Sighting for February 8, 2017
Karl and Dorothy Legler
Valley Nature Center and Frontera Audubon in Mission.
Hidalgo County, TX
- Giant Swallowtail 2
- Southern Dogface 1
- Cloudless Sulphur 1
- Large Orange Sulphur 2
- Little Yellow 2
- Gray Hairstreak 1
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 3
- Cassius Blue 4
- American Snout 1
- Gulf Fritillary 3
- Zebra Heliconian 4
- Bordered Patch 1
- Texan Crescent 6
- Chestnut Crescent 1
- Vesta Crescent 2
- Phaon Crescent common
- Red Admiral 2
- White Peacock 2
- Mexican Bluewing 1
- Common Mestra 1
- Queen 3
- White-striped Longtail 1
- Mazans Scallopwing 2
- White-patched Skipper 1
- Mournful Duskywing 3
- Funereal Duskywing 2
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper common
- Laviana White-Skipper 3
- Southern Skipperling 1
- Fiery Skipper 1
- Sachem 2
- Eufala Skipper 2
Chestnut Crescent
Mazans Scallopwing
White-striped Longtail
Chestnut Crescent
32 species. 2 hours. The male Chestnut Crescent is very rare. The underside was almost completely blank. It was reluctant to open its wings for more than a fraction of a second. Other highlights included Mexican Bluewing, Gulf Fritillary, Zebra Heliconian, Banded Patch, White-patched Skipper, Funereal and Mournful Duskywings, Mazans Scallopwing and White-striped Longtail.