CAzBA fieldtrip report Colonel Devin Trail, June 12, 2010.
The trailhead was quiet this year. 4 Mountain bikers were all we saw during our hike. When we started the temperature was 59 degrees and at 1:00 pm when we heard thunder and started heading back to the car, the temp was only marginally higher: 64 degrees. Clouds and wind kept the butterfly activity down. A lot of plants like AZ Thistle, Elkweed and Butterfly Weed were almost blooming, but not quite yet. I would suggest going back there in a few weeks on an all sunny day.
Total list for the group: 23 species.
Orange Sulphur 1, Dainty Sulphur 3, Bramble Hairstreak 1, Gray Hairstreak 1, Marine Blue 3, Ceraunus Blue 1, Spring “Echo” Azure 5, Acmon Blue 4, Western Tailed Blue 1, Northwestern (Atlantis) Fritillary 12, Mylitta Crescent 10, Field Crescent 6, Satyr Comma 1, Common Buckeye 2, Tropical Buckeye 1, Red-spotted Admiral 1, Weidemeyer’s Admiral 1, Canyonland Satyr 1, Silver-spotted Skipper 7, Golden-banded Skipper 1, Northern Cloudywing 3, Duskywing sp. 1 (with white fringes), Deva Skipper 1 (pictured).
I want to thank all participants for their company. Please don’t hesitate to email me with your photos and butterfly ID questions. -- Marceline VandeWater (trip leader).
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