South Texas Butterfly Photos

by Will Cook

Here's a selection of images of 90 butterfly species from two trips to Texas, June 5-7 and October 13-19, 2004 (full trip list). South Texas is a butterflier's paradise! I also found some interesting dragonflies, too. All photos were taken using a Nikon CoolPix 995.

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

Nymphalidae - Brushfoots

Nymphalinae - True Brushfoots

	Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona) Starr Co., TX 10/17/04.
	Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona) Starr Co., TX 10/17/04.
	Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/13/04.
	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) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.
	Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/18/04. Compare with Crimson Patch from Panama.
	Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/18/04.
	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 elada) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.
	Elada Checkerspot (Microtia elada) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.
	Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) San Ygnacio, Zapata Co., TX 6/6/04.
	Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) San Ygnacio, Zapata Co., TX 6/6/04.
	Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.
	Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis) Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/18/04.
	Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta) Eisenhower Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX 6/7/04.
	Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta) Eisenhower Park, San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX 6/7/04.
	Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 6/7/04. Compare with Phaon Crescent from North Carolina.
	White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 10/15/04.