During the past two weeks triple digit temperatures have really knocked down the butterflies at the National Butterfly Center and across the RGV. Best bug today goes to this sharp White Angled Sulphur.
There wasn't too much worth mentioning except there were tons of Queens on the Gregg's mistflower and on the butterfly milkweed..
So here's today's list.
Pipevine Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 1
- Southern Dogface 1
- White Angled-Sulphur 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Lyside Sulphur 10
- Little Yellow 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Zebra Heliconian 2
- Texan Crescent 1
- Vesta Crescent 1
- Phaon Crescent 8
- White Peacock 2
- Tawny Emperor 12
- Queen 250
- Soldier 4
- Brown Longtail 8
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 5
- Laviana White-Skipper 6
- Clouded Skipper 3
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 1
I did pick up the 84th butterfly for our yard a few days ago; this cute little Common Mellana.
