Sighting for December 1, 2012
Robert A. Behrstock, Karen LeMay
Behrstock/LeMay yard, W of Hwy 92, Hereford
Cochise County, AZ
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 1
- Orange Sulphur common
- Southern Dogface common
- Mexican Yellow common
- Tailed Orange common
- Sleepy Orange common
- Dainty Sulphur common
- Gray Hairstreak 3
- Leda Ministreak 15
- Western Pygmy-Blue 5
- Marine Blue 5
- Ceraunus Blue common
- Reakirt's Blue common
- Spring Azure 6
- Acmon Blue 4
- Fatal Metalmark 1
- American Snout 4
- Gulf Fritillary 12
- Variegated Fritillary 2
- Texan Crescent common
- American Lady common
- Painted Lady common
- Common Buckeye 2
- Tropical Buckeye 2
- Common Mestra 1
- Monarch 1
- Queen common
- Funereal Duskywing common
- Common Checkered-Skipper common
Common Mestra
Lower Ash Canyon, SE Huachuca Mts at oak-grassland interface. Butterfly garden. Observations from 12:30 PM-3:30 PM. Thirty species observed. Missed yesterday’s Cloudless Sulphur and Red Admiral. Nectar consisted of Dalea (2 spp), Salvia (several spp), Aster, Lantana (2 spp), Cosmos, Gaillardia, Tithonia (2 spp), Gaura, Milkweed (2 spp), Buckwheat, Verbena, and Chocolate Flower. Second Mestra in nine years for the yard. Common vs. White Checkered-Skipper not separated