Southern Lepidopterists' Society (ISSN 2167-0285)
Southern Lepidopterists' NEWS EST. 1978 Official Newsletter of the Southern Lepidopterists' Society (ISSN 2167-0285) Vol. 37 NO.3 September 30, 2015 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTHERN LEPIDOPTERISTS' SOCIETY ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC INTEREST AND KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO UNDERSTANDING THE LEPIDOPTERA FAUNA OF THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES (WEBSITE: www.southernlepsoc.or~:O J. BARRY LOMBARDINI: EDITOR BUTTERFLIES PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY MIKE RICKARD There have been some 175 species recorded from the Lower Rio Grande Valley through the first 7 months ofthis year, a result of the excessive late spring rains. I've been fortunate in photographing 151 of those, including 3 Lifers. Fig. 1. Mimoilles phaon, 5/23/15, National Fig. 2. Papilio anchisialles, 6/11/15, National Butterfly Center, Mission, TX. Lifer for me, 3rd Butterfly Center, Mission, TX. This species has US sighting. been seen regularly March-July, ranging north to Del Rio, San Antonio, and the Austin area. SOUTHERN LEPIDOPTERISTS' NEWS Fig. 3. Dynamine dyonis, 3/19/15, Santa Ana NWR, Fig. 4. Dynamine postverta, 5/08/15, Mission, TX. Alamo, TX. Several refuge sightings this year. This A yard bug! female was earlier ovipositing on Tragia sp. II Fig. 5. Epargyreus exadeus, 6/29/15, Fig. 6. Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri, 6/11/15, National Butterfly Center, Mission, TX. Bentsen State Park, Mission, TX. This was a Very few US records, this was one of 2 Lifer for me. Over a period of weeks 1-3 recorded in Mission this year. individuals could be found resting during the day in restroom alcoves at Bentsen, and 1 was found in the men's room at Santa Ana NWR.
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