It's been really dry this spring but there were still lots of butterflies at the National Butterfly Center. But it's going to get really hot and number's will probably crash if we don't get rain soon. Nothing really exciting today. This Julia's Skipper had a contrasting ray on one side but it's not a Pale-rayed Skipper.
Elada Checkerspots were out in force.
As were Bordered Patches.
The requisite Mexican Bluewings.
It's been a good spring for Long-tailed Skippers.
It's not very purple but I think this is a Purple-washed Skipper. I forgot to put it on my list.
44 species is a pretty good haul for this time of year.
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Giant Swallowtail 3
- Checkered White 20
- Great Southern White 8
- Large Orange Sulphur 5
- Lyside Sulphur 20
- Little Yellow 8
- Mimosa Yellow 1
- Dainty Sulphur 2
- Gray Hairstreak 4
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 8
- Cassius Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue 1
- Reakirt's Blue 20
- Rounded Metalmark 1
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Variegated Fritillary 1
- Mexican Fritillary 2
- Bordered Patch 12
- Elada Checkerspot 8
- Texan Crescent 12
- Phaon Crescent 10
- Pearl Crescent 1
- Common Buckeye 1
- Mexican Bluewing 8
- Common Mestra 1
- Empress Leilia 2
- Tawny Emperor 20
- Queen 10
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Mournful Duskywing 1
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 10
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 20
- Laviana White-Skipper 10
- Julia's Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 8
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 2
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 1
- Eufala Skipper 2
