White Rock Lake

WHITE ROCK LAKE, DALLAS, TEXAS

White Rock Lake

One of the best locations are the fields surrounding the White Rock Cultural Bath House, accessed from Buckner Blvd (take Northcliff Drive). Another good spot: when coming down Mockingbird Lane, just before you cross the lake (heading east) there is a parking lot. There is a trail that leads along the lake here where many species can be observed.

SPECIES LIST FOR WHITE ROCK LAKE

Updated May 12, 2001

Collecting is allowed at White Rock Lake.

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites - Subfamily Pierinae

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Sulpjurs - Subfamily Coliadinae

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-Wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Hairstreaks - Subfamily Miletinae

Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)

Blues - Subfamily Polyommatinae

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
Eastern Tailed Blue (Everes comyntas)

Brush-Footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Snouts - Subfamily Libytheinae

American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Heliconians and Fritillaries - Subfamily Heliconiinae

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

True Brush-Foots - Subfamily Nymphalinae

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Comma (Polygonia comma)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

Admirals and Relatives - Subfamily Limenitidinae

Red Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Leafwings - Subfamily Charaxinae

Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Emperors - Subfamily Apaturinae

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Satyrs - Subfamily Satyrinae

Monarchs - Subfamily Danainae

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-Wing Skippers - Subfamily Pyrginae

Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Long Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Grass Skippers - Subfamily Hesperiinae

Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

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