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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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 379 verified sightings
Observation date: May 07, 2023
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 16, 2023
Observation date: Sep 10, 2022
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 05, 2023
Observation date: Oct 18, 2022
Submitted by: grosenberry
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 29, 2022
Observation date: Oct 19, 2022
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 21, 2022
Observation date: Oct 09, 2022
Submitted by: DannyboyKS
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Oct 10, 2022
Submitted by: hgbyrne
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 10, 2022
Observation date: Sep 03, 2020
Submitted by: aflower
Region: La Plata County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Oct 02, 2022
Observation date: Aug 28, 2020
Submitted by: dbrudin
Region: El Paso County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: mikefisher
Verified date: Sep 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 21, 2022
Submitted by: hasfitz5
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Sep 10, 2022
Observation date: Aug 27, 2022
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 31, 2022
Observation date: Aug 13, 2022
Submitted by: tjay13
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Aug 13, 2022
Submitted by: tjay13
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 18, 2022
Observation date: Aug 06, 2022
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Aug 08, 2022
Observation date: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jul 20, 2022
Observation date: May 25, 2022
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 04, 2022
Observation date: May 30, 2022
Submitted by: bonfrey
Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 02, 2022
Observation date: May 18, 2022
Submitted by: cjgoin
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 20, 2022
Observation date: Apr 24, 2022
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 25, 2022
Observation date: Oct 30, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Mar 04, 2022
Observation date: Sep 15, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Mar 03, 2022
Observation date: Oct 08, 2021
Submitted by: Arley
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Nov 20, 2021
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Nov 24, 2021
Observation date: Aug 27, 2017
Submitted by: Paul Prappas
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 21, 2021
Observation date: Nov 15, 2021
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Nov 20, 2021
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