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.
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Frontera Audubon, Hidalgo Co., TX 18 Oct 2004 |
Tropical Buckeye, dark form (Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa) Chihuahua Woods RR tracks, Hidalgo Co., TX 18 Oct 2004 (Note: Mike Overton reports that most books incorrectly refer to the Tropical Buckeye as J. genoveva, which is actually the mangrove feeder.) |
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 04 |
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 04 |
Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) Chihuahua Woods RR Tracks, Hidalgo Co., TX 18 Oct 2004 |
Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia) Chihuahua Woods RR Tracks, Hidalgo Co., TX 18 Oct 2004 |
same individual |
Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia) NABA Park, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004 This species did not cooperate for photos while I was there... |
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) nectaring on Lantana Starr Co., TX 16 Oct 2004 | |
Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
typical pose and view for this species... |
Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) Starr Co., TX 16 Oct 2004 |
Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) Starr Co., TX 16 Oct 2004 |
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) NABA Park, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004 |
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 | |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) (Hermes Satyr?) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) (Hermes Satyr?) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004 |
Queen (Danaus gilippus) Lucy's Garden, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 14 Oct 2004 |
Queen (Danaus gilippus), mated pair Lucy's Garden, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004 |
Queen (Danaus gilippus) "flock" Bentsen WBC, Hidalgo Co., TX 14 Oct 2004 |
Soldier (Danaus eresimus) Lucy's Garden in Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004 |
Created on ... Mar 2, 2005 | Updated on ... Mar 24, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com