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Field Checklist of the Butterflies of Arizona Central Arizona Butterfl y Field Checklist of Association(CAzBA) The Butterfl ies Field Checklist of of the Butterfl ies of Arizona Arizona Huachuca Giant-Skipper List Compiled by Kurt Radamaker Checklists available at the Central Arizona Butterfl ies Website September 2019 http://www.CAZBA.org Central Arizona Butterfl y Locality __________________________________ Observer(s) _______________________________ Association(CAzBA) 1 Date __________Time ______ Total Species ____ Weather __________________________________ Remarks __________________________________ Field Checklist of the Butterfl ies of Locality __________________________________ Observer(s) _______________________________ Arizona 2 Date __________Time ______ Total Species ____ Weather __________________________________ Remarks __________________________________ The mission of CAzBA is to promote the enjoyment of recreational butterfl ying by providing educational, research, and recreational Locality __________________________________ opportunities to schools and the public throughout central Arizona. Observer(s) _______________________________ 3 Date __________Time ______ Total Species ____ This checklist contains roughly 350 Species that have been record- Weather __________________________________ ed in Arizona.The checklist follows the taxonomy and nomencla- Remarks __________________________________ ture of the North American Butterfl y Association (NABA). www. naba.org Locality __________________________________ Observer(s) _______________________________ 4 Date __________Time ______ Total Species ____ Weather __________________________________ Remarks __________________________________ Locality __________________________________ Observer(s) _______________________________ 5 Date __________Time ______ Total Species ____ Weather __________________________________ Booklet Design by Remarks __________________________________ Kurt and Cindy Radamaker September 2019 1 2 3 4 5 Notes PAPILIONIDAE (PAPILIONINAE) - 14 White-dotted Cattleheart (Parides alopius) Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) 'Desert' Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes coloro) 'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail (Papilio m. bairdii) Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) Three-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio pilumnus) Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades) PIERIDAE (PIERINAE) - 15 Pine White (Neophasia menapia) Chiricahua White (Neophasia terlootii) Florida White (Appias drusilla) Becker's White (Pontia beckerii) Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Western White (Pontia occidentalis) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) Howarth's White (Ganyra howarthii) Sonoran Marble (Euchloe guaymasensis) 'Desert' Pearly Marble (Euchloe hyantis lotta) Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura) 'Pima' Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura pima) Sara Orangetip (Anthocharis sara) PIERIDAE (COLIADINAE) - 20 Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra) Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia) White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Tailed Sulphur (Phoebis neocypris) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) 14 3 1 2 3 4 5 Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana) Notes Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia) Little Yellow (Eurema lisa) Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise) Dina Yellow (Eurema dina) Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) LYCAENIDAE (LYCAENINAE) - 4 Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota) 'White Mountains' Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus ferrisi) Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea) Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides) LYCAENIDAE (THECLINAE) - 32 Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus) Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus) Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Creamy Stripe-streak (Arawacus jada) Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius) Black Hairstreak (Ocaria ocrisia) Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis) Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii) Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus) Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium) Ilavia Hairstreak (Satyrium ilavia) 'Canyon' Bramble Hairstreak (Callophrys dumetorum apama) Sheridan's Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii) # 'Desert' Sheridan's Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii comstocki) Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami) Brown Elfi n (Callophrys augustinus) Desert Elfi n (Callophrys fotis) Western Pine Elfi n (Callophrys eryphon) Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum) 'Siva' Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus siva) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia) Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri) Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda) Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie) # Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia) 4 13 1 2 3 4 5 Notes Sonoran Hairstreak (Hypostrymon critola) Arizona Hairstreak (Erora quaderna) LYCAENIDAE (POLYOMMATINAE) - 25 Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas) Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula) Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) 'Bernardino' Square-spotted Blue (E. battoides bernardino) 'Central' Square-spotted Blue (E. battoides centralis) 'Ellis's' Square-spotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides ellisi) Dotted Blue (Euphilotes enoptes) 'Mojave' Dotted Blue (Euphilotes enoptes mojave) 'Dammer's ' Dotted Blue (Euphilotes enoptes dammersi) Rita Blue (Euphilotes rita) 'Pale' Rita Blue (Euphilotes rita pallescens) Spalding's Blue (Euphilotes spaldingi) Small Blue (Philotiella speciosa) # Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa) Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus icarioides) Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini) Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon) RIODINIDAE - 12 Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) Wright's Metalmark (Calephelis wrighti) Arizona Metalmark (Calephelis arizonensis) Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela) Ares Metalmark (Emesis ares) Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo) 'Mexican' Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo mejicanus) Hepburn's Metalmark (Apodemia hepburni) Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri) Crescent Metalmark (Apodemia phyciodoides) # Nais Metalmark (Apodemia nais) Zonata Metalmark (Zonata metalmark) NYMPHALIDAE (LIBYTHEINAE) - 1 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 NYMPHALIDAE (HELICONIINAE) - 12 Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes phylace) Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes fi mbriata) Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella) Violet-clouded Skipper (Lerodea arabus) Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina sylvicola) Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius) Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis) HESPERIIDAE (MEGATHYMINAE) - 10 Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis) Orange Giant-Skipper (Agathymus neumoegeni) Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) Arizona Giant-Skipper (Agathymus aryxna) 'Hesperis' Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis hesperis) 'Bauer's' Arizona Giant-Skipper (Agathymus aryxna baueri) Mormon Fritillary luski (Speyeria mormonia luski) 'Gentry's' Arizona Giant-Skipper (Agathymus aryxna gentryi) NYMPHALIDAE (NYMPHALINAE) - 42 Huachuca Giant-Skipper (Agathymus evansi) Arachne Checkerspot (Poladryas arachne) Poling's Giant-Skipper (Agathymus polingi) Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona) Mojave Giant-Skipper (Agathymus alliae) Black Checkerspot (Chlosyne cyneas) Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) Fulvia Checkerspot (Chlosyne fulvia) Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri) Leanira Checkerspot (Chlosyne leanira) Ursine Giant-Skipper (Megathymus ursus) California Patch (Chlosyne californica) Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Rosita Patch (Chlosyne rosita) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) Elf (Microtia elva) Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis) Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta) Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Northern Crescent (Phyciodes selenis) Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii) Field Crescent (Phyciodes campestris) Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta) Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida) Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) 'Chalcedon' Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas c. chalcedona) 'Anicia' Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona anicia) Question Mark
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