WENIMA WILDLIFE AREA

Wenima WIldlife Area is northwest of Springerville Arizona, Apache County. All pictures were taken on July 31 and August 1, 2010

Little Colorado River

Poison Milkweed (aka Horsetail Milkweed, Whorled Milkweed), Asclepias subverticillata

Male Monarch Butterfly on a Milkweed

Prairie Zinnia

Fendler Globemallow (SPFEE - Sphaeralcea fendleri var. elongata)

Carduus nutans (CANU4), a.k.a. Musk Thistle and Nodding Thistle

Plateau Striped Whiptail

Satyr Comma a.k.a. Satyr Anglewing (Polygonia satyrus)

Yellow Salsify (TRDU - Tragopogon dubius)

American Vetch (VIAML8 - Vicia americana var. linearis)

Jerusalem Cricket (large insect) (Stenopelmatus) and Ground Beetle (Chlaenius Sericeus)

Arizona Walnut (JUNA - Juglans major)

Field Bindweed (COAR4 - Convolvulus arvensis) (White Flower) and Yellow Evening Primrose (OEFL - Oenothera flava)

Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)

Bumble Bee (Bombus nevadensis) on a Carduus nutans (CANU4), a.k.a. Musk Thistle and Nooding Thistle

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) on Field Bindweed (COAR4 - Convolvulus arvensis) at Wenima Wildlife Area

Golden Tickseed (COTI3 - Coreopsis tinctoria)

Common Chicory (CIIN - Cichorium intybus)

White Lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata)

Groove-billed Ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris). A rare vagrant to Arizona.  The last accepted record was in 2006.

Pictures Taken by Michael Clinton , rights reserved