Butterflies in Garden Canyon, Fort Huachuca, Arizona

[Hank Brodkin]

Below is a list of butterflies seen by my wife, Priscilla, and I in
Garden Canyon on 30 May and 4 June.
Many species were nectaring on New Mexico Locust (Robinia neomexicana),
False Indigo (Amorpha fruticosa), and just emerging Butterfly Weed
(Asclepias tuberosa).

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio
multicaudatus), Checkered White (Pontia protodice), Southern Dogface
(Colias cesonia), Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicanum), Sleepy Orange
(Eurema nicippe), Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole), Juniper Hairstreak
(Callophrys gryneus), Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus), Marine Blue
(Leptotes marina), Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isoloa), Spring Azure
(Celestrina argiolus), Variagated Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia),
Mexican Fritillary, (Euptoieta hegesia) early for this influx species,
Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona),
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia), Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana),
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa), American Lady (Vanessa
virginiensis),  Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia), Arizona Sister (Adelpha
bredowii), Henshaw's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon henshawi), Red Satyr
(Megisto rubricata), Queen (Danaus gilippus), Silver-spotted Skipper
(Epargyreus clarus), Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades), Mournful
Duskywing (Erynnis tristis), White Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus
commujis albescens), Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus), Deva
Skipper (Atrynopsis deva) large numbers nectaring, especially on
Robinia, along with a few Python Skipper (A. python).


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  Hank Brodkin, Nicksville, AZ
              31.44 Degrees N, 110.23 Degrees W
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