Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Arthropods
- Melanopterus belfragei (a seed bug in family Lygaeidae) *
- Icaricia acmon (Acmon blue)
- Phoebis agarithe (Agarithe sulphur)
- Anaea aidea (Aidea leafwing)
- Pyrgus albescens (Albescens checkered skipper)
- Chioides albofasciatus (Albofasciatus long-tail)
- Phaeostrymon alcestis (Alcestis hairstreak)
- Hesperopsis alpheus (Alpheus skipper)
- Mestra amymone (Amymone mestra)
- Lerodea arabus (Arabus skipper)
- Aphonopelma chalcodes (Arizona blond tarantula, desert tarantula) *
- Adelpha bredowii (Arizona sister)
- Cbiomara asyhis (Asychis skipper)
- Copaeodes aurantiacus (Aurantiacus skipperling)
- Centruroides exilicauda (bark scorpion)
- Euphilotes battoides (Battoides blue)
- Agathymus baueri ssp. (Bauer's giant skipper)
- Pieris beckerii (Becker's white)
- Junonia nigrosuffusa (Black buckeye)
- Papilio polyxenes (Black swallowtail)
- Latrodectus hesperus (Black widow) *
- Erynnis brizo (Brizo duskywing)
- Loxosceles spp. (Brown spider, brown recluse, violin spider) *
- Junonia coenia (Buckeye) *
- Moneilema gigas (Cactus Longhorn Beetle) *
- Chlosyne califonica (California checkerspot)
- Atalopedes campestris (Campestris skipper)
- Xylocopa californica (Carpenter bee) *
- Pholisora catullus (Catullus skipper)
- Asterocampa celtis (Celtis hackberry butterfly)
- Staphylus ceos (Ceos skipper)
- Hemiargus ceraunus (Ceraunus blue)
- Anthocharis cethura (Cethura orange-tip)
- Euphydryas chalcedona (Chalcedona checkerspot)
- Pieris protodice (Checkered White)
- Strymon columella (Columelia hairstreak)
- Celestrina argiolus (Common blue)
- Scolopendra polymorpha (Common desert centipede)
- Hypostrymon critola (Critola hairstreak)
- Myscelia cyananthe (Cyananthe myscelia)
- Nathalis iole (Dainty sulphur)
- Orthoperus ornatus (Desert millipede) *
- Heliopetes domicella (Domicelia skipper)
- Urbanus dorantes (Dorantes long-tail)
- Appias drusilla (Drusilla White)
- Thorybes drusius (Drusius Cloudywing) *
- Dymasia dymas (Dymas checkerspot)
- Atrytonopsis edwardsi (Edwards' skipper)
- Texola elada (Elada checkerspot)
- Heliopetes ericetorum (Ericetorum skipper)
- Lerodea eufala (Eufala skipper)
- Thessalia fulvia (Fulvia checkerspot)
- Erynnis tristis (Funeratis duskywing) *
- Calilena arizonica (Funnel-web spider)
- Hololena hola (Funnel-web spider)
- Novalena lutzi (Funnel-web spider)
- Olios giganteus (Giant crab spider) *
- Scolopendra heros (Giant desert centipede) *
- Renée Lizotte (Giant desert centipede) *
- Hadrurus arizonensis (giant scorpion, desert hairy scorpion)
- Papilio cresphontes (Giant swallowtail)
- Atlides halesus (Great purple hairstreak) *
- Chrysopa sp. (Green Lacewing) *
- Peucetia viridans (Green lynx spider)
- Agraulis vanillae (Gulf fritillary)
- Euptoieta hegesia (Hegesia fritiflary)
- Cogia hippalus (Hippalus skipper)
- Volucella mexicana (Hover fly) *
- Ascia howarthi (Howarth's White)
- Euchloe hyantis (Hyantis marble)
- Hemiargus isola (Isola blue)
- Metepeira arizonica (Labyrinth spider)
- Chlosyne lacinia (Lacinia checkerspot)
- Heliopetes lavianus (Lavianus skipper)
- Megachile sp. (Leaf cutter bee) *
- Ministrymon leda (Leda hairstreak)
- Asterocampa leilia (Leilia backberry butterfly)
- Polygonus leo (Leo skipper)
- Hesperopsis libya (Libya skipper)
- Kricogonia lyside (Lyside sulphur)
- Leptotes marina (Marina blue)
- Strymon melinus (Melinus hairstreak)
- Eurema mexicanum (Mexican sulphur)
- Oncopeltus fasciatus (Milkweed bug) *
- Danaus plexippus (Monarch)
- Ascia monuste (Monuste white)
- Apodemia mormo (Mormo metal-mark) *
- Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning cloak)
- Calephelis nemesis (Nemesis metal-mark)
- Eurema nicippe (Nicippe sulphur)
- Eurema nise (Nise sulphur)
- Nyctelius nyctelius (Nyctelius skipper)
- Amblyscirtes nysa (Nysa skipper)
- Colias eurytheme (Orange sulphur) *
- Vanessa virginiensis (Painted beauty)
- Vanessa cardui (Painted lady) *
- Apodemia palmerit (Palmer's metal-mark)
- Marpesia petreus (Petreus dagger-wing)
- Pyrgus philetas (Philetas checkered skipper)
- Hylephila phyleus (Phyleus skipper)
- Battus philenor (Pipevine swallowtail)
- Agathymus polingi (Poling's giant skipper)
- Amblyscirtes prenda (Prenda skipper)
- Eurema proterpia (Proterpia sulphur)
- Brephidium exile (Pygmy blue)
- Danaus gilippus (Queen) *
- Vanessa atalanta (Red admiral)
- Anthocaris sara (Sara orangetip) *
- Anthocharis sara (Sara orange-tip)
- Pyrgus philetas (Scriptura checkered skipper)
- Phoebis sennae (Sennae sulphur)
- Chlorostymon simaethis (Simaethis hairstreak)
- Pieris sisymbrii (Sisymbrii white)
- Mitoura siva (Siva hairstreak)
- Libytheana bachmanii (Snout bunerny)
- Colias cesonia (Southern dogface)
- Kukulcania hibernalis (Southern House Spider, Southern Crevice Spider) *
- Vaejovis spinigerus (striped tail scorpion, devil's scorpion)
- Eremobates spp. (Sun spiders)
- Agapostemon texanum (Sweat Bee) *
- Volucella isabellina (syrphid fly) *
- Paraphrynus spp. (Tailless whipscorpion)
- Pepsis formosa (Tarantula hawk wasp) *
- Anthanassa texana (Texan crescent)
- Ummidia spp. (Trapdoor spider)
- Erynnis tristis (Tristis duskywing)
- Papilio multicaudatus (Two-tailed swallowtail)
- Euptoieta claudia (Variegated fritillary) *
- Vanessa annabella (West coast lady)
- Hogna carolinensis (Wolf spider) *
- Xamia xami (Xami hairstreak)
- Systasea zampa (Zampa skipper)
- Superstitionia donensis (Superstition Mountain Scorpion)
* Specie page has photos.
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