Southeast Arizona Butterflies
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SE AZ Butterflies Species photographed by Dennis Deck during the last 2 weeks of August 2015 on a Portland Audubon birding trip in SE Arizona south of Tuscon. My tentative ID is based primarily on Glassberg’s A Swift Guide to Butterflies of North America. Photo Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) key: a=better photo substituted from elsewhere, b=by Stefan Schlick 7/20. Swallowtails (Papilionidae) Checkered White (Pieris protodice) Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)a Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)a Sulphurs (Coliadinae) Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papiliomulticada )a Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Whites and Sulphers (Pieridae) Whites (Pierinae) Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Florida White (Appias drusilla)a Very rare for SE AZ. Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)a Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia) Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis senne)b Boisduval's Yellow (E. boisduvalianum) Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe )a Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Dina Yellow (Eurema dina) Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicanum) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)a Tailed Sulphur (Phoebis neocypris)a Blues (Polyommatinae) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)a Western Tailed Blue Blues and Hairstreaks Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon) (Lycaenidae) (Cupido amyntula)a Hairstreaks (Theclinae) Echo Azure (Celestrina echo) Metalmarks (Riodinidae) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda) Ares Metalmark (Emesis ares) Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) ‘Siva’ Juniper Hairstreak Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmerii) (Callophrys gryneus siva) Brush-foots Checkerspots (Melitaeinae) (Nymphalidae) Snouts (Libytheidae) Theona Checkerspot (Closyne theona)b Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Longwings (Heliconiinae) Elf (Microtia elva) Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Fritillaries (Argynninae) Texan Cresent (Anthanassa texana) Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) Mexican Crescent (Phycoides pallescens) Mexican Fritillary (Eutoeita hegesia) Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) Brushfoots (Nymphalinae) Emperors (Apaturinae) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Admirals (Limenitidinae) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) Satyrs (Satyrinae) Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) West Coast Lady Red-spotted Admiral Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata) (Vanessa annabella) (Limentis arthemis)b Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Dull Firetip (Pyrrhopyge araxes) Mournful Duskywing Nabokov's Satyr (Erynnis tristis)? (Cyllopsis pyracmon) Monarchs (Danainae) Arizona Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis) Funeral Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)b Worn Funeral Duskywing? Queen (Danaus gilippus) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Skippers (Hesperiidae) Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)b Desert Cloudywing Golden Banded Skipper (Achalarus casica)b (Autochan cellus) Drusius Cloudywing (Thorybes drusius)b Tropical Checkered-Skipper Edward’s Skipperling (Pyrgus albescens) (Oarisma edwardsii)b Moon-marked Skipper (Atrytonopsis lunus)b Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)b Erickson's White-Skipper (Heliopyrus domicella) Common Sootywing Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus) (Pholisora catullus) Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper Common Checkered-Skipper (Amblyscirtes fimbriata)b (Pyrgus communis) Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) Moths Large Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirta exoteria) Bronze Roadside-Skipper These appear to be Roadside-Skippers (Amblyscrirtes aenus)b but lack spots. Butterfly Hotspots Cassius Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscrirtes cassus)b Nectaring on Seepwillow Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos) ? Mud-puddling for minerals .