Vol. 37, Number 4 - Yale University

Lake, State Road 61, 7,500 ft,
CATRON County, 13 June 1988
(RWWSJC); Santa Fe, SANTA FE
County, 22 May 1951 (W.H. Howe,
Butterflies of North America, PI.
88, Fig 17). Polites [Yvretta]
carus, Mule Canyon, Sacramento
Mountains, CHAVES County,
SOUTHEAST, 17 April (SJC); see
the results north and northeast of
Union County, in Colorado and
Oklahoma, by RES because of
SJC's UNION County record in
1993! Stinga mowisoni, Water
Canyon Campground, 7,100 ft,
Magdalena Mountains, SOCORRO
County, 9 May 1970 (RWH).
Hesperia woodgatei, west of La
Cueva, 7,100 ft, MORA County,
NORTHEAST, 17 September (SJC,
with RES); Clara Peak, RIO
ARRIBA County, NORTH,
NORTHWEST, 23 September
(SJC); many worn females on
rabbitbrush, AZlState Road 78,
5,900 ft, LOW, Grant County at
Arizona line, 10 October (RES).
Hesperia pahaska near williamsi,
San Augustine Pass, Dona Ana
County, 15 May (F&JP).
Anatrytone logan, Charette Lakes,
Mora County, WEST, 26 June
(SJC). Paratrytone snowi, Scales
Canyon, 3 miles south of State
Road 59, Black Range, SIERRA
County, SOUTHEAST, 15 July
1989 '(RWH). Euphyes vestris, 13
miles north of Mills, HARDING
County, EAST, 12 June 1993 (SJC).
Atrytonopsis lunus, Fillmore
Canyon, Organ Mountains, 29
August [probably 18991, T.D.A.
Cockerell (New Mexico State
University collection, det SJC),
DONA ANA County, EAST, first
new [!I record in years!
Atrytonopsis vierecki, west slope
of south Sandia Peak,
BERNALILLO County, 18 May
1963 (JASIRWH). A. python
margarita, near Aguirre Springs,
Organ Mountains, Dona Ana
County, 14 May (F&JP).
"Amblyscirtes" simius, common, 2
miles south of Branson, Colorado,
at State line, 6,700 ft, Union
County, 6 June (RES); near Horse
Springs Ranch, CATRON County,
13 August (SJC); these are clearly
different subspecies or even
species, to whomever finally puts
this "species" into its proper genus
(JMB): a spring-flying, gray-tan
prairie bug that occurs widely from
Canada to northern New Mexico;
and a late-summer-flying, smaller,
brown montane bug that occurs
from southwest New Mexico and
southeast Arizona southward in
Mexico to Chiapas! (RES).
Amblyscirtes oslari, Sacramento
Canyon, 5,000 ft, Sacramento
Mountains, OTERO County, 14
June 1975 (RWH). A. texanae, OK
Canyon, Cooke's Range, LUNA
County, 25 May 1992 (SJC).
Amblyscirtes aenus, Frijoles
Canyon, Bandalier National
Monument, LOS ALAMOS County,
17 May 1970 (CC/MET/RWH). A.
cassus, Mangas Mountains, Catron
County, 7 June, VERY EARLY
(previously 17 June)(RWH). A.
nereus, Slate Spring, Hadley Draw,
5,400 ft, northeast slope of Cooke's
Peak, LUNA County, 6 August 1989
(RWH); Black Range, 7,600 ft,
HIGH, Sierra County, 4 July (SJC).
A. vialis, Glorieta Canyon, SANTA
FE County [YES!], SOUTH, 12
June (SJC); Panchuela
Campground, near Cowles, SAN
MIGUEL County, SOUTHEAST, 2
July 1977, R.E. Howard (BYU, det
RES 1994). A. phylace, Mangas
Mountains, CATRON County, 7
June (SJC); Turkey Run [GO,
Meleagris, GO!], Black Range,
SIERRA County, 4 July (SJC).
Megathymus yuccae ssp., Trigo
Canyon, Manzano Mountains,
VALENCIA County [new
boundaries], 6,400 ft, 8 May 1973
(MSF). Battus philenor, Rock
Lake Fish Hatchery, GUADALUPE
County, 6 August (SJC). Papilio
polyxenes, Smuggler Hills, Hidalgo
County, 5 March, VERY EARLY
(previously 16 March) (SJC).
Papilio eurymedon, same data as
Amblyscirtes vialis, SANTA FE
County, SOUTH [there are dubious
andlor invalid records from further
south]. Pontia beckerii, slope
between Dwyer Mesa and Una de
Gato Creek, COLFAX County,
EAST, 14 September 1980 (JASI
SJC). Pontias sisymbrii, same
data as Papilio polyxenes, 5
March, confirms EARLY by MET
with incomplete data Pieris
rapae, Santa Fe, 11 November,
VERY LATE (previously 15
October)(SJC). Euchloe hyantis,
same data as Papilio polyxenes, 5
March, EARLY (previously 9
March)(SJC). Zerene cesonia,
Cooke's Range, Luna County, 4
March, VERY EARLY (previously
26 March)(SJC). Phoebis sennae,
US 380, 10 miles west of Roswell,
CHAVES County, 13 September
1984 (SJC). Eurema mexicana,
Animas Mountains, Hidalgo
County, 6 March, VERY EARLY
(previously 27 March)(SJC).
Eurema nicippe, Cooke's Range,
Luna County, 4 March, VERY
EARLY (previously 23
March)(SJC). Eurema
boisduvaliana, Guadalupe
Canyon, HIDALGO County,
SOUTHWEST, 8 September 1984
(SJC). Nathalis iole, Animas
Mountains, Hidalgo County, 5
March, VERY EARLY (previously
23 March)(SJC). Atlides halesus,
same data as Hesperia woodgatei,
Grant County, 10 October, (RES).
Phaeostrymon alcestis, 11 miles
north of Tinnie, LINCOLN County,
WEST for subspecies, 20 June
1982 (RWH). Satyrium behrii,
Bandelier National Monument,
LOS ALAMOS County, 25 June
(SJC); Coyote Creek State Park,
MORA County, 16 July (SJC).
Ministrymon leda, Kingston,
SIERRA County, 2 July (SJC); first
new county record in years!
Mitoura spinetorum, 12 miles
southeast of Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, 11 September, VERY LATE
(previously 14 August)(SJC).
Incisalia augustinus, Animas
Mountains, HIDALGO County, 5
March, VERY EARLY (previously
14 April)(SJC). Hemiargus isola,
same data, VERY EARLX
(previously 24 March)(SJC).
Everes comyntas, same data,
VERY EARLY (previously 26
March)(SJC); Las Cruces, DONA
ANA County, 11 May 1977 (W.A.
Baltosser, det SJC). Euphilotes
battoides centralis, Alamitos
Canyon, Mangas Mountains,
CATRON County, 23 July (RWH);
Cimarron Canyon, near dam,
COLFAX County, EAST, 29 June
1985 (SJC); State Road 551 at
state line, 6,700 ft, 2 miles south of
Branson [Colorado], UNION
County, further EAST, 14 August
(RES). Euphilotes rita
coloradensis, same data, UNION
County, VERY FAR EAST1
NORTHEAST (RES). Euphilotes
species not determined, caprock
near Ima, QUAY County [ANY sp!] ,
EAST1 SOUTHEAST, 6 July (SJC);
the date suggests Euphilotes
battoides, but the range maps
favor Euphilotes rita, which lives
at least as far south as Big Bend
National Park, Texas; keep tuned!
Glaucopsyche lygdamus, 3N, 1E
of Cloudcroft, OTERO County,
SOUTW SOUTHEAST, 11 May
(NED). Plebejus icarioides,
Pajarito Ski Area, LOS ALAMOS
County, 28 July 1990 (SJC).
Calephelis nemesis, Turkey Run,
Black Range, SIERRA County,
NORTH, 15 May, VERY EARLY
(previously 27 May)(SJC); first
new county record in years!
Emesis zela, Animas Mountains,
Hidalgo County, 6 March, VERY
EARLY (previously 26
March)(SJC). Apodemia mormo
ssp, common at Mangas Springs,
Grant County, June (CDF). A.
nais, Johnson Mesa, COLFAX
County, EAST1 NORTHEAST, 26
June (SJC). Libytheana
carinenta, same data as Hesperia
woodgatei, incredibly common
and many fresh, 10 October (RES).
Dione (Agraulis) vanillae, near
Kingston, SIERRA County, 4 June
(RWH). Speyeria atlantis
dorothea, nice photo of a fresh
female topotype at Sandia Crest,
Bernalillo County, 29 July (GMc,
det RLL, RES). Euphydryas
anicicd chalcedona hermosa,
Animas Mountains, Hidalgo
County, 3 March, VERY EARLY
(previously 26 March)(SJC).
Thessalia&lvia, Sierra Blanca Ski
Area, LINCOLN County, 19 July
1985 (SJC); Priest Canyon,
Manzano Mountains, VALENCIA
County, 23 August 1988 (SJC).
Phyciodes texana, Animas
Mountains, Hidalgo County, 6
March, VERY EARLY (previously
23 March)(SJC). I phaon,
Sumner Dam, DE BACA County,
WEST, 15 June 1985 (SJC). I!
coqta [=selenis, etc., see
Wyoming], July Fourth Canyon,
Manzano Mountains, TORRANCE
County, 28 June 1969 (KRfSJC).
Vanessa atalanta, Animas
Mountains, Hidalgo County, 5
March, EARLY (previously 12
March) (SJC). Junonia coenia,
rabbitbrush along 1-25 near
Maxwell, 5,950 ft, COLFAX County
[confirms old record at BYU] , 17
September (RES). J. nigrosufisa,
Rattlesnake Springs, EDDY
County, SOUTHEAST, 26 July
1986 (SJC). Basilarchia
archippus, among sandbar
willows, Cimarron Creek in
Springer, 5,800 ft, COLFAX
County, 17 September (RES). B.
astyanax, 2 miles north of
Kingston, SIERRA County, 31 July
1986 (SJC). Megisto rubricata,
Cooke's Range, LUNA County, 3
July (SJC); near Kingston, SIERRA
County [confirms old record], 2
July (SJC). Coenonympha
ochracea subfusca, Escondido
Mountain, CATRON County,
SOUTHEAST and STATE for
subspecies, SOUTW SOUTHWEST
for species and Coenonympha
tullia complex, 22 May (RW
SJC). Cercyonis pegala, Luciano
Mesa, GUADALUF'E County, 6
August (SJC). Neominois
ridingsii, same data as
"Amblyscirtes" simius, also
common and fresh, 6 June (RES).
Gyrocheilus patrobas, several
worn females on rabbitbrush, same
data as Hesperia woodgatei, Grant
County, 10 October (RES); missed
being LATE by only four days!
Danaus species uncommon again;
need Danaus gilippus from Los
Alamos and Valencia counties yet.
Final note: Our group found 65 butterfly
species including 24 probable state records,
most with photo documentation or reliable
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