South Texas Butterfly Photos - Brushfoots

by Will Cook

Here's a selection butterfly images from three trips to Texas, June 5-7 and October 13-19, 2004 (full trip list) and April 29, 2011. South Texas is a butterflier's paradise!

Papilionidae | Pieridae | Lycaenidae | Riodinidae | Nymphalidae 1 | Nymphalidae 2 | Hesperiidae 1 | Hesperiidae 2

Nymphalidae - Brushfoots

Nymphalinae - True Brushfoots

Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona)

Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona)
Starr Co., TX 10/17/04.

Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona)

Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona)
Starr Co., TX 10/17/04.

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/13/04.

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/13/04.

Highly variable, as you can see from these two photos from a single garden.

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.

Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)

Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/18/04.

Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)

Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/18/04.

Elada Checkerspot (Microtia/Texola elada)

Elada Checkerspot (Microtia elada)
Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.

This species is often called Texola elada, but research by Niklas Wahlberg's group places it in Microtia, along with Elf (M. elva) and Tiny Checkerspot (M. dymas).

Elada Checkerspot (Microtia/Texola elada)

Elada Checkerspot (Microtia elada)
Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.

Elada Checkerspot (Microtia/Texola elada)

Elada Checkerspot (Microtia elada)
Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
San Ygnacio, Zapata Co., TX 6/6/04.

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
San Ygnacio, Zapata Co., TX 6/6/04.

Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis)

Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis)
Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.

Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis)

Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis)
Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/18/04.

Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)

Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
Eisenhower Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX 6/7/04.

Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)

Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
Eisenhower Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX 6/7/04.

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 6/7/04.

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

Barton Creek greenbelt, Austin, Travis Co., TX 4/29/2011.

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.

Papilionidae | Pieridae | Lycaenidae | Riodinidae | Nymphalidae 1 | Nymphalidae 2 | Hesperiidae 1 | Hesperiidae 2


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