Arizona Lepidoptera- Family Nymphalidae
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Fritillaries, Crescents, Checkerspots, Brushfoots, and Satyrs
Dymasia dymas- Cottonwood Creek (Lake Pleasant) 31 March 2004
Phyciodes mylitta- Black River (near Georges Basin) 5/31/2003
Texola elada- Fish Creek 4/18/2003
Dymasia dymas
Tiny checkerspot		 Texola elada
Elada checkerspot
Phyciodes mylitta
Mylitta crescent
4/30/05 Pinal Co. Suizo Wash
Chlosyne lacinia- Pajarito Mtns 9/07/2003
Chlosyne californica- Cottonwood Creek (Lake Pleasant) 28 March 2004
Phyciodes texana
Texan crescent		 Chlosyne lacinia
Bordered patch		 Chlosyne californica
California patch
3/13/05 Pinal Co. Suizo Wash
Thessalia theona 5/30/2003 Gila Co.- Black River near Georges Basin 30 May 2004
Euphydryas chalcedona- Fish Creek 4/18/2003
Thessalia theona
Theona checkerspot		 Euphydryas chalcedona
Variable checkerspot		 Vanessa atalanta
Red admiral
Maricopa Co.-Glendale, AZ 12 April 2005
Maricopa Co., White Tank mtns, Ford Cyn, 20 Mar 2005
Maricopa Co., White Tank mtns, Ford Cyn, 20 Mar 2005
Vanessa cardui
Painted lady
Vanessa cardui
Painted lady		 Vanessa annabella
West coast lady
Junonia coenia- Cottonwood Creek (Lake Pleasant) 28 March 2004 Limenitis arthemis- Cochise Co.- Parker Cyn 19 May 2004
Viceroy 5/15/04 Hassayampa River, rest stop near Wickenburg
Junonia coenia
Common buckeye		 Limenitis arthemis
Red-spotted purple
Newly emerged		 Limenitis archippus
Viceroy
Adelpha bredowii- Cochise Co.- Parker Cyn 19 May 2004
Asterocampa leilia- Maricopa Co. Fish Creek 4/18/2003
Asterocampa leilia- Fish Creek 4/18/2003
Asterocampa leilia
Empress leilia
Asterocampa leilia
Empress leilia
Adelpha bredowii
California sister
4/30/05 Pinal Co. Suizo Wash
Libytheana carinenta- Sycamore Cyn (Pajarito) 5/23/2003
Danaus gilippus- Maricopa Co.- Glendale AZ 14 May 2003
Libytheana carinenta
American snout		 Libytheana carinenta
American snout		 Danaus gilippus ♂
Queen
Cyllopsis pyracmon-Cochise Co.- pond E Parker Cyn Lake 18 May 2004
Megisto rubricata- Sycamore Cyn (Pajarito) 9/06/2003
Danaus gilippus- Maricopa Co.- Glendale 18 May 2003
Megisto rubricata
Red satyr
Danaus gilippus ♂
Queen		 Cyllopsis pyracmon
Nabokov's satyr
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