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: Jul 15, 2022
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
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Region: Socorro County, New Mexico, United States
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Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Observation date: Apr 24, 2022
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Apr 25, 2022
Observation date: Oct 30, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Mar 04, 2022
Observation date: Sep 15, 2021
Submitted by: jamesvonloh
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
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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
Observation date: Nov 02, 2021
Submitted by: Red Morpho
Region: Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 18, 2021
Observation date: Oct 30, 2021
Submitted by: Gordon Berman
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Nov 11, 2021
Observation date: Jul 12, 2021
Submitted by: robertpb
Region: Coconino County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 16, 2021
Observation date: Sep 26, 2021
Submitted by: Joshua C
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2015
Submitted by: Joseph Miller
Region: Reno County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 22, 2021
Observation date: Apr 03, 2019
Submitted by: Mark Salvato
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
Observation date: Aug 26, 2021
Submitted by: Aner
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 09, 2021
Observation date: Apr 20, 2015
Submitted by: janiscooper
Region: Grant County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Sep 07, 2021
Observation date: Jul 07, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 24, 2021
Observation date: Jul 31, 2018
Submitted by: chherrmann
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jun 03, 2021
Observation date: May 08, 2021
Submitted by: guy_incognito
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 22, 2021
Observation date: May 31, 2019
Submitted by: Joshua C
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Apr 27, 2021
Observation date: Apr 23, 2018
Submitted by: otusasiotours
Region: Brewster County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 24, 2021
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