Swallowtails Family Papilionidae Gossamerwings Family Lycaenidae __Falcate Metalmark Emesis tenedia Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae __*Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae __Walker’s Metalmark Apodemia walkeri __*Viceroy Limenitis archippus __*Polydamas Swallowtail Battus polydamas __*Strophius Hairstreak Allosmaitia strophius __Narrow-winged Metalmark Apodemia multiplaga __Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis __Dark Kite-Swallowtail Eurytides philolaus __*Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus __*Band-celled Sister Adelpha fessonia __*Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes __Creamy Stripe-streak Arawacus jada Brushfooted Butterflies __*Spot-celled Sister Adelpha basiloides __*Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes __Gold-bordered Hairstreak Rekoa palegon Snouts Subfamily Libytheinae __*Common Banner Epiphile adrasta __*Ornythion Swallowtail Papilio ornythion __*Smudged Hairstreak Rekoa stagira __*American Snout Libytheana carinenta __Orange Banner Temenis laothoe __*Broad-banded Swallowtail Papilio astyalus __*Marius Hairstreak Rekoa marius __*Mexican Bluewing Myscelia ethusa __Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus __Black Hairstreak Ocaria ocrisia Heliconians & Frittillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae __*Dingy Purplewing Eunica monima __Three-tailed Swallowtail Papilio pilumnus __Telea Hairstreak Chlorostrymon telea __*Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae __Florida Purplewing Eunica tatila __Palamedes Swallowtail Papilio palamedes __*Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis __*Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta __*Blue-eyed Sailor Dynamine dyonis __Magnificent Swallowtail Papilio garamas __Oak Hairstreak Satyrium favonius __Banded Orange Heliconian Dryadula phaetusa __*Common Mestra Mestra amymone __Victorine Swallowtail Papilio victorinus __Clench’s Greenstreak Cyanophrys miserabilis __*Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia __*Red Rim Biblis hyperia __Pink-spotted Swallowtail Papilio pharnaces __Goodson’s Greenstreak Cyanophrys goodsoni __*Isabella’s Heliconian Eueides isabella __*Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa __*Ruby-spotted Swallowtail Papilio anchisiades __*Tropical Greenstreak Cyanophrys herodotus __*Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charithonia __Variable Cracker Hamadryas feronia __*Xami Hairstreak Callophrys xami __*Erato Heliconian Heliconius erato __*Guatemalan Cracker Hamadryas guatemalena Whites and Yellows Family Pieridae __*Aquamarine Hairstreak Oenomaus ortygnus __*Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia __*Blomfild’s Beauty Smyrna blomfildia Whites Subfamily Pierinae __*Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus __*Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia __Waiter Daggerwing Marpesia coresia __Mexican Dartwhite Catasticta nimbice __*Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon rufofusca __*Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron __*Florida White Appias drusilla __*Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bebrycia True Brushfoots Subfamily Nymphalinae __*Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petreus __*Checkered White Pontia protodice __*Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon yojoa __*Theona Checkerspot Chlosyne chinatiensis __Cabbage White Pieris rapae __*White Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon albata __*Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia Leafwings Subfamily Charaxinae __*Great Southern White Ascia monuste __*Lacey’s Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon alea __Definite Patch Chlosyne definita __*One-spotted Prepona Archaeoprepona demophon __*Giant White Ganyra josephina __*Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa __Banded Patch Chlosyne endeis __*Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea __*Common Melwhite Melete lycimnia isandra __Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon cestri __*Crimson Patch Chlosyne janais __*Goatweed Leafwing Anaea andria __*Cross-barred White Itaballia demophile __*Lantana Scrub-hairstreak Strymon bazochii __Rosita Patch Chlosyne rosita __*Angled Leafwing Anaea glycerium __Falcate Orangetip Anthocharis midea __Orange-crescent Groundstreak Ziegleria guzanta __*Red-spotted Patch Chlosyne melitaeoides __Guatemalan Leafwing Anaea (Memphis) forreri __*Ruddy Hairstreak Electrostrymon sangala __Elf Microtia elva __*Pale-spotted Leafwing Anaea pithyusa Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae __Muted Hairstreak Electrostrymon canus __*Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas __*Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme __*Dusky-blue Groundstreak Calycopis isobeon __*Elada Checkerspot Texola elada Emperors Subfamily Apaturinae __*Southern Dogface Colias cesonia __Red-spotted Hairstreak Tmolus echion __*Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana __*Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis __*White Angled-Sulphur Anteos clorinde __*Pearly-gray Hairstreak Siderus tephraeus __*Pale-Banded Crescent Phyciodes tulcis __*Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia __*Yellow Angled-Sulphur Anteos maerula __*Clytie Ministreak Ministrymon clytie __Black Crescent Phyciodes ptolyca __*Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton __*Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae __*Gray Ministreak Ministrymon azia __*Chestnut Crescent Phyciodes argentia __*Pavon Emperor Doxocopa pavon __*Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea __*Vesta Crescent Phyciodes vesta __*Silver Emperor Doxocopa laure __*Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae __*Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon __Statira Sulphur Aphrissa statira __*Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile __*Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos Ticlears Subfamily Ithomiinae __*Lyside Sulphur Kircogonia lyside __*Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius __*Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis __ Klug's Clearwing Dircenna klugii __*Barred Yellow Eurema daira __*Marine Blue Leptotes marina __Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa __Thick-tipped Greta Greta morgane __Ghost Yellow Eurema albula __*Cyna Blue Zizula cyna __*American Lady Vanessa virginiensis __*Broad-tipped Clearwing Pteronymia cotytto __*Boisduval’s Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana __*Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus __*Painted Lady Vanessa carfui __*Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana __*Reakirt’s Blue Hemiargus isola __*Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae __Salome Yellow Eurema salome __*Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas __Orange Mapwing Hypanartia lethe __*Gemmed Satyr Cyllopsis gemma __*Tailed Orange Eurema proterpia __*Common Buckeye Junonia coenia __*Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius __*Little Yellow Eurema lisa Metalmarks Family Riodinidae __Mangrove Buckeye Junonia evarete __*Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise __*Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis __*Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva Monarchs Subfamily Danainae __Dina Yellow Eurema dina __*Rounded Metalmark Calephelis perditalis __*White Peacock Anartia jatrophae __*Monarch Danaus plexippus __*Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe __*Rawson’s Metalmark Calephelis rawsoni __*Banded Peacock Anartia fatima __*Queen Danaus gilippus __*Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole __*Red-bordered Metalmark Caria ino __*Malachite Siproeta stelenes __*Soldier Danaus eresimus __Blue Metalmark Lasaia sula __Rusty-tipped Page Siproeta epaphus __Tiger Mimic-Queen Lycorea cleobaea Mimic-Whites Subfamily Miletinae __*Red-bordered Pixie Melanis pixe __Costa-spotted Mimic-White Enantia albania __*Curved-winged Metalmark Emesis emesia __*Sickle-winged Skipper Achylodes thraso __*Nysa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes nysa Spread-wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae __Pale Sicklewing Achlyodes pallida __*Celia’s Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes celia __*Guava Skipper Phocides polybius __Hermit Skipper Grais stigmaticus __*Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala __ Beautiful Beamer Phocides belus __*Brown-banded Skipper Timochares ruptifasciatus __*Olive-clouded Skipper Lerodea dysaules NABA CHECKLIST __ Mercurial Skipper Proteides mercurius __*White-patched Skipper Chiomara asychis __*Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius of RIO GRANDE VALLEY BUTTERFLIES __ Broken Silverdrop Epargyreus exadeus __Slaty Skipper Chiomara mithrax __Obscure Skipper Panoquina panoquinoides __ *Hammock Skipper Polygonus leo __False Duskywing Gesta gesta __*Ocola Skipper Panoquina ocola __*White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus __*Horace’s Duskywing Erynnis horatius __Hecebolus Skipper Panoquina hecebolus __*Zilpa Longtail Chioides zilpa __*Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis __*Purple-washed Skipper Panoquina sylvicola __*Gold-spotted Aguna Aguna asander __*Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis __*Evans’ Skipper Panoquina fusina __Emerald Aguna Aguna claxon __*Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis __*Violet-banded Skipper Nyctelius nyctelius __Tailed Aguna Aguna metophis __*White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens __Mottled Longtail Typhedanus undulatus __*Tropical Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus oileus Giant-Skippers Subfamily Megathyminae __*Eight-spotted Longtail Polythrix octomaculata __*Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas __Yucca Giant-Skipper Megathymus yuccae __*White-crescent Longtail Codatractus alcaeus __*Erichson’s White-Skipper Heliopetes domicella __Manfred Giant-Skipper Stallingsia maculosa __*Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus __*East-Mexican White-Skipper Heliopetes sublinea __*Turquoise Longtail Urbanus evona __*Laviana White-Skipper Heliopetes laviana * Denotes Butterflies seen at the Butterfly Park __Esmeralda Longtail Urbanus esmeraldus __*Turk’s-cap White-Skipper Heliopetes macaira www.naba.org/nababp __*Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes __Veined White-Skipper Heliopetes arsalte The following lists butterflies not yet reported from the __Teleus Longtail Urbanus teleus __*Common Streaky-Skipper Celotes nessus Lower Rio Grande Valley but all have populations in the __Tanna Longtail Urbanus tanna __*Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus Picachos Mountains within 50 miles of the border. __Plain Longtail Urbanus simplicius __Saltbush Sootywing Hesperopsis alpheus __*Brown Longtail Urbanus procne __Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata __*White-tailed Longtail Urbanus doryssus Skipperlings Subfamily Heteropterinae __Green-eyed White Leptophobia aripa __*Two-barred Flasher Astraptes fulgerator __Small-spotted Skipperling Piruna microsticta __Sealpoint Metalmark Apodemia hypoglauca __Small-spotted Flasher Astraptes egregius __Nabokov’s Satyr Cyllopsis pyracmon __Frosted Flasher Astraptes alardus Grass-Skippers Subfamily Hesperiinae __Red Satyr Megisto rubricata __*Gilbert’s Flasher Astraptes gilberti __*Malicious Skipper Synapte malitiosa __Arizona Skipper Codatractus arizonensis wwww.naba.org/chapters/nabast __*Yellow-tipped Flasher Astraptes anaphus __Salenus Skipper Synapte salenus __Golden Banded-Skipper Autochton cellus __*Coyote Cloudywing Achalarus toxeus __Redundant Skipper Corticea corticea __Chisos Banded-Skipper Autochton cincta __Jalapus Cloudywing Thessia jalapus __Pale-rayed Skipper Vidius perigenes __Sonoran Banded-Skipper Autochton pseudocellus
__*Potrillo Skipper Cabares potrillo __Violet-patched Skipper Monca tyrtaeus __Desert Cloudywing Achalarus casica __Fritzgaertner’s Flat Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri __*Julia’s Skipper Nastra julia __Gold-costa Skipper Cogia caicus __Stallings’ Flat Celaenorrhinus stallingsi __*Fawn-spotted Skipper Cymaenes odilia __Black Enops Polyctor enops __*Falcate Skipper Spathilepia clonius __*Clouded Skipper Lerema accius __White-haired Skipper Noctuana lactifera bipuncta __*Mimosa Skipper Cogia calchas __Liris Skipper Lerema liris __Common Bent-Skipper Ebrietas anaceon __*Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus __Fantastic Skipper Vettius fantasos __Whitened Remella Remella remus __Starred Skipper Arteurotia tractipennis __*Green-backed Ruby-eye Perichares philetes __Rita’s Remella Remella rita __Purplish-black Skipper Nisoniades rubescens __Osca Skipper Rhinthon osca __Green Skipper Hesperia viridis __Confused Pellicia Pellicia angra __Double-dotted Skipper Decinea percosius __Zabulon Skipper Poanes zabulon Hosts the Annual Texas Butterfly Festival every October __*Glazed Pellicia Pellicicia arina __Hidden-ray Skipper Conga chydaea __Bronze Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes aenus __Morning Glory Pellicia Pellicia dimidiata __Least Skipper Ancyloxypha numitor __Large Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes exoteria www.texasbutterfly.com __Mottled Bolla Bolla clytius __Tropical Least Skipper Ancyloxypha arene __Toltec Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes tolteca __Obscure Bolla Bolla brennus __*Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca Revised Jan//08 Gil Quintanilla __*Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos __*Southern Skipperling Copaeodes minimus NABA International Butterfly Park __*Mazans Scallopwing Staphylus mazans __*Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus __*Variegated Skipper Gorgythion begga __*Whirlabout Polites vibex Physical Address: 3400 Butterfly Park Dr. __Blue-studded Skipper Sostrata bifasciata __*Southern Broken-Dash Wallengrenia otho Mission, TX 78572 __*Hoary Skipper Carrhenes canescens __*Sachem Atalopedes campestris Mailing Address: P.O. Box 878 __Dusted Spurwing Antigonus erosus __Glowing Skipper Anatrytone mazai Mission, TX 78573 __Glassy-winged Skipper Xenophanes trixus __*Common Mellana Quasimellana eulogius Telephone: 956.583.9009 Fax: 956.583.0081 __*Texas Powdered-Skipper Systasea pulverulenta __Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris