Travis County Butterfly Checklist Papilionidae / Pieridae / Lycaenidae / Riodinidae / Nymphalidae / Hesperiidae Austin Butterfly Phenology Texas Butterfly Checklists Return to Texas Entomology - Compiled by Mike Quinn This checklist is primarily modified from data in the following publication: Durden, C.J. 1990. Guide to Butterflies of Austin. Texas Botanical Garden Society, Austin. 110 pp. Species without occurrence data were listed on the Butterflies of Travis County, Texas - USGS website. The calendar of adult flight times shows records for Travis County, collected by Chris Durden primarily between 1968 and 1990, plotted by 10-day interval. Dividing lines separating each set of 10-day periods are similar to the division of months. Key: X - Specimen Record - At least one specimen collected within the designated 10-day period. V - Sight Record - At least one individual sighted within the designated 10-day period. P - Photographic Record - At least one individual photographed within the designated 10-day period. = - No Sight, Specimen or Photographic Record within the designated 10-day period. Butterflies of Travis Co. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Swallowtails Family Papilionidae Pipevine Battus X== ==X XXX XXX XX= XX= XXX XX= X== XXX XX= ===X Swallowtail philenor Polydamas Battus === === === === === === =X= === === === === ==== Swallowtail polydamas Black Papilio === =X= XXX XXX === XX= XXX === X=X XXX === ==== Swallowtail polyxenes Thoas Papilio thoas === === ==X ==X X== === === === === === === ==== Swallowtail Giant Papilio === ==V =XX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX === ==== Swallowtail cresphontes Ornythion Papilio Swallowtail ornythion Eastern Tiger Papilio === === =X= === X== === XXX XXX X=X =X= === ==== Swallowtail glaucus Two-tailed Papilio === === =VX XXX === =XX === === XXX X== === ==== Swallowtail multicaudata Spicebush Papilio troilus === === === =XX === ==X XXX X=X =XX === === ==== Swallowtail Palamedes Papilio === === === === === === === === === X== === ==== Swallowtail palamedes Ruby-spotted Papilio Swallowtail anchisiades Butterflies of Travis Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec County Whites and Sulphurs Family Pieridae Whites Subfamily Pierinae Florida Appias === === === === === === === === === =XX =X= ==== White drusilla Checkered Pontia VVX XXX XX= XXX XXX XXX === === === =XX XXX ==X= White protodice Cabbage Pieris rapae === === === ==X === ==X XX= === === X== === ==== White Great Ascia Southern === === === === === === === === === =V= === ==== monuste White Olympian Euchloe === === =X= === === === === === === === === ==== Marble olympia Falcate Anthocharis === === XXX XXX === === === === === === === ===X Orangetip midea Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae Clouded Colias Sulphur philodice Orange Colias VXX XXX XXX XXX XX= X=X =X= X== X=X XXX XXX X=XX Sulphur eurytheme Southern Zerene =X= =XX XXX XXX XXX X=X XXX X=X XXX XXX XXX XX=X Dogface cesonia White Anteos Angled- clorinde Sulphur Yellow Anteos Angled- === === === === === =X= === === === === === ==== maerula Sulphur Cloudless Phoebis ==X =X= =VX X=X X=X =X= ==X XXX XXX XXX XXX ===X Sulphur sennae Orange- Phoebis barred === === === V== === === === === === =X= === ==== philea Sulphur Large Phoebis Orange X== X== === === === === =XX =XX XXX XXX === ==== agarithe Sulphur Statira Phoebis === === === === === === =XX === === === === ==== Sulphur statira Lyside Kricogonia === === === XXX =X= === =XX X== =X= =XX =XX X=== Sulphur lyside Barred Eurema === === === === === === === V== === === === ==== Yellow daira Mexican Eurema === === =XV === X== X== === === === =XX XXX ==== Yellow mexicana Tailed Pyrisitia === === === === === === === === ==X XX= =X= ==X= Orange proterpia Little Pyrisitia lisa === X== === ==X XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXX Yellow Mimosa Pyrisitia === === === =X= === =X= =X= === === =X= =X= X==X Yellow nise Sleepy Abaeis VXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX X=X XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXX Orange nicippe Dainty Nathalis iole VX= XXX X=X XXX XXX =X= XXX XXX ==X XXX XXX X=XX Sulphur Butterflies of Travis County Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Gossamer-wing Butterflies Family Lycaenidae Harvesters Subfamily Miletinae Feniseca Harvester === === === === === === =V= VV= ==X === === ==== tarquinius Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae Great Purple Atlides halesus === === XXX X=X XXX === X== ==X =XX XXX XX= ==== Hairstreak Juniper Callophrys === ==X XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX === ==X= Hairstreak gryneus Callophrys Henry’s Elfin === ==X XXX X== === === === === === === === ==== henrici Oak Satyrium === === === ==X XXX === === === === === === ==== Hairstreak favonius Banded Satyrium === === === ==X =X= X== === === === === === ==== Hairstreak calanus Silver-banded Chlorostrymon === === === === === === === === ==P === === ==== Hairstreak simaethis Soapberry Phaeostrymon === === === === =X= X== === === === === === ==== Hairstreak alcestis Dusky-blue Calycopis === ==X XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX X=== Groundstreak isobeon Gray Strymon =X= =XX XX= XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX X=== Hairstreak melinus Red-crescent Strymon === === === === === === === === === === === ==== Scrub-Hair. rufofusca Lacey’s Scrub- Strymon alea === === === === === === =X= X== X== XXX XXX X=== Hairstreak Mallow Scrub- Strymon istapa === === === === =X= === === === ==X X== =X= X=== Hairstreak Lantana Strymon Scrub- === === === === === === === === === ==P === ==== bazochii Hairstreak White M Parrhasius === === === === =X= === XXX === ==X === === ==== Hairstreak m-album Blues Tribe Polyommatini Leptotes Cassius Blue === === === === =X= === === === === === X== ==== cassius Leptotes Marine Blue === === === === === === =X= === === XX= XX= X=== marina Cyna Blue Zizula cyna === === ==X X== === === === === === === XX= ==== Western Brephidium === === === === === === === === === =XX XXX X=== Pygmy-Blue exile Eastern Cupido === === ==X XXX XXX XX= XX= X== ==X XX= X== ==== Tailed-Blue comyntas ‘Summer” Celastrina === === === === X== === =X= X== === === === ==== Azure neglecta Ceraunus Hemiargus === === === === === === =X= XX= =X= XXX XXX X==X Blue ceraunus Echinargus Reakirt's Blue === XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XX= XXX XXX XXX XX== isola Butterflies of Travis County Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Metalmarks Family Riodinidae Fatal Calephelis === ==X ==X XXX =X= X== XXX === XXX XXX XXX X=== Metalmark nemesis Rounded Calephelis === === === === === ==X XX= ==X X=X XXX XXX X=== Metalmark perditalis Rawson's Calephelis === === === X=X =X= XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX X=== Metalmark rawsoni “Mexican” Apodemia === === === === === === === === === =V= === ==== Metalmark mejicanus Butterflies of Travis Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec County Brush-footed Butterflies Family Nymphalidae Snouts Subfamily Libytheinae American Libytheana X== =XX XX= =XX XX= =X= =XX X== =XX XXX XXX XXXX Snout carinenta Heliconians and Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae Mexican Dione moneta === === === === === === =X= === === === === ==== Silverspot Gulf Agraulis === X=V XX= XXX XXX X=X XXX XX= X=X XXX XXX X==X Fritillary vanillae Julia Dryas iulia === === === === === === XX= XXX =XX XXX XX= ==== Heliconian Isabella's Eueides === === === === === === === === V== === === ==== Heliconian isabella Zebra Heliconius === === === === === === XX= X=X X=X XXX X== =X== Heliconian charithonia Erato Heliconius Heliconian erato Variegated Euptoieta =XX XXX X=X XXX XXX XXX XXX === ==X XXX XXX XXXX Fritillary claudia Mexican Euptoieta === === === === === === === === === =XX === ==== Fritillary hegesia True Brush-foots Subfamily Nymphalinae Theona Chlosyne === === XXX === =X= === =X= === === === === ==== Checkerspot theona Bordered Chlosyne === === X== XXX XXX XX= XXX X=X XXX XXX XXX ==== Patch lacinia Crimson Chlosyne === === === === === === X== === === === === ==== Patch janais Gorgone Chlosyne === === === === ==X === =X= === ==X X== === ==== Checkerspot gorgone Silvery Chlosyne === === ==X XXX XX= XXX =XX X=X =XX XXX X=V ==== Checkerspot nycteis Elada Texola elada === === === =X= === === === === === =XX =X= ==== Checkerspot Vesta Phyciodes === =XX XX= XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX =XX XXX XXX X==X Crescent graphica Phaon Phyciodes === ==X XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX X=== Crescent phaon Pearl Phyciodes === X=X XXX XXX XX= XXX XXX XXX =XX XXX XXX X==X Crescent tharos Texan Anthanassa ==X X=X XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX =XX XXX XXX XX=X Crescent texana Common Junonia === === === X=X XXX XXX XXX XX= ==X XXX XXX X=X= Buckeye coenia form === === === === === X== =X= === === XXX XX= ==== nigrosuffusa Tropical Junonia === === === === X== === XX= === === XXX XX= ==== Buckeye genoveva White Anartia === === === === === === === === ==X === === ==== Peacock jatrophae Eastern Polygonia === === === === === === === === ==X === === ==== Comma comma Question P. === =XX XX= ==X XXX XX= XX= X=X V=X XXX XX= X==X Mark interrogationis Mourning Nymphalis === === =V= ==V X== === === === === === === ==== Cloak antiopa Vanessa Red Admiral ==X =XX XXX X=X XXV === =X= X== ==X XXX XXX X=XX atalanta Painted Vanessa === === =V= XXX === === =X= X== X=X XXX XXX X=== Lady cardui American Vanessa V== ==V XXX XXX XX= X== X== =X= ==X XXX XXX XX=X Lady virginiensis Butterflies of Travis County Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae Red-spotted Limenitis === === === =XX === =XX XXX === === XV= === ==== Purple arthemis Limenitis Viceroy === === === XX= === X=X XXX XX= XXX XXX === ==== archippus California Adelpha === === ==V === X== ==X XX= V== X== XX= =V= ==== Sister bredowii Ruddy Marpesia === ===