Sighting for May 10, 2019
William D. Beck
Just against south end Oracle State Park
Pinal County, AZ
- Pipevine Swallowtail
- Black Swallowtail
- Checkered White
- Orange Sulphur
- Dainty Sulphur
- Great Purple Hairstreak
- Ilavia Hairstreak
- Gray Hairstreak
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
- Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak
- Leda Ministreak
- Marine Blue
- Mormon Metalmark
- Bordered Patch
- California Sister
- Mournful Duskywing
Gray Hairstreak
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Ilavia Hairstreak
Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak
Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak
Mormon Metalmark
Great Purple Hairstreak
Black Swallowtail
Windy, somewhat overcast, but pretty warm. These all were on or near a hilltop. All six species of hairstreaks were on a single hilltop tree. Photos not good, but it was a great afternoon! The Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri) was a lifer for me!