Pale Banded Crescent Butterfly

These pictures were taken on November 19th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas.

Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly

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

Giant Swallow-tail Butterfly

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

American Snout Butterfly

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

Sickle-winged Skipper Butterfly

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

Laviana White-Skipper Butterfly

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

Soldier Butterfly

These pictures were taken on November 4th & 9th, at the NABA Butterfly Garden, Mission Tx. The lower picture shows them mating.

White Peacock Butterfly

These pictures were taken on November 4th & 12th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx.

Crimson Patch & Banded Peacock Butterflies

These pictures were taken on November 4th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. The top picture shows the Crimson Patch which I was photographing when a Banded Peacock happened to fly past just as I snapped the shutter.

Texas Wasp Moth

This picture was taken on November 11th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Tx. It's hard to believe that this guy is really a Moth and not a Wasp, but it is. The intent of this Moth is to reduce the number of predators that it has and therefore has disguised itself as a Wasp. It is also out during the day, unlike most Moths that are nocturnal.

Common Mestra Butterfly

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

Malachite Butterfly

These pictures were taken on November 9th & 12th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Brown & Dorantes Longtail butterflies

These pictures were taken on November 11 & 12th, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx. The middle picture is a Dorantes Longtail whereas the other two pictures are Brown Longtails. Thanks to Josh Rose for correcting me. I thought they were all Brown Longtails.

Zebra Heliconian butterfly

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

Julia Heliconian Butterfly

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

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

These pictures were taken in early November, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Two-barred Flasher Butterfly

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

Tawny Emporer Butterfly

These pictures were taken on 4th and 11th November, 2008 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Tx.

Southern Dogface Butterfly

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

Phaon Crescent Butterfly

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

Mexican Blue Wing Butterfly

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