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The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico. The western portion of the Mexico–United States border passes through the Sonoran ...
A partial list of the butterflies and moths that can be found within the borders of the State of Arizona is: Achalarus toxeus (strays from south), coyote cloudywing, coyote skipper; Agathymus aryxna, Arizona giant skipper; Agraulis vanillae Gulf fritillary; Asterocampa leilia, emperess Leilia (brushfoot) Atlides halesus, giant purple hairstreak
Euchloe guaymasensis, the Sonoran marble or Sonoran white, is a species of butterfly in the family Pieridae. [1] It is native to Sonora in Mexico and has been seen once in Arizona in the United States. [1] The butterfly has a wingspan of 31–37 millimetres (1.2–1.5 in). The upperside is pale yellow.
Philotes is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Philotes is a monotypic genus containing only Philotes sonorensis, the Sonoran blue or stonecrop blue, found in North America in California and Baja California. [2] The habitat consists of rocky washes, outcrops and cliffs in deserts. [3] The wingspan is 22–25 mm. [2]
Apodemia mejicanus, the Mexican metalmark or Sonoran metalmark, is a species of butterfly in the family Riodinidae (the metalmarks). It was first described by Hans Hermann Behr in 1865. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is found in North America.
The Sonoran desert wraps around the northern end of the Gulf of California, from Baja California Sur (El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in central and Pacific west coast, Central Gulf Coast subregion on east to southern tip), north through much of Baja California, excluding the central northwest mountains and Pacific west coast, through southeastern California and southwestern and southern ...
A cougar at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. This image shows the natural surroundings created for the animal enclosures. Founded in 1952, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum interprets the complete natural history of a single region—the Sonoran Desert and adjacent ecosystems—with plants and animals from the region featured together in its exhibits.
The exhibit features 30-50 different butterfly species daily and 100 over the season. The butterfly species range from Costa Rica, South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Right outside of the exit of the greenhouse is the Chrysalis exhibit where you can watch butterfly chrysalises hatch all season long.