Butterflies of Texas

The Lower Rio Grande Valley is one of the best butterflying locations in the entire United States. Here are pictures of butterflies from that region, taken with a Nikon CoolPix 4500, nearly all using natural lighting. On this page are some of the psychotic folks I went butterflying with, along with some photos of other wildlife (birds, bugs, odes, herps, etc.) from the LRGV.

Psychotic Butterfliers and other wildlife that can be found in the Lower Rio Grande Valley...

	From Left: Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, Jeff Pippen, Patricia Price, Bill Bouton, Derb Carter Photo taken at Laguna Atascosa by Ellie Thompson.
	Harry LeGrand, Will Cook and Derb Carter birding the Rio Grande at Chepeno.
	Jeff Pippen searching for those river leps...
	Will Cook stalking his prey.

Will's on a mission in Mission.

Caterpillars

Asp (Megalopyge opercularis) The adult is known as a Flannel Moth Santa Ana NWR 15 Oct 2004 These can give a nasty sting!

	Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) caterpillar Santa Ana NWR 15 Oct 2004
	unidentified caterpillar Santa Ana NWR 15 Oct 2004
	unidentified caterpillar Frontera Audubon, Weslaco 15 Oct 2004
	unidentified caterpillar Mission, TX 19 Oct 2004

Adult Moths

	Fig Sphynx (Pachylia ficus) Laguna Atascosa NWR, Cameron Co., TX 14 Oct 2004
	Orange Satyr Moth Geometer (Heterusia atalantata) Bentsen R.G.S.P., Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004
	same individual as above

Odonates

Unidentified dancer (Argia sp.) Starr Co., TX 16 Oct 2004

Roseate Skimmer (Orthemis ferruginea) Frontera Audubon, Weslaco, TX 18 Oct 2004

Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004

Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) NABA Park, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004

Red Saddlebags (Tramea onusta) Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004

Black Setwing (Dithemis nigrescens) NABA Park, Hidalgo Co., TX 13 Oct 2004

	Thornbush Dasher (Micrathyria hagenii This bug was perching obliquely on a brick wall. Bentsen R.G.S.P., Hidalgo Co., TX 19 Oct 2004
	same individual
	Thornbush Dasher (Micrathyria hagenii La Grulla, Starr Co., TX 16 Oct 2004

Bugs

Six-spotted Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus sexmaculatus) Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX 15 Oct 2004

(Alaruasa lepida) Really cool Homopteran (Fulgoridae) I found at Santa Ana NWR 15 Oct 2004

Herps

	Perhaps the Southern Prairie Lizard race of Eastern Fence Lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary, Cameron Co., TX 18 Oct 2004
	Green Anole (Anoles carolinensis) Starr Co., TX 16 Oct 2004

Mammals

Collared Peccary Bentsen R.G.S.P., Hidalgo Co., TX 16 Oct 2004

Birds

Chachalacas flanked by White-tipped Doves Sabal Palm Audubon Sanctuary 18 Oct 2004

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Created on ... Mar 23, 2005 | Updated on ... Mar 25, 2005 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com