SEABA Sycamore Canyon Field Trip

[Hank & Priscilla Brodkin]

The October 3 Field Trip to Sycamore Canyon in the Atascosas west of
Nogales was mildly successful with 32 species being seen.  Bob Stewart,
author of Common Butterflies of California was the leader.  The weather
was perfect with butterflies nectaring on biden, cardinal flower, and
dalea amid the spectacular scenery in this beautiful canyon. 
Of the hoped for influx species Little Sulphur (Eurema lisa) and
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) were seen.
Here is the species list:

Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) 
Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicanum)
Tailed Orange (E. proterpia)
Little Yellow (E. lisa)
Sleepy Orange (E. nicippe)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda) winter form
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
Rekirt's Blue (H. isola)
Arizona Metalmark (Calephelis arizonensis)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas)
Mylitta crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
Arizona Sisiter (Adelpha bredowi)
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Queen (Danaus gilippus)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Desert Checkered-Skipper (pyrgus philetus)
Orange skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus)





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