Leps Observed in Falcon Heights
    2007 May June July August Sep October November December TOTAL months seen of 8 months
Swallowtails Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor * * * * * * * * 8
  Polydamus Swallowtail Battus polydamas                  
  Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes * * * * * *   2 7
  Ornythion Swallowtail Papilio ornythion 2   1   1? 1     4
  Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 2 * * * * 1     6
  Ruby-spotted Swallowtail Papilio anchisiades   1         * 1 3
                       
Whites Checkered White Pontia protodice * 2       1     3
  Florida White Appius drusilla                  
  Giant White Ganyra josephina           * * * 3
  Great Southern White Ascia monuste       1     2 1 3
Sulphurs Orange Sulphur Colias eurema           1     1
  Southern Dogface Colias cesonia   1 * * * * * * 7
  Little Yellow Eurema lisa * * * * * * * * 8
  Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana           1     1
  Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe * * * * * * *   7
  Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise   1 1 * * *     5
  Tailed Orange Eurema proterpia       * 2 * 2 2 5
  Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole * * * * * 1     6
  Lyside Sulphur Kricogonia lyside * * * * * * * * 8
  Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe   * * * * * * * 7
  Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae   1   1 * * * * 6
  Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea           1   1 2
                       
  Yellow Angled-Sulphur Anteos maerula                  
                       
Hairstreaks Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus * * * * * * *   7
  Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa * * * * * * * 2 8
  Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon yojoa     1     1     2
  Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak  Strymon alea           *     1
  Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon Rufofusca           2     1
  White Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon Albata             1   1
  Clytie Ministreak Ministrymon clytie 1 *   2 2 *     5
  Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus 1 1   2   * *   5
  Dusky-blue Groundstreak Calycopis isobeon * * 2 *   * *   6
  Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bazochii 2 1 1 * 2 * * 1 8
  Ruddy Hairstreak Electrostrymon sangala   1   1   *     3
  Rekoa Hairstreak Rekoa sp. (marius?)                  
  Strophius Hairstreak Allosmaitia strophius           1     1
  Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis           *     1
  Telea Hairstreak Chlorostrymon telea           2     1
                       
                       
Blues Reakirt’s Blue Hemiargus isola * * * 1   * * 2 7
  Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus   * * * * * * 1 7
  Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile   1 2 2   2 1   5
  Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius   1   2   1     3
Metalmarks Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis * * * * * * * 2 8
  Rounded Metalmark Calephelis perditalis   * * * * 1     5
  Red-bordered Metalmark Cario Ino     * * 1 1     4
  Blue Metalmark Lasai sula           1     1
Milkweed Queen Danaus gilippus * * * * * * * * 8
  Soldier Danaus eresimus       1 2 * 1   4
  Monarch Danaus plexippus 1       1 * * 2 5
Satyrs Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychea sosybius   1   1         2
                       
Leafwings Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea     * * * * * * 6
  Goatweed Leafwing Anaea andria         1 1     2
  Pale-spotted Leafwing Anea floridalis             1   1
Misc Brushfoots Red Rim Biblis hyperia 2   1 1   2 * 1 6
  Guatemalan Cracker Hamadryas Guatemalena             * 1 2
  Arizona Sister               1   1
  Band-celled Sister Adelpha fessonia             1 1 2
  Mexican Bluewing Myscelia ethusa       1 2     1 3
  Dingy Purplewing Eunica Monima   2 2           2
  Common Mestra Mestra amymone 1 * * * * * *   7
  White Peacock Anartia jatrophae   2 * * * * *   6
  Banded Peacock Anartia fatima 1   1 1   2 1   5
  Malachite Siproeta stelenes     1 2 1 1 2   5
  Common Buckeye Junonia coenia   2 1 1   * 2   5
  Tropical Buckeye Junonia genoveva           1     1
                       
  Painted Lady  Vanessa cardui 1         1 * 1 4
  American Lady Vanessa virginiensis           1 * 1 3
  Red Admiral  Vanessa atalanta *   1   * * * * 6
  Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis 1 1 2 2 1 2 * * 8
                       
Emperors Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton * * * * * * * 2 8
  Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis * 1 * * * * *   7
  Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia *   * * * * * 1 7
Snouts Snout Libytheana carinenta * * ** * * * 1 1 8
Tropical Strays Common Banner Epiphile adrasta             1   1
  Blomfild's Beauty Smyrna blmofilda             1   1
  Silver Emperor Doxocopa laure             1   1
                       
Checkers, etc. Elada Checkerspot Texola elada * * * * 1 *     6
  Tiny Checkerspot Dymasia dymas                  
  Theona checkerspot Thessalia theona * *   1 2 *     5
  Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana * * * *   1 * 2 7
  Pale-banded Crescent Phyciodes tulcis   2 1           2
  Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos           1     1
  Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon * * * * * * *   7
  Vesta Crescent Phyciodes vesta * * * * * *     6
  Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia * * * * * *     6
  Crimson Patch Chlosyne janais     * 1   * 2   4
  Banded Patch Chlosyne endeis           2     1
                       
Fritillaries Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia * * * *   *     5
  Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia   1 2 1 1 * 2   6
  Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae 1 1 * * * * * * 8
  Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charithonia     1   * * 2   4
  Julia Heliconian Dryas julia   2 *     * 2   4
  Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta               * 1
                       
Skippers Coyote Cloudywing Achalarus toxeus * ** 1 * * * * * 8
  Brown Longtail           1 1 2   3
  Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus 1         2 *   3
  Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes     1 1 1 * *   5
  Turquoise/Esmeralda Lt U. evona/esmeraldus               1 1
                       
                       
  White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus 1 1     1 * * * 6
  Zilpa Longtail Chioides zilpa       1 1 1     3
                       
  Texas Powdered-Skipper Systasea pulverulenta 1 * 2 * 2 * *   7
  Sickle-winged Skipper Eantis tamenund/Achylodes thraso 1 * * * * * * * 8
  Potrillo Skipper Cabares potrillo       1     1   2
  Brown-Banded Skipper Timochares ruptifasciatus           1 1   2
  Variegated Skipper Gorgythion begga           1     1
  Pellicia, Glazed Pellicia arina           1     1
  Two-barred Flasher Astraptes fulgerator   2 2 * * * * * 7
  Stallings's Flat Celaenorrhinus stallingsi             1     1
  Starred Skipper Arteurotia tractipennis           1     1
                       
  Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis 1     1 1 * 1   5
  Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis 1               1
  Horace’s Duskywing Erynnis horatius 2     1         2
                       
  Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis * * * * * * * 1 8
  Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus oileus 1 * * * * *   1 7
  Tropical Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas   1 * * * *     5
                       
  Erichson’s White-Skipper Heliopyrgus domicella 1 1   *   * *   5
  East-Mexican White-Skipper Heliopyrgus sublinea           2     1
  Laviana White-Skipper Heliopetes laviana     1     * 1 1 4
  Turk's-cap White-Skipper Heliopetes macaira   * 1 * 2 2 1   6
                       
  White-Patched Skipper  Chiomara asychis 1   1     *     3
  Common Streaky-Skipper Celotes nessus * 1 * *         4
  Mazans Scallopwing Staphylus mazans * 1 2 * 1 *     6
  Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos * * 1   *       4
                       
  Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus   2 * * * 1     5
  Saltbush Sootywing Hesperopsis alpheus                  
                       
  Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus   1 2 * 2 * * * 7
  Sachem Atalopedes campestris 2     2 2 * * 1 6
  Whirlabout Polites vibex 1 *     1 *   1 5
  Nysa Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes nysa * *   * * 2     5
  Celia’s Roadside-Skipper Amblyscirtes celia * * * * * 1     6
  Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala * * * * * * *   7
  Southern Skipperling Copaeodes minima 1 1 1 2   2     5
  Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiaca       1   *     2
  Common Mellana Quasimellana eulogious       1   1     2
  Clouded Skipper Lerema accius   2 1 * * * *   6
  Fawn-spotted Skipper Cymaenes odilia           1     1
  Julia's Skipper Nastra julia           1 1   2
                       
Panoquins Ocola Skipper Panoquina ocola           * * * 3
  Purple-washed Skipper Panoquina sylvicola           *     1
  Evans's Panoquina fusina           2     1
  Violet-banded Skipper Nyctelius nyctelius           *     1
  Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius           1     1
                       
                       
                       
                       
Species observed 136 recorded May-Dec, 2007 58 68 69 79 67 115 74 46 136
                       
Select Moths White-tipped black Melanchroia chephise 1 1       *      
  Black Witch Ascalapha odorata   1 2 * * 2      
  Texas Wasp Moth Horama panthalon texana           *      
  Unid'd Wasp moth             1      
    Utethesia ornatrix           FSP      
    Heterusia Atalantata                 1
Species observed     1 2 1 1 1 5 0 0 2