Feeding on Bebbia juncea. Wing pattern doesn't seem to quite match checkered skippers (of which there were white/common, desert and tropical present as well)
On mesquite along roadway. There were a few adults and a mass of nymphs.
Giant Mesquite Bug
One of the two.
Hopping trail on bank of Santa Cruz River, under the Cortaro Road bridge.
Old kill site and scrape. Scrape measures approx 6x8 inches. Under mesquite tree, south of interstate underpass next to dry desert wash. Remains of javelina present (hair, both fragments, stomach contents).
On mesquite along roadway. There were a few adults and a mass of nymphs.