Tropical Checkered Skipper Butterfly

These pictures were taken on 12th & 14th December, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Reakirt's Blue butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 12th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Laviana White-Skipper Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 7th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Lyside Sulphur Butterfly

these pictures were taken on December 2nd & 7th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Dainty Sulphur Butterfly

These pictures were taken December 7th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Green-backed Ruby-eyed Skipper

These pictures were taken on December 7th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx. This is a rare butterfly for south Texas and quite unique. Note the flourescent green on his back and the ruby eyes.

Tropical Checkered Skipper Butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 2nd, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Lantana Scrub Hairstreak

This picture was taken December 2nd, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Carolina Satyr & Lantana Scrub Streak Butterflies

These pictures were taken on December 6th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. The top picture is a Carolina Satyr and the lower picture is a Lantana Scrub Streak.

Queen Butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 6th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Crimson Patch Butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 6th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Mexican Silverspot Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 7th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Malachite Butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 7th, 2008 at the NABA butterfly Park. Up until recently, Malachites were quite rare in Southern Texas. This year they were quite common.

Julia Heliconian Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 6th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Dusky-blue Groundstreak Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 6th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Vesta Crescent Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 6th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Texan Crescent Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 6th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Mexican Blue Wing Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 7th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Cyna Blue & Reakirt's blue Butterflies

These pictures were taken December 6th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx. The top two pictures are Reakirts Blue while the lower picture is a Cyna Blue.

Red Admiral Butterfly

These pictures were taken December 7th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Mexican Silverspot Butterfly

This picture was taken on November 16th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. This guy is only a sporadic visitor to the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Monarch Butterfly

These pictures were taken on November 16th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. Monarch are probably the most common and well know butterfly and are known throughout much of the world, including New Zealand, Australia and parts of Europe. They lay their eggs on milkweed plants which is actually a form of protection for them as it makes them distasteful to predators. They're large and beautiful and look similar to Viceroy's, Queen's and Soldiers.

White Angled Sulphur Butterfly

This picture was taken on November 4th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx. Originally I wasn't going to post this picture because I didn't think the head was sharp enough. Then I found out that it is very rare to find a white angled Sulphur feeding. They are usually seen flying high and fast or resting on the underside of a leaf that is the same color as they are, making it very difficult to see them.

Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly

This picture was taken on November 12th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

long Tailed Skipper Butterfly

This picture was taken on November 9th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Tawny Emporer Butterfly

This picture was taken on November 4th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Mexican Yellow and Clouded Skipper Butterflies

This picture was taken on November 29th, 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission, Tx.

Little Yellow Butterfly

This picture was taken on November 29th, 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission, Tx.

Large Orange Sulphur Butterfly

This picture was taken on November, 29th, 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission, Tx.

Fatal Metalmark Butterfly

This picture was taken on November 23rd, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.