Butterfly Photos

(Mostly of Wise County, Texas)

 

I watched a little butterfly

Quickly flit and flutter by.

It went so fast all I could tell

Was it was speckled all pell-mell.

 

Key:

new photo(s) added recently

 

I've seen

the species in:

Wise

County

Montague

County

Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

 

Swallowtails

X X

Pipevine Swallowtail, Battus philenor

Zebra Swallowtail, Eurytides marcellus
X X

Black Swallowtail, Papilio polyxenes

X X

Giant Swallowtail, Papilio aristodemus

X

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio glaucus

 

 

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

 

Whites

X

Checkered White, Pontia protodice

X   Cabbage White, Pieris rapae
X

Olympia Marble, Euchloe olympia

X

Falcate Orangetip, Anthocharis midea

 

Sulphurs

X X Orange Sulphur, Colias eurytheme
X Southern Dogface, Colias cesonia
X X

Cloudless Sulphur, Phoebis sennae

X   Large Orange Sulphur, Phoebis agarithe
X

Mexican Yellow, Eurema mexicana

X X

Little Yellow, Eurema lisa

X

Sleepy Orange, Eurema nicippe

X X

Dainty Sulphur, Nathalis iole

 

 

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

 

Hairstreaks

X

Coral Hairstreak, Satyrium titus

X X Banded Hairstreak, Satyrium calanus
  X Striped Hairstreak, Satyrium liparops
X X

"Northern" Oak Hairstreak, Satyrium favonius ontario

X Henry's Elfin, Callophrys henrici
X X

Gray Hairstreak, Strymon melinus

X   Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak, Strymon istapa
X Red-banded Hairstreak, Calycopis cecrops
X   Dusky-blue Groundstreak, Calycopis isobeon

 

Blues

X

Western Pygmy-Blue, Brephidium exile

X Marine Blue, Leptotes marina
X   Ceraunus Blue, Hemiargus ceraunus
X X

Reakirt's Blue, Hemiargus isola

X X

Eastern Tailed-Blue, Everes comyntas

X "Summer" Spring Azure, Celastrina ladon neglecta

 

 

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

 

Snouts

X X

American Snout, Libytheana carinenta

 

Heliconians and Fritillaries

X X

Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae

X X

Variegated Fritillary, Eupitoieta claudia

 

True Brushfoots

X Bordered Patch, Chlosyne lacinia
X

Gorgone Checkerspot, Chlosyne gorgone

X X Silvery Checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
X Texan Crescent, Phyciodes texana
X Vesta Crescent, Phyciodes vesta
X X

Phaon Crescent, Phyciodes phaon

X X

Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos

X  

Question Mark, Polygonia interrogationis

    Hoary Comma, Polygonia gracilis
X   Mourning Cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
    Milbert's Tortoiseshell, Nymphalis milberti
X X

American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis

X X

Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui

X X

Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta

X X

Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia

 

Admirals and Relatives

X X

Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax

X X

Viceroy, Limenitis archippus

 

Leafwings

X

Goatweed Leafwing, Anaea andria

 

Emperors

X X

Hackberry Emperor, Asterocampa celtis

X

Tawny Emperor, Asterocampa clyton

 

Satyrs

X X Gemmed Satyr, Cyllopsis gemma
X

Carolina Satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius

X

Little Wood-Satyr, Megisto cymela

X X

Red Satyr, Megisto rubricata

Pine Satyr, Paramacera allyni

X

Common Wood-Nymph, Cercyonis pegala

 

Monarchs

X

Monarch, Danaus plexippus

X X

Queen, Danaus gilippus

 

 

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

 

Spread-wing Skippers

X

Silver-spotted Skipper, Epargyreus clarus

Long-tailed Skipper, Urbanus proteus
X

Hoary Edge, Achalarus lyciades

X

Southern Cloudywing, Thorybes bathyllus

X

Northern or Confused Cloudywing, Thorybes pylades or T. confusis

X Northern Cloudywing, Thorybes pylades
X

Hayhurst's Scallopwing, Staphylus hayhurstii

Sickle-winged Skipper, Achlyodes thraso

X

Funereal Duskywing, Erynnis funeralis

X X

Common or White Checkered-Skipper, Pyrgus communis or P. albescens

 

Grass-Skippers

X

Clouded Skipper, Lerema accius

X X Orange Skipperling, Copaeodes aurantiacus
X X

Fiery Skipper, Hylephila phyleus

  X Crossline Skipper, Polites origenes
Whirlabout, Polites vibex
X

Southern Broken-Dash, Wallengrenia otho

X possible Northern Broken-Dash, Wallengrenia egeremet
X X

Sachem, Atalopedes campestris

  X Arogos Skipper, Atrytone arogos
X   Delaware Skipper, Anatrytone logan
X

Zabulon Skipper, Poanes zabulon

X

Dun Skipper, Euphyes vestris

X

Dotted Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes eos

X X

Common Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes vialis

X

Celia's or Bell's Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes celia or A. belli

X Bell's Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes belli

Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper, Amblyscirtes fimbriata

X X

Eufala Skipper, Lerodea eufala

X Ocola Skipper, Panoquina ocola

 

List order from the North American Butterfly Association's checklist, 2nd edition.

 

Last updated November 11, 2006, by Claire Curry

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