Butterflies of Texas

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.

Grass Skippers (Hesperiidae: Hesperiinae)

Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) La Grulla, Starr Co., TX 14 Oct 2004	Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) La Grulla, Starr Co., TX 14 Oct 2004

	Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes odilia) Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary, Cameron Co., TX 18 Oct 2004
Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes odilia) caught by crab spider Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary, Cameron Co., TX 18 Oct 2004	Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes odilia) caught by crab spider Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary, Cameron Co., TX 18 Oct 2004

Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 16 Oct 2004	Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Bentsen R.G.S.P., Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

	Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), male Bentsen R.G.S.P., Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), female Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004	Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius), female NABA Park, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004

Probably a Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) or possibly a Liris Skipper (Lerema liris) (aka L. ancillaris liris) Bentsen R.G.S.P., Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus), male Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

Whirlabout (Polites vibex), female Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004

Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004	Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) NABA Park, Hidalgo Co., TX 113 Oct 2004

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris), female Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004

Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004	Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius) NABA Park, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004

Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius) NABA Park, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004	Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004

Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) McAllen, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004	Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004	Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Bentsen R. G. S. P., Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

Olive-clouded Skipper (Lerodea arabus) (Incorrectly also referred to as L. dysaulis) McAllen, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides) Loma Alta, Cameron Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina lucas) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004	Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina lucas) Frontera Audubon, Hidalgo Co., TX 18 Oct 2004

	Ocola Skipper (Panoquin ocola) Mission, Hidalgo, TX 13 Oct 2004

Evans's Skipper (Panoquina evansi) Lucy's Garden, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004	same individual

Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004	same individual

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Created on ... Mar 2, 2005 | Updated on ... Mar 26, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com