While nectar sources were low and butterflies weren't as plentiful as in previous years, thirty-two species were found on our field trip to the LBJ Grasslands north of Decatur.

Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
Southern Cloudywing
(Thorybes bathyllus)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris huron)
Eastern Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes asterius)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio g. glaucus)

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis s. sennae)
Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius autolycus)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus franki)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido c. comyntas)
Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
Monarch (Danaus p. plexippus)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa c. celtis)
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta rubria)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Common Buckeye (Junonia c. coenia)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne n. nycteis)
Vesta (Graphic) Crescent (Phyciodes graphica vesta)
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto c. cymela)


 


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