Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Brephidium exilis

Western Pygmy-blue - smallest N. American butterfly.

I-10/AZ90 Junction, Cochise Co., AZ

9/14/2002

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Brephidium exilis

Western Pygmy-blue - smallest N. American butterfly.

Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ

7/5/2003

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Hemiargus ceraunus

Ceraunus Blue

Cardinal/Los Reales, Tucson, AZ

6/17/2001

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Hemiargus isola

Reakirt's Blue on Woolly Butterfly Bush (Buddeleia marrubiifolia)

Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ

6/9/2001

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Celastrina ladon

Spring Azure

Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, AZ

5/29/2001

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Celastrina ladon

Spring Azure

Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ

9/29/2002

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Lepotes marina

Marine Blue

Parker Canyon Lake, Santa Cruz Co., AZ

9/22/2002

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Everes comyntas

Eastern Tailed Blue

Greencastle, PA

8/4/2001

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Theclinae

Callophrys gryneus siva

Siva Juniper Hairstreak

Carr Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ

8/2/2003

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Theclinae

Atlides halesus

Great Purple Hairstreak

Swan/Sunrise, Tucson, AZ

02/01/2003

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Theclinae

Erora quaderna

Arizona Hairstreak⁴ on Pointleaf Manzanita (Arcostaphylos pungens)

Ramsey Canyon, Hamburg Trail #122, Cochise Co., AZ

3/24/2003

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Theclinae

Strymon melinus

Gray Hairstreak with missing tail--a bird got the wrong end. Hairstreaks move their hindwings to make the tails move like antennas.

Ramsey Canyon, Cochise Co., AZ

xx/xx/2003

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Theclinae

Strymon melinus

Gray Hairstreak. Note that the tails look like antennas--not a coincidence.

Gates Pass, Tucson, Pima Co., AZ

4/20/2004

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Theclinae

Strymon melinus

Gray Hairstreak, female

Tucson Botanical Gardens

5/28/2001

Class: Insecta, Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Lycaenidae, Subfamily: Theclinae

Ministrymon leda

Leda Ministreak, winter form¹

Patagonia Lake, Santa Cruz Co., AZ

10/4/2003