Sighting for February 14, 2016

Karl and Dorothy Legler

Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
Hidalgo County, TX

Valentine’s Day. 84 and sunny. 23 species. Fewer crucitas blooming than 3 weeks ago. Highlights were Common Mestra, Mimosa Yellow, Red-bordered Metalmark, Gulf Fritillary and Common Mellana.

  • Cloudless Sulphur 1
  • Large Orange Sulphur 2
  • Lyside Sulphur 2
  • Little Yellow 5
  • Mimosa Yellow 2
  • Gray Hairstreak 1
  • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 1
  • Dusky-blue Groundstreak 1
  • Fatal Metalmark 1
  • Red-bordered Metalmark 1
  • American Snout 2
  • Gulf Fritillary 2
  • Phaon Crescent common
  • Red Admiral 2
  • White Peacock 2
  • Common Mestra 1
  • Queen 4
  • White Checkered-Skipper 1
  • Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
  • Laviana White-Skipper 6
  • Fiery Skipper 3
  • Sachem 1
  • Common Mellana 1

Common Mellana

Common Mestra

Mimosa Yellow