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Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Observed: Sep 27, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Sep 28, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Observed: Sep 27, 2024

Submitted by: Christinalea

Verified: Sep 27, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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White-striped Longtail
Chioides albofasciatus

Observed: Sep 27, 2024

Submitted by: ddrudis

Verified: Sep 27, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata

Observed: Sep 26, 2024

Submitted by: Harmony

Verified: Sep 27, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Observed: Sep 25, 2024

Submitted by: bp24kel

Verified: Sep 27, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Zilpa Longtail
Chioides zilpa

Observed: Sep 21, 2024

Submitted by: campbell8300

Verified: Sep 21, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Common Mestra
Mestra amymone

Observed: Sep 16, 2024

Submitted by: theskyeworld

Verified: Sep 27, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Queen
Danaus gilippus

Observed: Sep 14, 2024

Submitted by: Christinalea

Verified: Sep 14, 2024

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Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Observed: Sep 14, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Sep 15, 2024

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Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Observed: Sep 11, 2024

Submitted by: SaxPat

Verified: Sep 13, 2024

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Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Observed: Sep 09, 2024

Submitted by: Tlcarter

Verified: Sep 09, 2024

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Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Observed: Sep 07, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Sep 13, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Top 10 Commonly Reported Butterflies and Moths of Texas

Monarch Danaus plexippus	Upperside of male is bright orange with wide black borders and black veins; hindwing has a patch of scent scales. Upperside of female is orange-brown with wide black borders and blurred black veins. Both sexes have white spots on borders and apex. The Viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) is a Mullerian mimic; it has similar coloration and is also distasteful.
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae	Upperside bright orange with black markings; 3 black-encircled white dots on forewing leading edge. Underside brown; forewing with orange at base; both wings with elongated, iridescent silver spots.
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus	One tail on hindwing. Upperside blue-gray with large red spot near tail. Underside of spring/fall form is dark gray, summer form is paler gray. Relatively straight postmedian line is white, bordered with orange on the inside edge.
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor	Upper surface of hindwing iridescent blue or blue-green. Underside of hindwing with submarginal row of 7 round orange spots in iridescent blue field.
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus	Antennae are very short. Male wide black stigma. Underside of the hindwing is scattered with small black spots. Female: Upperside is dark brown with a very irregular orange band. Underside of hindwing is pale brown with paler checks.
Queen Danaus gilippus	Upperside is chestnut brown; black borders of forewings have 2 rows of white spots; white spots are scattered at the forewing apex. Underside of hindwing has black veins; black borders of both wings have 2 rows of white spots. Upperside of male hindwing has a black scale patch. Very similar to the Soldier (Danaus eresimus), but is more brown and has less defined wing veins on the upperside. Underside hindwing lacks band of pale spots present in the Soldier. Queens in the southwest (and sometimes in the southeast) have pale veins on the upperside of the hindwings, which are lacking in the Soldier.
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes	Upper surface of wings mostly black; on inner edge of hindwing is a black spot centered in larger orange spot. Male has yellow band near edge of wings; female has row of yellow spots. Female hindwing with iridescent blue band. In the Southwest, yellow forms predominate in the subspecies P. coloro.
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia	Upperside tawny orange with thick dark veins and markings; black spots near margin. Hindwing margin angled and slightly scalloped. Underside of hindwing with a mottled pattern and no silver spots.
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia	Upperside is brown. Forewing with 2 orange cell bars and 2 eyespots; part of white subapical band appears in the largest, lower eyespot. Hindwing has 2 eyespots; upper one is largest and contains a magenta crescent. Underside of hindwing is brown or tan in the wet season (summer) form and rose-red in the dry season (fall) form.
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta	Upperside is black with white spots near the apex; forewing with red median band, hindwing with red marginal band. The winter form is smaller and duller, summer form larger and brighter with an interrupted forewing band.

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Most Recent Sightings in Texas

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

White-striped Longtail
Chioides albofasciatus

Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata

American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Zilpa Longtail
Chioides zilpa

Common Mestra
Mestra amymone

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

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Butterflies and Moths of Texas

2166 Species Recorded in Texas

100 Most Recent Sightings in Texas

Please donate!

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Most Recent Sightings in Texas

Gulf FritillaryAgraulis vanillae

MonarchDanaus plexippus

White-striped LongtailChioides albofasciatus

Two-tailed SwallowtailPapilio multicaudata

American SnoutLibytheana carinenta

Zilpa LongtailChioides zilpa

Common MestraMestra amymone

QueenDanaus gilippus

Pipevine SwallowtailBattus philenor

Bordered PatchChlosyne lacinia

Gulf FritillaryAgraulis vanillae

Pipevine SwallowtailBattus philenor

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Gulf FritillaryAgraulis vanillae

Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus

Pipevine SwallowtailBattus philenor

Fiery SkipperHylephila phyleus

QueenDanaus gilippus

Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes

Variegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudia

Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

White-striped Longtail
Chioides albofasciatus

Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata

American Snout
Libytheana carinenta

Zilpa Longtail
Chioides zilpa

Common Mestra
Mestra amymone

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta