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On your way south into Mexico from the LRGV, stop at Caņon del Novillo, Los Troncones and Rio Corona near Cd. Victoria--the capital of the state of Tamaulipas.  Continuing a little futher south and it is an absolute must that you visit the El Cielo Biosphere at Gomez Farias, Alta Cima, Bocatoma II, La Florida, and Rio Sabinas.  Just a little more south and you reach the Cd. Mante area and its many butterfly sites.  A few miles south of Cd. Mante and you cross into the state of San Luis Potosi, where you should visit the grounds of Hotel Taninul in Cd. Valles, El Salto in El Naranjo, and Las Posas in Xilitla, San Luis Potosi, or head east from Cd. Mante towards Tampico.  Mexico butterflying is truly a blast!

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Mexican Kite-Swallowtail - Eurytides epidaus epidaus

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Mexican Kite-Swallowtail - Eurytides epidaus epidaus

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Dark Kite-Swallowtail - Eurytides philolaus

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Variable Swallowtail - Mimoides phaon phaon

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Great Cycadian - Eumaeus childrenae

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Black Hairstreak - Ocaria ocrisia

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Mexican Azure - Celastrina gozora

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Red-rayed Euselasia - Euselasia hieronymi hieronymi

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Quilted Metalmark - Voltinia umbra

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Blue-gray Lasaia - Lasaia maria anna

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Gray Lasaia - Lasaia sessilis

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Shining-blue Lasaia - Lasaia agesilas callaina

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Sturnula Metalmark - Calydna sturnula

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Sturnula Metalmark - Calydna sturnula

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Carousing Anteros - Anteros carausius

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Tegulla Emesis - Emesis tegula

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Pale Emesis - Emesis vulpina

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Falcate Emesis - Emesis tenedia

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Cotytto Clearwing - Pteronymia cotytto

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Viceroy - Limenitis archippus hoffmanni

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Viceroy - Limenitis archippus hoffmanni

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Juno Longwing - Dione juno huascuma

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Dusky Emperor - Astericampa idyja argus

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Dusky Emperor - Astericampa idyja argus

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Whitened Bluewing - Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris

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Whitened Bluewing - Myscelia cyaniris cyaniris

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Glaucous Cracker - Hamadryas glauconome glauconome

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Brownish Cracker - Hamadryas iphthime joannae

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Brownish Cracker - Hamadryas iphthime joannae

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Anna's Eighty-eight - Diaethria anna anna

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Elf - Microtia elva elva

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Longwing Crescent - Eresia phillyra phillyra

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Mayan/Gray-based Crescent - Castilia myia/griseobasalis

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Black-bordered Crescent - Tegosa anieta luka

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Darkened Crescent - Anthanassa ptolyca ptolyca

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Montane Crescent - Anthanassa sitalces cortes

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Brown Crescent - Anthanassa atronia

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Double-spotted Owl-Butterfly - Eryphanis aesacus aesacus

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Gold-stained Satyr - Cissia pseudoconfusa

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Plain Satyr - Cissia pompilia

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Plain Satyr - Cissia pompilia

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White Satyr - Pareuptychia ocirrhoe

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Thamyra Satyr - Taygetis thamyra

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Stub-tailed Satyr - Taygetis virgilia

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Urania Skipper - Phocides urania urania

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Mottled Longtail - Typhedanus undulatus

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Gold-tufted Skipper - Typhedanus ampyx

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Gold-tufted Skipper - Typhedanus ampyx

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Carlos' Mottled-Skipper/White-crescent Mottled-Skipper - Codatractus carlos carlos/Codatractus alcaeus alcaeus

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Golden Mottled-Skipper - Codatractus bryaxis

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Small-spotted Flasher - Astraptes egregius egregius

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Broad Banded-Skipper - Autochton neis

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Spike-banded Skipper - Autochton longipennis

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Cleta Tufted-Skipper - Polyctor cleta

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Enops Tufted-Skipper - Polyctor enops

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Godma Tufted-Skipper - Nisoniades godma

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Godma Tufted-Skipper - Nisoniades godma

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Ephora Tufted-Skipper - Nisoniades ephora

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Cryptic Skipper - Noctuana lactifera bipuncta

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Cryptic Skipper - Noctuana lactifera bipuncta

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Golden-snouted Sootywing - Staphylus vulgata

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Bold Mylon - Mylon lassia

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Common Mylon - Mylon maimon

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Widespread Bent-Skipper - Cycloglypha thrasibulus thrasibulus

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Common Blue-Skipper - Quadrus cerialis

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Orange-spotted Skipper - Atarnes sallei

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Tanned Hoary-Skipper - Carrhenes fuscescens fuscescens

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Large Spurwing - Antigonus nearchus

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Common Spurwing - Antigonus erosus

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Common Spurwing - Antigonus erosus

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Alana White-Skipper - Heliopetes alana

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Hour-glass Skipperling - Piruna penaea

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Yellow-washed Ruby-eye - Tromba xanthura

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Yellow-washed Ruby-eye - Tromba xanthura

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Pompeius Skipper - Pompeius pompeius

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Pompeius Skipper - Pompeius pompeius

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De la Maza's Skipper - Anatrytone mazai

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De la Maza's Skipper - Anatrytone mazai

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