Thirty-two species were seen on our field trip to the LBJ Grasslands in Wise County on May 10, 2008.

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
Cloudless Sulphur(Phoebis sennae)
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
Southern Oak Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela)
Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
Common Checkered/White Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis/Pyrgus albescens)*
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
Common Roadside Skipper(Amblyscirtes vialis)


*Positive identification requires examination of the specimen's genitalia.

 

 


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