21. Gulf Fritillary
                22. Variegated Fritillary
                23. Bordered patch
                24. Elf
                25. Tiny Checkerspot
                26. Elada Checkerspot
                27. Texan Crescent
                28. American Lady
                29. Painted Lady
                30. 'Dark' Tropical Buckeye
                31. Red-spotted Purple
                32. 'Arizona' California Sister
                33. Hackberry Emperor
                34. Empress Leilia
                35. Tawny Emperor
                36. Queen
                37. Dorantes Longtail
                38. Arizona Powdered-Skipper
                39. White Checkered-Skipper
                40. Desert Checkered-Skipper
                41. Common Streaky-Skipper
                42. Orange Skipperling
                43. Eufala Skipper

                Trip Leaders: Bill and Mary Adams

                Sycamore Canyon trip report 10-12-14

                On a bright sunny fall morning our group of butterfly enthusiasts enjoyed the wonderful mountain views as we caravanned down Ruby Road towards Sycamore Canyon. Within a few yards of parking at our destination we found a White-striped Longtail which started our day off on a very positive note. We walked down the canyon alongside the creek, crossing multiple times, as we searched and found many interesting butterfly species. We had lunch in the most spectacular part of the canyon surrounded by towering walls and tall rock pinnacles. We ate in the shade beside the flowing creek, enjoying the beautiful views in this part of the canyon. Our day was very productive after finding two rare species consisting of Elf and Barred Yellow along with a total of 44 species as listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Giant Swallowtail
                3. Orange Sulphur
                4. Southern Dogface
                5. Cloudless Sulphur
                6. Large Orange Sulphur
                7. Barred Yellow
                8. Mexican Yellow
                9. Tailed Orange
                10. Sleepy Orange
                11. Dainty Sulphur
                12. Western Pygmy Blue
                13. Marine Blue
                14. Ceraunus Blue
                15. Reakirt's Blue
                16. Fatal Metalmark
                17. Arizona Metalmark
                18. American Snout
                19. Gulf Fritillary
                20. Variegated Fritillary
                21. Bordered Patch
                22. Elf
                23. Tiny Checkerspot
                24. Elada Checkerspot
                25. Texan Crescent
                26. American Lady
                27. Painted Lady
                28. Common Buckeye
                29. Dark Tropical Buckeye
                30. Red-spotted Purple
                31. Arizona California Sister
                32. Empress Leilia
                33. Queen
                34. White-striped Longtail
                35. Dorantes Longtail
                36. Funereal Duskywing
                37. White Checkered-Skipper
                38. Desert Checkered-Skipper
                39. Orange Skipperling
                40. Fiery Skipper
                41. Pahaska Skipper
                42. Sheep Skipper
                43. Eufala Skipper
                44. Arizona Giant Skipper

                Trip Leaders: Bill and Mary Adams

                Turkey Creek Trip Report, September 13, 2014

                We started our day with a leisurely drive down AZ Hwy 83 to Sonoita through spectacular rolling hills covered with tall grasses and surrounded by the local mountains. When we reached our tagging area there was a beautiful meadow full of thistles, other wild flowers, and a small meandering creek. It is a gorgeous place to walk among the clumps of tall grasses and through the creek and marshy areas looking for Monarchs to tag as they land on the thistle. Our group was successful in tagging quite few throughout the morning. We also identified 25 additional species of butterflies which certainly complimented our tagging adventure. Some of our participants had never tagged Monarchs so Gail and Bob, our leaders from Southwest Monarch Study, worked hard to train all of us and to lend a hand where needed. Needless to say it was quite an interesting and fun morning which ended with lunch at the picnic tables on the edge of the meadow. It is a special spot and was a magical experience. The butterflies seen are listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Checkered White
                3. Orange Sulphur
                4. Southern Dogface
                5. Cloudless Sulphur
                6. Mexican Yellow
                7. Tailed Orange
                8. Sleepy Orange
                9. Marine Blue
                10. Ceraunus Blue
                11. Reakirt's Blue
                12. Palmer's Metalmark
                13. Monarch
                14. Viceroy
                15. Queen
                16. Variegated Fritillary
                17. Bordered patch
                18. Elada Checkerspot
                19. Theona Checkerspot
                20. Pearl Crescent
                21. Common Buckeye
                22. Painted Lady
                23. American Lady
                24. Dull Firetip
                25. Common Checkered Skipper
                26. Fiery Skipper

                Trip Leaders: Gail and Bob Morris

                Jim Brock's Open Yard, August 30, 2014

                On a beautiful late summer day approximately 40 SEABA members converged on Jim's house and entered another world in his back yard. If you love butterflies and butterfly nectar flowers and larval food plants you hit the jackpot on this trip. Not only did we see 20 species of butterflies we saw various caterpillars and butterfly eggs such as the Large Orange Sulphur. Jim taught us about larval food plants and nectar flowers while touring his beautiful garden and we enjoyed spotting butterflies along the various trails in his yard and looking at the Catalina Mountains in the near distance from his covered patio. This is the ultimate in a home butterfly environment which has been converted from traditional grass and trees over the years. Many thanks to Jim and his wife Joan for sharing their wonderful yard with all of us. The butterflies seen are listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Giant Swallowtail
                3. Orange Sulphur
                4. Cloudless Sulphur
                5. Large Orange Sulphur
                6. Lyside Sulphur
                7. Mexican Yellow
                8. Sleepy Orange
                9. Gray Hairstreak
                10. Leda Ministreak
                11. Marine Blue
                12. Western Pygmy-Blue
                13. Ceraunus Blue
                14. Fatal Metalmark
                15. Palmer's Metalmark
                16. American Snout
                17. Queen
                18. Gulf Fritillary
                19. Empress Leilia
                20. Fiery Skipper

                Trip leader: Jim Brock

                Mt. Graham Trip Report, August 23, 2014

                We made our first butterfly stop at Wet Canyon, a short way up the mountain driving on the Swift Trail, and found to our delight a couple of butterfly species plus a patchwork of wildflowers in bloom. As we ascended the mountain we found a medley of wild flowers along the road and in every meadow; it was a gorgeous wild flower day and yet the butterflies were a little tough to find. By the time we made several stops and reached Hospital Flat for lunch we had found and identified Northwestern Atlantis Fritillary, Snow’s Skipper and a Common Banded Skipper as well as other species. We enjoyed the cool mountain air, the alpine forests, the spectacular vistas and the beautiful clouds. We continued to the visitor center at 9,500' where we found out from the volunteer that they have had 15+ inches of rain on the mountain this monsoon season. For the first time in years there was a sensational 30' cascading waterfall a mile before the visitor center. All in all a wonderful, fun day on the mountain. The butterflies seen are listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail
                3. Checkered White
                4. Orange Sulphur
                5. Cloudless Sulphur
                6. Dainty Sulphur
                7. 'Echo' Spring Azure
                8. Reakirt's Blue
                9. Arizona Sister
                10. Variegated Fritillary
                11. 'Northwest' Atlantis Fritillary
                12. Mylitta Crescent
                13. Northern Cloudywing
                14. Fiery Skipper
                15. Common Banded Skipper
                16. Pahaska Skipper
                17. Snow’s Skipper

                Trip Leader: Cindy Bethard

                Santa Rita Mts Summer Butterfly Count, July, 2014

                The fourth annual Summer Santa Rita Mts Butterfly Count was held Sunday 7/27/14 with 11 excellent counters. Canyons covered were on the west side of the range, including Box, Florida, Madera & Montosa. Monsoon influx species have begun to arrive in SE AZ, and highlights included streaming Cloudless Sulphurs (Phoebis sennae), several Lyside Sulphurs (Kricogonia lyside) and a new all-time high count of 58 species. Eight new species for this count were recorded (White Angled-sulphur, AZ Hairstreak, Queen, Variegated Fritillary, Tropical Buckeye, Red Admiral, Juvenal’s Duskywing and Pahaska Skipper). Thank you to participants, and don't miss the Fall Santa Rita Mts count on Sunday 9/28/14! List follows. Mary Klinkel, compiler (Tucson, AZ)

                • Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) 42
                • Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) 1
                • Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) 42
                • Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) 3

                • Checkered White (Pontia protodice) 1
                • Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) 2
                • Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) 8
                • White Angled-sulphur (Anteos clorinde) 4
                • Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) 190
                • Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) 4
                • Mexican Yellow (Eurema Mexicana) 11
                • Sleepy Orange (Abais nicippe) 14
                • Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) 1

                • "Siva" Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus siva) 22
                • Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) 3
                • AZ Hairstreak (Erora quaderna) 2
                • Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) 50
                • Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) 4
                • Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) 1

                • Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) 1
                • Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmerii) 2

                • American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) 6
                • Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta Claudia) 3
                • Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) 3
                • Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) 121
                • Elf (Microtia elva) 7
                • Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) 139
                • Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) 44
                • Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) 1
                • Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) 1
                • Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 1
                • Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) 1
                • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 1
                • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 8
                • Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) 4
                • AZ Sister (Adelpha eulalia) 10
                • Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) 4
                • Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) 15
                • Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon) 1
                • Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata) 19
                • Queen (Danaus gilippis) 8

                • AZ Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis) 23
                • Golden-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus) 35
                • Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) 78
                • Drusius Cloudywing (Thorybes drusius) 1
                • Acacia Skipper (Cogia hippalus) 19
                • Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) 53
                • AZ Powdered-skipper (Systasea zampa) 1
                • Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) 5
                • Common Streaky-skipper (Celotes nessus) 7
                • Common Sootywing (Pholisora Catullus) 5
                • Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) 8
                • Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) 1
                • Bronze Roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus) 12
                • Elissa Roadside-skipper (A. elissa) 6
                • Slaty Roadside-skipper (A. nereus) 3
                • Nysa Roadside-skipper (A. nysa) 3
                • Dotted Roadside-skipper (A. eos) 2

                Mt. Lemmon 7-6-14

                Our group met at 8:00AM on a warm summer morning to embark on a trip up Mt. Lemmon. We stopped first at Molino Basin and found a Pipevine Swallowtail, Funereal Duskywing and a Marine Blue. The next stop was at the Bear Crossing sign just past San Pedro Vista where we found and photographed over a dozen fresh Nais Metalmarks. Later we drove up to Incinerator Ridge which had heavy cloud cover and cool temperature. We found an Arizona Hairstreak plus a few birds such as Pygmy Nuthatch, Spotted Towhee, Mountain Chickadee and Violet-green Swallows. In search of the sun we decided to head down the mountain and look for possible butterflies at the Chihuahua Pine Picnic Area. Our day ended there with a picnic lunch. The butterfly species found are listed below.

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Southern dogface
                3. Arizona Hairstreak
                4. Marine Blue
                5. Spring Azure
                6. Reakirt's Blue
                7. Nais Metalmark
                8. Funereal Dusky wing

                Leaders: Bill and Mary Adams

                Slaughter Ranch: Dragonflies, Birds & History 6-14-14

                Our day trip commenced at 10:30AM, at the ranch, with sunny and breezy conditions including many billowy white clouds in the azure sky which only added to the incredible allure of Slaughter Ranch. Four SEABA members spent 2 hours around the ponds mostly under shade trees learning about dragonflies, as well as seeing birds and butterflies; all while enjoying the beauty of this wonderful piece of southwest history. We did venture up to the remnants of the old garrison and looked over into Mexico as our troops did in early 1900 to protect our border. Later we toured the ranch house and 5 out buildings all filled with period pieces which gave us a good understanding of ranching in the old west. Inside the commissary building we sat and enjoyed 10 minutes of a DVD about John Slaughter which included an interesting song and a short movie about his exploits. All in all a wonderful, fun, and educational day. Below is the list of dragonflies, birds and butterflies seen:

                  Dragonflies (10)
                1. Flame Skimmers
                2. Red Saddlebags
                3. Black Saddlebags
                4. Desert Firetail
                5. Familiar Bluet
                6. Arroyo Blue
                7. Mexican Forktail
                8. Western Pondhawk
                9. Blue Dasher
                10. Common Green Darner
                  Birds (24)
                1. Monk Parakeet
                2. Brown Headed Cowbird
                3. Western Kingbird
                4. Vermillion Flycatcher
                5. White Winged Dove
                6. Varied Bunting
                7. Cliff Swallow
                8. Starling
                9. Blue Grosbeak
                10. Pie-billed Grebe
                11. Wilson's Warbler
                12. Great Tailed Grackle
                13. Common Ground Dove
                14. Gila Woodpecker
                15. Canyon Towhee
                16. House Finch
                17. Yellow Warbler
                18. American Coot
                19. Turkey Vulture
                20. American Kestrel
                21. Red Winged Blackbird
                22. Hooded Oriole
                23. Northern Mockingbird
                24. Mexican Mallard
                  Butterflies (6)
                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Sleepy Orange
                3. Ceraunus Blue
                4. Marine Blue
                5. Reakirt's Blue
                6. Orange Skipperling

                Trip Leader: Bob Parks

                White Mountains, May 30-Jun 1, 2014

                White Mountains trip report for 5-31-14 & 6-1-14 Eleven SEABA members converged on Pinetop at 10:15AM on Saturday morning. Some drove up from Tucson that morning after getting up quite early and others drove up the day before to have a more leisurely trip. The weather was beautiful with sunny skies, 72 degrees and a slight breeze. We headed out to our first stop on the eastern side of the White Mountains at Squirrel Spring where we saw several species including Milbert’s Tortoiseshell before moving on to South Fork where we found Mourning Cloaks, Swallowtails and skippers. Later we traveled dirt roads FS118 and FS117 and made multiple stops for skippers and other butterflies. After a wonderful day on the Mogollon Rim we went back to our hotel and later met for dinner at a very good Mexican Restaurant. We celebrated a fantastic day, at the dinner table, by reviewing our list comprised of 30 species of butterflies. On Sunday we met for breakfast at McDonald’s in Pinetop and then drove to Sheeps Crossing our first butterfly stop. This is a beautiful location on the river with wonderful flowers, bushes, trees, and several species of butterflies including two Mountain Checkered Skippers. Later, after a short lunch stop at Mt. Baldy trailhead, we drove to Poll Knoll where we found an Alberta Arctic plus other interesting species. We headed home Sunday at 2PM with most of us wishing for another day or two up in the cool mountain air. The butterfly species we found and identified are listed below:

                1. Western Tiger Swallowtail
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail
                3. Margined White
                4. Checkered White
                5. Orange Sulphur
                6. Dainty Sulphur
                7. Western Pine Elfin
                8. Thicket Hairstreak
                9. Leda Ministreak
                10. Gray Hairstreak
                11. Silvery Blue
                12. Marine Blue
                13. Reakirt's Blue
                14. Spring Azure
                15. Greenish Blue
                16. Melissa Blue
                17. Acmon Blue
                18. Arctic Blue
                19. Mormon Metalmark
                20. Field Crescent
                21. Mylitta Crescent
                22. Painted Crescent
                23. Satyr Comma
                24. Mourning Cloak
                25. Milbert's Tortoiseshell
                26. Common Ringlet
                27. Alberta Arctic
                28. Northern Cloudywing
                29. Mexican Cloudywing
                30. Dreamy Duskywing
                31. Mountain Checkered-Skipper
                32. Common Checkered-Skipper
                33. Draco Skipper
                34. Morrison's Skipper
                35. Nevada Skipper
                36. Pahaska Skipper
                37. Tawny-edged Skipper

                Trip Leader: Diane Touret

                Box Canyon, May 24, 2014

                We started our trip at 9:30AM with 5 SEABA members meeting at the bridge crossing Box Canyon. As we progressed downstream in the wash we picked up a few species. After reaching the falls (dry) we turned and walked upstream and saw various Blues and other species puddling on dry sand as well as cruising the wash. We enjoyed seeing, in addition to butterflies, several bird species including Olive-sided Flycatcher, Broad-billed Hummingbird, Black-tailed Gnatcatcher and a couple of Robins. After exploring the easy part of the canyon we called it a day at noon and drove to a shady spot up the road for a pleasant relaxing lunch. We found and identified the butterflies listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Checkered White
                3. Mexican Yellow
                4. Sleepy Orange
                5. Dainty Sulphur
                6. Gray Hairstreak
                7. Marine Blue
                8. Reakirt's Blue
                9. Fatal Metalmark
                10. Palmer's Metalmark
                11. Arizona Sister
                12. Common Buckeye
                13. Empress Leilia
                14. Golden-headed Scallopwing
                15. Funereal Duskywing
                16. Orange Skipperling
                17. Sheep Skipper

                Trip Leaders: Bill and Mary Adams

                Mt. Lemmon, May 17, 2014

                At 7:30AM the temperature had already started to rise as we departed the Tucson basin with a small but motivated group of 7 SEABA members and headed up Mt. Lemmon to enjoy the cool mountain air. We stopped at one of the "skipper hot spots" on the way up Catalina Highway and found 4 species of butterflies before moving further up the mountain. We stopped at various locations during the morning and early afternoon including Bear Wallow Road and Marshall Gulch where the shade and cool temperature of 72-78 degrees was enjoyed by all. At every stop we identified from 2-6 additional species so our interest level never faltered. To add to the fun we also identified 18 species of birds which included an Olive Warbler, Western Tanager, Red Faced Warbler, Cordilleran Flycatcher, Mountain Chickadee, Swainson's Thrush, and Painted Redstart to name a few. We ended our very enjoyable trip at 2:00 PM as scheduled and headed home. The butterflies found and identified are listed below

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail
                3. Mexican Yellow
                4. Sleepy Orange
                5. Dainty Sulphur
                6. Gray Hairstreak
                7. Leda Ministreak
                8. Marine Blue
                9. Spring Azure
                10. Reakirt's Blue
                11. Acmon blue
                12. Mormon Metalmark
                13. Mylitta Crescent
                14. Texan Crescent
                15. Common Buckeye
                16. Satyr Comma
                17. Mourning Cloak
                18. Arizona Sister
                19. Silver-spotted Skipper
                20. Golden-headed Scallopwing
                21. Arizona Powdered-Skipper
                22. Mournful Duskywing
                23. Funereal Duskywing
                24. Pacuvius Duskywing

                Trip Leaders: Pat and Dick Carlson

                Sabino Spring Butterfly Count, April, 2014

                The very warm & dry winter In SE AZ in general brought butterflies out early this year. Some flights were over by the time of the 4th annual Spring Sabino Canyon butterfly count held Sunday 4/6/14, scheduled to try for late winter flyers and early Spring flyers. The few remaining Desert Marbles (Euchloe lotta) and Spring Whites (Pontia sisymbrii) seen the day before the count were not found on count day. Other butterflies like Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) were out in great numbers at low desert elevations. Common Buckeyes (Junonia coenia) are living up to their name and seem to be everywhere in good numbers this year.

                Five species never before seen on this count were found this year: Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), Western Pygmy-blue (Brephidium exilis), AZ Sister (Adelpha eulalia), Nabokov’s Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon), and Monarch (Danaus plexippus).

                Thank you to 28 enthusiastic counters, including local die-hard regulars and visitors from Maine, Colorado, California & Wyoming for a great day in the field! The final (?) winter low pressure system that swung through Tucson last weekend kept temperatures too cold at higher elevations in the Santa Catalina mountains for optimal counting conditions. List follows (58 species).

                Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) 145
                Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) 3
                Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) 28
                Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) 4

                Checkered White (Pontia protodice) 50
                Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) 8
                Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) 16
                Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) 4
                Mexican Yellow (Eurema Mexicana) 121
                Sleepy Orange (Abais nicippe) 12
                Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) 75

                Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) 4
                Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) 5
                Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) 11
                AZ Hairstreak (Quaderna erora) 8
                Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) 1,220
                Western Pygmy-blue (Brephidium exilis) 3
                'Echo' Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon 'echo') 212
                Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon ‘texana’) 2
                Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) 2
                Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola) 40

                Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) 2
                Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela) 1

                American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) 3
                Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) 1
                Fulvia Checkerspot (Chlosyne fulvia) 10
                Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) 3
                Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) 7
                Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) 1
                Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) 25
                Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) 3
                Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) 11
                Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) 122
                Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete) 4
                Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) 2
                Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) 2
                Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 14
                American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) 1
                Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) 14
                AZ Sister (Adelpha eulalia) 5
                Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) 44
                Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon) 1
                Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 2
                Queen (Danaus gilippus) 3

                Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) 26
                AZ Powdered-skipper (Systasea zampa) 15
                Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) 2
                Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus) 1
                Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) 6
                Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) 15
                White Checkered-skipper (Pyrgus albescens) 16
                Common Streaky-skipper (Celotes nessus) 6
                Orange Skippering (Copaeodes aurantiaca) 18
                Fiery Skipper ( Hylephila phyleus) 15
                Pahaska Skipper ( Hesperia pahaska) 2
                White-barred Skipper (Atrytonopsis pittacus) 27
                Sheep Skipper (Atrytonopsis edwardsii) 1
                Violet-clouded Skipper (Lerodea arabus) 1

                Mary Klinkel, compiler
                Tucson, AZ

                Catalina Highway Bottom to Top Saturday 4-5-14

                This was a pre-count scouting trip and started at 8:30AM with 10 people in the group. We stopped at two little known Skipper “hot spots” along the road on the way up Catalina Highway. Next we spent a short period of time in Molino Basin finding a few species before moving up to Gordon Hirabayashi. Here we explored a new and interesting wash and found several species in the process. The next stop was Seven Cataracts for a short look around and lastly Chihuahua Pines picnic area where we walked up the trail and then the creek bed. At a damp spot we found multiple Arizona Hairstreaks and several other species and since it was chilly they had their wings spread wide open warming up. What a spectacular view of the dark blue & black upper side of an Arizona Hairstreak which normally sits with wings closed and then what you see is the underside which is a beautiful green with gold lines. We did not go higher up the mountain due to the cool temperature and very breezy conditions. After an interesting and enjoyable day we ended our trip at 2PM.

                The butterflies seen are listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail
                3. Checkered White
                4. Sara Orangetip
                5. Orange Sulphur
                6. Mexican Yellow
                7. Dainty Sulphur
                8. Brown Elfin
                9. Arizona Hairstreak
                10. Marine Blue
                11. Echo Spring Azure
                12. Reakirt's Blue
                13. Zela Metalmark
                14. Common Buckeye
                15. Painted Lady
                16. American Lady
                17. Sagebrush Crescent
                18. Mylitta Crescent
                19. Texan Crescent
                20. Common Buckeye
                21. Painted Lady
                22. American Lady
                23. Golden-headed Scallopwing
                24. Arizona Powdered-Skipper
                25. Mournful Duskywing
                26. Funereal Duskywing
                27. Orange Skipperling
                28. White-barred Skipper

                Leader: Mary Klinkel

                Pena Blanca Lake, March 30, 2014

                We started our day with a total of 12 people including our leaders. Although it was very cloudy on the drive down to Pena Blanca Lake the sun broke through and it was a nice sunny morning by the time we arrived. We started at the old launch ramp area and found several species of butterflies and a number of bird species. We then moved onward to Upper Thumb Rock picnic area and after a few minutes moved to the Lower Thumb Rock area. We walked both trails at this site and found several butterflies including a Red Spotted Purple, Blues and Whites, a number of birds, and lots of wildflowers to brighten our day. The last stop was at the new launch ramp where we commenced our walk on the trail around the lake and towards the dam. We saw butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, and birds as we slowly covered this area of the lake. The wind had grown to be quite breezy with strong gusts by the time we got 2/3 of the way to the dam. We decided to call it a day shortly after our lunch in a nice shady spot where many wildflowers were in bloom. Our trip ended at 1:30 PM and we started our drive back to Tucson.

                The butterfly species seen are listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Two-tailed Swallowtail
                3. Checkered White
                4. Desert Pearly White
                5. Mexican Yellow
                6. Sleepy Orange
                7. Dainty Sulphur
                8. Gray Hairstreak
                9. Marine Blue
                10. Western Pygmy-Blue
                11. Spring Azure
                12. Reakirt's Blue
                13. Acmon Blue
                14. Fatal Metalmark
                15. Queen
                16. Tiny Checkerspot
                17. Elada Checkerspot
                18. Common Buckeye
                19. Painted Lady
                20. American Lady
                21. Red-spotted Purple
                22. Golden-headed Scallopwing
                23. Arizona Powdered Skipper
                24. Funereal Duskywing
                25. Orange Skipperling
                26. Carus Skipper

                Leaders: Bill & Mary Adams

                Sabino Canyon Field Trip on 3-8-14

                The butterfly trip to Sabino Canyon started out at 9:30AM with a robust group of 20 people including our leaders. It was fabulous spring day with very little wind, bright and sunny and yet not hot. We walked alongside the road towards the dam and then branched off to get down to Sabino Creek. We followed the creek upstream and took advantage of the riparian area on both sides of the water to find several species of butterflies. At approximately 11:45AM we arrived at the damn and stopped nearby to eat lunch, relax and enjoy a review of the morning walk with the participants. We found and identified 24 species which are listed below; this is a significant number for late winter/early spring. We also identified and learned about plants, flowers and lizards on our trip.

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Checkered White
                3. 'Desert' Pearly Marble
                4. Sara Orangetip
                5. Southern Dogface
                6. Sleepy Orange
                7. Dainty Sulphur
                8. Great Purple Hairstreak
                9. Marine Blue
                10. Spring Azure
                11. Reakirt’s Blue
                12. American Snout
                13. Tiny Checkerspot
                14. Texan Crescent
                15. Common Buckeye
                16. Mourning Cloak
                17. Painted Lady
                18. Empress Leilia
                19. Golden-headed Scallopwing
                20. Arizona Powdered-Skipper
                21. Funereal Duskywing
                22. White Checkered-Skipper
                23. Orange Skipperling
                24. Fiery Skipper

                Trip Leaders: Karen Nickey & Mary Kay Eiermann

                Pima Canyon Field Trip on 2-23-14

                Our trip commenced with 15 participants and quite a few clouds to hide our much needed sunshine. We walked up Pima Canyon on the hiking trail and enjoyed the many beautiful vistas and stunning rock formations. It was particularly enjoyable as it was cool, however, the butterflies didn’t appear for about an hour until the sun starting shining. We then, over the course of 3 more hours, admired many Sara Orangetips and Desert Pearly Marbles as well as 14 other species all of which are listed below. We had a very enjoyable day walking approximately 3 miles R/T exploring the canyon, eating lunch in a shady area and identifying the various butterflies that graced us with their presence.

                1. Checkered White
                2. Desert Pearly Marble
                3. Sara Orangetip, picture by Cindy Bethard (photo by Cindy Bethard, taken at Pima Canyon, 02-23-2014)
                4. Southern Dogface
                5. Mexican Yellow
                6. Gray Hairstreak
                7. Marine Blue
                8. Spring Azure
                9. Reakirt's Blue
                10. Texan Crescent
                11. Red Admiral
                12. Painted Lady
                13. Empress Leilia
                14. Golden-headed Scallopwing
                15. Funereal Duskywing
                16. Orange Skipperling

                Leader: Cindy Bethard

                Molino Basin, Feb 8, 2014

                Mary Klinkel and Fred Heath spotted these two early beauties. Both photos by Mary Klinkel.

                Desert Marble, Euchloe lotta
                Sagebrush Checkerspot, Chlosyne acastus

                Molino Basin, Feb 1, 2014

                Five brave and hardy souls started our trip at Molino Basin with 47 degree F temperature, heavy cloud cover and impending rain. It was an awesome sight to see the closest peaks covered by clouds and yet we wished for a little sunshine. As we wandered along the road through Molino Basin our day became very interesting as we found a white spider and its nest that probably contained its orange colored offspring; soon afterwards we found that several Graptopetalum (Xami Hairstreak larval food plants) were growing and looked quite healthy. A few yards further down the path we found a little pool of water and lo and behold a Horsehair Worm was swimming, followed by a mosquito larva and mosquito pupa. We learned that the larva has a breathing tube on its tail called a syphon and the pupa has 2 breathing tubes called trumpets on the side of the thorax near its head. Further along the walk we found a beautiful Robust Toad Lubber grasshopper whose head looks much like the head of a small horned lizard. Next we were stopped on a side trail by a fast moving Wooly Bear Moth caterpillar. So far this was the closest we got to a flying insect. However, the sun started shining and soon we saw an Echo Spring Azure and later a few more species as listed below. We did accomplish our mission which was to find a Brown Elfin who was very cold and co-operative relative to allowing us to take many pictures. As the sun faded and rain drops began we ended our very informative and fun outing at 12:15PM. The species of butterflies found are listed below:

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Echo Spring Azure
                3. Brown Elfin (photo by Cindy Bethard, taken at Molino Basin, 02-01-2014)
                4. Painted Lady
                5. American Lady

                Trip Leader: Cindy Bethard

                U of A Rare Book Collections, Jan 8, 2014

                The trip to the U of A Rare Book Collections on 1-8-14, for a private showing, was the brain child of Pat Carlson who recognized our need to have a field trip in the winter but where to go? So off we went to explore books from as far back as 1462. We were under the control of the Rare Books director and able to look through and touch all of the books on exhibit. What a thrill to leaf though books such as Galileo’s book from 1492. Further, there was a book by Thomas Say and edited by LeConte that was all about insects including butterflies. It was illustrated and some of the butterflies such as a Monarch almost flew off the page they were so brilliant in color and detail. The early novels, Pride and Prejudice and others by Jane Austin, where the author was stated only as “By a Lady” (because at that time women were not supposed to be authors) thrilled all of us. We also reviewed books on the early stages of printing and the type of paper used all around the world. Several books on flora from the 16th and 17th century were illustrated and incredible to say the least. Lastly, an Audubon picture of a Cedar Waxwing wowed everyone! After two delightful hours many of us were sad to leave as it was a fascinating and enlightening experience. What a wonderful place to have a winter field trip when there are very few real butterflies about.

                Trip Leader: Pat Carlson

                Harshaw Creek, Nov 3, 2013

                The Harshaw Creek field trip began at the Patagonia Butterfly Garden where the SEABA group of 15 people saw a couple species when the sun broke out of the clouds. We quickly moved across the street to some flower gardens and saw several more species before moving to Red Mountain Road. An Arizona Giant-Skipper was the hit at this stop. By 10:45AM we arrived at Harshaw Creek Wash where the Rabbitbrush was in full bloom and we began to see quite a few different species. All 3 Ladies were found, many Queens, Southern Dogfaces winter form, a couple Purple Hairstreaks, lots of Variegated Fritillarys and others for a total of 31 species for the day. Everyone had an enjoyable day in spite of more cloud cover than expected and a few rain drops. The species found are listed below.

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Checkered White
                3. Cabbage White
                4. Orange Sulphur
                5. Southern Dogface
                6. Cloudless Sulphur
                7. Sleepy Orange
                8. Dainty Sulphur
                9. Great Purple Hairstreak
                10. Gray Hairstreak
                11. Marine Blue
                12. Western Pygmy-Blue
                13. Ceraunus Blue
                14. Reakirt's Blue
                15. Fatal Metalmark
                16. American Snout
                17. Monarch
                18. Queen
                19. Gulf Fritillary
                20. Variegated Fritillary
                21. Texan Crescent
                22. Common Buckeye
                23. Tropical Buckeye
                24. Painted Lady
                25. West Coast Lady
                26. American Lady
                27. Funereal Duskywing
                28. Common Checkered-Skipper
                29. Fiery Skipper
                30. Sachem
                31. Arizona Giant-Skipper

                Trip Leader: Bob Parks

                Madera Canyon SEABA trip Oct 27, 2013

                The trip meeting place was at Proctor parking lot at 10:30AM and we quickly moved up the mountain to our one and only stop at the Mt. Wrightson picnic area. We walked into the small canyon about 100 yards and started seeing butterflies immediately as there was a small amount of water in the creek. The day was a beautiful, sunny, fall day with the leaves shining with fall color and butterflies flying up and down the small canyon. Our group consisted of 11 people and everyone was able to see many male and female Chiricahua Whites which was the main purpose of the trip. We saw 20 other species as well and ended our day at 12:45PM as scheduled. The list of species is below.

                1. Chiricahua White (males & females)
                2. Orange Sulphur
                3. Southern Dogface
                4. Cloudless Sulphur
                5. Mexican Yellow
                6. Tailed Orange
                7. Sleepy Orange
                8. Dainty Sulphur
                9. Colorado Hairstreak
                10. Spring Azure
                11. American Snout
                12. Variegated Fritillary
                13. Texan Crescent
                14. Common Buckeye
                15. Red Admiral
                16. Painted Lady
                17. American Lady
                18. Arizona Sister
                19. Empress Leilia
                20. Nabokov's Satyr
                21. Desert Checkered Skipper

                Trip Leaders: Bill & Mary Adams

                Tohono Chul Butterfly Walk on Oct. 12th

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail (one cat just beginning to metamorphose.)
                2. Giant Swallowtail (eggs too)
                3. Southern Dogface
                4. Cloudless Sulphur
                5. Sleepy Orange
                6. Dainty Sulphur
                7. Marine Blue
                8. Ceraunus Blue
                9. Fatal Metalmark
                10. American Snout
                11. Monarch
                12. Queen
                13. Gulf Fritillary
                14. Common/White Checkered Skipper
                15. Texan Crescent
                16. Common Buckeye*
                17. Painted Lady
                18. Empress Leilia

                *new for the Tohono Chul list

                Submitted by Karen Nickey and Mary Kay Eiermann

                October 1, 2013 Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum

                On Tuesday, October 1, seven of us spent about two hours exploring the grounds of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. We spent most of our time in the pollination and desert gardens and saw eighteen species of butterflies. This was followed by a pleasant lunch in the museum's restaurant.

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Southern Dogface
                3. Cloudless Sulphur
                4. Boisduval's Yellow
                5. Mexican Yellow
                6. Sleepy Orange
                7. Gray Hairstreak
                8. Leda Ministreak
                9. Marine Blue
                10. Ceraunus Blue
                11. Fatal Metalmark
                12. American Snout
                13. Queen
                14. Gulf Fritillary
                15. Empress Leilia
                16. Hammock Skipper
                17. Funereal Duskywing
                18. Eufala Skipper

                Sept 22, 2013 Mount Lemmon Field Trip

                The September 22, Mt. Lemmon field trip commenced at Molino Basin with additional stops at Gordon Hirabayashi Recreation Area and Chihuahua Pines Picnic Area. We had 10 participants including Mary and I. We found and identified a total of 27 different species. Our day was enjoyable but slow on total butterflies seen due to heavy cloud cover most of the time. We finished at noon due to rain and came back down the mountain. Below are the species we found and identified.

                1. 'Echo' Spring Azure
                2. Pipevine Swallowtail
                3. Mexican Yellow
                4. Sleepy Orange
                5. Dainty Sulphur
                6. Cloudless Sulphur
                7. Western Pygmy-Blue
                8. Gulf Fritillary
                9. Reakirt's Blue
                10. Southern Dogface
                11. Ceraunus Blue
                12. Orange Sulphur
                13. American Snout
                14. Arizona Sister
                15. Two-tailed Swallowtail
                16. Checkered White
                17. Mournful Duskywing
                18. Painted Lady
                19. Variegated Fritillary
                20. White Checkered-Skipper
                21. Golden-headed Scallopwing
                22. Acmon Blue
                23. Queen
                24. Monarch
                25. Bordered Patch
                26. Orange Skipperling
                27. Red-bordered Satyr

                Submitted by Bill & Mary Adams

                Sept 18, 2013 Tohono Chul

                Here is the list from the walk Sept 18, including the two new species found that were not seen before today

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Giant Swallowtail
                3. Checkered White
                4. Orange Sulphur (new for this park)
                5. Cloudless Sulphur
                6. Large Orange Sulphur
                7. Mexican Yellow
                8. Sleepy Orange
                9. Dainty Sulphur
                10. 'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak (new for this park)
                11. Gray hairstreak
                12. Leda Mini-streak
                13. Marine Blue
                14. Spring Azure
                15. Ceraunus Blue
                16. Reakirt's Blue
                17. Fatal Metalmark
                18. AZ Metalmark
                19. American Snout
                20. Queen
                21. Gulf Fritillary
                22. Texan Crescent
                23. Empress Leilia
                24. AZ Powdered-skipper
                25. White Checkered-skipper

                Submitted by Mary Klinkel

                Sept 15, 2013 Box Canyon

                The SEABA field trip on Sunday, Sept 15, 2013 began at the MacDonalds on Continental Rd. IN Green Valley. After hearing from other SEABA members that the chiggers were voracious in Florida Canyon a week ago, the group agreed to change their destination to Box Canyon. The group left at 8:30 am and hiked up and down the canyon until about 1:30 pm. Tetramerium was thick in some areas and blooming, but no elf butterflies were seen by the group.

                The canyon was overall dry with two wet spots, but all the plant life was very green. Some Wright's buckwheat (Eriogonum wrightii) was in bloom but only one Western Pygmy Blue was seen nectaring on it. Butterflies were nectaring at scarlet creeper (Ipomoea hederifolia) and other morning glories. Desert honeysuckle was lush and green but not blooming, however, many Tiny and Elada checkerspots were seen. 28 species overall were identified on the trip.

                1. Pipevine Swallowtail
                2. Sleepy Orange
                3. Dainty Sulphur
                4. Southern Dogface
                5. Cloudless Sulphur
                6. Mexican Yellow
                7. Marine Blue
                8. Raekirt's Blue
                9. Ceraunus Blue
                10. Western Pygmy Blue
                11. Tiny Checkerspot
                12. Elada Checkerspot
                13. Bordered Patch
                14. American Lady
                15. Red Spotted Purple
                16. Arizona Sister
                17. Tropical Leafwing
                18. Empress Leilia
                19. Hackberry Emporer
                20. Tawny Emporer
                21. American Snout
                22. Arizona Skipper
                23. Funereal Duskywing
                24. Desert Checkered-Skipper
                25. Golden-headed Scallopwing
                26. Common Sootywing
                27. Orange Skipperling
                28. Sheep skipper

                Submitted by Cindy Bethard

                July 14, 2013 Tucson Botanical Gardens

                A small but enthusiastic group of SEABANS and Friends joined Elizabeth Willott, Curator of the Gardens' Butterfly Magic, to check out the blooms and butterflies visiting the Gardens on this warm July 14th Sunday morning.

                Species seen included:
                Large Orange Sulphur
                Cloudless Sulphur
                Empress Leilia
                Orange Skipperling
                Fiery Skipper
                Funereal Duskywing
                Fatal Metalmark
                Giant Swallowtail
                Texan crescent
                Queen

                Also seen, on Passion Vine, Gulf Fritillary eggs and cats.

                Submitted by Mary Kay Eiermann