Field Checklist Field Checklist of of the Butterfl ies of Sonora, Mexico The Butterfl ies of Sonora, Mexico

List Compiled by Jim P. Brock Checklists available at Mexico Birding Website March 2009 http://MexicoBirding.com Kurt Radamaker Checklist Locality ______Observer(s) ______of the 1 Date ______Time ______Total ____ Butterfl ies of Mexico Weather ______Remarks ______This checklist is a direct result of the work of Jim P. Brock's col- lecting and research in Sonora, Mexico since 1984.

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Locality ______Observer(s) ______5 Date ______Time ______Total Species ____ Weather ______Booklet Design by Remarks ______Kurt and Cindy Radamaker March 2009 1 2 3 4 5 Notes PAPILIONIDAE, SWALLOWTAILS SUBFAMILY PAPILIONINAE Battus philenor philenor, Pipevine Swallowtail Battus polydamus, Gold Rim Parides alopius, White-dotted Cattleheart Papilio polyxenes asterius, Black Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata, Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio garamas ssp?, Magnifi cent Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes, Giant Swallowtail Papilio thoas autocles, Thoas Swallowtail Papilio astyalus bajaensis, Broad-banded Swallowtail Papilio ornythion, Ornythion Swallowtail Papilio rogeri pharnaces, Pink-spotted Swallowtail FAMILY PIERIDAE, WHITES AND SULPHURS SUBFAMILY PIERINAE, WHITES Eucheria socialis westwoodi, Social White Neophasia terlooii, Mexican Pine White Catasticta nimbice nimbice, Mexican Dartwhite Glutophrissa drusilla tenius, Florida White Hesperocharis costaricensis pasion, Costa Rican White Euchloe hyantis lotta, Desert Marble Euchloe guaymasensis, Sonoran Marble Anthocharis cethura pima, Desert Orangetip Anthocharis thoosa inghami, Southwestern Orangetip Pontia protodice, Checkered White Pontia sisymbrii transversa, Spring White Pieris rapae rapae, Cabbage White Ascia monuste monuste, Great Southern White Ganyra howarthi, Howarth’s White Ganyra josephina josepha, Giant White SUBFAMILY COLIADINAE, SULPHURS Colias eurytheme, Orange Sulphur Colias philodice eriphyle, Clouded Sulphur Zerene cesonia cesonia, Southern Dogface Anteos clorinde, White Angled-Sulphur Anteos maerula, Yellow Angled-Sulphur Phoebis sennae marcellina, Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis philea philea, Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis agarithe agarithe, Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis argante, Apricot Sulphur Phoebis neocypris virgo, Tailed Sulphur Kricogonia lyside, Lyside Sulphur Eurema daira sidonia, Barred Yellow Eurema mexicana, Mexican Yellow

14 3 1 2 3 4 5 Eurema boisduvaliana, Boisduval’s Yellow Notes Pyrisitia proterpia, Tailed Orange Pyrisitia lisa centralis, Little Yellow Pyrisitia nise nelphe, Mimosa Yellow Pyrisitia dina westwoodi, Dina Yellow Abaeis nicippe, Sleepy Orange Nathalis iole, Dainty Sulphur FAMILY , GOSSAMERWINGS SUBFAMILY TRIBE THECLINI Hypaurotis crysalus crysalus, Hairstreak TRIBE Atlides halesus corcorani, Great Blue Hairstreak Ipidecla miadora, West-Mexican Ipidecla Thereus orasus, Crimson-spot Hairstreak Thereus cithonius, Pale-lobed Hairstreak Rekoa palegon, Gold-bordered Hairstreak Rekoa zebina, Zebina Hairstreak Rekoa marius, Marius Hairstreak jada, Creamy Hairstreak Contrafacia bassania, White-etched Hairstreak Ocaria ocrisia, Black Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis sarita, Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon telea telea, Telea Hairstreak Cyanophrys miserablis, Clench’s Greenstreak Cyanophrys longula, Mountain Greenstreak Callophrys affi nis chapmani, Sonoran Greenstreak Callophrys gryneus siva, ‘Siva’ Jiniper Hairstreak Callophrys dospassosi searsi, Dos Passos Hairstreak Callophrys spinetorum millerorum, Thicket Hairstreak Callophrys estela, Estela Hairstreak Callophrys xami, Xami Hairstreak Callophrys augustinus annettae, Brown Elfi n Ziegleria syllis, Sky-blue Groundstreak Ziegleria guzanta, Orange-crescent Groundstreak Electrostrymon sangala, Ruddy Hairstreak Calycopis isobeon, Dusky-blue Groundstreak Strymon melinus franki, Gray Hairstreak Strymon bebrycia, Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon yojoa, Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon cestri, Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bazochii, Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa istapa, Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon serapio, Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak

4 13 1 2 3 4 5 Notes Ministrymon leda, Leda Ministreak Ministrymon clytie, Clytie Ministreak Ministrymon phrutus, Purple-webbed Ministreak Ministrymon azia, Gray Ministreak Parrhasius moctezuma, Mexican-M Hairstreak Hypostrymon critola, Sonoran Hairstreak Dicya lucagus, Lucagus Hairstreak quaderna, Hairstreak Erora subfl orens, Emerald Hairstreak SUBFAMILY POLYOMMATINAE, BLUES Leptotes cassius cassidula, Cassius Blue Leptotes marina, Marine Blue Brephidium exilis exilis, Western Pygmy-Blue Zizula cyna, Cyna Blue Cupido amyntula amyntula, Western Tailed-Blue Cupido sp. undescribed, Chihuahuan Tailed-Blue Celastrina gozora, Mexican Azure Hemiiargus ceraunus, Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus isola, Reakirt’s Blue Plebejus melissa mexicana, Melissa Blue Plebejus texanus, Blue FAMILY , METALMARKS SUBFAMILY Voltinia danforthi, Ancient Metalmark nemesis, Fatal Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis, Arizona Metalmark Calephelis wrighti, Wright’s Metalmark ino ino, Red-bordered Metalmark zonata zonata, Bumblebee Metalmark maria maria, Blue-gray Lasaia Anteros carausius, Brilliant Jewelmark sturnula, Sturnula Metalmark mandana, Great Tanmark Emesis tegula, Tegula Tanmark Emesis tenedia (needs conf.), Falcate Tanmark Emesis poeas, Thorn-scrub Tanmark Emesis vulpina, Pale Tanmark Emesis zela cleis, Zela Metalmark Emesis ares, Ares Metalmark Emesis emesia, Curve-winged Metalmark mejicanus mejicanus, Mexican Metalmark Apodemia multiplaga, Narrow-winged Metalmark Apodemia palmeri arizona, Palmer’s Metalmark Apodemia hypoglauca hypoglauca, Hypoglauca Metalmark

12 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 hepburni, Hepburn’s Metalmark Hesperia pahaska, Pahaska , Nais Metalmark Atalopedes campestris campestris, Sachem Apodemia phyciodoides, Crescent Metalmark Polites carus, Carus Skipper Hallonympha eudocia, Tiny Metalmark Polites norae, Guaymas Skipper FAMILY , BRUSHFOOTS Polites pupillus, Pupilled Skipper SUBFAMILY LIBYTHEINAE, SNOUTS Anatrytone mazai, De la Maza’s Skipper Libytheana carinenta streckeri, American Snout ‘Ochlodes’ samenta, Samenta Skipper SUBFAMILY DANAINAE, MILKWEEDS Poanes taxiles, Taxiles Skipper Danaus plexippus, Monarch Poanes zabulon, Zabulon Skipper Danaus gilippus thersippus, Queen Poanes melane vitillina, Umber Skipper Danaus eresimus montezuma, Soldier Paratrytone snowi (need’s conf.), Snow’s Skipper SUBFAMILY HELICONIINAE, “ACTINOTES, HELICONIANS, Paratrytone sp. undescribed, ‘Chihuahan’ Skipper AND FRITILLARIES” ‘Paratrytone’ gala, Gala Skipper TRIBE HELICONIINI, HELICONIANS Quasimellana eulogius, Common Mellana Agraulis vanillae incarnate, Gulf Fritillary Quasimellana balsa, Sullied Mellana Dione moneta poeyii, Mexican Silverspot Quasimellana siblinga, Sibling mellana Dryas iulia moderata, Julia Librita librita, Librita Skipper Heliconius charithonia vazquezae, Zebra Longwing Atrytonopsis lunus, Moon-marked Skipper TRIBE ARGYNNINI, FRITILLARIES Atrytonopsis pittacus, White-barred Skipper Euptoieta claudia, Variegated Fritillary Atrytonopsis python, Python Skipper Euptoieta hegesia meridiana, Mexican Fritillary Atrytonopsis cestus, Cestus Skipper SUBFAMILY , TRUE BRUSHFOOTS Atrytonopsis edwardsii, Edward’s Skipper Poladryas arachne nympha, Arachne Checkerspot Calpodes ethlius, Brazilian Skipper Dymasia dymas chara, Tiny Checkerspot Panoquina errans, Wandering Skipper Texola perse, Arizona Checkerspot Panoquina ocola, Ocola Skipper Texola elada hepburni, Elada Checkerspot Panoquina evansi, Evan’s Skipper Microtia elva elva, Elf Thespieus macareus, Chestnut-marked Skipper defi nita anastasia, Defi nite Patch TRIBE MEGATHYMINI, GIANT-SKIPPERS Chlosyne eumeda, Eumeda Patch Megathymus yucca arizonae, Yucca Giant-Skipper Chlosyne marina, Marina Patch Megathymus ursus ‘ursus’, Ursine Giant-Skipper montana, Rosita Patch Aegiale hesperiaris, Tequila Giant-Skipper Chlosyne theona thekla, Theona Checkerspot Agathymus aryxna, Arizona Giant-Skipper Chlosyne theona brocki, Theona Checkerspot Agathymus fi eldi, Field’s Giant-Skipper Chlosyne cyneas, Black Checkerspot Chlosyne fulvia coronado, Fulvia Checkerspot crocale, Bordered Patch Phyciodes graphica, Graphic Crescent Phyciodes mylitta arizonensis, Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes phaon jalapeno, Phaon Crescent Phyciodes picta canace, Painted Crescent Phyciodes tharos tharos, Pearl Crescent Anthanassa texana texana, Texan Crescent Anthanassa sitalces cortes, Montane Crescent Anthanassa tulcis, Pale-banded Crescent

6 11 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Heliopetes laviana laviana, Laviana White-Skipper Euphydryas anicia hermosa, Anicia Checkerspot Heliopetes macaira macaira, Turk’s Cap Polygonia haroldii, Spotless Comma Heliopyrgus domicella, Erichson’s White-Skipper Nymphalis antiopa antiopa, Mourning Cloak Celotes nessus, Common Streaky-Skipper Vanessa virginiensis, American Lady SUBFAMILY HETEROPTERINAE, Vanessa annabella, West Coast Lady aea mexicana, Many-spotted Vanessa cardui, Painted Lady Piruna sp. undescribed, West-Mexican Skipperling Vanessa atalanta, Red Admiral Piruna millerorum, Miller’s Skipperling Smyrna blomfi ldia datis, Blomfi ld’s Beauty Piruna panaea, Hour-glass Skipperling Junonia coenia, Common Buckeye Piruna sp. undescribed, Bailowitz’s Skipperling Junonia evarete, Tropical Buckeye Piruna sina, Fine-spotted Skipperling Anartia jatrophae luteipicta, White Peacock Dardarina dardaris, Dardaris Skipperling Anartia fatima colima, Banded Peacock dividuum, Dyar’s Skipperling Siproeta stelenes biplagiata, Malachite Dalla faula, West-Mexican Skipperling SUBFAMILY , SISTERS AND ADMIRALS SUBFAMILY HESPERIINAE, GRASS-SKIPPERS eulalia, Arizona Sister Synapte syraces, Bold Faceted Skipper Adelpha fessonia fessonia, Band-celled Sister Synapte shiva, Faded faceted Skipper Limenitis arthemis arizonensis, Arizona Red-spotted Purple Amblyscirtes folia, Larger Roadside-Skipper Limenitis archippus obsoleta, Viceroy Amblyscirtes exoteria, Large Roadside-Skipper SUBFAMILY BIBLIDINAE, EXOTIC BRUSHFOOTS Amblyscirtes cassus, Cassus Roadside-Skipper Marpesia petreus, Ruddy Daggerwing Amblyscirtes texanae, Texas Roadside-Skipper Mestra amymone, Common Mestra Amblyscirtes aenus megamacula, Bronze Roadside-Skipper Eunica monima, Dingy Purplewing Amblyscirtes brocki, Brock’s Roadside-Skipper Myscelia cyananthe skinneri, Blackened Bluewing Amblyscirtes elissa arizonae, Elissa Roadside-Skipper Myscelia cyaniris alvaradia, Whitened Bluewing Amblyscirtes tolteca prenda, Toltec Roadside-Skipper Hamadryas februa ssp., Gray Cracker Amblyscirtes nereus, Slaty Roadside-Skipper Hamadryas glauconome grisea, Glaucous Cracker Amblyscirtes nysa, Nysa Roadside-Skipper Hamadryas atlantis lelaps, Black-patched Cracker Amblyscirtes eos, Dotted Roadside-Skipper Hamadryas guatemalena marmarice, Guatemalen Cracker Amblyscirtes phylace, Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper Hamadryas amphinome mazai, Red Cracker Amblyscirtes fi mbriata, Orange-fringed Roadside-Skipper Dynamine postverta mexicana, Mexican Sailor Repens fl orus, False Roadside-Skipper Diaethria astala asteroide, Astala Eighty-eight Lerodea eufala, Eufala Skipper SUBFAMILY CHARAXINAE, LEAFWINGS Lerodea arabus, Violet-clouded Skipper Anaea andria, Goatweed Leafwing Nastra julia, Julia’s Skipper Anaea aidea, Tropical Leafwing Lerema accius accius, Clouded Skipper Memphis pithyusa pithyusa, Pale-spotted Leafwing Lerema liris, Liris Skipper SUBFAMILY APATURINAE, EMPERORS Perichares philetes adela, Green-backed Ruby-eye Asterocampa celtis antonia, Hackberry Emperor Quinta cannae, Canna Skipper Asterocampa clyton texana, Tawny Emperor Ancyloxypha arene, Tropical Least Skipper Asterocampa leilia, Empress Leilia Oarisma edwardsii, Edward’s Skipperling Asterocampa idyja argus, ‘Cream-banded’ Dusky Emperor Copaeodes aurantiaca, Orange Skipperling Doxocopa laure laure, Silver Emperor Copaeodes minima, Southern Skipperling SUBFAMILY SATYRINAE, SATYRS AND WOOD-NYMPHS Hylephile phyleus phyleus, Fiery Skipper Manateria hercyna maculata, White-spotted Satyr Stinga morrisoni, Morrison’s Skipper Cissia similis, Two-pupil Satyr

10 7 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Cyllopsis pyracmon henshawi, Nabokov’s Satyr Thorybes mexicana mexicana, Mexican Cloudywing Cyllopsis nayarit (incl. windi), Nayarit Gemmed-Satyr Cabares potrillo, Potrillo Skipper Cyllopsis pertepida maniola, Canyonland Satyr Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri, Fritzgaertner’s Flat Euptychia rubrofasciata, Red-webbed Satyr Cogia hippalus hippalus, Acacia Skipper Megisto rubricata cheneyorum, Red Satyr Cogia caicus moschus, Gold-costa Skipper Paramacera allyni, Arizona Pine Satyr Polyctor sp. undescribed, West-Mexican Tufted-Skipper Pindis squamistriga, Variable Satyr Noctuana stator, Red-studded Skipper Taygetis weymeri, Mexican Satyr Windia windi, Barranca Skipper Cercyonis meadii, Mead’s Wood-Nymph Bolla orsines, Hook-tipped Bolla Gyrocheilus patrobas tritonia, Red-bordered Satyr Bolla clytius, Mottled Bolla SUBFAMILY MORPHINAE, MORPHOS AND OWLS Staphylus ceos, Golden-headed Scallopwing Morpho polyphemus polyphemus, White Morpho Staphylus tierra, West Mexican Scallopwing Opsiphanes blythekitzmillerae, Minerva's Owl-Butterfl y Staphylus vincula, Mountain Scallopwing FAMILY HESPERIIDAE, SKIPPERS Staphylus iguala, False Bolla SUBFAMILY PYRRHOPGINAE, FIRETIPS Staphylus azteca, Aztec Scallopwing Apyrrothrix araxes arizonae, Dull Firetip Pholisora catullus, Common Sootywing SUBFAMILY PYRGINAE, SPREADWING SKIPPERS Hesperopsis alpheus alpheus, Saltbush Sootywing Phocides urania urania, Rainbow Skipper Hesperopsis libya libya, Mojave Sootywing Epargyreus clarus huachuca, Silver-spotted Skipper Gorgythion begga/vox (needs conf.), Variegated Skipper Epargyreus windi, Wind’s Silverdrop Carrhenes fuscescens fuscescens, Tanned Hoary-Skipper Polygonus leo arizonensis, Hammock Skipper Antigonus erosus, Common Spurwing Chioides albofasciatus, White-striped Longtail Antigonus emorsa, White Spurwing Chioides zilpa, Zilpa Longtail Antigonus funebris, West-Mexican Spurwing Aguna asander asander, Gold-spotted Aguna Systasea pulverulenta, Texas Powdered-Skipper Typhedanus undulatus, Mottled Longtail Systasea zampa, Arizona Powdered-Skipper Polythria mexicanus, Mexican Longtail Zopyrion sandace, Sandy Skipper Zestusa dorus, Short-tailed Skipper Eantis tamenund, Northern Sicklewing Codatractus arizonensis, Arizona Skipper Timochares ruptifasciata, Brown-banded Skipper Codatractus melon, Melon Skipper Ebrietas anacreon anacreon, Common Bent-Skipper Codatractus uvydixa, Variable Mottled-Skipper Chiomara georgina georgina, White-patched Skipper Codatractus valeriana, Valeriana Skipper Chiomara mithrax, Slaty Duskywing Urbanus proteus, Long-tailed Skipper Gesta invisius, False Duskywing Urbanus viterboana, Bluish Longtail Erynnis brizo burgessi, Sleepy Duskywing Urbanus dorantes dorantes, Dorantes Longtail Erynnis juvenalis slitus, Juvenal Duskywing Urbanus procne, Brown Longtail Erynnis meridianus, Meridian Duskywing Astraptes ‘azul’, Two-barred Flasher Erynnis scudderi, Scudder’s Duskywing Autochton cellus, Golden Banded-Skipper Erynnis tristis tatius, Mournful Duskywing Autochton pseudocellus, Sonoran Banded-Skipper Erynnis pacuvius pacuvius, Pacuvius Duskywing Autochton cincta, Chisos Banded-Skipper Erynnis funeralis, Funereal Duskywing Achalarus casica, Desert Cloudywing Pyrgus scriptura, Small Checkered-Skipper Achalarus albociliatus albociliatus, White-edged Cloudywing Pyrgus communis, Common Checkered-Skipper Achalarus toxeus (needs conf.), Coyote Cloudywing Pyrgus albescens, White Checkered-Skipper Thorybes pylades pylades, Northern Cloudywing Pyrgus oileus, Tropical Checkered-Skipper Thorybes drusius, Drusius Cloudywing Pyrgus philetas, Desert Checkered-Skipper

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