The Rio Grande Valley's Nature Site

BUTTERFLIES - SULPHURS & WHITES 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

WHITES & YELLOWS - PIERIDAE

SULPHURS & YELLOWS - COLIADINAE

COLIADINI

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Lyside Sulphur - Kricogonia lyside

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Lyside Sulphur - Kricogonia lyside

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Dainty Sulphur (dry season form) - Nathalis iole

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Dainty Sulphur (wet season form) - Nathalis iole

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Dainty Sulphur (male) - Nathalis iole

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Barred Yellow - Eurema daira eugenia

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Boisduval's Yellow - Eurema boisduvaliana

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Mexican Yellow (male) - Eurema mexicana mexicana

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Mexican Yellow (female) - Eurema mexicana mexicana

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Sleepy Orange (wet season form) - Abaeis nicippe

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Sleepy Orange (dry season form) - Abaeis nicippe

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Tailed Orange (wet season form) - Pyrisitia proterpia

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Tailed Orange (wet season form) - Pyrisitia proterpia

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Tailed Orange (wet season form) - Pyrisitia proterpia

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Tailed Orange (dry season form) - Pyrisitia proterpia

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Tailed Orange (dry season form) - Pyrisitia proterpia

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Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa

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Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa

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Mimosa Yellow - Pyrisitia nise nelphe

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Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme

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Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme

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Southern Dogface - Zerene cesonia

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Southern Dogface - Zerene cesonia

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Southern Dogface - Zerene cesonia

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White Angled-Sulphur - Anteos clorinde

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White Angled-Sulphur - Anteos clorinde

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Yellow Angled-Sulphur - Anteos maerula

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Yellow Angled-Sulphur - Anteos maerula

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Cloudless Sulphur - Phoebis sennae eubule

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Cloudless Sulphur - Phoebis sennae eubule

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Cloudless Sulphur - Phoebis sennae eubule

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Large Orange Sulphur - Phoebis agarithe

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Large Orange Sulphur - Phoebis agarithe

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Large Orange Sulphur - Phoebis agarithe

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Statira Sulphur - Aphrissa statira

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Orange-barred Sulphur - Phoebis philea

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Orange-barred Sulphur - Phoebis philea

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Orange-barred Sulphur - Phoebis philea

WHITES - PIERINAE

PIERINI

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Tropical White - Glutophrissa drusilla neumoegenii

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Tropical White - Glutophrissa drusilla neumoegenii

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Tropical White - Glutophrissa drusilla neumoegenii

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Creamy White (Northern Melete) - Melete lysimnia isandra
(1st U.S. Record-in our yard)

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Creamy White (Northern Melete) - Melete lysimnia isandra
(1st U.S. Record-in our yard)

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Creamy White (Northern Melete) - Melete lysimnia isandra

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Creamy White (Northern Melete) - Melete lysimnia isandra

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Viardi White - Pieriballia viardi viardi

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Viardi White - Pieriballia viardi viardi

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Cross-barred White - Itaballia demophile centralis
(1st U.S. Record)

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Cross-barred White - Itaballia demophile centralis

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Checkered White - Pontia protodice

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Checkered White - Pontia protodice

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Checkered White - Pontia protodice

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Great Southern White - Ascia monuste

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Great Southern White - Ascia monuste

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Giant White - Ganyra josephina josepha

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Giant White - Ganyra josephina josepha

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Giant White - Ganyra josephina josepha

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