Species List – Butterflies
This list is organized according to the book Butterflies of Houston and Southeast Texas, by John and Gloria Tveten. Apparently butterfly people don’t always agree on the names, so you might know some of these by a different name.
All of these were taken here on our farm in East Texas, by me. You can click on the thumbnails to see larger pictures.
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| 1 | Giant Swallowtail | Papilio cresphontes, Heraclides cresphontes | swallowtails | |
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| 2 | Pipevine Swallowtail | Battus philenor | swallowtails | |
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| 3 | Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus, Pterourus troilus | swallowtails | |
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 ventral |
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| 4 | Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus, Pterourus glaucus | swallowtails | |
 male, dorsal |
 female, dorsal |
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| 5 | Cloudless Sulphur | Phoebis sennae | sulphurs | |
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| 6 | Gray Hairstreak | Strymon melinis | hairstreaks | |
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| 7 | Red-banded Hairstreak | Calycopsis cecrops | hairstreaks | |
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| 8 | Gulf Fritillary | Agraulis vanillae | nymphalids | |
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| 9 | Variegated Fritillary | Euptoieta claudia | nymphalids | |
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| 10 | Phaon Crescent | Phyciodes tharos | nymphalids | |
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 ventral |
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| 11 | Questionmark | Polygonia interrogationis | nymphalids | |
 dorsal |
 ventral |
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| 12 | Mourning Cloak | Nymphalis antiopa | nymphalids | |
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| 13 | Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta | nymphalids | |
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| 14 | American Painted Lady | Vanessa virginiensis | nymphalids | |
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| 15 | Buckeye | Junonia coenia | nymphalids | |
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| 16 | Red-spotted Purple | Basilarchia astyanax | nymphalids | |
 dorsal |
 ventral |
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| 17 | Goatweed butterfly | Anaea andria | nymphalids | |
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| 18 | Hackberry Emperor | Astrocampa celtis | nymphalids | |
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 ventral |
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| 19 | Carolina Satyr | Hermeuptychia sosybius | satyrs | |
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| 20 | Little Wood Satyr | Megisto cymela | satyrs | |
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| 21 | Monarch | Danaus plexippus | milkweed butterflies | |
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 ventral |
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| 22 | Fiery Skipper | Hylephila phyleus | skippers | |
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| 23 | White-striped Longtail | Chioides catillus | skippers | |
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| 24 | Horace’s Duskywing | Erynnis horatius | skippers | |
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| 25 | Checkered Skipper | Pyrgus communis | skippers | |
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| 26 | Tropical Checkered Skipper | Pyrgus oileus | skippers | |
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