Sighting for June 17, 2014
Daniel Jones
National Butterfly Center, Mission
Hidalgo County, TX
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Gray Hairstreak 2
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 4
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 25
- Reakirt's Blue 3
- Red-bordered Metalmark 1
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Zebra Heliconian 1
- Crimson Patch 5
- Texan Crescent 4
- Phaon Crescent 8
- Tropical Leafwing 1
- Tawny Emperor 80
- Silver Emperor 1
- Queen 35
- Soldier 1
- Brown Longtail 1
- Two-barred Flasher 1
- White Checkered-Skipper 15
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
- Laviana White-Skipper 3
- Common Sootywing 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
- Clouded Skipper 6
- Whirlabout 1
- Southern Broken-Dash 1
Twenty two Dusky-blue Groundstreaks were roosting at the base of a hackberry tree in the ditch.