Elada Checkerspot, Texola elada. Found in thorn scrub.

Montosa Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA.

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Bramble Hairstreak, Callophrys dumetorum, on Warea. Chapparal, sagebrush steppes and openings in foothill woodlands.

Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico.

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American Snout Butterfly, Libytheana carinenta. Thorn scrub, thickets and open woodland with hackberries.

Madera Canyon, Pima County, Arizona, USA.

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Wooly Bear Caterpillar, Pyrrharctia isabella, Isabella Tiger Moth larva.

Water Canyon, Cibola National Forest, Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexico, USA.

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Taxiles Skipper, Poanes taxiles, Woodland openings and edges, parks and gardens and small patches of woods on prairies.

Randall Davey Audubon Center, Santa Fe City and County, New Mexico, USA.

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