Week of August 4, 2008
Bold type indicates a species that was added to the list this week.
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Pipevine
Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
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Eastern
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)![]()
Giant
Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)![]()
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Tiger
Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)![]()
Cabbage
White (Pieris rapae)
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Checkered
White (Pontia protodice)![]()
Orange
Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)![]()
Southern
Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
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White
Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)![]()
Cloudless
Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
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Large
Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
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Little
Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)![]()
Sleepy
Orange (Abaeis nicippe)![]()
Dainty
Sulphur (Nathalis iole)![]()
Great
Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
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'Olive'
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
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Gray
Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)![]()
Red-Banded
Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)![]()
Dusky-Blue
Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
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Reakirt's
Blue (Echinargus isola)![]()
Eastern
Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)

American
Snout (Libytheana carinenta)![]()
Gulf
Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)![]()
Variegated
Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)![]()
Pearl
Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)![]()
Phaon
Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)![]()
Question
Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)![]()
American
Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
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Painted
Lady (Vanessa cardui)![]()
Red
Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)![]()
Common
Buckeye (Junonia coenia)![]()
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Goatweed
Leafwing (Anaea andria)![]()
Hackberry
Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
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Tawny
Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
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Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)![]()
Queen
(Danaus gilippus)
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Silver-Spotted
Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)![]()
Hoary
Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
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Northern
Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
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Horace's
Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)![]()
Funereal
Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)![]()
Common
Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis)![]()
Clouded
Skipper (Lerema accius)
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Least
Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)![]()
Fiery
Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
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Southern
Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
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Sachem
(Atalopedes campestris)![]()
Delaware
Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
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Dun
Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
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Bell's
Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)![]()
Eufala
Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
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Brazilian
Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
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Ocola
Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
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Thanks
to James McDermott, and Lawrence Duhon for their reports.
Let me know what's
on the wing in your yard (or outing) -- particularly if it's not on the above
list.
"What's On The Wing" reflects actual field observations in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
Email Dale Clark