Texas Butterflies Photo Gallery by Tom Murray at pbase.com

Texas Butterflies

NABA (North American Butterfly Association) had their conference in Mission, Tx the end of October, that I attended along with 200 others(22 of us from Massachusetts), and here are some pictures from field trips, and the conference.
The pictures are in taxonomic order.

:: NABA Convention Candids ::	Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor	Western Giant Swallowtail - Papilio rumiko	Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes	Large Orange Sulphur - Phoebis agarithe	Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) on turk's cap
Lyside Sulphur - Kricogonia lyside	Southern Dogface - Zerene cesonia	Southern Dogface - Zerene cesonia	Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa	Mimosa Yellow - Pyrisitia nise	Mimosa Yellow - Pyrisitia nise
Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) on balloon vine	Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus	Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) on lantana	Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) on lantana	Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon bazochii	Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon istapa
Dusky-blue Groundstreak - Calycopis isobeon	Clytie Ministreak - Ministrymon clytie	Western Pygmy-Blue - Brephidium exile	Western Pygmy-Blue - Brephidium exile	Western Pygmy-Blue - Brephidium exile	Ceraunus Blue - Hemiargus ceraunus
Ceraunus Blue - Hemiargus ceraunus	Ceraunus Blue - Hemiargus ceraunus	Fatal Metalmark - Calephelis nemesis	Fatal Metalmark - Calephelis nemesis	Fatal Metalmark - Calephelis nemesis	Rounded Metalmark - Calephelis perditalis
Rounded Metalmark - Calephelis perditalis	Red-bordered Metalmark - Caria ino	Red-bordered Metalmark - Caria ino	Red-bordered Metalmark - Caria ino	Red-bordered Pixie - Melanis pixe	Red-bordered Pixie - Melanis pixe)
Red-bordered Pixie - Melanis pixe	American Snout - Libytheana carinenta	Theona Checkerspot - Chlosyne theona	Theona Checkerspot - Chlosyne theona	Bordered Patch - Chlosyne lacinia	Bordered Patch - Chlosyne lacinia
Crimson Patch - Chlosyne janais	Crimson Patch - Chlosyne janais	Elada Checkerspot - Microtia elada	Elada Checkerspot - Microtia elada	Texan Crescent - Anthanassa texana	Texan Crescent - Anthanassa texana
Pale-banded Crescent - Anthanassa tulcis	Pale-banded Crescent - Anthanassa tulcis	Phaon Crescent - Phyciodes phaon	Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui	White Peacock - Anartia jatrophae	White Peacock - Anartia jatrophae
White Peacock - Anartia jatrophae	Banded Peacock - Anartia fatima	Common Mestra - Mestra amymone	Common Mestra - Mestra amymone	Red Rim - Biblis hyperia	Red Rim - Biblis hyperia
Red Rim - Biblis hyperia	Tropical Leafwing - Anaea aidea	Tropical Leafwing - Anaea aidea	Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis	Empress Leilia - Asterocampa leilia	Empress Leilia - Asterocampa leilia
Tawny Emperor - Asterocampa clyton	Tawny Emperor - Asterocampa clyton	Silver Emperor - Doxocopa laure	Gemmed Satyr - Cyllopsis gemma	Hermes Satyr - Hermeuptychia hermes	Queens - Danaus gilippus
Queen (male) - Danaus gilippus	Queen chrysalis - Danaus gilippus	Soldier - Danaus eresimus	Soldier - Danaus eresimus	Guava Skipper - Phocides palemon	Guava Skipper - Phocides palemon
Guava Skipper - Phocides palemon	White-striped Longtail - Chioides albofasciatus	Tailed Aguna - Aguna metophis	Tailed Aguna - Aguna metophis	Dorantes Longtail - Urbanus dorantes	Brown Longtail - Urbanus procne
Brown Longtail - Urbanus procne	Brown Longtail - Urbanus procne	Coyote Cloudywing - Achalarus toxeus	Coyote Cloudywing - Achalarus toxeus	Fritzgaertner's Flat - Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri	Mimosa Skipper - Cogia calchas
Glazed Pellicia - Pellicia arina	Glazed Pellicia - Pellicia arina	Mazans Scallopwing - Staphylus mazans (female)	Sickle-winged Skipper - Eantis tamenund (female)	Brown-banded Skipper - Timochares ruptifasciata	Brown-banded Skipper - Timochares ruptifasciata
White-patched Skipper - Chiomara georgina	Mournful Duskywing - Erynnis tristis	Mournful Duskywing - Erynnis tristis	Funereal Duskywing - Erynnis funeralis	Funereal Duskywing - Erynnis funeralis	White Checkered-Skipper - Pyrgus albescens
White Checkered-Skipper - Pyrgus albescens	Tropical Checkered-Skipper - Pyrgus oileus	Desert Checkered-Skipper - Pyrgus philetas	Laviana White-Skipper - Heliopetes laviana (male)	Laviana White-Skipper - Heliopetes laviana	Turk's-Cap White-Skipper - Heliopetes macaira
Turk's Cap White-Skipper - Heliopetes macaira (male)	Julia's Skipper - Nastra julia	Clouded Skipper - Lerema accius	Clouded Skipper - Lerema accius (male)	Clouded Skipper - Lerema accius (male)	Southern Skipperling - Copaeodes minima
Fiery Skipper - Hylephila phyleus (female)	Fiery Skipper - Hylephila phyleus (male)	Southern Broken-Dash - Wallengrenia otho (male)	Sachem - Atalopedes campestris (male)	Sachem - Atalopedes campestris (female)	Sachem - Atalopedes campestris (female)
Common Mellana - Quasimellana eulogius	Celia's Roadside-Skipper - Amblyscirtes celia	Eufala Skipper - Lerodea eufala	Brazilian Skipper - Calpodes ethlius	Ocola Skipper - Panoquina ocola	Ocola Skipper - Panoquina ocola
Purple-washed Skipper - Panoquina lucas	Violet-banded Skipper - Nyctelius nyctelius	Violet-banded Skipper - Nyctelius nyctelius

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Stacy		16-Aug-2014 03:28
We also have the following butterflies feeding on mamosa : solid purple, solid black, solid yellow, monarch. I looked up the black and yellow striped butterfly of texas butterflies listed but did not see it listed.

Stacy		16-Aug-2014 03:24
I have seen a black and yellow striped butterfly about the size of an orange feeding on our mamosa tree; I believe it is a swallow tail but am not sure. The individual black stripes are broad and extend from one wing across the body to the other wing. There are 4 black stripes; yellow stripe then black stripe repeated pattern from head to tail. Has extension of wing on bottom of each wing.

emilie		07-May-2012 04:23
I found a large butterfly on the wall beside our front door. It was a beautful one and stayed there for a long while. How can I send you a photo of it. I'm in Castroville Tx and would very much know what kind it was. I did not find it in your photos. Thank you

Guest		04-Sep-2010 21:36
Thanks you have so many photos of the smaller butterflies which are difficult to get close to. A. Stokes

Michael Argo		21-Jun-2010 17:47
GREAT gALLERY . GOOD WORK BIG v

marty munson		03-Sep-2009 15:41
had to get to your site----there was a giant swallowtail feeding on our zinnias in the back yard. at first i thought it to be a black swallowtail but your gallery straightened me out----great site. we have had tigers as well.

Karen Moen		10-Jun-2006 13:26
Wow, this is an amazing collection of images. Most of them I have never seen here in central Texas. Thank you for identifying them, too. Great work. Voted.

Randy Emmitt		16-Jan-2005 17:25
Looks like you had a great trip to TX no question! I spent 10 days down there in December 2004, got a new US record, Thick-tipped Greta see photos 4-5 athttp://public.fotki.com/rlephoto/butterflies/texas_butterflies2/ See my TX photos athttp://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/txlist.htm Enjoyed my visit! looking forward to a return visit when I have more time. Randy Emmitt

Guest		07-Nov-2004 20:27
Nice work. Hope you have a chance to visit my butterfly galleries. They are wonderful subjects :-) http://www.pbase.com/colind/butterflies_in_asia Cheers Col

petesie		02-Nov-2004 03:57
Wonderful gallery. I really would like to attend the conference next October.

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