Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas


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:


Guava Skipper, Phocides palemon

Long-tailed Skipper, Urbanus proteus

Brown Longtail, Urbanus procne

Two-barred Flasher, Astraptes fulgerator

Mimosa Skipper, Cogia calchas

Glazed Pellicia, Pellicia arina

Mazans Scallopwing, male, Staphylus mazans

Mazans Scallopwing, female, Staphylus mazans

Northern Sicklewing, Eantis tamenund

White-patched Skipper, Chiomara georgina

White Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus albescens

Tropical Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus oileus

Turk's-cap White-Skipper, Heliopetes macaira

Laviana White-Skipper, Heliopetes laviana

Pale-rayed Skipper, Vidius perigenes

Julia's Skipper, Nastra julia

Fawn-spotted Skipper, Cymaenes trebius

Clouded Skipper, Lerema accius

Double-dotted Skipper, Decinea percosius

Southern Skipperling, Copaeodes minima 

Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus

Common Mellana, Quasimellana eulogius

Eufala Skipper, Lerodea eufala

Olive-clouded Skipper, Lerodea arabus

Purple-washed Skipper, Panoquina lucas

Hecebolus Skipper, Panoquina hecebolus

Swallowtails - Papilionidae:



Western Giant Swallowtail, Papilio rumiko

Whites and Sulphurs - Pieridae:



Great Southern White, Ascia monuste

Giant White, Ganyra josephina

Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae

Large Orange Sulphur, Phoebis agarithe

Orange-barred Sulphur, Phoebis philea

Lyside Sulphur, Kricogonia lyside

Boisduval's Yellow, Eurema boisduvaliana


Tailed Orange, Pyrisitia proterpia

Little Yellow, Pyrisitia lisa

Gossamer-winged Butterflies - Lycaenidae:



Marius Hairstreak, Rekoa marius

Silver-banded Hairstreak, Chlorostrymon simaethis

Dusky-blue Groundstreak, Calycopis isobeon

Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak, Strymon istapa

Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak, Strymon bazochii

Clytie Ministreak, Ministrymon clytie
Cassius Blue, Leptotes cassius

Western Pygmy-Blue, Brephidium exilis



Metalmarks - Riodinidae:


Rounded Metalmark, Calephelis perditalis

Red-bordered Metalmark, Caria ino

Blue Metalmark, Lasaia sula

Red-bordered Pixie, Melanis pixe

Curve-winged Metalmark, Emesis emesia

Walker's Metalmark, Apodemia walkeri

Brush-footed Butterflies - Nymphalidae:


Monarch, Danaus plexippus

Soldier, Danaus eresimus
Zebra Heliconian, Heliconius charithonia

Mexican Fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia

Mexican Bluewing, Myscelia ethusa
Crimson Patch, Chlosyne janais

Theona Checkerspot, Chlosyne theona

Bordered Patch, Chlosyne lacinia

Elada Checkerspot, Texola elada

Phaon Crescent, Phyciodes phaon

Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos

Pale-banded, or Tulcis, Crescent, Anthanassa tulcis

Texan Crescent, Anthanassa texana

Tropical Buckeye, Junonia evarete

White Peacock, Anartia jatrophae

Malachite, Siproeta stelenes

Tropical Leafwing, Anaea aidea



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