Montosa Canyon, Santa Rita Mts.

Date & Time: 
July 12, 2024 -
8:00am to 12:00pm
Meeting Place: 
TBD
Trip Leader: 
Mary Klinkel
Special Notes: 
Maximum participants: 8 for each field trip Contact field trip leader Mary Klinkel (email: grizzledelfin@gmail.com) to sign up and for more information about meeting time and place. SEABA requests a $5 donation for each field trip. You will receive a SEABA SE AZ Butterfly Checklist and personal attention.

Whether you are new to butterfly identification or looking for a chance to refresh your ID skills, these field trips are for you!  SE AZ has a stunning variety of butterflies, many of which can be seen year-round.  These morning field trips will give you a chance to see butterflies of several families and practice field identification skills at an easy pace.  NOTE:  All field trips are weather-dependent as butterflies do not fly in rain.

 

Photo: Black Swallowtail (Papilo polyxenes) © Gerry Wolfe

Trip Butterfly Reports: 

What a great trip we had today!!  Thank you all for being so kind and considerate and being such great spotters!!  Here is the list of butterflies we saw, in order of the SEABA checklist.

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail                         Battus philenor
  2. Two-tailed Swallowtail                     Papilio multicaudata
  3. Southern Dogface                              Colias cesonia
  4. Cloudless Sulphur                              Phoebis sennae
  5. Mexican Yellow                                   Eurema mexicana
  6. Leda Ministreak                                  Ministrymon leda
  7. Western Pygmy-Blue                       Brephidium exile
  8. Marine Blue                                          Leptotes marina
  9. Ceraunus Blue                                     Hemiargus ceraunus
  10. Reakirt’s Blue                                       Hemiargus isola
  11. Acmon Blue                                          Plebejus acmon texana
  12. Mormon Metalmark                         Apodemia mormo
  13. Bordered Patch                                   Chlosyne lacinia
  14. Tiny Checkerspot                               Dymasia dymas
  15. Common Buckeye                             Junonia coenia
  16. ‘Arizona’ California Sister                Adelpha bredowii
  17. Hackberry Emperor                           Asterocampa celtis
  18. Empress Leilia                                      Asterocampa leilia
  19. Queen                                                    Danaus gilippus
  20. Arizona Skipper                                  Codatractus arizonensis
  21. Northern Cloudywing                       Thorybes pylades
  22. Acacia Skipper                                     Cogia hippalus
  23. Golden-headed Scallopwing          Staphylus ceos
  24. Mournful Duskywing                        Erynnis tristis
  25. Common Streaky-Skipper               Celotes nessus
  26. Common Sootywing (Probably)   Pholisora catullus
  27. Orange Skipperling                            Copaeodes aurantiacus
  28. Nysa Roadside-Skipper                    Amblyscirtes nysa
Leader email: 
grizzledelfin@gmail.com

General Information

Beginners are welcome on all field trips! Experienced members will share their butterfly knowledge and expertise with all field trip participants. Children accompanied by a responsible adult are welcome on SEABA field trips. A donation of $5 per person to benefit SEABA will be appreciated. Carpooling from the meeting place is encouraged and it is kind to share gas expenses. If high clearance vehicles are required for a trip, it will be noted in individual trip descriptions. Dress for the field with sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen, and insect repellent. Bring your own water, snacks, and lunch. Close-focusing binoculars, cameras, and field guides will be helpful aids for butterfly observation and identification. Trips usually end by mid-afternoon unless noted differently in individual trip descriptions.

Please be aware that:

1. Collecting or netting is NOT allowed on SEABA field trips.

2. Pets, with the exception of service animals, are NOT allowed on SEABA field trips.

3. All field trip participants are required to sign SEABA's Release and Assumption of Risk form at the beginning of the trip. The form may be viewed at SEABA Release.

4. Please arrive a few minutes prior to the meeting time posted for trips to facilitate paperwork and introductions to other trip participants.

5. Field trips may be cancelled or rescheduled on short notice due to changing weather or road conditions. Please check the website for updates prior to the Field Trip.

 

Our Southeastern Arizona Butterfly Checklist can be downloaded here. Please note that the SEABA checklist is copyrighted.

Local NABA Butterfly Counts are listed at NABA Counts

Field trips organized by the Central Arizona Butterfly Association are listed at their website: CAzBA.