Texas Butterfly Festival 2001 - List of Species

[Mike Quinn]

The Texas Butterfly Festival was a huge success!!! Lots of leps currently on
the wing in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, TX.

The rarest butterfly reported from during the Texas Butterfly Festival in
Mission, TX was a Frosted Flasher. It was seen by many observers mid-week
before the festival and then again on the weekend. It was also photographed
by at least one person. I believe there are less than five U.S. records for
Frosted Flasher. Mike Quinn

Frosted Flasher (Astraptes alardus)
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/usa/581.htm


FIELD TRIP LEADERS:
Bob Behrstock
Jim Brock
Carrie Cate
P.D. Hulce
Paul Miliotis
Paul Opler
Mike Overton
Mike Quinn
Derek Muschalek
Charlie Sassine
Ro Wauer

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Butterflies seen at the Texas Butterfly Festival, Oct. 18-21, 2001
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Swallowtails Family Papilionidae
__Pipevine Swallowtail  Battus philenor
__Black Swallowtail     Papilio polyxenes
__Giant Swallowtail     Papilio cresphontes


Whites and Sulphurs Family Pieridae
Whites Subfamily Pierinae
__Checkered White       Pontia protodice
__Great Southern White  Ascia monuste

Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae
__Orange Sulphur        Colias eurytheme
__Southern Dogface      Colias cesonia
__Cloudless Sulphur     Phoebis sennae
__Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea
__Large Orange Sulphur  Phoebis agarithe
__Lyside Sulphur        Kricogonia lyside
__Little Yellow         Eurema lisa
__Mimosa Yellow         Eurema nise
__Sleepy Orange         Eurema nicippe
__Dainty Sulphur        Nathalis iole


Gossamer-wing Butterflies Family Lycaenidae
Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae
__Great Purple Hairstreak       Atlides halesus
__Silver-banded hairstreak      Chlorostrymon simaethis
__Gray Hairstreak               Strymon melinus
__Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon rufofusca  (pre-fest only)
__Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak       Strymon columella
__Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak      Strymon bazochii
__Dusky-blue Groundstreak       Calycopis isobeon
__Clytie Ministreak             Ministrymon clytie

Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae
__Western Pygmy-Blue    Brephidium exilis
__Cassius Blue          Leptotes cassius
__Ceraunus Blue         Hemiargus ceraunus
__Reakirt's Blue        Hemiargus isola


Metalmarks Family Riodinidae
__Fatal Metalmark       Calephelis nemesis
__Rounded Metalmark     Calephelis nilus
__Red-bordered Metalmark Caria ino
__Blue Metalmark        Lasaia sula
__Red-bordered Pixie    Melanis pixe

Brush-footed Butterflies Family Nymphalidae
Snouts Subfamily Libytheinae
__American Snout        Libytheana carinenta

Heliconians and Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae
__Gulf Fritillary       Agraulis vanillae
__Julia Heliconian      Dryas iulia
__Zebra Heliconian      Heliconius charithonia
__Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
__Mexican Fritillary    Euptoieta hegesia

True Brush-foots Subfamily Nymphalinae
__Theona Checkerspot    Thessalia theona
__Bordered Patch        Chlosyne lacinia
__Elada Checkerspot     Texola elada
__Texan Crescent        Phyciodes texana
__Vesta Crescent        Phyciodes vesta
__Phaon Crescent        Phyciodes phaon
__Pearl Crescent        Phyciodes tharos
__Question Mark         Polygonia interrogationis
__American Lady         Vanessa virginiensis
__Painted Lady          Vanessa cardui
__Red Admiral           Vanessa atalanta
__Common Buckeye        Junonia coenia
__White Peacock         Anartia jatrophae
__Malachite             Siproeta stelenes

Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae
__Mexican Bluewing      Myscelia ethusa
__Common Mestra         Mestra amymone
__Ruddy Daggerwing      Marpesia petreus

Leafwings Subfamily Charaxinae
__Tropical Leafwing     Anaea aidea
__Goatweed Leafwing     Anaea andria

Emperors Subfamily Apaturinae
__Hackberry Emperor     Asterocampa celtis
__Empress Leilia        Asterocampa leilia
__Tawny Emperor         Asterocampa clyton

Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae
__Gemmed Satyr  Cyllopsis gemma
__Carolina Satyr        Hermeuptychia sosybius

Monarchs Subfamily Danainae
__Monarch               Danaus plexippus
__Queen                 Danaus gilippus
__Soldier               Danaus eresimus

Skippers Family Hesperiidae
Spread-wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae
__Guava Skipper         Phocides polybius
__White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus
__Zilpa Longtail        Chioides zilpa
__Long-tailed Skipper   Urbanus proteus
__Dorantes Longtail     Urbanus dorantes
__Teleus Longtail       Urbanus teleus
__Brown Longtail        Urbanus procne
__Two-barred Flasher    Astraptes fulgerator (pre-fest only)
__Frosted Flasher       Astraptes alardus
__Coyote Cloudywing     Achalarus toxeus  (pre-fest only)
__Potrillo Skipper      Cabares potrillo
__Mimosa Skipper        Cogia calchas
__Mazans Scallopwing    Staphylus mazans
__Texas Powdered-Skipper Systasea pulverulenta
__Sickle-winged Skipper Achlyodes thraso
__Brown-banded Skipper  Timochares ruptifasciatus
__White-patched Skipper Chiomara asychis
__Funereal Duskywing    Erynnis funeralis
__White Checkered Skipper       Pyrgus albescens
__Tropical Checkered-Skipper    Pyrgus oileus
__Desert Checkered-Skipper      Pyrgus philetas
__Erichson's White-Skipper      Heliopetes domicella
__Laviana White-Skipper         Heliopetes laviana
__Turk's-cap White-Skipper      Heliopetes macaira
__Common Sootywing              Pholisora catullus

Grass Skippers Subfamily Hesperiinae
__Julia's Skipper       Nastra julia
__Fawn-spotted Skipper  Cymaenes odilia
__Clouded Skipper       Lerema accius
__Southern Skipperling  Copaeodes minima
__Fiery Skipperling     Hylephila phyleus
__Whirlabout            Polites vibex
__Southern Broken-Dash  Wallengrenia otho
__Sachem                Atalopedes campestris
__Nysa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes nysa
__Celia's Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes celia
__Eufala Skipper        Lerodea eufala
__Olive-clouded Skipper Lerodea dysaules
__Brazilian Skipper     Calpodes ethlius
__Obscure Skipper       Panoquina panoquinoides
__Ocola Skipper         Panoquina ocola
__Purple-washed Skipper Panoquina sylvicola

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Mike Quinn
Invertebrate Biologist
Wildlife Diversity Branch
Texas Parks & Wildlife
3000 I-35 South, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78704
Phone: 512-912-7059, Fax: 512-912-7058 
mike.quinn at tpwd.state.tx.us


 
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