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Butterflies and Moths of Cameron County, Texas
Sort method:Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Guava Skipper (Phocides palemon) Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius) Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus) Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa) Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander) Tailed Aguna (Aguna metophis) Mexican Longtail (Polythrix mexicanus) White-crescent Longtail (Codatractus alcaeus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Double-striped Longtail (Urbanus belli) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus) Tanna Longtail (Urbanus tanna) Plain Longtail (Urbanus simplicius) Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) White-tailed Longtail (Urbanus doryssus) Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) Frosted Flasher (Astraptes alardus) Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus) Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus) Jalapus Cloudywing (Thessia jalapus) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo) Fritzgaertner's Flat (Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri) Stallings' Flat (Celaenorrhinus stallingsi) Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius) Acacia Skipper (Cogia hippalus) Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas) Purplish-black Skipper (Nisoniades rubescens) Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans) Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) Hoary Skipper (Carrhenes canescens) Glassy-winged Skipper (Xenophanes tryxus) Texas Powdered Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta) Northern Sicklewing (Eantis tamenund) Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmaticus) Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciata) White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina) False Duskywing (Gesta invisus) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Erichson's White-Skipper (Heliopyrgus domicella) Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira) Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana) Veined White-Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte) Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) Saltbush Sootywing (Hesperopsis alpheus)Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Malicious Skipper (Synapte malitiosa) Salenus Skipper (Synapte salenus) Pale-rayed Skipper (Vidius perigenes) Violet-patched Skipper (Monca crispinus) Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier) Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia) Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes trebius) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Green-backed Ruby-eye (Perichares philetes) Double-dotted Skipper (Decinea percosius) Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) Tropical Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha arene) Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa) Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Olive-clouded Skipper (Lerodea arabus) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola) Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina lucas) Hecebolus Skipper (Panoquina hecebolus) Evans' Skipper (Panoquina evansi) Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius)Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) Manfreda Giant-Skipper (Stallingsia maculosus)Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) Dark Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides philolaus) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Three-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio pilumnus) Magnificent Swallowtail (Papilio garamus) Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion) Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites (Pierinae)
Florida White (Appias drusilla) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) Giant White (Ganyra josephina)Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula) White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Tailed Sulphur (Phoebis neocypris) Statira Sulphur (Aphrissa statira) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana) Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) Salome Yellow (Eurema salome) Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise) Dina Yellow (Pyrisitia dina) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami) Clench's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserabilis) Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius) Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) Strophius Hairstreak (Allosmaitia strophius) Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca) White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon albata) Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon alea) Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa) Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie) Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia) Aquamarine Hairstreak (Oenomaus ortygnus)Blues (Polyommatinae)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis) Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino) Blue Metalmark (Lasaia sula) Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe) Curve-winged Metalmark (Emesis emesia) Walker's Metalmark (Apodemia walkeri) Narrow-winged Metalmark (Apodemia multiplaga)Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Soldier (Danaus eresimus) Klug's Clearwing (Dircenna klugii)Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa) Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona) Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Definite Patch (Chlosyne definita) Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) Elf (Microtia elva) Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica) Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Tulcis Crescent (Anthanassa tulcis) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete) White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) 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)
Blomfild's Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia) Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia) Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron) Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) Waiter Daggerwing (Marpesia zerynthia) Red Rim (Biblis hyperia) Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima) Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila) Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa) Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis) Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa) Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia) Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena) Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome)Leafwings (Charaxinae)
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria) Pale-spotted Leafwing (Memphis pithyusa)Emperors (Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon)Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)
Io moth (Automeris io)Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Mexican agapema (Agapema anona) Tamaulipan agapema (Agapema galbina) Agapema solita (Agapema solita) Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) Calleta silkmoth (Eupackardia calleta) Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia) Lebeau's rothschildia (Rothschildia lebeau)Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)
Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) Sphingicampa albolineata (Sphingicampa albolineata) Bicolored honey locust moth (Sphingicampa bicolor) Sphingicampa blanchardi (Sphingicampa blanchardi) Sphingicampa heiligbrodti (Sphingicampa heiligbrodti)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) Pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus) Manduca florestan (Manduca florestan) Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata) Rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica) Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta) Plebeian sphinx (Paratraea plebeja) Chisoya sphinx (Sphinx chisoya) Incense cedar sphinx (Sphinx libocedrus) Separated sphinx (Sphinx separatus) Vashti sphinx (Sphinx vashti)Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)
Clavipes sphinx (Aellopos clavipes) Titan sphinx (Aellopos titan) Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis) Spurious sphinx (Cautethia spuria) Mournful sphinx (Enyo lugubris) Alope sphinx (Erinnyis alope) Ello sphinx (Erinnyis ello) Lassaux's sphinx (Erinnyis lassauxii) Obscure sphinx (Erinnyis obscura) Banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus) Gaudy sphinx (Eumorpha labruscae) Eacus sphinx (Eumorpha megaeacus) Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) Satellite sphinx (Eumorpha satellitia) Vine sphinx (Eumorpha vitis) White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) Fig sphinx (Pachylia ficus) Pluto sphinx (Xylophanes pluto) Tersa sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)Prominents (Notodontidae)
Cerura candida (Cerura candida) Cerura rarata (Cerura rarata) Datana diffidens (Datana diffidens) Walnut Caterpillar Moth (Datana integerrima) Datana neomexicana (Datana neomexicana) Didugua argentilinea (Didugua argentilinea) Linden Prominent (Ellida caniplaga) Elymiotis notodontoides (Elymiotis notodontoides) Gray Furcula (Furcula cinerea) Furcula nivea (Furcula nivea) Heterocampa astartoides (Heterocampa astartoides) Heterocampa benitensis (Heterocampa benitensis) Small Heterocampa (Heterocampa subrotata) Hippia insularis (Hippia insularis) Litodonta hydromeli (Litodonta hydromeli) Double-lined Prominent (Lochmaeus bilineata) Notela jaliscana (Notela jaliscana) Nystalea collaris (Nystalea collaris) Oligocentria perangulata (Oligocentria perangulata) Schizura errucata (Schizura errucata) Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomoeae) Zunacetha annulata (Zunacetha annulata)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Pericopine Moths (Pericopinae)
Phaloesia saucia (Phaloesia saucia)Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)
Afrida minuta (Afrida minuta) Afrida ydatodes (Afrida ydatodes) Cisthene conjuncta (Cisthene conjuncta) Lead-Colored Lichen Moth (Cisthene plumbea) Cisthene subrufa (Cisthene subrufa) Thin-Banded Lichen Moth (Cisthene tenuifascia) Cisthene unifascia (Cisthene unifascia) Crambidia myrlosea (Crambidia myrlosea) Pale Lichen Moth (Crambidia pallida) Pure Lichen Moth (Crambidia pura) Hypoprepia cadaverosa (Hypoprepia cadaverosa) Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa) Mouse-Colored Lichen Moth (Pagara simplex)Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Harnessed Moth (Apantesis phalerata) Banded Tiger Moth (Apantesis vittata) Biturix venosata (Biturix venosata) Cycnia collaris (Cycnia collaris) Ectypia bivittata (Ectypia bivittata) Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) Arge Tiger Moth (Grammia arge) Halysidota schausi (Halysidota schausi) Hypercompe caudata (Hypercompe caudata) Hypercompe confusa (Hypercompe confusa) Hypercompe oslari (Hypercompe oslari) Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea) Lophocampa annulosa (Lophocampa annulosa) Hickory Tussock Moth or Hickory Tiger Moth (Lophocampa caryae) Lophocampa catenulata (Lophocampa catenulata) Yellow-Winged Pareuchaetes (Pareuchaetes insulata) Pygarctia flavidorsalis (Pygarctia flavidorsalis) Pygarctia murina (Pygarctia murina) Pygarctia pterygostigma (Pygarctia pterygostigma) Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica) Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix) Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca)Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) Ctenucha venosa (Ctenucha venosa) Texas Wasp Moth (Horama panthalon) Macrocneme chrysitis (Macrocneme chrysitis) Polka-Dot Wasp Moth (Syntomeida epilais) Syntomeida melanthus (Syntomeida melanthus)Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)
Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)
Schinia antonio (Schinia antonio) Arcigera Flower Moth (Schinia arcigera) Schinia bicuspida (Schinia bicuspida) Schinia ciliata (Schinia ciliata) Schinia citrinella (Schinia citrinella) Schinia diffusa (Schinia diffusa) Clouded Crimson (Schinia gaurae) Schinia hanga (Schinia hanga) Schinia jaguarina (Schinia jaguarina) Lynx Flower Moth (Schinia lynx) Schinia olivacea (Schinia olivacea) Brown Flower Moth (Schinia saturata) Schinia siren (Schinia siren) Three-lined Flower Moth (Schinia trifascia) Schinia ultima (Schinia ultima) Schinia volupia (Schinia volupia)Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)
Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)
Agonopterix latipalpella (Agonopterix latipalpella) Chlamydastis habrolepis (Chlamydastis habrolepis)Stenomatine Moths (Stenomatinae)
Antaeotricha haesitans (Antaeotricha haesitans) Antaeotricha irene (Antaeotricha irene) Antaeotricha leucillana (Antaeotricha leucillana)Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)
Inga cretacea (Inga cretacea) Inga sparsiciliella (Inga sparsiciliella)Ethmiine Moths (Ethmiinae)
Ethmia apicipunctella (Ethmia apicipunctella) Ethmia bittenella (Ethmia bittenella) Ethmia delliella (Ethmia delliella) Ethmia hagenella (Ethmia hagenella) Ethmia hodgesella (Ethmia hodgesella) Ethmia semiombra (Ethmia semiombra)Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)
Ennomines (Ennominae)
Erastria decrepitaria (Erastria decrepitaria)Erebid Moths (Erebidae)
Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) Owl Moth (Thysania zenobia)
