Lower Rio Grande Valley 2023 Page 2 - Butterflies

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PAPILIONIDAE (Swallowtails)

Black Swallowtail
(Papilio polyxenes)
Giant Swallowtail
(Papilio cresphontes)
Giant Swallowtail
(Papilio cresphontes)
PIERIDAE (Whites and Sulphurs)

Southern Dogface
(Zerene cesonia)
Large Orange Sulphur
(Phoebis agarithe)
Lyside Sulphur
(Kricogonia lyside)
LYCAENIDAE (Gossamer-wing Butterflies)

Great Purple Hairstreak
(Atlides halesus)
Great Purple Hairstreak
(Atlides halesus)
Great Purple Hairstreak
(Atlides halesus)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak
(Calycopis isobeon)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak
(Calycopis isobeon)

Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
(Strymon istapa)
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
(Strymon istapa)
Ceraunus Blue
(Hemiargus ceraunus)
RIODINIDAE (Metalmarks)

Fatal Metalmark
(Calephelis nemesis)
Fatal Metalmark
(Calephelis nemesis)
Red-bordered Metalmark
(Caria ino)
Red-bordered Metalmark
(Caria ino)

Curve-winged Metalmark
(Emesis emesia)
Curve-winged Metalmark
(Emesis emesia)
Nymphalidae (Brushfoots)

Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)
Monarch Caterpillar
(Danaus plexippus)
Queen
(Danaus gilippus)
Tropical Leafwing
(Anaea aidea)
South Texas Satyr
(Hermeuptychia hermybius)

Mexican Silverspot
(Dione moneta)
Mexican Silverspot
(Dione moneta)
Mexican Silverspot
(Dione moneta)
Gulf Fritillary
(Agraulis vanillae)
Gulf Fritillary
(Agraulis vanillae)

Gulf Fritillary
(Agraulis vanillae)
Zebra Heliconian
(Heliconius charithonia)
Band-celled Sister
(Adelpha fessonia)
Common Mestra
(Mestra hypermnestra)
Mexican Bluewing
(Myscelia ethusa)

Mexican Bluewing
(Myscelia ethusa)
Mexican Bluewing
(Myscelia ethusa)
Blue-eyed Sailor
(Dynamine dyonis)
Empress Leilia
(Asterocampa leilia)
Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta)

Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta)
White Peacock
(Anartia jatrophae)
Common Buckeye
(Junonia coenia)
Bordered Patch
(Chlosyne lacinia)
Elada Checkerspot
(Texola elada)

Elada Checkerspot
(Texola elada)
Elada Checkerspot
(Texola elada)
Elada Checkerspot
(Texola elada)
Elada Checkerspot
(Texola elada)
Elada Checkerspot
(Texola elada)

Vesta Crescent
(Phyciodes graphica)
Vesta Crescent
(Phyciodes graphica)
Phaon Crescent
(Phyciodes phaon)
Phaon Crescent
(Phyciodes phaon)
Texan Crescent
(Anthanassa texana)
Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Guava Skipper
(Phocides polybius)
Brown Longtail
(Urbanus procne)
Brown Longtail
(Urbanus procne)
Mournful Duskywing
(Erynnis tristis)
Laviana White-Skipper
(Heliopetes lavianus)

Laviana White-Skipper
(Heliopetes lavianus)
Laviana White-Skipper
(Heliopetes lavianus)
Obscure Skipper
(Panoquina panoquinoides)
Obscure Skipper
(Panoquina panoquinoides)
Obscure Skipper
(Panoquina panoquinoides)

Obscure Skipper
(Panoquina panoquinoides)
Obscure Skipper
(Panoquina panoquinoides)
Celia's Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes celia)
Julia's Skipper
(Nastra julia)
Fawn-spotted Skipper
(Cymaenes trebius)

Clouded Skipper
(Lerema accius)
Clouded Skipper
(Lerema accius)
Clouded Skipper
(Lerema accius)
Southern Broken-Dash
(Wallengrenia otho)
Common Mellana
(Quasimellana eulogius)

Common Mellana
(Quasimellana eulogius)

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