Desert leps

[thejsonboss]

May 7 Bernalillo County, NM
Callophrys spinetorum
Callophrys gryneus siva
Strymon melinus
Leptotes marina
Cupido amyntula
G. lygdamus
Celastrina echo
Colias eurytheme
Eurema mexicana
Abaeis nicjppe
Pontia sisymbrii
Anthocharis thoosa
Zestusa dorus
Erynnis icelus
Erynnis telemachus
Unknown erynnis specimen
Nymphalis antiopa
Phyciodes pulchella/campestris
Phyciodes mylitta

May 8 - Bernalillo County, NM
Callophrys mcfarlandi
Callophrys spinetorum
Strymon melinus
Leptotes marina
Cupido amyntula
Celastrina echo
G. lygdamus
Apodemia mejicanus
Pholisora catullus
Pyrgus communis
Erynnis telemachus
Unidentified erynnis
Erynnis funeralis
Achalarus clarus
Zestusa dorus
Amblyscirtes aenus
Chlosyne fulvia
Phyciodes campestris
Papilio multicaudata
Papilio rutulus
Adelpha eulalia
Anthocharis thoosa
Pontia protodice

5/9 Greens peak road, Apache County, AZ
Callophrys gryneus siva
P.lebejus lupini
Plebejus melissa
Cupido amyntula
Pyrgus xanthus
Pyrgus communis
Pholisora catullus
Stina morrisoni
Erynnis pacuvius
Erynnis aranius
Erynnis icelus
Megathymus streckeri
Euphadryas anicia
Phyciodes mylitta
Phyciodes campestris/pulchella
Chlosyne nycteis I think? Did not expect this one
Polygonia gracilis

5/11 - Molino basin area, Pima Co, AZ
Dymasia dymas
Texola perse
Anthanassa texana
Junonia grisea
Adelpha eulalia
Asterocampa leilia
Danaus glippus
Libythenia carienta
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Systasea zampa
Heliopetes ericetorum
Pyrgus communis
Apodemia palmeri
Leptotes marina - dear god these things are everywhere.
Strymon melinus
Eurema mexicana
Zerene cesonia
Pontia protodice
Battus philenor
Papilio rumiko
Papilio multicaudata

5/12 - Madera canyon, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
Adelpha eulalia
Asterocampa leilia
Asterocampa clyton
Texola perse
Anthanassa texana
Junonia grisea
Junonia nigrosuffusa
Anaea aidea
Libythenia carienta
Cyllopsis pertepida
Eurema mexicana
Zerene cesonia
Atrytonopsis edwardsi
Atrytonopsis deva
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Stapyhlus ceos
Erynnis pacuvius
Erynnis funeralis
Achalarus casica
Achalarus clarus
Calephelis arizonensis
Leptotes marina
Callophrys gryneus siva
Papilio rutulus

5/12 - Pena Blanca lake, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
Eurema proterpia
Eurema mexicana
Abaeis nicippe
Calephelis nemesis
Calephelis arizonensis
Leminitis archippus
Leminitis arthemis
Battus philenor
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Leptotes marina
Texola perse

5/13 - peppersauce canyon, Pima Co., AZ
Satyrium ilavia
Strymon melinus
Callophrys gryneus siva
Plebejus lupini
Echinargus isola
Leptotes marina
Celestrina echo
Adelpha eulalia
Junonia grisea
Asterocampa leilia
Agraulis vanillae
Cyllopsis pyracmon
Texola perse
Chlosyne theona
Anthanassa texana
Libythenia carienta
Limenitis arthemis
Vanessa cardui
Pontia protodice
Eurema mexicana
Eurema propterpia
Abaeis nicippe
Nathalis iole
Zerene cesonia
Colias eurytheme
Heliopetes ericetorum
Pyrgus communis
Staphylus ceos
Probably unidentifiable erynnis specimen
Systasea zampa
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Atrytonopsis deva
Battus philenor

5/14 white mountains, Apache Co, AZ
Apodemia mormo
Thorybes dobra/Thorybes mexicana dobra
Erynnis icelus
Erynnis afranius
Pyrgus communis
Pyrgus xanthus
Stinga morrisoni
Heliopetes ericetorum
Plebejus lupini
Plebejus mellissa
Echinargus isola
Leptotes marina
Callophrys gryneus siva
Callophrys spinetorum
Strymon melinus
Colias eurytheme
Zerene cesonia
Nathalis iole
Pontia protodice
Adelpha eulalia
Euphadryas anicia
Phyciodes pulchella
Phyciodes mylitta
Oeneis alberta daura/Oeneis daura
Euptoieta claudia
Texola perse

5/15 & 5/16 - west TX (Pecos nad Jeff Davis counties)
Staphylus ecos - newly described species
Amblyscirtes eos
Amblyscirtes nysa
Amblyscirtes nereus
Leptotes marina
Strymon melinus
Callophrys gryneus
Vanessa virginiensis
Adelpha eulalia
Megisto rubricata
Battus philenor
Colias eurytheme
Abaeis nicippe

[Paul K]

Impressive! My list is not that long:
May 8- Toronto suburbs, Ontario
P.rapae

[thejsonboss]

That's still impressive considering the geography!

5/9 Greens peak road, Apache County, AZ
C. gryneus siva
P. Lupine
P. Melissa
C. Amyntula
P. Xanthus
P. Communis
P. Catullus
S. Morrisoni
E. Pacuvius
E. Afranius
E. Icelus
M. Streckeri - 1 that I missed 😢
E. Anicia
P. Mylitta
P. Campestris/pulchella
C. Nycteis I think? Did not expect this one
P. Gracilis

No rhesus anywhere surprisingly
Wind was 25mph+, today was challenging to say the least. Activity was almost entirely restricted to gullies and was non existent outside of 12-4pm.

Also apologies for lack of details/common names. Will edit with more when I return.

[Adam Cotton]

May 9, 2022 19:37:57 GMT -8 thejsonboss said:

Also apologies for lack of details/common names. Will edit with more when I return.

I would prefer you include full genus names at least once in each list, and on subsequent species of the same genus immediately below the first, use the abbreviation. Also species names should start with a small letter. I guess that your autocorrect (best to switch it off!) does that after a full stop.

Living half way round the world I have no idea even which family your species belong to without a genus name, and I am sure that many other readers don't know either.

Don't worry about common names, they can mean something totally different in another area.

Adam.

[mikeh]

This a nice list, glad you could find some things. Maybe you are just a little early for Polites rhesus? Seems like one of the best places to find them. Did you look for Oeneis uhleri as well?

[thejsonboss]

May 10, 2022 15:41:43 GMT -8 mikeh said:

This a nice list, glad you could find some things. Maybe you are just a little early for Polites rhesus? Seems like one of the best places to find them. Did you look for Oeneis uhleri as well?

Thanks, Mike, nice to hear from you. Yeah it seems like it, Morrisons skippers were very fresh. I did look for arctics but I didn't have time to get out to the actual greens peak where I think they're more common. I had plenty to do as it was. Might loop back up there in a few days and try again for rhesus and streckeri too.

[mikeh]

May 11, 2022 6:21:44 GMT -8 thejsonboss said:

Thanks, Mike, nice to hear from you. Yeah it seems like it, Morrisons skippers were very fresh. I did look for arctics but I didn't have time to get out to the actual greens peak where I think they're more common. I had plenty to do as it was. Might loop back up there in a few days and try again for rhesus and streckeri too.

I have found them to be common at the base between the road and the peak as well.

[thejsonboss]

5/11 - Molino basin area, Pima Co, AZ
Dymasia dymas
Texola perse
Anthanassa texana
Junonia grisea
Adelpha eulalia
Asterocampa leilia
Danaus glippus
Libythenia carienta
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Systasea zampa
Heliopetes ericetorum
Pyrgus communis
Apodemia palmeri
Leptotes marina - dear god these things are everywhere.
Strymon melinus
Eurema mexicana
Zerene cesonia
Pontia protodice
Battus philenor
Papilio rumiko
Papilio multicaudata

[thejsonboss]

5/12 - Madera canyon, Santa Cruz Co., AZ
Adelpha eulalia
Asterocampa leilia
Asterocampa clyton
Texola perse
Anthanassa texana
Junonia grisea
Junonia nigrosuffusa
Anaea aidea
Libythenia carienta
Cyllopsis pertepida
Eurema mexicana
Zerene cesonia
Atrytonopsis edwardsi
Atrytonopsis deva
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Stapyhlus ceos
Erynnis pacuvius
Erynnis funeralis
Achalarus casica
Achalarus clarus
Calephelis arizonensis
Leptotes marina
Callophrys gryneus siva
Papilio rutulus

[thejsonboss]

5/12 - Pena Blanca lake, Santa Cruz Co., AZ

I wanted to go to sycamore canyon, but the road to it was pretty bad and I opted to check out Pena Blanca instead since it was late anyway. Came here to do some mothing but did not end up staying unfortunately

Eurema proterpia
Eurema mexicana
Abaeis nicippe
Calephelis nemesis
Calephelis arizonensis
Leminitis archippus
Leminitis arthemis
Battus philenor
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Leptotes marina
Texola perse

[trehopr1]

Thank you very much for the updated species lists of things which you are encountering.

It really is a big help having the full names as many of us on the Eastern seaboard are not necessarily up to speed on all of the species present in the western states.

[Adam Cotton]

Thank you for putting the genus names in for those of us who come from other places, much appreciated.

I think these

Leminitis archippus
Leminitis arthemis

should be Limenitis

Adam.

[thejsonboss]

5/13 - peppersauce canyon, Pima Co., AZ

Healthiest butterfly population here by far for southern AZ

Satyrium ilavia
Strymon melinus
Callophrys gryneus siva
Plebejus lupini
Echinargus isola
Leptotes marina
Celestrina echo
Adelpha eulalia
Junonia grisea
Asterocampa leilia
Agraulis vanillae
Cyllopsis pyracmon
Texola perse
Chlosyne theona
Anthanassa texana
Libythenia carienta
Limenitis arthemis
Vanessa cardui
Pontia protodice
Eurema mexicana
Eurema propterpia
Abaeis nicippe
Nathalis iole
Zerene cesonia
Colias eurytheme
Heliopetes ericetorum
Pyrgus communis
Staphylus ceos
Probably unidentifiable erynnis specimen
Systasea zampa
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Atrytonopsis deva
Battus philenor

[thejsonboss]

5/14 white mountains, Apache Co, AZ

Due to the heat wave in Southern AZ I wound my way back to higher altitudes.
I found the arctics to be common near greens peak, but still no rhesus anywhere. Also struck out on streckeri, even looked near whiteriver.

Apodemia mormo
Thorybes dobra/Thorybes mexicana dobra
Erynnis icelus
Erynnis afranius
Pyrgus communis
Pyrgus xanthus
Stinga morrisoni
Heliopetes ericetorum
Plebejus lupini
Plebejus mellissa
Echinargus isola
Leptotes marina
Callophrys gryneus siva
Callophrys spinetorum
Strymon melinus
Colias eurytheme
Zerene cesonia
Nathalis iole
Pontia protodice
Adelpha eulalia
Euphadryas anicia
Phyciodes pulchella
Phyciodes mylitta
Oeneis uhleri
Euptoieta claudia
Texola perse

[thejsonboss]

5/15 & 5/16 - west TX

Spent the remainder of my trip in west Texas at various locations. Butterflies were sparse but moths were quite numerous. No Satyrium polingi sadly.

Staphylus ecos - newly described skipper species (per Nick Grishin)
Amblyscirtes eos
Amblyscirtes nysa
Amblyscirtes nereus
Leptotes marina
Strymon melinus
Callophrys gryneus
Vanessa virginiensis
Adelpha eulalia
Megisto rubricata
Battus philenor
Colias eurytheme
Abaeis nicippe