Progreso Lakes, 10/6/19

A warm sunny day ahead of an approaching cool front had the butterflies going at Progreso Lakes today.  Lots of betony mistflower is blooming and the crucita is about to explode.  At least fifty Queens in the yard today.

And a few Soldiers.

It's been a while since we've had a White-patched Skipper.

Same with this Tailed Orange.  This is the summer form.  My camera had a difficult time capturing the right shade of orange.

Only our second ever Mexican Bluewing oviposited on Vassey's Adelia.  I would love to see a caterpillar.

Double-dotted Skippers are back.

32 species for the day.

• Giant Swallowtail 3
• Southern Dogface 1
• Cloudless Sulphur 6
• Large Orange Sulphur 6
• Tailed Orange 1
• Little Yellow 3
• Gray Hairstreak 1
• Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
• Ceraunus Blue 2
• American Snout 3
• Phaon Crescent 2
• White Peacock 1
• Mexican Bluewing 1
• Tawny Emperor 2
• Queen 50
• Soldier 5
• Brown Longtail 3
• Sickle-winged Skipper 5
• White-patched Skipper 1
• White Checkered-Skipper 5
• Tropical Checkered-Skipper 10
• Laviana White-Skipper 4
• Julia's Skipper 1
• Fawn-spotted Skipper 3
• Clouded Skipper 8
• Double-dotted Skipper 2
• Southern Skipperling 3
• Fiery Skipper 2
• Whirlabout 5
• Southern Broken-Dash 2
• Common Mellana 3
• Celia's Roadside-Skipper 8