Nature Study in the Sonoran Desert

A Guide to the Flora and Fauna
Arizona, USA & Sonora, Mexico

Trees	Large Shrubs
Alligator Juniper Juniperus deppeana (cones) Arizona Alder Alnus oblongifolia Arizona Cypress Cupressus arizonica (cones) Arizona Sycamore Platanus wrightii Arizona Walnut Juglans major Blue Palo Verde Parkinsonia (Cercidium) florida ^ Bitter Condalia Condalia globosa ^ California Fan Palm Washingtonia filifera Canotia Canotia holacantha ^ Crucifixion Thorn Castela emoryi ^ Desert Caper Tree Atamisquea emarginata Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis Elephant Tree Bursera microphylla Emory Oak Quercus emoryi Fern Bush Lysiloma watsonii Foothill Palo Verde Parkinsonia (C.) microphylla ^ Fremont Cottonwood Populus fremontii Goodding's Willow Salix gooddingii Huisache Acacia farnesiana ^ Ironwood Olneya tesota ^ Joshua Tree Yucca brevifolia ^ Mexican Elder Sambucus mexicana Mexican Palo Verde Parkinsonia aculeata ^ Netleaf Hackberry Celtis laevigata reticulata Red Willow Salix laevigata Texas Mulberry Morus microphylla Screwbean Mesquite Prosopis pubescens ^ Smoke Thorn Psorothamnus (Dalea) spinosus ^ Soaptree Yucca Yucca elata Sugar Berry Rhus ovata Tree Tobacco Nicotianna glauca Utah Juniper Juniperous osteosprema (cones) Velvet Ash Fraxinus velutina Velvet Mesquite Prosopis velutina Western Soapberry Sapindus saponaria	Allscale Saltbush Atriplex polycarpa Arizona Rosewood Vauquelinia arizonica Arizona Sophora Sophora arizonica Arrow-Poison Plant Sebastiania bilocularis Arrow Weed Pluchea sericea Banana Yucca Yucca baccata ^ Bernardia Bernardia myricifolia Buttonbush Cepahalanthus occidentalis Birch-leaf Mountain Mahogany Cercocarpus montanus var glaber Burrobrush Hymenoclea salsola Catclaw Acacia greggii ^ Chuparosa Justicia californica Colubrina Colubrina californica Coursetia Coursetia glandulosa Coyote Wllow Salix exigua Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata Desert Agave Agave deserti ^ Desert Almond Prunus fasciculata Desert Broom Baccharis sarothroides Desert Hackberry Celtis pallida ^ Desert Lavender Hyptis emoryi Desert Milkweed Asclepias erosa Desert Olive Forestiera Desert Thorn Lycium andersonii ^ Desert Wolfberry Lycium macrodon ^ False Indigo Amorpha fruticosa Four-winged Saltbush Atriplex canescens Fremont Thornbush Lycium fremontii ^ Golden-flowered Century Plant Agave chrysantha ^ Graythorn Ziziphus obtusifolia ^ Gum Bumela Sideroxylon lanuginosa ^ Holly-leaf Buckthorn Rhamnus crocea ^ Hop Bush Dodonea viscosa Hop Tree Ptelea trifoliata Iodine Bush Allenrolfea occidentalis Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis Long-leaf Joint-Fir Ephedra trifurca (cones) ^ Oreganillo Aloysia wrightii Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens ^ Pygmy-Cedar Peucephyllum schottii Quailbush Atriplex lentiformis Red-berry Barberry Berberis haematocarpa ^ Rough Joint Fir Ephedra aspera (cones) Seep Baccharis Baccharis salicifolia Shrub Live Oak Quercus turbinella Skunkbush Rhus trilobata Southwestern Coralbean Erythrina flabelliformis ^ Sotol / Desert Spoon Dasylirion wheeleri ^ Snapdragon Bush Keckiella (Penstemon) antirrhynoides Texas Bird of Paradise Caesalpinia pulcherria ^ Yellow Trumpet Bush Tecoma stans Wait-a-Minute Bush Mimosa aculeaticarpa biuncifera ^ Warnock's Snakewood Condalia warnockii ^ White-stemmed Milkweed Asclepias albicans White-thorn Acacia Acacia constricta ^ Wolfberry Lycium exsertum ^
Legend: ( , , ,etc.) Indicates the flower color. ^ Thorny plants.
Small Shrubs & Subshrubs	Spring Wildflowers
Allthorn Koeberlinia spinosa ^ Alkali Goldenbush Isocoma acradenia Arizona Wrightwort Carlowrightia arizonica Brickell Bush Brickellia coulteri Brittle Bush Encelia farinosa Brownfoot Acourtia wrightii California Ayenia Ayenia compacta Canyon Ragweed Ambrosia ambrosioides Coulter's Lyrepod Lyrocarpa coulteri Desert Beard-tongue Penstemon pseudospectabilis Desert Holly Acourtia nana Desert Honeysuckle Anisacanthus thurberi Desert Milkweed Asclepias subulata Desert Mistletoe Phoradendron californicum Desert Rose Mallow Hibiscus coulteri Desert Senna Senna covesii Desert Tobacco Nicotiana obtusifolia Desert Twin Bugs Dicoria canescens Emory Dalea Psorothamnus emoryi Fagonia Fagonia laevis ^ Fairyduster Calliandra eriophylla Feather Plume Dalea formosa Flat-topped Buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum Goldeneye Viguiera parishii (V. deltoidea) Goldenhead Acamptopappus spherocephalus Gregg's Prairie Clover Dalea greggii Holly-leaf Bursage Ambrosia ilicifolia ^ Lance-leaf Ditaxis Argythamnia lanceolata Limber Bush Jatropha cardiophylla Little-leaf Brickell Bush Brickellia microphylla Little Lemonhead Coreocarpus arizonicus Mistletoe Phoradendron tomentosum Mojave Aster Xylorhiza tortifolia Narrow-leaf Goldenbush Ericameria linearifolia Needle-leaf Milkweed Asclepias linaria Odora Porophyllum gracile Palmer's Bluestar Amsonia palmeri Paper Bag Bush Salazaria mexicana ^ Paper Flower Psilostrophe cooperi Parry Dalea Marina parryi Pelotazo Abutilon incanum Plicate Coldenia Tiquilia plicata Ragged Rock Flower Crossosoma bigelovii Range Ratany Krameria erecta Rock Echeveria Dudleya saxosa Rock Hibiscus Hibiscus denudatus Sandpaper Plant Petalonyx thurberii San Felipe Dogweed Adenophyllum porophylloides Sand Wash Groundsel Senecio flaccidus Sangre de Drago Jatropha cuneata Saw-toothed Ditaxis Argythamnia serrata ^ Seep Weed Suaeda moquinii Sida Sida tragiifolia Shrubby Bedstraw Galium stellatum Silver Wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana Snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae Sweet Bush Bebbia juncea Tatalencho Gymnosperma glutinosa Tucson Bur Ragweed Ambrosia cordifolia Three-seeded Mercury Acalypha californica Thurber's Cotton Gossypium thurberi Triangle-leaf Bursage Ambrosia deltoidea Trixis Trixis californica Turpentine Bush Ericameria laricifolia Twinberry Menodora scabra Toumey's Shin Dagger Agave toumeyana ^ Turpentine Broom Thamnosma montana Wand Holdback Caesalpinia virgata Waterweed Baccharis sergiloides Wheelscale Saltbush Atriplex elegans White Bursage Ambrosia dumosa White Ratany Krameria grayi Wire Lettuce Stephanomeria pauciflora Woolly Bursage Ambrosia eriocentra Woolly Sunflower Eriophyllum confertiflorum Wright's Buckwheat Eriogonum wrightii Yellow Feltplant Horsfordia newberryi Yerba Santa Eriodictyon angustifolium	American Wild Carrot Daucus pusillus Arch-nutted Comb Bur Pectocarya recurvata Bigelow's Four O'Clock Mirabilis bigelovii Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum Bowlesia Bowlesia incana Booth's Suncup Camissonia boothii Brittle Spine Flower Chorizanthe brevicornu Burro Weed Strangler Orobanche cooperi California Goldfields Lasthenia californica California Mustard Guillenia lasiophylla California Poppy Eschscholtzia californica Centaury Centaurium calycosum California Suncup Camissonia californica Chia Salvia columbariae Clarkia Clarkia rhomboidea (pdf by ct) Coulter's Globe Mallow Sphaeralcea coulteri Coulter's Lupine Lupinus sparsiflorus Creamcups Platystemon californicus Desert Chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana Desert Evening Primrose Oenothera primiveris Desert Lily Hesperocallis undulata Desert Marigold Baileya radiata Desert Poinsettia Euphorbia eriantha (pdf by ct) Desert Rock Pea Lotus rigidus Desert Trumpet Eriogonum inflatum Desert Sunflower Geraea canescens Desert Windflower Anemone tuberosa Desert Zinnia Zinnia acerosa Devil's Spine Flower Chorizanthe rigida Dakota Mock Vervain Perityle emoryi Downy Monkeyflower Mimetanthe pilosa Emory Rock Daisy Perityle emoryi Evening Snow Linanthus dichotomus Globe Mallow Sphaeralcia ambigua Golden Dyssodia Thymophylla pentachaeta Golden Linanthus Linanthus aureu Hackberry Beard-tongue Penstemon subulatus Indian Paintbrush Castaleja minor (pdf ct) Indianwheat / Woolly Plantain Plantago ovata Lacepod Thysanocarpus curvipes Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata Mojave Desert Star Monoptilon bellioides New Mexico Thistle Cirsium neomexicanum Notch-leaved Phacelia Phacelia ambigua Owl's Clover Castilleja exserta Orange Fiddle-neck Amsinckia intermedia Parry's Penstemon Penstemon parryi Pellitory Perietaria hespera Pineapple Weed Matricaria discoidea Plains Blackfoot Melampodium leucanthum Popcorn Flower Cryptantha angustifolia Purple Mat Nama demissum Purple Nightshade Solanum xanti Rattlesnake Weed Chamaesyce albomarginata Red Maids Calandrinia ciliata Red-stemmed Fillaree Erodium cicutarium Sand Peppergrass Lepidium lasiocarpum Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis Scrambled Eggs Corydalis aurea Seep Monkey Flower Mimulus guttatus Silver Puffs Microseris linearifolia Small Venus' Looking-glass Triodanis biflora Spiny Haplopappus Machaeranthera pinnatifida Straggling Mariposa Lilly Calochortus flexuosus (pdf by ct) Trailing Four O'Clock Allionia incarnata Tufted Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa Whispering Bells Emmenanthe penduliflora White Easterbonnets Antheropeas lanosum White Tackstem Calycoseris wrightii Woolly Desertstar Eriastrum eremicum Woolly Plantain Plantago patagonica Yellow-throated Gilia Gilia flavocincta Yellow Suncup Camissonia brevipes (ct) <-- Wildflower pages by Chris Trask. Ferns, etc. Cliff-Brake Pellaea truncata Coville's Lip Fern Cheilanthes covillei Parry's Lip Fern Cheilanthes parryi Standley Cloak Fern Notholaena standleyi Arizona Spikemoss Selaginella arizonica
Grasses	Summer/Fall Wildflowers
Arizona Cottontop Digitaria californica Bermuda Grass Cynodon dactylon Big Galeta Pleuraphis rigida Buffel Grass Pennisetum ciliare Bush Muhly Muhlenbergia porteri Curly-mesquite Hilaria belangeri Deer Grass Muhlenbergia rigens Fluff Grass Erioneuron pulchellum Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum Giant Reed Arundo donax Mediterranean Grass Schismus barbatus Needle Grama Bouteloua aristidoides Plains Bristlegrass Setaria macrostachya Purple Three-awn Aristida purpurea Rothrock Grama Bouteloua rothrockii Sideoats Grama Bouteloua curtipendula Sixweeks Threeawn Aristida adscencionis Witchgrass Panicum capillare Wild Oat Avena fatua Desert Grasses - by Van Devender & Dimmitt, Sonoran Desert Museum.	Bigelow's Tansy Aster Machaeranthera bigelovii Bladder Mallow Herissantia crispa Blazing Star Mentzelia multiflora California Caltrop Kallstroemia californica Camphor Weed Heterotheca subaxillaris Cardinal Monkeyflower Mimulus cardinalis Clammy Weed Polanisia trachysperma Colorado Four-O'Clock Mirabilis multiflora Desert Thorn-apple Datura discolor Doubleclaw Proboscidea parviflora Fringed Amaranth Amaranthus fimbriatus Heliotrope Heliotropium currasavicum Horehound Marrubium vulgare Hummingbird Trumpet Zauschneria californica Mojave Milkweed Asclepias nyctaginifolia Nightshade Solanum douglasii Prickleleaf Dogweed Thymophylla acerosa Prickly Poppy Aremone spp. ^ Prostrate Spurge (Smallseed Sandmat) Chamaesyce polycarpa Sacred Datura Datura wrightii Salt Marsh Fleabane Pluchea odorata Scarlet Four-O'Clock Mirabilis coccinea Scarlet Spiderling Boerhavia coccinea Skeleton Weed Eriogonum deflexum Southern Cattail Typha domingensis Spiderling Boerhavia intermedia Summer Poppy Kallstroemia grandiflora Sunflower Helianthus annuus Texas Betony Stachys coccinea Thick-leaved Ground Cherry Physalis crassifolia Unicorn Plant Proboscidea altheaefolia Yerba Mansa Anemopsis californica Yellow Columbine Aquilegia chrysantha Wooly Tidestromia Tidestromia lanuginosa Wright's Thelypody Thelypodium wrightii Yuma Sandmat Chamaesyce setiloba
Cacti	Weeds
Beavertail Prickly Pear Opuntia basilaris ^ Buckhorn Cholla Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa ^ Cardon Cactus Pachycereus pringlei ^ Cane Cholla Cylindropuntia spinosior ^ Chain Fruit Cholla Opuntia fulgida ^ Compass Barrel Cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus ^ Coville's Barrel Ferocactus emoryii ^ Desert Christmas Cactus Cylindropuntia leptocaulis ^ Diamond Cholla Cylindropuntia ramosissima ^ Engelmann Prickly Pear Opuntia engelmannii ^ Engelmann Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus engelmannii ^ Fishook Barrel Cactus Ferocactus wislizenii ^ Fishook Cactus Mammillaria grahamii var. microcarpa ^ Graham's Pincushion Mammillaria grahamii ^ Nightblooming Cereus Peniocereus greggii ^ Organ Pipe Cactus Cereus thurberi ^ Pancake Prickly Pear Opuntia chlorotica ^ Pencil Fruit Cholla Opuntia arbuscula ^ Saguaro Cactus Cereus giganteus ^ Senita Cactus Cereus schottii ^ Silver or Golden Cholla Cylindropuntia echinocarpa ^ Teddy Bear Cholla Cylindropuntia bigelovii ^ Vines Arizona Swallowwort Cynanchum arizonicum Bigseed Cuscuta Cuscuta indecora Big Root Marah gilensis Canyon Grape Vitis arizonica Canyon Morning-glory Ipomoea barbatisepala Climbing Milkweed Funastrum cynanchoides Climbing Wortclub Boerhavia scandens Finger-leaf Gourd Cucurbita digitata Indian Root Aristolochia watsonii Janusia Vine Janusia gracilis Morning Glory Ipomoea hederacea Paiute False Bindweed Calystegia longipes Poison Ivy Rhus radicans Snapdragon Vine Maurandella antirrhiniflora Woodbine Parthenocissus vitacea Virgin's Bower Clematis drummondii	African Sumac (Karee) Rhus lancea Amaranthus (Pig Weed) Amaranthus palmeri Asian Mustard Brassica tournefortii Australian Saltbush Atriplex semibacatta Barley Hordeum glaucum Blessed Milkthistle Silybum marianum Buffel Grass Pennisetum ciliare Burclover Medicago polymorpha Castorbean Ricinus communis Cheeseweed Malva parviflora Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium Common Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Creeping Wood-sorrel Oxalis corniculata Desert Horse-purslane Trianthema portulacastrum Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum Giant Reed Arundo donax Hyssop Spurge Chamaesyce hyssopifolia Johnson Grass Sorghum halepense Lamb's Quarters Chenopodium album London Rocket Sysibrium irio Malta Star Thistle Centaurea melitensis Mediterranean Grass Schismus barbatus Pineapple Weed Matricaria discoidea Prostrate Pigweed Amaranthus albus Puncture Vine Tribulus terestris ^ Purple Nutsedge Cyperus rotundus Red Brome Grass Bromus rubens Rupturewort Herniaria hirsuta cinerea Russian Thistle Salsola tragus ^ Shepherd's Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Silverleaf Nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium ^ Sow Thistle Sonchus oleraceus Spotted Ladysthumb Polygonum persicaria Spiderling Boerhavia intermedia Tamarisk (Salt Cedar) Tamarix pentandra Vitex Vitex agnus-castus Yerba de Tago Eclipta prostrata
Mammals	Reptiles & Amphibians
Audubon's Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus (rs) Cliff Chipmunk Eutamias dorsalis Coyote Canis latrans Desert Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis Ferral Burro Equus asinus Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus (rs) Harris' Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus harrisi Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus Peccary (Javelina) Pecari angulatus (rs) Ringtail (rs) Rock Squirrel Citelus variegatus Round-tail Ground Squirrel Citelus tereticaudus Western Pipistrel Pipistrellus hesperus (cpnha) Whitethroat Woodrat Neotoma albigula (rs) <-- Photography by Robert Shantz. Fish Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus	Chuckwalla Sauromalus obesus Clark's Spiny Lizard Pyrocephalus rubinus (th) Desert Iguana Dipsosaurus dorsalis Desert Horned Lizard Phrynosoma platyrhinos Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizii Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister Eastern Collared Lizard Crotaphytus collaris Gila Monster Heloderma suspectus (rs) Greater Earless Lizard Cophosaurus texanus Lesser Earless Lizard Holbrookia maculata Long-tailed Brush Lizard Urosaurus graciosus Mediterranean Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus Red-eared Slider Trachemys scripta elegans Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana Sonoran Collared Lizard Crotaphytus nebrius Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus Western Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus Western Whiptail Cnemidophorus tigris Zebra-tailed Lizard Callisaurus draconoides Black-necked Garter Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer Ground Snake Sonora semiannulata Lyre Snake Trimorphodon biscutatus Mohave Rattlesnake Crotalus scutulatus Ringneck Snake Diadophis punctatus Sonoran Whipsnake Masticophis bilineatus Speckled Rattlesnake Crotalus mitchellii Tiger Rattlesnake Crotalus tigris Canyon Tree Frog Hyla arenicolor Couch's Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus couchii Lowland Leopard Frog Rana yavapaiensis Red Spotted Toad Bufo punctatus Sonoran Desert Toad Bufo alvarius Southern Spadefoot Toad Scaphiopus multiplicatus
Birds of Desert & Foothills	City Birds
American Kestrel Falco sparverius Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens (rs) Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Polioptila melanura (rs) Black-throated Sparrow Amphispiza biliniata Brewer's Sparrow Spizella breweri (rs) Brown-crested Flycatcher Myiarchus tyrannulus (rs) Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Canyon Towhee Pipilo fuscus Common Raven Corvus corax (rs) Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus (rs) House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus (rs) Lesser Goldfinch Carduelis psaltria Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus Lucy's Warbler Vermivora luciae (th) Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis (rs) Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis (rs) Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya (rs) Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus (rs) Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni (rs) White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Verdin Auriparus flaviceps (pc) (rd) <-- Bird photography by Rich Ditch. (rs) <-- Photography by Robert Shantz.	Abert's Towhee Piplio aberti Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia (rd) Barn Owl Tyto alba Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans (rs) Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater (rs) European Starling Sturnus vulgarus Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus House Finch Carpodacus mexicanus (rs) House Sparrow Passer domesticus Inca Dove Columbina inca Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Peach-Faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Rock Pigeon Columba livia Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya (rs) White-winged Dove Zenaida asiatica Verdin Auriparus flaviceps (pc) (th) <-- Photography by Thomas Heinrich. (pc) <-- Photography by Patrick Coin.
Water & Riparian Habitat Birds	Butterflies
Abert's Towhee Piplio aberti American Coot Fulica americana (rs) American Widgeon Anas americana American Pipit Anthus rubescens (sz) Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon (rs) Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans (rs) Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Common Merganser Mergus merganser Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus (rs) Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus (rs) Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus Green Heron Butorides virescens Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus (rs) Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Lazuli Bunting Passerina amoena (rs) Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern Pintail Anas acuta Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis (rs) Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus (rs) Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Snowy Egret Egretta thula (rs) Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus (rs) White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi (rs) Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus rubinus (th) Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia (rs) (sz) <-- Photography by Sandy Z.	Arizona Powdered Skipper Systasea zampa Arizona Sister Adelpha bredowii eulalia Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia crocale California Checkerspot Chlosyne californica Chalcedona Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae (rs) Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole Edward's Blue Hemiargus ceraunus gyas Elada Checkerspot Texoloa elada Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes Golden-banded Skipper Autochton cellus (rs) Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylos ceos Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus Leda Hairstreak Ministrymon leda Leila Hackberry Butterfly Asterocampa leila Marine Blue Leptotes marina Monarch Danaus plexippus Mormo Metal-Mark Apodemia mormo Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa Northern White Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Palmer's Metal-Mark Apodemia palmeri Phyleus Skipper Hylephila phyleus Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Pygmy Blue Brephidium exile Queen Danaus gillipus Red Spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis arizonensis Rudkin's Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes coloro Scrub Mallow Hairstreak Strymon istapa Snout Butterfly Libytheana bachmanni Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia (rs) Photography by Robert Shantz.
Moths	Flies, Bees & Wasps
Baccharis Inchworm Moth Elpiste metanemaria Five-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata Hubbard's Silk Moth Sphingicampa hubbardi Jessica's Underwing Catocala jessica Melipotis acontioides no common name Milkweed Tiger Moth Lerina incarnata Schinia Moth Schinia sp. Sesiid Moth Hymenoclea palmii Tomato Hornworm Manduca quinquemaculata Misc. Insects Desert Subterranean Termite Heterotermes aureus Encrusting Termites Gnathamitermes perplexus Firebrat Thermobia domestica Green Lacewing Chrysopa sp.	Alkali Bee Nomia sp. Bear-Trap Ant Odontomachus Big-headed Ant (Pheidole sp.) (tl) Bot Fly Cuterebra sp. Cactus Bee Diadasia sp. (rs) Carpenter Ant (Camponotus festinatus) (tl) Carpenter Bee Xylocopa californica Cricket Hunter Wasp Chlorion aerarium Dark-winged Fungus Gnat Sciaridae Desert Harvester Ant Messor pergandei Digger Bee Centris pallida Fruit Fly Euaresta stigmatica Gall Midge Asphondylia Green Sweat Bee Agapostemon texanus Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex Hover Fly Syrphidae Honey Bee Apis mellifera Honeypot Ant (Myrmecocystus mimicus) (tl) Long-legged Fly Dolichopodidae Leaf-cutter Ant (Acromyrmex versicolor) (tl) Native Fire Ant (Solenopsis xyloni) (tl) Paper Wasp Polistes Robber Fly Saropogon mohawki Sonoran Bumblebee Bombus sonorus Tachinid Fly Tachinidae Tarantula Hawk Pepsis - (Pompilidae) More Wasps and Bees ... (sasi) <-- Sonoran Arthropods Studies Inc. (tl) <-- Photography by TightLoop.com
Dragonflies & Damselflies	Fungi
Blue-eyed Darner California Dancer Comanche Skimmer Desert Firetail Familiar Bluet Filigree Skimmer Flame Skimmer Gray Sand Dragon Great Spreadwing Green Darner Mexican Amberwing Neon Skimmer Rambur's Forktail Red Rock Skimmer Red Saddlebags Rubyspot Variegated Meadowhawk	Bermuda Smut - a fungus infection -Ustilago cynodontis Bracket Fungus Ganoderma sp. Desert Shaggy Mane Podaxis pistillaris Diminutive Mushrooms Mycena sp. Fishscale Lichen - a fungus/alga symbiont Psora crenata Peltula Lichen - a pearly black soil crust lichen - Peltula richardsii Hard-skinned Puffball Astraeus hygrometricus Mollusks Decollate Snail Decollata rumina Garden Snail Helix aspera Gray Garden Slug Deroceras Tallus Snail Sonorella spp.
True Bugs	Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Allies
Apache Cicada Diceroprocta apache Assassin Bug Reduviidae Bee Assassin Apiomerus spissipes Bordered Plant Bug Largus sp. Charcoal & Red Seed Bug Neacoryphus lateralis Chilopsis Sharpshooter Neokolla sp. Cochineal Scale Dactylopius sp. Conchuela Bug Chlorochroa ligata Creosote Bush Stink Bug Dendrocoris contaminatus Flatid Planthoppers Flatidae Green Lacewing Chrysopa sp. Hackberry Petiole Psyllid Pachypsylla sp. Leaf-footed Bug Acanthocephala granulosa Leaf-footed Bug Leptoglossus zonatus Mealybug Pseudococcidae Mesquite Thorn Hopper Platycentrus acuticornis Milkweed Bug Lygaeus kalmii Milkweed Bug, Large Oncopeltus sp. Negro Bugs Thyreocoridae Seed Bug/False Chinch Bug Nysius sp. Oleander Aphid Aphis nerii Orange Assassin Pselliopsis Plant Hopper Oeclidius sp. Prickly Pear Leaf-footed Bug Narnia sp. Say's Stink Bug Chlorochroa sayi Smoketree Sharpshooter Homalodisca liturata Wax Scale Margarodidae Water Strider Gerridae Whitefly Aleyrodidae	Alkali Grasshopper Anconia integra Blue-winged Grasshopper Leprus intermedius Creosote Bush Katydid Insara covilleae Creosote Bush Walkingstick Diapheromera covilleae Desert Clicker Grasshopper Ligurotettix coquilletti Elegant Bush Katydid Insara elegans Green Bird Grasshopper Schistocerca shoshone Gray Bird Grasshopper Schistocerca nitens Horse Lubber Grasshopper Taeniopoda eques (rs) Many Hued Grasshopper Poecilotettix sanguineus Pallid-winged Grasshopper Trimerotropis pallidipennis Praying Mantis sp. Red-shanked Grasshopper Xanthippus corallipes Spur-throated Grasshopper Barytettix humphreysii Tree Cricket Oecanthus spp. Spotted Bird Grasshopper Schistocerca lineata Yarrow's Spur-throat Grasshopper Melanoplus yarrowii
Beetles	Spiders & other Arthropods
Acmaeodera Beetle Acmaeodera alicia Ambrosia Leaf Beetles Zygogramma tortuosa Ashy-gray Lady Bird Olla v-nigrum Burrobrush Leaf Beetle Leptinotarsa lineolata Casebearer Leaf Beetle Cryptocephalus Chrysobothris Jewel Beetle Chrysobothris sp. Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens Creosote Litter Beetle Pachybrachis mellitus Double-banded Bycid Sphaenothecus bivitatta Fig-Eater Beetle Cotinis mutabilis Flower Longhorned Beetle Crossidius sp. Hercules Beetle Dynastes granti Iron Cross Beetle Tegrodera aloga Leaf Beetle Chrysomelidae Long-jawed Longhorn Beetle Dendrobias mandibularis Masked Chafer Cyclocephala melanocephala Metalic Wood-boring Beetle Hippomelas shenicus Net-winged Beetle Lycidae Palo Verde Root Borer Derobrachus geminatus Pinacate Beetle Eleodes spinipes Red-eared Blister Beetle Lytta auriculata Seven-spot Lady Bird Coccinella septempunctata Silver Twig Weevil Ophryastes argentata Striped Willow Flea Beetle Disonycha alternata Three-lined Potato Beetle Lema daturaphila Tiger Beetle Cicindela spp.	Arizona Bark Scorpion Centruroides sculpturatus Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata Black Widow Spider Latrodectus hesperus (cpnha) Crab Spider Misumenops deserti Desert Centipede Scolopendra polymorpha Desert Tarantula Aphonopelma sp. Dictynid Spider Dictyna Fishing Spider Dolomedes gertschi Funnel Web Spider Agelenidae Gall Mite Eriophyes Giant Crab Spider Olios fasciculatus Giant Desert Centipede Scolopendra heros (cpnha) Giant Hairy Scorpion Hadrurus arizonensis Giant Millipede Orthoporus ornatus Greenhouse Millipede Oxidus gracilis Green Lynx Peucetia viridans Jumping Spider Thiodina Red Velvet Mite Dinothrombium (tl) Southern House Spider Kukulcania hibernalis Sun Spider Eremobates sp. Sheet Web Spider Linyphiidae Tarantula Spider Theraphosidae Thin-Legged Wolf Spider Pardosa sp. Wall Spider Oecobius annulipes Wolf Spider Hogna sp. (tl) <-- Photography by TightLoop.com (cpnha) <-- Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Habitats
Bosque - Mesquite Woodland Basin Fire	Riparian - Desert Oases Soil Crust Desert Varnish @ Waynes World