Sighting for January 8, 2016

Karl and Dorothy Legler

National Butterfly Center
Hidalgo County, TX

Temp 75. 30 species. Nice variety for winter! Far fewer numbers than a week or two ago. Highlights were Tailed Orange, Long-Tailed Skipper (photo by Dorothy), winter version of Clytie Ministreak, and Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak.

  • Cloudless Sulphur 2
  • Large Orange Sulphur 2
  • Lyside Sulphur 1
  • Tailed Orange 2
  • Little Yellow 10
  • Sleepy Orange 1
  • Dainty Sulphur 2
  • Gray Hairstreak 1
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 3
  • Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 1
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak 4
  • Clytie Ministreak 1
  • Cassius Blue 2
  • Ceraunus Blue 1
  • Reakirt's Blue 2
  • American Snout 1
  • Gulf Fritillary 4
  • Phaon Crescent 2
  • Red Admiral 1
  • White Peacock 1
  • Queen 1
  • Long-tailed Skipper 1
  • White Checkered-Skipper 4
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Laviana White-Skipper 1
  • Clouded Skipper 7
  • Southern Skipperling 4
  • Fiery Skipper 12
  • Sachem 3
  • Eufala Skipper 4

Long-tailed Skipper

Tailed Orange

Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak

Clytie Ministreak