The Rio Grande Valley's Nature Site

BUTTERFLIES - GOSSAMER-WINGED BUTTERFLIES 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

 GOSSAMER-WINGED BUTTERFLIES - LYCAENIDAE

HAIRSTREAKS - THECLINAE

EUMAENI

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Great Purple Hairstreak - Atlides halesus cynara

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Great Purple Hairstreak - Atlides halesus cynara

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Gold-bordered Hairstreak - Rekoa palegon

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Gold-bordered Hairstreak - Rekoa palegon

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Marius Hairstreak - Rekoa marius

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Marius Hairstreak - Rekoa marius

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Silver-banded Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon simaethis sarita

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Silver-banded Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon simaethis sarita

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Telea Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon telea

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Tropical Greenstreak - Cyanophrys herodotus
(Note:  green frons, black eye, tailed or not tailed)

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Tropical Greenstreak - Cyanophrys herodotus
(Note:  green frons, black eye, tailed or not tailed)

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Clench's Greenstreak - Cyanophrys miserabilis
(Note:  brown frons, tails)

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Xami Hairstreak - Callophrys xami texami

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Xami Hairstreak - Callophrys xami texami

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Strophius Hairstreak - Allosmatia strophius

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Orange-crescent Groundstreak - Electrostrymon guzanta

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Ruddy Hairstreak - Electrostrymon hugon

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Ruddy Hairstreak - Electrostrymon hugon

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Ruddy Hairstreak - Electrostrymon hugon

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Dusky-blue Groundstreak - Calycopsis isobeon

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Dusky-blue Groundstreak - Calycopsis isobeon

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Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus

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Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus

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Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus

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Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon rufofusca

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Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon rufofusca

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Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon cestri

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White Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon albata

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White Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon albata

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Lacy's Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon alea

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Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon bebrycia

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Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon yojoa

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Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon yojoa

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Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (male) - Strymon bazochii

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Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (female) - Strymon bazochii

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Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (male) - Strymon bazochii

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Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon istapa

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Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon istapa

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Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon istapa

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Clytie Ministreak - Ministrymon clytie

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Clytie Ministreak - Ministrymon clytie

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Gray Ministreak - Ministrymon azia

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Pearly-gray Hairstreak - Strephonota tephraeus

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Pearly-gray Hairstreak - Strephonota tephraeus

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Aquamarine Hairstreak - Oenomaus ortygnus
(1st U.S. Photograph)

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Aquamarine Hairstreak - Oenomaus ortygnus

BLUES - POLYOMATTINAE

POLYOMATTINI

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Cassius Blue - Leptotes cassius cassidula

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Cassius Blue - Leptotes cassius cassidula

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Marine Blue - Leptotes marina

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Marine Blue - Leptotes marina

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Western Pygmy Blue - Brephidium exilis

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Western Pygmy Blue - Brephidium exilis

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Cyna Blue - Zizula cyna

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Eastern Tailed Blue - Cupido comyntas

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Ceraunus Blue - Hemiargus ceraunus astenidas

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Ceraunus Blue - Hemiargus ceraunus gyas
(NOTE:  one UHW sub-marginal "eye-spot"; this sub-species used to be called "Hanno")

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Ceraunus Blue - Hemiargus ceraunus astenidas

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Ceraunus Blue - Hemiargus ceraunus astenidas

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 Reakirt's Blue - Echinargus isola

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Reakirt's Blue - Echinargus isola

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