The butterfly show continues at the National Butterfly Center south of Mission, Texas. Cold fronts have been relatively mild with little rain and warm southerly winds send us more Mexican species. The November visiting butterfly watchers have been replaced by a smaller but equally dedicated crew from across the country. Nothing major on a warm Sunday. This Guatemalan Cracker was new for the afternoon.
Another Silver Emperor was found during the morning. This one was in better shape than the one I saw last week.
Two male Pavon Emperors were seen.
Giant and Florida Whites made a brief stop on the duranta.
Brazilian Skipper has a long proboscis which comes in handy when nectaring on tubular tropical flowers. That thing is coiled up like a garden hose.
A female Orange-barred Sulphur stopped by for a brief sip.
The warm weather was flushed out by a cool front but is scheduled to return later in the week. We are all waiting for the next mega rare butterfly.
