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2171 Species Recorded in Texas

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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Observed: Jan 17, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Feb 01, 2026

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon

Observed: Jan 17, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Feb 01, 2026

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Checkered White
Pontia protodice

Observed: Jan 17, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Feb 01, 2026

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Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Observed: Jan 17, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Feb 01, 2026

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Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Observed: Jan 17, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Feb 01, 2026

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Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius

Observed: Jan 17, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Feb 01, 2026

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Queen
Danaus gilippus

Observed: Jan 17, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Feb 01, 2026

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Band-celled Sister
Adelpha fessonia

Observed: Jan 16, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Jan 31, 2026

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Vesta or Graphic Crescent
Phyciodes graphica

Observed: Jan 16, 2026

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Verified: Feb 01, 2026

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Tulcis Crescent or Pale-banded Crescent
Anthanassa tulcis

Observed: Jan 16, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Jan 31, 2026

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Julia's Skipper
Nastra julia

Observed: Jan 16, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Jan 31, 2026

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Teleus Longtail
Urbanus teleus

Observed: Jan 16, 2026

Submitted by: tnjbodker

Verified: Feb 01, 2026

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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon

Checkered White
Pontia protodice

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Band-celled Sister
Adelpha fessonia

Vesta or Graphic Crescent
Phyciodes graphica

Tulcis Crescent or Pale-banded Crescent
Anthanassa tulcis

Julia's Skipper
Nastra julia

Teleus Longtail
Urbanus teleus

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

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Butterflies and Moths of Texas

2171 Species Recorded in Texas

100 Most Recent Sightings in Texas

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Most Recent Sightings in Texas

Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharos

Phaon CrescentPhyciodes phaon

Checkered WhitePontia protodice

Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus

Fiery SkipperHylephila phyleus

Clouded SkipperLerema accius

QueenDanaus gilippus

Band-celled SisterAdelpha fessonia

Vesta or Graphic CrescentPhyciodes graphica

Tulcis Crescent or Pale-banded CrescentAnthanassa tulcis

Julia's SkipperNastra julia

Teleus LongtailUrbanus teleus

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Gulf FritillaryAgraulis vanillae

Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus

Pipevine SwallowtailBattus philenor

QueenDanaus gilippus

Fiery SkipperHylephila phyleus

Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia

Variegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudia

Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon

Checkered White
Pontia protodice

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Band-celled Sister
Adelpha fessonia

Vesta or Graphic Crescent
Phyciodes graphica

Tulcis Crescent or Pale-banded Crescent
Anthanassa tulcis

Julia's Skipper
Nastra julia

Teleus Longtail
Urbanus teleus

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta