Week of January 30, 2012
Bold type indicates a species that was added to the list this week.
The continued mild winter temps are making sightings of the "regular" winter species fairly common.
Listings
follow taxonomy in "A Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and
Canada" by Jonathan P. Pelham. Species in bold are new for the week.
Common
Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)*
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
American
Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Gulf Fritillary
(Agraulis vanillae)
Variegated Fritillary
(Euptoieta claudia)
American
Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted
Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Question
Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Common
Buckeye (Junonia c. coenia)
Goatweed
Leafwing (Anaea andria)
If you see a species in your yard or on an outing in the area that is not listed please notify me at the email link below.
"What's On The Wing" reflects actual field observations in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area.
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