Arizona Sister
Adelpha eulalia (Doubleday, [1848])
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Identification: Recently recognized as a different species than Adelpha bredowii of Mexico and California Sister (Adelpha californica). Overall appearance is similar (large brown-black butterfly with white bands and orange patch on forewings) but eulalia averages notably larger and the dark margins of the forewing tend to be broader. The blue bar along the outer edge of the white hindwing bar is complete, not partial as in A. californica. The orange patch on the forewings tends to be narrower and more linear in shape than californica. The dorsal postdiscal band is white not creamy colored as californica. The external outline of the hindwing postdiscal bands are nearly straight, not sinuous. The bluish coloration below is pale to dark blue rather than violet. There is only one ventral hindwing basal orange bar instead of two in californica.
Wing Span: 3-5 inches.
Life History: Probably three or more broods in SE Arizona, larvae feed on several species of oaks. Both sexes patrol riparian canyons with water or perch on oaks. Long flight period in SE Arizona, emerges spring to fall.
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Several species of oaks.
Adult Food: Water and mud, rotting fruit, rarely flowers.
Habitat: Oak Woodland, riparian canyons and mixed coniferous forests, adults usually near water or streams. Sky island mountain ranges in SE Arizona and southern Rocky Mountains.
Range: Mexico (exact range not defined here), Arizona, southern Nevada, SE California in New York, Providence and Granite Mts. (N of Amboy), Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.
Conservation: Not usually required.
NCGR: G5. Demonstrably secure globally.
Management Needs: None noted. Widely distributed
Comments: Ken Davenport, author, April 2011
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Observation date: Oct 23, 2024
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
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Observation date: Oct 02, 2024
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Nov 04, 2024
Observation date: Oct 30, 2022
Submitted by: tiki33wv
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Aug 13, 2024
Submitted by: Lisahug
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 09, 2024
Observation date: Sep 02, 2024
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 29, 2024
Observation date: Sep 05, 2024
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 20, 2024
Observation date: May 05, 2023
Submitted by: dvollmar
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 14, 2024
Observation date: May 27, 2024
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 30, 2024
Observation date: Jul 23, 2024
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 25, 2024
Observation date: May 29, 2023
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Mar 23, 2024
Observation date: Mar 04, 2024
Submitted by: colleen mccarth...
Region: Dundy County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: Emily Geest
Verified date: Mar 08, 2024
Observation date: May 27, 2023
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 01, 2024
Observation date: Jun 17, 2023
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Nov 02, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2023
Submitted by: camflies
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 16, 2023
Observation date: Sep 24, 2023
Submitted by: cheikoop
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 12, 2023
Observation date: Aug 25, 2023
Submitted by: twofried
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 11, 2023
Observation date: Sep 06, 2023
Submitted by: kjaldridge
Region: Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 08, 2023
Observation date: Sep 07, 2023
Submitted by: DeepSkyKelly
Region: Mora County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 08, 2023
Observation date: Sep 02, 2023
Submitted by: Tigermuskie1983...
Region: Weber County, Utah, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Sep 03, 2023
Observation date: Aug 22, 2023
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 23, 2023
Observation date: Sep 05, 2004
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Utah County, Utah, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
Observation date: Aug 31, 2018
Submitted by: jose88
Region: Washington County, Utah, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
Observation date: Aug 14, 2017
Submitted by: Stefan Kreitmeier
Region: Utah, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
Observation date: Aug 18, 2020
Submitted by: Robb Hannawacker
Region: San Juan County, Utah, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 21, 2023
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