LepSoc Post Meeting Trip to Sonora(Long)

[Hank & Priscilla Brodkin]

The LepSoc post meeting observation and photographic trip into Sonora
led by Jim Brock, yielded some 130 species from the lush green monsoon
season countryside.
We drove down to Hermosillo and Kino Bay on August 10 (K).  On August 11
we headed southeast on hiway 16 from Hermosillo, stopping at bridge over
the Rio Matape at San Jose de Pima (P) checking the Angel-wreath and
baccharis in the hills west of the Rio Yaqui (W) and the baccharis east
of the Rio Yaqui on the way into Yecora (Y) through the Sierra Madre
Oriental.  On the third day we checked the dirt road into and the creek
bottom at the village of Santa Ana west of Yecora (S) and the beginning
of the road into Santa Rosa (R) and the Barranca Honda (B).
On the fourth day we headed east of Yecora on 16 to the Rio Maycoba and
the Rio Rediagoso (M).  On the fourth day we checked Tepoca Canyon (T)
and some of the baccharis and angel-wreath on the way toward Hermosillo
(H).  Here is a species list.  Species diversity seemed to be lower than
expected - but only an expert in the region such as Jim would notice
this.  
We used the Butterflies of Sonora, Mexico checklist compiled by Wanda
Dameron.


White-dotted Cattleheart (Parides allopius) 1 (W)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) widespread
Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides cresphontes) widespread
Black Swallowtail (Heraclides polyxenes asterius) widespread
Two-tailed Swallowtail (Pteourus multicaudata) 1 (M)
Great Southern White (Ascia monustie) common (K)
Social White (Eucheria socialis) cocoons only (Y)
Giant White (Ganyra josephina) seen by Jim (Y) ??????
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) a few (W,Y)
White-angled Sulphur (Anteos chlorinde) common (Y,S)
Yellow-angled Sulphur (Anteos maerula) (Y)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) 1 (Y)
Lyside Sulphur (Krigonia lyside) numbers building (W,Y,S)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) small numbers but widespread
Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) small numbers but widespread
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) many - widespread
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) many - widespread
Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) many - widespread
Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia) many - widespread
Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana) numbers building (Y,W)
Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) common (S,M)
dina, lisa, nise Euremas small numbers (Y,S,M)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) 1 (Y)
Sonoran Hairstreak (Hypostrymon critola) several (P)
Rekoa sp. fairly widespread
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) fairly common
Long-winged Greenstreak (Cyanophrys longula) 1 (Y)
Clench's Greenstreak (C. miserabilis) 1 (T)
Gray Ministreak (Ministymon azia) a few (Y)
Clytie Ministreak (M. clytie) a few - widespread
Leda Ministreak (M. leda) a few (W,Y)
Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia) fairly common - bacharis
Tailess S-H (S. cestri) fairly common - baccharis
Mallow S-H (S. istapa) 1 (Y)
Yojoa S-H (S. yojoa) 1 (y) on Mexican Bird-of-Paradise



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	             Hank & Priscilla Brodkin
	          Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ
             SouthEast Arizona Butterfly Association
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