Sighting for October 8, 2016

Karl and Dorothy Legler

George West and south on Hwy 281
Live Oak County, TX

Heading south from San Antonio we finally noticed a southward migration of butterflies along Hwy 281. An assortment of sulphurs and other butterflies were found along roadside.

  • Giant Swallowtail 8
  • Southern Dogface 6
  • Large Orange Sulphur 10
  • Little Yellow 2
  • Sleepy Orange 2
  • Dainty Sulphur 1
  • Ceraunus Blue 2
  • American Snout 1
  • Gulf Fritillary 1
  • Variegated Fritillary 1
  • Bordered Patch 6
  • Common Mestra 3
  • Monarch 5
  • Sickle-winged Skipper 1
  • Desert Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Laviana White-Skipper 3
  • Whirlabout 1

Common Mestra

Bordered Patch

Sulphuric puddling

Large Orange Sulphur