Bug

These pictures were taken on December 25th, 2008 at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort, Mission, Tx. If you know the name of this bug, please let me know. The plant that he's perched on is called a Wooly Butterfly Bush.

Bee

These pictures were taken on Christmas day, 2008 at Bentsen Palm village RV Resort, Mission Tx. If you know the proper names of these bee's please let me know.

Laviana White-Skipper Butterfly

these pictures were taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Black Swallowtail Butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 20th 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Lyside Sulphur Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Dainty Sulphur Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 20th 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

White Patched Skipper butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Whirlabout Skipper Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

long Tailed Skipper & Brown Longtail Butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. The third butterfly is actually a Brown Longtail which I had classified incorrectly until Phil Kelly pointed out my error. Thanks Phil.

Clouded Skipper Butterfly

This picture was taken on Decemer 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. I've called this guy a clouded Skipper but I could be wrong, so if I am, let me know.

White Peacock Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Common Mestra Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Painted Lady Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 20th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Zebra Heliconian butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Southern Dogface Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Checkered White butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Reakirt's Blue butterfly

This picture was taken on December 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Laviana White-Skipper Butterfly

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

White Checkered Butterfly

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

White-patched Skipper

This picture was taken on December 14th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Sickle-winged Skipper Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 12th, 2008 at the NABA butterfly park, Mission, Tx.

Brown Longtail Butterfly

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

Mexican Silverspot Butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 12th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. Normally this guy is a rare visitor to Texas but this year there's lots of them.

Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Butterfly

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

Red Rim Butterfly

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

Queen Butterfly

These pictures were taken on December 12th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx. This is probably the most common butterfly here in south Texas but they're very photogenic, so here's three more.

Fatal Metalmark Butterfly

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

Curve-winged Metalmark Butterfly

This picture was taken on December 12th, 2008 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx. Although this guy is a little beat up, he's quite a rare visitor to south Texas and I was lucky to get any picture.

Texan Crescent Butterfly

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

Pale Banded Crescent Butterfly

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