Sighting for December 12, 2018
Karl and Dorothy Legler
National Butterfly Center, Mission.
Hidalgo County, TX
- Black Swallowtail 1
- Checkered White 3
- Orange Sulphur 1
- Southern Dogface 6
- Large Orange Sulphur 1
- Lyside Sulphur 8
- Little Yellow common
- Dainty Sulphur 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak common
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 1
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
- Western Pygmy-Blue 1
- Ceraunus Blue common
- Reakirt's Blue 1
- Fatal Metalmark 3
- Red-bordered Pixie 11
- American Snout 6
- Gulf Fritillary 10
- Mexican Fritillary 1
- Vesta Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent 9
- Red Admiral 7
- White Peacock 3
- Common Mestra 9
- Tropical Leafwing 1
- Tawny Emperor 11
- Carolina Satyr 3
- Monarch 1
- Queen common
- Sickle-winged Skipper 3
- White Checkered-Skipper 5
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
- Laviana White-Skipper common
- Fawn-spotted Skipper 6
- Clouded Skipper 6
- Southern Skipperling 5
- Fiery Skipper 5
- Common Mellana 1
- Eufala Skipper 2
Mexican Fritillary
Checkered White
Red-bordered Pixie
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
Tropical Leafwing
75 degrees, sun subdued by moderate clouds. 39 species. It was great fun to see so many Red-bordered Pixies!