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Limenitis arthemis arizonensis The Red-spotted Admiral has three varieties of subspecies in North America. The purple subspecies shown in this post is split into two distinct groups. Limenitis arthemis arizonensis is found in the southwest throughout Mexico’s border with Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona along desert river and creek corridors. Limenitis arthemis astyanax is found throughout wooded areas in the midwest and southestern parts of the United States including east Texas. The… Read More
Long-tailed Skippers are aptly named, although you’ll occasionally find them without their tails. Their iridescent green backs provide a flash of color as they skip around your garden.
The Pipevine Swallowtail is abundant throughout Texas. It frequents gardens and can be found in flower fields and groves of trees. Its caterpillars feed on pipevine, a noxious plant which makes the butterflies taste bad to predators. Several other species mimic the Pipevine including the Spicebush and Black Swallowtails.
Found only in extreme southern Texas, the male of this species is an iridescent blue. It perches with its wings open making a shot of the underside difficult to get.
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