Butterfly Index
Butterflies from a working trip to Alaska, July-August 2007. - click here.
Highlights from one December day in the LRGV. - click here.
A few butterflies from southernmost Florida in May 2006 - click here.
Butterflies from southwestern Tamaulipas, Mexico - click here.
Butterflies from southwestern Guatemala - click here.
Butterflies from north-central Ecuador - click here.
Butterflies from Nayarit and Sinaloa, Mexico - click here.
Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
leps144: a cooperative Zebra Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus, from Hardin county, Texas - added April 05, 2008 .
leps35: my first Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus, north of San Antonio - added Aug 18, 2004.
leps88: a female Broad-banded Swallowtail Papilio astyalus from Hidalgo County, Texas - added July 14, 2006.
leps89: male and female Ornythion Swallowtails Papilio ornythion from Hidalgo County, Texas - added July 14, 2006.
Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
leps23: a fresh male Falcate Orangetip Anthocharis midea from Tarrant County, Texas - added March 19, 2004
leps9: a Large Orange Sulphur P. agarithe in Tarrant County, North-central Texas. - added Aug 11, 2003.
leps12: confirmed Orange-barred Sulphurs P. philea in Tarrant County, North-central Texas - plus a male in flight from south TX. - updated Aug 18, 2003.
leps14: two apparant male Clouded Sulphurs C. philodice in Tarrant County, Texas... but are they, really?- added October 31, 2003
leps16: a confirmed Tailed Orange E. proterpia in Tarrant County, North-central Texas. - added November 11, 2003.
leps22: is this a good male Clouded Sulphur C. philodice for Tarrant County, Texas? - added March 14, 2004
leps30: a group of Mimosa Yellows E. nise from south Texas near San Antonio - added August 4, 2004
leps48: a fresh Florida White A. drusilla from Hidalgo County south Texas - added Nov 29, 2004.
leps52: Three of five species of Pierine flying along the same trail in El Paso County, west Texas in early March - added March 12 2005.
leps39c: a Giant White G. josephina from San Ygnacio, Texas - added Nov 02, 2004.
leps57: a Checkered White P. protodice that resembles Western/occidentalis from Bexar County, Texas in in mid-April - added April 18 2005.
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
leps8: a Summer Azure C. {ladon} neglecta and a Harvester Feniseca tarquinius in Tarrant County, North-central Texas. - updated May 10 2004.
leps65: an Azure Celastrina from West Texas - added May 04 2005.
leps110: two purple (trust me!) Azures Celastrina from the Guadalupe Mountains - added June 27, 2007 .
leps15: three Ceraunus Blues H. ceraunus from Lake Benbrook, Tarrant County. - added Nov 01, 2003.
leps53: Acmon Blues P. acmon/lupini? flying in El Paso County, west Texas in early March - added March 12 2005.
leps67: a gyrating Cyna Blue Z. cyna from San Ygnacio, Zapata County, Texas in May - added May 22 2005.
lepjuniper: variation in the Juniper Hairstreak C. gryneus gryneus found in Tarrant County, with some comments on IDing C. hesseli.(not found in Tarrant County!)
leps98: Sandia Hairstreaks C. mcfarlandi from West Texas - added May 29, 2007 .
leps18: a mintgreen-frosted (?) Henry's Elfin C. henrici from Tarrant County, North-central Texas - added March 12, 2004.
leps141: Eastern Pine Elfins C. niphon from near Houston - updated April 14, 2008 .
leps24: five Striped Hairstreaks S. liparops from Tarrant County, North-central Texas - added May 05, 2004.
leps26: "eight-and-two-halves" types of Hairstreak from my Tarrant County, North-central Texas yard in one day - added May 10, 2004.
leps25: A Banded Hairstreak S. calanus - ssp? from my Tarrant County, North-central Texas yard that has a red cap to the blue anal spot - added Nov 10, 2005.
leps115: a White M Hairstreak from Central Texas - added July 01, 2007.
leps69: a Gray Ministreak M. azia from Hidalgo County, south Texas - added Nov 29, 2004.
leps41: a Red-Crescent Scub-Hairstreak S. rufofusca from Weslaco, Texas - added Nov 07, 2004.
leps42: a presumed Red-lined Scub-Hairstreak S. bebrycia from Hidalgo County, south Texas - added Nov 29, 2004.
leps128: two Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreaks S. albata from Starr County, Texas - updated October 27, 2007 .
leps43: two White Scrub-Hairstreaks S. albata from Hidalgo County, Texas - updated October 14, 2007 .
leps49: a Mountain/Orange-crescent Groundstreak Z. guzanta from Zapata County, south Texas - added Dec 10, 2004.
leps58: Mountain/Orange-crescent Groundstreak Z. guzanta, Poling's S. polingi, Juniper C. gryneus, and Gray Hairstreaks S. melinus from West Texas - added May 04 2005.
leps103: Poling's Hairstreaks S. polingi from West Texas - added May 29, 2007 .
leps79: a Marius Hairstreak R. marius from Hidalgo County, Texas - added May 31, 2006.
leps131: a Strophius Hairstreak A. strophius from Starr County, Texas - added October 17, 2007 .
leps132: a presumed Ruddy Hairstreak E. sangala from Starr County, Texas - added October 17, 2007 .
leps81: a Tropical Greenstreak C. herodotus from Hidalgo County, Texas - added May 31, 2006.
leps90: a Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis from Hidalgo County, Texas - updated October 27, 2007.
leps134: a Telea Hairstreak Chlorostrymon telea (plus a C. simaethis) from Starr County, Texas - added October 17, 2007 .
Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
leps37: a selection of Rounded Metalmarks C. perditalis from South Texas - added Aug 18, 2004.
leps78: a selection of Fatal Metalmarks C. nemesis from Texas - added May 24, 2006.
leps122: a presumed Arizona Metalmark Calephelis arizonensis from Arizona - added September 04, 2007.
leps37a: a Calephelis Metalmark from South Texas - it could be stallingsi - added Aug 18, 2004.
leps114: a Calephelis Metalmark from West Texas - probably rawsoni - added July 01, 2007.
leps127: a Rawson's Metalmark C. rawsoni from Central Texas - added October 09, 2007.
leps113: Red-bordered Metalmark C. ino melicerta from South Texas - added June 28, 2007.
leps19: Blue Metalmarks L. sula from South Texas - updated February 10, 2008 .
leps97: Chisos Metalmark A. chisosensis from West Texas - added May 29, 2007 .
leps44: an "Orange-bordered Pixie" M. pixe from Hidalgo County, Texas - added Nov 29, 2004.
Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
leps2b: The first Eastern Commas P. comma for Tarrant County - updated June 2003.
leps2: Asterocampas that show the "wrong" cell bar patterns! - updated Sept 2004.
leps28b: a Tropical Leafwing A. troglodyta from South Texas - added Nov 10, 2005.
leps15b: a very dark Junonia with characteristics of nigrosuffusa, from my yard. - added Nov 01, 2003.
leps20: a distinctive unusual Phaon Crescent P. phaon from South Texas - added March 12, 2004.
leps108: two Painted Crescents Phyciodes picta from Big Bend - added June 27, 2007 .
leps107: some Mylitta Crescents Phyciodes mylitta from Guadalupe Mountains - added June 27, 2007 .
leps29: a western-type Red-spotted Purple L. arthemis from West Texas - added Aug 3, 2004.
leps29b: variant Bordered Patches C. lacinia from West Texas - added Aug 3, 2004.
leps34: an unusual(?) Elada Checkerspot Texola elada from South Texas - added Aug 18, 2004.
leps38: two of thirty-two Red Rims B. hyperia from the Halff Brothers Ranch south of San Antonio, Texas - added Oct 31, 2004.
leps85: a Red Rim B. hyperia from Hidalgo county, Texas - added May 31, 2006.
leps39: a female Blue-eyed Sailor D. dyonis from San Ygnacio, Texas - added Nov 02, 2004.
leps83: a male Blue-eyed Sailor D. dyonis from Hidalgo county, Texas - added May 31, 2006.
leps86: a Blomfild's Beauty S. blomfildia from Hidalgo county, Texas - added May 31, 2006.
leps119: a true California Sister A. californicus from San Diego County, California - added September 04, 2007 .
leps82: a Band-celled Sister A. fessonia from Hidalgo county, Texas - added May 31, 2006.
leps87: a Guatemalan Cracker H. guatemalena from Hidalgo County, Texas - added May 31, 2006.
leps39b:a Banded Peacock A. fatima from San Ygnacio, Texas - added Nov 02, 2004.
leps71: a Mexican Bluewing M. ethusa from San Antonio, Texas - added Nov 10, 2005 .
leps46: a male Silver Emperor D. laure from Hidalgo county, Texas, showing his normally hidden secret color! - added Nov 29, 2004.
leps93: Tiny Checkerspots Dymasia dymas from Kingsville; some melanistic - added Oct 23, 2006.
leps94: Tiny Checkerspots Dymasia dymas from south Texas; orange marginal marks? another ID feature?? - added Oct 30, 2006.
leps105: a Theona Checkerspot T. theona from south Texas with a HW approaching that of chinatiensis - added June 06, 2007 .
leps96: Fulvia Checkerspots T. fulvia from West Texas - added May 29, 2007 .
leps121: California Patch C. californica from Arizona - added September 04, 2007 .
leps54: Definite Patch C. definita flying in Kingsville in mid-March - updated April 15 2005.
leps56: three of five Banded Patches C. endeis flying in Duval county in mid-April - added April 12 2005.
leps73: Creole Pearly-Eye E. creola flying in San Jacinto county - updated April 14, 2008 .
leps91: Southern Pearly-Eye E. portlandia flying in San Jacinto and Jasper counties - updated April 14, 2008 .
leps74: a Little/Viola's Wood-Satyr M. cymela/viola from east of Houston, in mid-May; which form is it? - added May 18, 2006 .
leps116: two Gemmed Satyrs Cyllopsis gemma from south od San Antonio; what subspecies? - added July 01, 2007 .
leps120: two Nabokov's Satyrs Cyllopsis pyracmon from SE Arizona - added September 04, 2007 .
leps109: a Canyonland Satyr Cyllopsis pertepida from Guadalupe Mountains - added June 27, 2007 .
leps84: Two female Pale-spotted Leafwings A. pithyusa from Hidalgo county, Texas - added May 31, 2006.
Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
leps21: Brown-banded Skipper T. ruptifasciatus from South Texas - added March 12, 2004.
leps21b: Guava Skipper P. palemon from South Texas - added March 12, 2004.
leps21c: Two-barred Flasher A. fulgerator from South Texas - added March 12, 2004.
leps64: a Two-barred Flasher A. fulgerator from South Texas that looks a bit odd... - added Nov 10, 2005.
leps133: East-Mexican White-Skippers H. sublinea (plus Erichson's E. domicella) from Starr and Hidalgo counties, Texas - updated October 27, 2007 .
leps138: Erichson's White-Skippers H. d. domicella from Starr and Hidalgo counties, Texas - added October 27, 2007 .
leps29c: Desert Cloudywing A. casica from West Texas - added Aug 3, 2004.
leps106: an Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus from Presidio county - added June 27, 2007 .
leps29d: Meridian Duskywing E. meridianus from West Texas - added Aug 3, 2004.
leps92: Zilpa Longtail Chioides zilpa from San Antonio - added October 17, 2007 .
leps32: a Codatractus sp. from south Texas, with tentative ID comments - added Aug 10, 2004.
leps28c: possible White Checkered Skippers P. albescens from North Texas - added Nov 10 2005.
leps29e: Arizona Powdered-Skipper Systasea zampa from West Texas - added Aug 3, 2004.
leps33: an apparent Arizona Powdered-Skipper Systasea zampa from South Texas - added Aug 18, 2004.
leps45: an odd-looking (to me) Urbanus Longtail sp. from Hidalgo County, Texas - added Nov 29, 2004.
leps50: a Hoary Skipper C. canescens from Zapata County, south Texas - added Dec 10, 2004.
leps59: Sheep and Python Skippers A. edwardsii and python from West Texas - added May 04 2005.
leps60: Viereck's and White-barred Skippers A. vierecki and pittacus from West Texas - added May 04 2005.
leps62: Arizona Skipper C. arizonensis, Chisos Banded SkipperA. cincta, Chisos Skipperling P. hafernicki from West Texas - added May 04 2005.
leps63: Duskywings Erynnis sp. from West Texas - added May 04 2005.
leps68: two more Duskywings Erynnis sp. from South-central Texas - added May 26 2005.
leps101: Golden-headed Scallopwing S. ceos from West Texas - added May 29, 2007 .
leps102: Streaky-Skippers Celotes sp. - probably Scarce C. limpia - from West Texas - added May 29, 2007 .
leps77: Tropical Least Skipper A. arene from South-central Texas - added May 24 2006.
leps76: Edwards' Skipperlings O. edwardsii from West Texas - added May 24 2006.
leps40: a Green-backed Ruby-Eye P. philetes from Los Ebanos Reserve, Cameron County south Texas - added Nov 07, 2004.
leps21d: Double-dotted Skipper D. percosius from South Texas - added March 12, 2004.
leps72: a Twin-spot Skipper O. maculata flying in Humble, Houston, in mid-May - added May 18, 2006 .
leps7: female southern Whirlabout P. vibex from South Texas - added March 12, 2004.
leps145: is this a weird nominate Whirlabout P. vibex from eastern Texas, or something esle? - added April 14, 2008 .
leps140: two Fawn-spotted Skippers C. trebius from south Texas - added February 10, 2008 .
leps61b: Umber Skipper Poanes melane from Big Bend - added June 27, 2007 .
leps61: Umber P. melane, Morrison's S. morrisoni and Pahaska Skippers H. pahaska from West Texas - updated June 27, 2007 .
leps28: Uncas Skipper H. uncas from North Texas - added Nov 10 2005.
leps1: The first Cobweb Skipper H. metea licinus from Tarrant County for 20+ years.
leps126: Apache Skippers H. woodgatei from Central Texas - added October 09, 2007 .
leps125: an oddly-marked Southern Broken-Dash W. otho from south Texas - added October 09, 2007 .
leps130: male and female Common Mellana Q. eulogius from Starr County, Texas - added October 14, 2007 .
leps47: a Grass Skipper sp. from Hidalgo County, Texas, that I need help with - added Nov 29, 2004.
leps136: A Bay Skipper E. bayensis from Jefferson County, Texas - added October 23, 2007 .
leps104: Yehl Skipper P. yehl from Harris county - added June 01, 2007 .
leps135: An Aaron's Skipper P. aaroni from Jefferson County, Texas - added October 23, 2007 .
leps75b: Bronze Roadside-Skipper A. aenus erna from West Texas - added May 24 2006.
leps123: Bronze Roadside-Skipper A. aenus erna from West Texas - added September 09, 2007 .
leps143: Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper A. aesculapius from easternmost Texas - added April 02, 2008 .
leps55: Dusky Roadside-Skipper A. alternata - a new population from Frio County, south Texas - added April 10, 2005.
leps111: Bell's Roadside-Skipper A. belli - variation in from in and around my ex-yard in Tarrant County, North-central Texas - added June 28, 2007.
leps99: Cassus Roadside-Skipper A. cassus from West Texas - added May 29, 2007 .
leps124: Celia's Roadside-Skipper A. celia from south Texas - updated April 14, 2008.
leps27: Dotted Roadside-Skipper A. eos from my ex-yard in Tarrant County, North-central Texas - added May 31, 2004.
leps142: Pepper and Salt (Roadside-)Skipper A. hegon from easternmost Texas - added April 02, 2008 .
leps75: Slaty Roadside-Skippers A. nereus from West Texas - added May 24 2006.
leps117: Nysa Roadside-Skipper A. nysa from south Texas - added July 01, 2007 .
leps75d: Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper A. phylace from West Texas - added May 24 2006.
leps75c: Simius Roadside-Skipper "A." simius from West Texas - added May 24 2006.
leps100: Texas Roadside-Skipper A. texanae from West Texas - added May 29, 2007 .
leps118: Toltec Roadside-Skipper A. toltec from Arizona; the northernmost record yet - added September 04, 2007 .
lepPano1: a selection of Panoquinas from Tarrant County - there is disagreement among the experts on the ID of these bugs; some feel they are all ocola, others feel sure that #2) is lucas, and one is sure that #3) is either lucas or hecebola.
leps137: A Salt Marsh Skipper P. panoquin from Jefferson County, Texas - added October 23, 2007 .
leps129: A Purple-washed Skipper P. lucas from Starr County, Texas - added October 14, 2007 .
leps139: An Evans' Skipper P. evansi from Cameron County, Texas in February - added February 10, 2008 .