The Rio Grande Valley's Nature Site

BUTTERFLIES - SNOUTS, MONARCHS, CLEARWINGS and SISTERS of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas
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NOTE:  The butterflies labeled below in BLUE are generally found ONLY in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas

BRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES - NYMPHALIDAE

SNOUTS - LIBYTHEINAE

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American Snout - Libytheana carinenta larvata

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American Snout - Libytheana carinenta larvata

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American Snout - Libytheana carinenta larvata

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American Snout - Libytheana carinenta larvata

MONARCHS, QUEENS, SOLDIERS, and CLEARWINGS - DANAINAE

DANAINI

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Monarch - Danaus plexippus

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Monarch (male) - Danaus plexippus

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Monarch (female) - Danaus plexippus

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Queen - Danaus gilippus thersippus

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Queen (male) - Danaus gilippus thersippus

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Queen (aberrant-note the chevrons) - Danaus gilippus thersippus

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Queen (aberrant) - Danaus gilippus thersippus

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Queen (aberrant) - Danaus gilippus thersippus

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Queen (aberrant) - Danaus gilippus thersippus

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Soldier - Danaus eresimus montezuma (bottom) and Queen - Danaus gilippus thersippus (top

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Queen - Danaus gilippus thersippus (left) and Soldier - Danaus eresimus montezuma (right)

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Soldier - Danaus eresimus montezuma

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Soldier - Danaus eresimus montezuma

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Soldier - Danaus eresimus montezuma

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Soldier - Danaus eresimus montezuma

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Frosty-tipped Clearwing (1st U.S. Record) - Greta morgane oto

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Frosty-tipped Clearwing (1st U.S. Record) - Greta morgane oto

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Five-spotted Clearwing (1st U.S. Record) - Pteronymia cottyto

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Five-spotted Clearwing (1st U.S. Record) - Pteronymia cottyto

SISTERS - LIMENITINAE

LIMENITINI

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Viceroy - Limenitis archippus

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Viceroy - Limenitis archippus

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Band-celled Sister - Adelpha fessonia

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Band-celled Sister - Adelpha fessonia

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Spot-celled Sister - Adelpha basiloides

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Spot-celled Sister - Adelpha basiloides

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Arizona Sister - Adelpha eulalia

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Arizona Sister - Adelpha eulalia

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