Update October 11, 2008: Added a recent male from Cameron county at the bottom of this page:
Update September 23, 2008: Added a male and female from Hidalgo county at the bottom of this page:
Evening Skimmer Tholymis citrina:
These were photographed at Joel Ruiz's wonderful wildlife sanctuary
in San Ygnacio, Zapata County, Texas on November 02, 2004:
This is a mature male (note the blackened front to the thorax
and the dark gray eyes):
This is a youngish(?) female:
Update September 19, 2008: A distant probable female from near the entrance pond at Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo county Texas on September 17, 2008:
Update September 23, 2008: one of two males from Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo county Texas on September 22, 2008 (this immature from the Chachalaca Trail); note the prominence of the forewing orange nodal patches:
Update October, 2008: a mature male from Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary, Cameron county Texas on October 08, 2008: