One last warm breezy day before four cold days means the National Butterfly Center has the the potential to be hopping. Bug of the day goes to this Vicroy's Ministreak found by Jeff Bryant, only the second I've ever seen. BOA refers to it as Pebbly Ministreak. Long though of as a varient of Gray Ministreak, the green eyes and pebbly scales are quite distinctive. Jeff Glassberg described the new species and named it after his wife who passed away a few years ago, Ministrymon janevicroy.
Jeff Bryant also found this worn Mexican Crescent, the first one to be found since the freeze.
Chris Balboni found this female Silver Emperor, it's been years since I've seen one.
Two Mourning Cloaks would normally been the major find. One was really fresh. And one not so much.
Lots of Common Streaky-Skippers around lately.
My first Double-dotted Skipper since the freeze.
Desert Checkered-Skippers were out today.
The requisite Mexican Bluewing photo.
Here's today's list of 43 species which is pretty amazing for February. The NBC list for the month is up to 73.
- Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Southern Dogface 3
- Lyside Sulphur 12
- Little Yellow 3
- Sleepy Orange 1
- Gray Hairstreak 5
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 3
- Western Pygmy-Blue 3
- Ceraunus Blue 3
- Reakirt's Blue 5
- American Snout 20
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Bordered Patch 2
- Texan Crescent 1
- Vesta Crescent 1
- Mexican Crescent 1
- Phaon Crescent 5
- Mourning Cloak 2
- American Lady 1
- Red Admiral 5
- Mexican Bluewing 2
- Tropical Leafwing 5
- Silver Emperor 1
- Queen 1
- Funereal Duskywing 6
- White Checkered-Skipper 20
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 5
- Desert Checkered-Skipper 2
- Laviana White-Skipper 3
- Common Streaky-Skipper 5
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Double-dotted Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Whirlabout 1
- Sachem 1
- Common Mellana 1
- Nysa Roadside-Skipper 2
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 2
- Eufala Skipper 2
- Vicroy's Ministreak 1
