Family: Skippers Hesperiidae
.. Phocides polybius Guava Skipper Starr Co TX

Chioides catillus (albofasciatus) White-striped Longtail Santa Ana NWR TX
Chioides zilpa Zilpa Longtail Starr Co TX
Urbanus procne Brown Longtail Texas

Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing Frederick Co MD
Cogia calchas Mimosa Skipper Santa ANa NWR TX
Pellicia arina Glazed Pellicia Hidalgo CO TX A distant telephoto shot.

Staphylus mazans Mazan's Scallopwing Sabal Palm, TX

Staphylus mazans Mazan's Scallopwing Cameron Co TX

A  similar skipper from Belize, 2002. May be Antigonus erosus
....Eantis tamenund (Achylodes thraso) Sickle-winged Skipper male Hidalgo CO TX, female Cameron Co TX
Timochares ruptifasciatus Brown-banded Skipper Texas
Chiomara georgina White-patched Skipper Hidalgo CO TX
Helioptes laviana Laviana White-Skipper Hidalgo CO TX
Helioptes macaira Turk's-cap White-Skipper Sabal Palm, TX
Poanes viator Broad-winged Skipper Worcester Co MD
..Quasimellana eulogius Common Mellana Santa Ana NWR TX
Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper Cameron Co TX
Amblyscirtes celia Celia's Roadside-Skipper Hidalgo CO TX
.. Panoquina leucas ( sylvicola) Purple-washed Skipper Hidalgo Co TX

RETURN TO BUTTERFLY PAGE

RETURN TO MAIN PAGE

Butterflies of Texas, Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Skippers of Texas, Skippers of the Lower Rio Grande Valley