Butterflies of Texas: A Photo Collection
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We love watching butterflies, and Texas is a great place for that pastime!
We also enjoy butterfly gardening, and designing our landscape to provide food and shelter for a variety of butterflies. Our landscape includes several types of Lantana, Zinnias, Butterfly Bushes, Pentas, Milkweed, Salvia, and other butterfly-friendly plants, annuals and perennials.
Texas has recorded 432 species of butterflies, and is considered the most butterfly-diverse state in the USA.
We regularly spot the following butterflies in our gardens near Tyler:
Black Swallowtail |
Red Spotted Purple |
Giant Swallowtail |
Pearl Crescent |
Tiger Swallowtail |
Gulf Fritillary |
Buckeye |
Variegated Fritillary |
Painted Lady |
Horace's Duskywing |
Monarch |
Funereal Duskywing |
Mourning Cloak |
Gray Hairstreak |
Silver Spotted Skipper |
Sulfurs and Whites |
Fiery Skipper |
Question Mark |
Red Admiral |
and more! |
East Texas Butterfly Collection
Shown here are a few quick favorites of some recent butterfly sightings. All photographs were taken by the author.
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Size: 3.5"-5.5" |
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Black Swallowtail Butterfly Size: 2.5"-4.0" |
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A pair of Giant Swallowtail Butterflies near Tyler Texas Size: 4.0"-6.0" |
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Monarch Butterfly on Lantana near Tyler Texas Size: 3.5"-4.0" |
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Gulf Fritillary Butterfly (dorsal view) on Zinnia Size: 2.5"-3.0" |
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American Lady Size: 2.0"-2.8" |
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Question Mark butterfly - wings open. |
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East Texas Photo Galleries for Nature Enthusiasts
If you love butterflies, you might enjoy our photo gallery of East Texas Flowers showcasing Azaleas, Daffodils, Zinnias, Portulaca, Lantana, and Pokeweed to name a few.
Our gallery of East Texas Birds is perfect for backyard nature lovers to explore, featuring bluebirds, woodpeckers, buntings, goldfinches, roadrunners, hawks, and much more.
Are you a hummingbird lover like us? Check out our photos and hummingbird videos at HummingbirdCentral.com.
East Texas Nature GalleriesEast Texas Birds |
Nature, Birds and Wildlife Websites of Interest
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