Sighting for April 8, 2018
Ken Wilson
Various locations to include Sabino Canyon & Madera Canyon
Pima County, AZ
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Two-tailed Swallowtail
- Southern Dogface
- Sleepy Orange
- Juniper Hairstreak
- Marine Blue
- Reakirt's Blue
- Spring Azure
- Bordered Patch
- Sagebrush Checkerspot
- Tiny Checkerspot
- Elada Crescent
- Mourning Cloak
- Red-spotted Purple
- Empress Leilia
- Queen
- Golden-headed Scallopwing
- Mournful Duskywing
- Funereal Duskywing
- Common Streaky-Skipper
- White-barred Skipper
Bordered Patch
Golden-headed Scallopwing
Juniper Hairstreak
Red-spotted Purple
Tiny Checkerspot
Sagebrush Checkerspot
Sunny, upper 70s, and breezy. Conditions remain quite dry in this region. Most places not in the mountains have gotten less than 1.5 inches of rain this water season. Hardly any nectar was seen. Water was absent at higher elevations.