Sighting for July 17, 2020
Robert A. Behrstock/Karen LeMay
Garden Canyon, Ft. Huachuca, just W of Sierra Vista
Cochise County, AZ
- Pipevine Swallowtail 3
- Two-tailed Swallowtail 15
- Cabbage White 2
- Mexican Yellow 12
- Juniper Hairstreak 8
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Ceraunus Blue 2
- Reakirt's Blue 6
- Zela Metalmark 2
- Texan Crescent 1
- Pearl Crescent 4
- Mylitta Crescent 2
- Common Buckeye 3
- Tropical Buckeye 1
- Red-spotted Purple 3
- California Sister 10
- Red Satyr 1
- Silver-spotted Skipper 1
- Northern Cloudywing 1
- Drusius Cloudywing 2
- Edwards' Skipperling 1
- Orange Skipperling 1
- Taxiles Skipper 20
- Moon-marked Skipper 6
- Large Roadside-Skipper 2
- Cassus Roadside-Skipper 8
- Bronze Roadside-Skipper 3
Large Roadside-Skipper
Mylitta Crescent
Zela Metalmark
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Taxiles Skipper
Pearl Crescent
Drusius Cloudywing
Moon-marked Skipper
Edwards' Skipperling
Cassus Roadside-Skipper
Several hours driving up the canyon in corridor through Madrean Woodland. Nectar included thistles (2 spp.), Basket flower (just beginning to bloom), Houstonia, Nodding milkweed (A. elata), Butterfly milkweed (A. tuberosa), Supine pea, a couple yellow comps. Photos by LeMay (mostly) and Behrstock. Happy to have someone challenge the crescents if necessary.