Sighting for March 11, 2016

Karl and Dorothy Legler

Valley Nature Center and Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco.
Hidalgo County, TX

80’s and sunny. 33 species. Highlight was the 6 Mexican Bluewings at Estero! Note the perfect “3” on the Southern Broken-Dash.

  • Giant Swallowtail 2
  • Large Orange Sulphur 3
  • Lyside Sulphur 1
  • Little Yellow 3
  • Dainty Sulphur 1
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 4
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak 2
  • Cassius Blue 4
  • Reakirt's Blue 1
  • Rounded Metalmark 1
  • Red-bordered Metalmark 1
  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Phaon Crescent 3
  • American Lady 1
  • Red Admiral 1
  • White Peacock 1
  • Mexican Bluewing 6
  • Tawny Emperor 1
  • Carolina Satyr 1
  • Queen 2
  • White-striped Longtail 1
  • Brown Longtail 1
  • Funereal Duskywing 1
  • White Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
  • Laviana White-Skipper 1
  • Fawn-spotted Skipper 1
  • Clouded Skipper 3
  • Southern Skipperling 1
  • Fiery Skipper 2
  • Whirlabout 1
  • Southern Broken-Dash 2
  • Celia's Roadside-Skipper 4

Celia's Roadside-Skipper

Red-bordered Metalmark

Whirlabout

Southern Broken-Dash