U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Dragonflies of Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Butterflies and dragonflies can be found Butterflies Butterflies at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Common Abundance Common Abundance throughout the year. They are most Scientific Name Scientific Name abundant during the summer months. The amount of water available also plays Giant White R Metalmarks a role in the numbers found, especially Ganyra josephina Rounded Metalmark U dragonflies. Butterflies have been Falcate Orangetip U Calephelis perditalis scientifically collected in such numbers Anthocharis midea Clouded Sulphur S that we can predict the abundance of the Longwings and Fritillaries various at the Refuge. We are only Colias philodice Orange Sulphur C Gulf Fritillary C just beginning to document the species of Agraulis vanillae dragonflies, thus this list only represents Southern Dogface C Julia Heliconian S dragonflies collected on the Refuge. Colias cesonia Dryas julia Sleepy Orange C Variegated Firtillary A Note Eurema nicippe Euptoieta claudia Please remember that collecting Dainty Sulphur C butterflies and dragonflies is not allowed Nathalis iole Crescents, Checkerspots and Patches on the Refuge. If you should find an Little Yellow A Eurema lisa Pearl Crescent C unlisted or “rare” species, contact the Phyciodes tharos Refuge staff and provide a description. Mimosa Yellow S Eurema nise Phaon Crescent A We welcome any additions visitors may Cloudless Sulphur A Phyciodes phaon provide to enhance the accuracy of sennae Elada Checkerspot R these lists. Large Orange Sulphur A Texola elada Phoebis agarithe Bordered Patch C Abundance Symbols Apricot Sulphur SChlosyne lacinia A - Abundant S - Stray Phoebis argante U - Uncommon C - Common Lyside Sulphur U Typical Brushfoots R - Rare M - Migrant Question Mark U Statira Sulphur S Polygonia interrogationis Butterflies Phoebis statira Red Admiral C Common Abundance White Angled-Sulphur S Vanessa atalanta Scientific Name Anteos clorinde American Lady A Vanessa virginiensis Swallowtails Hairstreaks Painted Lady U Eastern Tiger Swallowtail S Gray Hairstreak A Vanessa cardui Papilio glaucus melinus Common Buckeye A Pipevine Swallowtail A Hairstreak R Junonia coenia Battus philenor favonius Mangrove Buckeye S Spicebush Swallowtail S Soapberry Hairstreak C Junonia evarete Papilio troilus Phaeostrymon alcestis “Dark” Tropical Buckeye A Black Swallowtail U Red-Banded Hairstreak S Junonia genoveva nigrosuffusa Papilio polyxenes Calycopis cecrops White Peacock C Palamedes Swallowtail A Dusky-Blue Groundstreak A Anartia jatrophae Papilio palamedes Calycopis isobeon Viceroy C Polydamas Swallowtail S Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak U Limenitis archippus Battus polydamas Strymon columella Common Mestra C Giant Swallowtail A Mestra amymone Papilio cresphontes Blues Goatweed Leafwing U Marine Blue R Anaea andria Whites and Sulphurs Leptotes marina Hackberry Emperor C Cabbage White R Western Pygmy-Blue A Asterocampa celtis Pieris rapae Brephidium exile Empress Leilia U Checkered White C Ceraunus Blue A Asterocampa leilia Pontia protodice Hemiargus ceraunus Tawny Emperor C Great Southern White A Reakirt’s Blue C Asterocampa clyton Ascia monuste Hemiargus isola Butterflies Butterflies Dragonflies Common Abundance Common Abundance Common Name Scientific Name Scientific Name Scientific Name

Typical Brushfoots, continued Orange Skipperling U Blue Dasher American Snout A-R aurantiaca Pachydiplax longipennis Libytheana carinenta Southern Skipperling C Monarch M Copaeodes minima Eastern Pondhawk Danaus plexippus Clouded A Erythemis simplicicollis Queen C Lerema accius Wandering Glider Danaus gilippus Fawn-spotted Skipper S Pantala flavenscens Cymaenes odilia Black Saddlebags Satyrs Julia’s Skipper U Tramea lacerata Carolina Satyr C Nastra julia Hermeuptychia sosybius Southern Broken-Dash U Carolina Saddlebags Gemmed Satyr U Wallengrenia otho Tramea carolina Cyllopsis gemma Dun Skipper C Red Saddlebags Euphyes vestris Tramea onusta Cloudywings Celia’s Roadside-Skipper C Striped Saddlebags Northern Cloudywing U Amblyscirtes celia Thorybes palides Nysa Roadside-Skipper C Tramea calverti Amblyscirtes nysa Hyacinth Glider Spread-wing Skippers Eufala Skipper R Miathyria marcella Long-Tailed Skipper U Lerodea eufala Marl Pennant Urbanus proteus Ocola Skipper U Macrodiplax balteata Dorantes Longtail U ocola Red-Tailed Pennant Urbanus dorantes Salt Marsh Skipper U White-Striped Longtail C Brachymesia furcata Chioides catillus Obscure Skipper C Four-Spotted Pennant Sickle-Winged Skipper C Brachymesia gravida Achylodes thraso Brazilian Skipper R Halloween Pennant Horace’s Duskywing C Calpodes ethlius Celithemis eponina Erynnis horatius Funereal Duskywing A Dragonflies Banded Pennant Erynnis funeralis Common Name Celithemis fasciata Mournful Duskywing U Scientific Name Erynnis tristis Butterfly Reference Wild Indigo Duskywing R Darners Brock, James P. and Kaufman, Kenn, Erynnis baptisiae Common Green Darner 2003; Butterflies of North America False Duskywing C Anax junius Gesta gesta Dragonfly Reference Common Checkered-Skipper A Dunkle, Sidney W., 2000. Dragonflies Pyrgus communis Clubtails Through Binoculars A Field Guide to Tropical Checkerd-Skipper C Sulphur-Tipped Clubtail Dragonflies of North America. Oxford Pyrgus oileus Comphus militaris University Press. Desert Checkered-Skipper R Broad-Striped Forceptail Pyrgus philetas Aphylla angustifolia For Further Information Laviana White-Skipper C Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Heliopetes laviana P.O. Box 100 Skimmers Austwell, TX 77950 Turk’s Cap White-Skipper U Golden-Winger Skimmer Heliopetes macaira 361/286-3559 Common Sootywing C Libellula auripennis 361/286-3722 FAX Pholisora catullus Needham’s Skimmer 1 800/735-2989 State Relay Service Libellula needhami www.fws.gov/southwest/refuges/texas/ Grass Skipper Roseate Skimmer aransas/ Fiery Skipper A Orthemis ferruginea Hylephila phyleus March 2008 Sachem C Variegated Meadowhawk Atalopedes campestris Sympetrum corruptum Whirlabout C Little Blue Dragonlet Polites vibex Erythrodiplax berenice Least Skipper U Seaside Dragonlet Erythrodiplax minuscula