Sighting for April 1, 2016
Estero Butterfly Walk
Estero Llano Grande State Park in Weslaco
Hidalgo County, TX
- Giant Swallowtail 7
- Checkered White 1
- Great Southern White 1
- Southern Dogface 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Lyside Sulphur 1
- Little Yellow 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 2
- Cassius Blue 12
- Reakirt's Blue 3
- Red-bordered Metalmark 1
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 1
- Julia Heliconian 1
- Vesta Crescent 7
- Red Admiral 1
- White Peacock 5
- Queen 3
- Long-tailed Skipper 1
- Brown Longtail 2
- Two-barred Flasher 1
- Funereal Duskywing 1
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
- Laviana White-Skipper common
- Julia's Skipper 1
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 3
- Clouded Skipper 1
- Southern Skipperling 2
- Fiery Skipper 6
- Whirlabout 2
- Southern Broken-Dash 4
- Common Mellana 1
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper 4
Two-barred Flasher
Two-barred Flasher
Whirlabout
Common Mellana
Mostly cloudy and 70’s. Afternoon Butterfly Walk led by Mike Rickard (assisted by Ginny Musgrave and Dave Elder). 9 people. 34 species. Highlights were Cassius Blue, Red-bordered Metalmark, Julia Heliconian, White Peacock, Long-tailed Skipper, Two-barred Flasher, Fawn-spotted Skipper and Common Mellana. Photos by Karl Legler.