Sighting for January 7, 2018
Karl and Dorothy Legler
National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Lyside Sulphur 4
- Little Yellow 10
- Reakirt's Blue 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Mexican Fritillary 1
- Phaon Crescent 2
- Red Admiral 1
- Queen 20
- White Checkered-Skipper 3
- Laviana White-Skipper 1
Reakirt's Blue
New Sighting
We found 12 species (including an unidentified Orange). This was the first day over 70 degrees since Christmas Eve! After long cold period few, if any, butterflies survived. BUT apparently new butterflies have emerged!