Common Checkered Skipper

This picture was taken on November 29th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas.

Tropical Buckeye

These pictures were taken on November 29th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas.

Cassius Blue

These photo's were taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas.

Variegated Skipper

These pictures were taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas. This is a very rare visitor to Southern Texas and are hard to spot as they're quite small.

Eufala Skipper

This picture was taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas.

Red-bordered Metalmark

These pictures were taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas. These guys are fairly rare. This one was a first for me.

Tropical Leafwing

These pictures were taken on November 28th, 2009 at the NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas. There wings are normally closed and when they are, they're hard to tell from a leaf.

Painted Lady

These pictures were taken on November 27th and December 2nd, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas. The American Lady Butterfly is very similar but I guess the Painted lady uses lipstick and paint LOL.

Ruddy Daggerwing

These pictures were taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas. This is the first Ruddy Daggerwing I've seen. They're fairly rare and very beautiful. The daggers on the back of the wing are really different. Double click on the image to see the detail.

Vesta Crescent

These pictures were taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas.

Phaon Crescent

These pictures were taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas. This is a pretty common, ordinary looking butterfly which poses a problem for a photographer: How do you make him look beautiful and interesting. All I can say is that I tried.

Mexican Bluewing

These pictures were taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas. This guy is fairly rare in southern Texas, but there's usually a few of them show up each year.

Assassin bug

This picture was taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas. Some bugs fascinate me, especially when you and take their picture so that you can see them in more detail.

Laviana White-Skipper

This picture was taken on November 27th, 2009 at NABA Butterflly Park, Mission, Texas.

White Checkered

These pictures were taken on November 27th, 2009 at NABS Butterfly Park, Mission Texas.

Sachem Skipper

This picture was taken on November 27th, 2009 at NASBA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas.

Fiery Skipper

These pictures were taken on November 27th, 2009 at NABS Butterfly Park, Mission Texas.

Eufala Skipper

This picture was taken on November 27th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas.

Brown Longtail Skipper

This picture was taken on November 27th, 2009 at NBA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas.

Red Bordered Pixie

These pictures were taken on November 25th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas.

Fatal Metalmark

This picture was taken on November 27th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas.

Great Kiskadee

This picture was taken on November 25th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission Texas. When I took this picture I was actually photographing butterflies, but he just insisted in having his picture taken.

Gray Hairstreak

This picture was taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas.

Ruddy Daggerwing

This picture was taken on November 28th, 2009 at NABS Butterfly Park, Mission Texas.

Phaon Crescent

These pictures were taken on November 26th, 2009 at NABA Butterfly Park, Mission, Texas.