The Lower Rio Grande Valley is one of the best butterflying locations in the entire United States. Here are pictures of butterflies from that region, taken with a Nikon CoolPix 4500, nearly all using natural lighting. Click here for some of the psychotic butterfliers and other wildlife from the LRGV with whom I went butterflying.
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004 |
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 Note that while this species is called a fritillary, it's actually classified as a longwing. |
Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) Bentsen World Birding Center, Hidalgo Co. 19 Oct 2004 | |
Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) World Birding Center, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 04 |
same individual |
Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona) Starr Co., TX 17 Oct 2004 |
Here's a Theona cavorting with a feisty Phaon Crescent! Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004 |
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004 |
same individual |
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 | |
Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) Frontera Audubon, Hidalgo Co., TX 18 Oct 2004 |
Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) Frontera Audubon, Hidalgo Co., TX 18 Oct 2004 |
Elada Checkerspot (Microtia (Texola) elada), mated pair Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
Elada Checkerspot (Microtia (Texola) elada) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 | |
Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana texana) (formerly placed in Phyciodes) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
Pale-banded (Tulcis) Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis) (formerly placed in Phyciodes) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 04 |
Pale-banded (Tulcis) Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis) (formerly placed in Phyciodes) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 04 |
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Starr Co., TX 16 Oct 2004 |
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004 |
Created on ... Mar 2, 2005 | Updated on ... Mar 26, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com