Sighting for April 2, 2016
David H. Bartholomew
Sabino Canyon (Tucson)
Pima County, AZ
- Pipevine Swallowtail 2
- Two-tailed Swallowtail 5
- Checkered White 2
- Southern Dogface 6
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Mexican Yellow 7
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Dainty Sulphur 4
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Marine Blue 10
- Spring Azure 12
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- American Snout 1
- Elada Checkerspot 1
- Texan Crescent 8
- Common Buckeye 3
- Red-spotted Purple 2
- Empress Leilia 3
- Golden-headed Scallopwing 2
- Arizona Powdered-Skipper 7
- Erichson's White-Skipper 1
- Common Streaky-Skipper 2
Arizona Powdered-Skipper
Common Streaky-Skipper
Erichson's White-Skipper
American Snout
Elada Crescent
Marine Blue
Dainty Sulphur
My wife and I always try to do this hike when we are in Tucson, taking the tram up to the turnaround and then walking down about 3 miles to enjoy the butterflies along the roadway and creek. A pleasant warm day with little wind. We had a good variety, but lesser quantity than what we are accustomed to at this location.
In addition to those listed a few small duskywings darting about, never stopping to rest.