Sighting for April 7, 2012
Ahmet Baytas
Rackensack Canyon
Maricopa County, AZ
- Two-tailed Swallowtail 2
- Orange Sulphur 2
- Mexican Yellow 2
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Marine Blue 3
- Spring Azure 4
- Acmon Blue 3
- Zela Metalmark 1
- Variegated Fritillary 3
- Sagebrush Checkerspot 2
- Tiny Checkerspot 2
- Elada Checkerspot 1
- Mylitta Crescent 2
- Variable Checkerspot 15
- Painted Lady 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Empress Leilia 2
- Queen 1
- Arizona Powdered-Skipper 1
- Common Checkered-Skipper 8
- Northern White-Skipper 3
- Common Streaky-Skipper 6
- Orange Skipperling 1
- Yucca Giant-Skipper 1
My first time in the field in AZ. 11:30-2:30. Very hot. Most butterflies were very active, making observation, and at times, identification difficult. Also had several duskywings in flight, none were identified.