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Butterflies and Moths of Frio County, Texas

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
 Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
 Outis Skipper (Cogia outis)
 Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
 Texas Powdered Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta)
 Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
 White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)
 Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
 Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
 Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
 Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)

 Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
 Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
 Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

 Checkered White (Pontia protodice)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
 Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
 Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia)
 Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
 Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
 Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
 Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
 Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Libytheinae)

 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)

 Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
 Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

 Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
 Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
 Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)
 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
 Definite Patch (Chlosyne definita)
 Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
 Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
 Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Tulcis Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)
 Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)

 Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
 Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
 Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis)

Leafwings (Charaxinae)

 Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

 Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
 Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
 Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Erebid Moths (Erebidae)

Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)

 Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)