Butterflies

Known to Occur at Stengl:

Papilionoidea
Papilionidae		(Swallowtails)
Battus philenor		Pipevine Swallowtail (egg, larva)
Papilio glaucus Papilio polyxenes		Tiger Swallowtail Black Swallowtail
Heraclides crespontes		Giant Swallowtail, Orange Dog (larva)
Pieridae		(Whites, Sulphurs)
Appias drusilla		Tropical White
Pontia protodice		Checkered White
Anthocharis midea		Falcate Orange Tip (male, female oviposition, larva)
Phoebis sennae Phoebis philea		Cloudless Sulphur Orange-barred Sulphur
Colias philodice Colias eurydice Colias cesonia		Common Sulphur Alfalfa Butterfly, Orange Sulphur Dog Face Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside		Lyside
Eurema lisa Eurema daira Eurema mexicanum Eurema nicippe		Little Yellow Barred Yellow Mexican Yellow Sleepy Orange
Nathalis iole		Dainty Sulphur
Lycaenidae		(Blues, Elfins, Hairstreaks)
Atlides halesus		Great Purple Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus		Banded Hairstreak
Mitoura grynea		Olive Hairstreak
Incisalia henrici		Henry's Elfin
Calycopis cecrops Calycopis isobeon		Red-Banded Hairstreak Dusky-Blue Hairstreak
Fixsenia favonius ontario		Northern Hairstreak
Strymon melinus		Gray Hairstreak
Calephelis virginiensis		Little Metalmark
Brephidium isophthalma		Eastern Pygmy Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus Hemiargus isola		Ceraunus Blue Reakirt's Blue
Everes comyntas		Eastern Tailed Blue
Nymphalidae		(Brush Foots)
Libytheana carinenta		Snout
Agraulis vanillae		Gulf Fritillary
Dryas julia		Julia Longwing
Heliconius charithonia		Zebra Longwing
Euptoieta claudia		Variegated Fritillary (larva)
Chlosyne gorgone Chlosyne nycteis		Gorgone Checkerspot Silvery Checkerspot
Phyciodes tharos		Pearl Crescent
Vanessa atalanta Vanessa cardui Vanessa virginiensis		Red Admiral Painted Lady American Painted Lady
Limenitis archippus		Viceroy
Polygonia comma Polygonia interrogationis		Comma Question Mark (summer)
Nymphalis antiopa		Mourning Cloak
Anaea andria		Goatweed Butterfly (larva)
Junonia coenia		Buckeye
Asterocampa celtis Asterocampa clyton		Hackberry Emperor Tawny Emperor
Mestra amymone		Amymone
Cyllopsis gemma		Gemmed Satyr
Hermeuptychia sosybius		Carolina Satyr
Megisto cymela		Little Wood Satyr
Danaus plexippus Danaus gillippus		Monarch (larva, pupa, pupa) Queen
Hesperioidea
Hesperidae		(Skippers)
Epargyreus clarus		Silver-Spotted Skipper
Choides catillus		White-Striped Longtail
Achalarus lyciades		Hoary Edge
Thorybes pylades Thorybes confucis		Northern Cloudy Wing Confused Cloudy Wing
Erynnis juvenalis Erynnis horatius Erynnis martialis Erynnis funeralis		Juvenal's Dusky Wing Horace's Dusky Wing Mottled Dusky Wing Funereal Dusky Wing
Pyrgus communis		Checkered Skipper (courtship)
Pholisora catullus		Common Sooty Wing
Lerema accius		Clouded Skipper
Ancyloxypha numitor		Least Skipper
Hylephila phyleus		Fiery Skipper
Polites vibex		Whirlabout
Wallengrenia otho Wallengrenia egremet		Broken Dash Northern Broken Dash
Atalopedes campestris		Sachem
Euphyes vestris		Dun Skipper
Amblyscirtes eos Amblyscirtes nysa		Eos Roadside Skipper Nysa Roadside Skipper
Lerodea eufala		Eufala Skipper
Calpodes ethlius		Brazilian Skipper

Records from Phil & Pat Schappert.

For photos of many species (in addition to those illustrated here), check the Butterflies
of Texas (courtesy of the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center).

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Last revised: September 13, 2001