Butterflies and Moths of Texas

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2165 Species Recorded in Texas

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100 Most Recent Sightings in Texas

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Bell's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli

Observed: Jul 21, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Jul 22, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Celia's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes celia

Observed: Jul 21, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Jul 22, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Bell's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli

Observed: Jul 21, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Jul 22, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Observed: Jul 21, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Jul 22, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Observed: Jul 21, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Jul 22, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola

Observed: Jul 17, 2024

Submitted by: Sheilabean

Verified: Jul 17, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Lyside Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside

Observed: Jul 15, 2024

Submitted by: theskyeworld

Verified: Jul 15, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Observed: Jul 13, 2024

Submitted by: theskyeworld

Verified: Jul 13, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Observed: Jul 12, 2024

Submitted by: Christinalea

Verified: Jul 13, 2024

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Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole

Observed: Jul 12, 2024

Submitted by: Christinalea

Verified: Jul 13, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Observed: Jul 12, 2024

Submitted by: theskyeworld

Verified: Jul 12, 2024

Verified by: jwileyrains

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Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Observed: Jul 11, 2024

Submitted by: theskyeworld

Verified: Jul 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.
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.
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.
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.

Butterflies and Moths of North America

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National Moth Week is July 20-28, 2024!

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2165 Species Recorded in Texas

100 Most Recent Sightings in Texas

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Most Recent Sightings in Texas

Bell's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli

Celia's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes celia

Bell's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli

Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola

Lyside Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside

Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole

Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

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Butterflies and Moths of North America

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National Moth Week is July 20-28, 2024!

Moths are amazing creatures. Take photographs and share your moth sightings with us to document the moths where you live.

Butterflies and Moths of Texas

2165 Species Recorded in Texas

100 Most Recent Sightings in Texas

Please donate!

Advertise with us!

Most Recent Sightings in Texas

Bell's Roadside-SkipperAmblyscirtes belli

Celia's Roadside-SkipperAmblyscirtes celia

Bell's Roadside-SkipperAmblyscirtes belli

Hayhurst's ScallopwingStaphylus hayhurstii

Hayhurst's ScallopwingStaphylus hayhurstii

Reakirt's BlueEchinargus isola

Lyside SulphurKricogonia lyside

Bordered PatchChlosyne lacinia

Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharos

Dainty SulphurNathalis iole

Hayhurst's ScallopwingStaphylus hayhurstii

Long-tailed SkipperUrbanus proteus

MonarchDanaus plexippus

Gulf FritillaryAgraulis vanillae

Gray HairstreakStrymon melinus

Pipevine SwallowtailBattus philenor

Fiery SkipperHylephila phyleus

Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenes

Variegated FritillaryEuptoieta claudia

QueenDanaus gilippus

Common BuckeyeJunonia coenia

Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta

Bell's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli

Celia's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes celia

Bell's Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes belli

Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola

Lyside Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside

Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia

Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos

Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole

Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Staphylus hayhurstii

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus

Monarch
Danaus plexippus

Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae

Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus

Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus

Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes

Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia

Queen
Danaus gilippus

Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta