SELECTED BUTTERFLIES OF
NORTHERN UVALDE COUNTY &
SOUTHERN REAL COUNTY,
TEXAS, USA

photos identified by Bea Laporte
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Pontia protodice
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
Nathalis iole
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
Colias eurytheme
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Kricogonia lyside
Lyside Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside
Yellow
Little Yellow
Pyrisitia lisa
Eurema nicippe
Sleepy Orange
"fall/winter form"
Eurema nicippe
Strymon melinus
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Satyrium favonius
Oak Hairstreak
Satyrium favonius
Callophrys gryneus
Texas Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus
Leptotes marina
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
Echinargus isola
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
Echinargus isola
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
Mestra amymone
Common Mestra
Mestra amymone
  Red Satyr
Red Satyr
Megisto rubricata
Megisto rubricata
Red Satyr
Megisto rubricata
Junonia coenia
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
Libytheana carinenta
American Snout Libytheana carinenta
  Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
Vanessa virginiensis
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
Danaus gilippus
Queen
Danaus gilippus
Danaus gilippus
Queen
Danaus gilippus
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Monarch
Danaus plexippus
  Texola elada
Elada Checkerspot
Texola elada
Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae
     
Chlosyne lacinia
Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia
Variegated Fritillary
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
Phyciodes graphica
Vesta Crescent
Phyciodes graphica
Texola elada
Elada Checkerspot
Texola elada
Phyciodes phaon
Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon
Anthanassa texana
Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana
Calephelis nemesis
Fatal Metalmark
Calephelis nemesis
Pipevine Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
Pipevine Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
  Papilio cresphontes
Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
 
Asterocampa leilia
Empress Leilia
Asterocampa leilia
Common Buckeye
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
  Chlosyne lacinia
Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia
Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

SKIPPERS (thick bodies, big heads, club-shaped antennae, small wings)

Nastra julia
Julia's Skipper
Nastra julia
Copaeodes minima
Southern Skipperling Copaeodes minima
Atalopedes campestris
Sachem
Atalopedes campestris
  Amblyscirtes nysa)
Nysa Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes nysa
Amblyscirtes nysa
Nysa Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes nysa
Pyrgus philetas
Desert Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus philetas
Pyrgus oileus
Desert Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus philetas
Pyrgus communis
Common Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis
  Erynnis funeralis
Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis
Mournful Duskywing
Mournful Duskywing
Erynnis tristis

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