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 05, 2020
Submitted by: Risa Bee
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Apr 01, 2021
Observation date: May 26, 2020
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
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Verified date: Nov 03, 2020
Observation date: Oct 15, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Oct 27, 2020
Observation date: Oct 10, 2020
Submitted by: JKHatfield
Region: Culberson County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 28, 2020
Submitted by: Ed Rothwell
Region: Pima County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Oct 04, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2020
Submitted by: JudyLY
Region: Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Sep 12, 2020
Observation date: Aug 16, 2020
Submitted by: Heresme33
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Aug 16, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2012
Submitted by: cjbruchman
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Aug 12, 2020
Observation date: Jun 24, 2020
Submitted by: Shaylatamblyn
Region: Gila County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jul 24, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: MAKI
Region: Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jul 08, 2020
Observation date: Jun 21, 2020
Submitted by: Elaine-NM
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
Observation date: May 31, 2020
Submitted by: Joshua C
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 25, 2020
Observation date: Jun 03, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Jun 24, 2020
Observation date: Jun 11, 2020
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jun 16, 2020
Observation date: Jun 12, 2020
Submitted by: J Tinsman
Region: Clark County, Nevada, United States
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: Jun 14, 2020
Observation date: Sep 01, 2019
Submitted by: jft48
Region: Torrance County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: May 07, 2020
Observation date: Apr 29, 2020
Submitted by: Arusso
Region: Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Apr 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: Becky Byrum
Region: Washington County, Utah, United States
Verified by: RaisingButterfl...
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: Oct 03, 2017
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Garfield County, Utah, United States
Verified by: RaisingButterfl...
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: Oct 02, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Washington County, Utah, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Feb 02, 2020
Observation date: May 13, 2019
Submitted by: stevecary
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Jan 25, 2020
Observation date: Sep 29, 2019
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: stevecary
Verified date: Nov 07, 2019
Observation date: Nov 04, 2019
Submitted by: Bob Herrmann
Region: Cochise County, Arizona, United States
Verified by: John Saba
Verified date: Nov 05, 2019
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