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| Mexican Bluewing, Myscelia ethusa |
Few places can offer the variety of butterflies that can be found in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
This is a partial list of sightings over recent trips.
ID questions or comments may be sent to: naturewatch@austin.rr.com
Skippers - Hesperiidae:
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| Guava Skipper, Phocides palemon |
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| Long-tailed Skipper, Urbanus proteus |
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| Brown Longtail, Urbanus procne |
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| Two-barred Flasher, Astraptes fulgerator |
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| Mimosa Skipper, Cogia calchas |
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| Glazed Pellicia, Pellicia arina |
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| Mazans Scallopwing, male, Staphylus mazans |
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| Mazans Scallopwing, female, Staphylus mazans |
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| Northern Sicklewing, Eantis tamenund |
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| White-patched Skipper, Chiomara georgina |
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| White Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus albescens |
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| Tropical Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus oileus |
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| Turk's-cap White-Skipper, Heliopetes macaira |
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| Laviana White-Skipper, Heliopetes laviana |
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| Pale-rayed Skipper, Vidius perigenes |
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| Julia's Skipper, Nastra julia |
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| Fawn-spotted Skipper, Cymaenes trebius |
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| Clouded Skipper, Lerema accius |
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| Double-dotted Skipper, Decinea percosius |
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| Southern Skipperling, Copaeodes minima |
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| Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus |
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| Common Mellana, Quasimellana eulogius |
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| Eufala Skipper, Lerodea eufala |
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| Olive-clouded Skipper, Lerodea arabus |
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| Purple-washed Skipper, Panoquina lucas |
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| Hecebolus Skipper, Panoquina hecebolus |
Swallowtails - Papilionidae:
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| Western Giant Swallowtail, Papilio rumiko |
Whites and Sulphurs - Pieridae:
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| Great Southern White, Ascia monuste |
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| Giant White, Ganyra josephina |
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| Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae |
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| Large Orange Sulphur, Phoebis agarithe |
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| Orange-barred Sulphur, Phoebis philea |
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| Lyside Sulphur, Kricogonia lyside |
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| Boisduval's Yellow, Eurema boisduvaliana |
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| Tailed Orange, Pyrisitia proterpia |
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| Little Yellow, Pyrisitia lisa |
Gossamer-winged Butterflies - Lycaenidae:
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| Marius Hairstreak, Rekoa marius |
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| Silver-banded Hairstreak, Chlorostrymon simaethis |
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| Dusky-blue Groundstreak, Calycopis isobeon |
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| Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak, Strymon istapa |
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| Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak, Strymon bazochii |
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| Clytie Ministreak, Ministrymon clytie |
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| Cassius Blue, Leptotes cassius |
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| Western Pygmy-Blue, Brephidium exilis |
Metalmarks - Riodinidae:
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| Rounded Metalmark, Calephelis perditalis |
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| Red-bordered Metalmark, Caria ino |
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| Blue Metalmark, Lasaia sula |
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| Red-bordered Pixie, Melanis pixe |
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| Curve-winged Metalmark, Emesis emesia |
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| Walker's Metalmark, Apodemia walkeri |
Brush-footed Butterflies - Nymphalidae:
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| Monarch, Danaus plexippus |
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| Soldier, Danaus eresimus |
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| Zebra Heliconian, Heliconius charithonia |
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| Mexican Fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia |
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| Mexican Bluewing, Myscelia ethusa |
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| Crimson Patch, Chlosyne janais |
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| Theona Checkerspot, Chlosyne theona |
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| Bordered Patch, Chlosyne lacinia |
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| Elada Checkerspot, Texola elada |
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| Phaon Crescent, Phyciodes phaon |
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| Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos |
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| Pale-banded, or Tulcis, Crescent, Anthanassa tulcis |
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| Texan Crescent, Anthanassa texana |
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| Tropical Buckeye, Junonia evarete |
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| White Peacock, Anartia jatrophae |
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| Malachite, Siproeta stelenes |
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| Tropical Leafwing, Anaea aidea |
