All photographs ©2007 - 2008
Miscellaneous Leps and Odes of the Lower Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg World Birding Center:
Female Brown Longtail (JUN 08)
Taken May 2008:
This white skipper seemed to look more like a Laviana on the dorsal, but a Turk's-cap on the ventral!
Mallow Scrub Hairstreak
Fatal Metalmark (unless proven otherwise...)
Eastern Pondhawk
Pin-tailed Pondhawk
Taken April 2008:
Rounded Metalmark
Horace's Duskywing
Western Pygmy Blue
Queen (FEB 08)
Taken NOV 2007:
These were confirmed as Brown Longtails, which have a small dark spot in the ventral forewing (which Teleus doesn't have)--thanks for the tip, Berry!
A less strongly-marked individual
Ocola Skippers
Eufala Skippers
Whirlabout (male left, female right)
Clouded Skipper--thanks to the NABA website that pointed out the dashes on the forewing!
Female Sachems
Male Sachems
Female Fiery Skipper caught by a tiny spider
White/Common Checkered Skipper
My life Red-crescent Scrub Hairstreak!
Mallow Scrub Hairstreak
Bordered Patches
Little Yellow
White-striped Longtail
Tropical Checkered Skipper
Thornbush Dasher (thanks for the confirmation, Josh!)