Madera Chiricahua Whites

Date & Time: 
November 1, 2024 -
8:30am to 12:00pm
Meeting Place: 
Proctor Parking Lot, Madera Canyon
Trip Leader: 
Mary Klinkel

This was another of Mary's "pop-up field trips". To get on Mary's contact list for these "pop-up trips", contact her by email @ grizzledelfin@gmail.com

 

Photo: Chiricahua White (Neophasia terlooii) © Gerry Wolfe

 

Trip Butterfly Reports: 

Our small group of dedicated butterfly adventurers enjoyed a perfect Fall day in the Santa Rita Mountains.  Excellent spotting by participants led to the following list of butterflies seen at lower Proctor Road and in the streambed at the top of the road. Butterflies seen:

1.    Chiricahua White    Neophasia terlootii  1 male + 1 female
2.    Southern Dogface    Colias cesonia
3.    Cloudless Sulphur    Phoebis sennae
4.    Mexican Yellow    Eurema mexicana
5.    Tailed Orange    Eurema proterpia
6.    Sleepy Orange    Eurema nicippe
7.    Great Purple Hairstreak    Atlides halesus
8.    Gray Hairstreak    Strymon melinus
9.    Leda Ministreak    Ministrymon leda
10.    Western Pygmy-Blue    Brephidium exile
11.    Marine Blue    Leptotes marina
12.    Reakirt’s Blue    Hemiargus isola
13.    Acmon Blue     Plebejus acmon texana
14.    Fatal Metalmark    Calephelis nemesis
15.    Arizona Metalmark    Calephelis arizonensis
16.    American Snout    Libytheana carinenta
17.    Gulf Fritillary    Agraulis vanillae
18.    Mexican Fritillary    Euptoieta hegesia
19.    Mourning Cloak    Nymphalis antiopa
20.    American Lady    Vanessa virginiensis
21.    Painted Lady    Vanessa cardui
22.    Red Admiral    Vanessa atalanta
23.    Common Buckeye    Junonia coenia
24.    ‘Arizona’ California Sister    Adelpha bredowii
25.    Empress Leilia    Asterocampa leilia
26.    Tawny Emperor    Asterocampa clyton
27.    Nabokov's Satyr    Cyllopsis pyracmon
28.    Funereal Duskywing    Erynnis funeralis
29.    Common/White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis/ albescens
30.    Violet-clouded Skipper    Lerodea arabus
31.    Unidentified grass skipper, possibly fiery or pahaska
 

 

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.