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Butterflies of Texas

Thanks for viewing my Butterflies of Texas gallery.

Over the past several years I've been attempting to build butterfly gardens to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Many in the gallery were taken in my backyard gardens.

Newest images at the top of the gallery.
Any votes/comments are greatly appreciated.
Tawny Emperor Butterfly Swallowtail on Pink Zinna Open Wings Sulfur Butterfly Gulf fritillary Close Up Gulf fritillary Close Up
Perfect Curl g13/67/434067/3/174786434.31683914.JPEG Twin Gulf fritillary Close up Gulf fritillary Buckeye Profile Hi There
Face to Face Common Buckeye Butterfly Ready for Takeoff Taste of Orange Monarch Closeup Fiery Skipper
Monarch Closeup Backlit Gulf fritillary Flying Pipevine Swallowtail Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Flying Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Gulf fritillary
Butterfly Wings and Pollen Grains Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Symmetry Gulf fritillary Sulfur Butterfly Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Buckeye Butterfly Amorous Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies Amorous Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies Amorous Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies
Phaon Crescent Butterfly Northern Cloudywing Skipper Grey Hairstreak Butterfly Open Wings Gulf fritillary Old Monarch Tattered Monarch
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Clouded Skipper Essex Skipper Fiery Skipper Butterfly – Hylephila phyleus Funereal Duskywing Pipevine Swallowtail
Pipevine Swallowtail Pipevine Swallowtail Pipevine Swallowtail Open Wing Painted Lady Butterfly Swallowtail Butterfly Face to Face with a Painted Lady Butterfly
Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Gulf fritillary on Orange Flower Cabbage White Butterfly White Cabbage Butterfly
Gulf fritillary with Open Wings Closeup of a Gulf fritillary White Cabbage Butterfly Facing Down a Gulf fritillary Face to Face with a Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly Cloudless Sulphur Butterfly
Pipevine Swallowtail Painted Lady Butterfly Gulf fritillary Monarch on Orange
Open Wing Monarch Painted Lady Butterfly g12/67/434067/3/169613798.UMKVuG7G.jpg Closeup Gulf Fritillary
Gulf fritillary Perpendicular Monarch Butterfly Gulf Fritillary g12/67/434067/3/169600289.3zOY8AHB.jpg
Swallowtail Closeup Monarch on Pink Zinnia Face to Face Gulf Fritillary g12/67/434067/3/169541152.JJ1GD1UW.jpg
Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes Young Swallowtail Flying Swallowtail Butterfly Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Eye to Eye with a Gulf Fritillary Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly and Orange Zinnia Flying Swallowtail Butterfly Queen Butterfly Wings Black Swallowtail - (Papilio polyxenes) Cabbage White Butterfly - (Pieris rapae) Monarch on White Zinnia
Swallowtail Butterfly Gulf Fritillary on Butterfly Weed Gulf Fritillary Swallowtail and Pink Zinnia Swallowtail and Lantana Gulf Fritillary
Feeding Time Painted Lady - (Vanessa virginiensis) g1/67/434067/3/113942153.2eAGEWwn.jpg g4/67/434067/3/82975213.DeRrgdcF.jpg g6/67/434067/3/82960093.fHwICYmU.jpg g10/67/434067/3/82959193.efZ0bFwD.jpg
Kilroy was Here g4/67/434067/3/79009164.UJhHj6Ev.jpg Swallowtail Closeup (unknown species) Tiny Unknown Species
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Spicebush Swallowtail - (Papilio troilus) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Monarch - (Danaus plexippus) Monarch - (Danaus plexippus) Monarch - (Danaus plexippus) Camouflage Clouded Sulphur - (Colias philodice) Painted Lady - (Vanessa virginiensis)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Feeding Time Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) male Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) male Swallowtail Gathering
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) female Painted Lady - (Vanessa cardui) Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
back lit butterfly identity crisis Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)

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Philip P07-Aug-2020 14:25
Great collection of super shots of awesome butterflies.
Jean-Claude Billonneau02-Aug-2020 21:35
Très belle galerie.
Chris Picard10-Aug-2019 18:42
A superb collection of colorful butterfly shots! V
GeneWard09-Aug-2019 01:29
What a gorgeous gallery!
Ton T.07-Aug-2019 17:50
A fantastic gallery with impressive images Michael! Congratulations! V
Jeff Real28-Jul-2019 14:15
Beautiful and inspiring work!
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Unrepentant snapshooter!13-Jul-2016 14:32
Excellent gallery! v
joseantonio12-Jul-2016 18:30
a beautiful and impressive collection.V.
Brando Ho18-Jul-2008 00:44
Hello Michael,
Nice butterfly gallery, I thing I capture the same butterflies in California too. Thanks for sharing. Voted.
Linda Hendry28-Jul-2007 15:39
Great gallery with beautiful images ... nice work!!
Guest 20-May-2007 21:05
WOW* beautiful
Guest 24-Jul-2006 03:04
wonderful gallery! Keep up the great work. Hatch
Guest 23-Jul-2006 17:09
Good work !
Noemia Costa Dias23-Oct-2005 15:00
Excellent images, the butterflies are all very beautiful. Great colours.
photos_by_moon23-Oct-2005 05:28
Great Job, Butterflies can be a very frustrating subject. if they just stay still for a second longer
dick lee02-Aug-2005 15:03
Very nice photographs of some lovely subjects. Well done, Michael!
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