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to Texas Entomology - Compiled by Mike
Quinn
Original data
for this checklist compiled by Edward
Knudson
Last updated by Mike
Quinn on 06 March, 2011.
Although centered on Santa Ana, all records Valley-wide are listed here.
Not enough
is yet known about the Lepidoptera of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
to permit the inclusion of seasonal distribution, but in general
butterflies tend to be more abundant in the late summer and fall. The
relative abundance or rarity of species is indicated by the table given
below.
A - Abundant (Occurring year round in large to very large numbers)
C - Common (Occurring most of the year in moderate to occasionally large numbers)
U - Uncommon (Seasonal, occurring in small to moderate numbers)
O - Occasional (Probably not present every year, but occasionally present in
moderate numbers)
R - Rare (Not usually present, when found only in small numbers)
X - Accidental (Recorded only once or twice, probably as a stray)
H - Hypothetical (Not recorded from Santa Ana, but has been found in similar habitats nearby,
or recorded as accidental from the tropics to the north of the area)
Scientific names follow:
Jonathan, P. 2012. A catalogue of the butterflies of the United
States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and
systematic literature.
English names follow:
Cassie,
B. et al, 2001. NABA
Checklist & English Names of North American Butterflies. Second
Edition. 59 pp.
Recent name changes or new records for the list below are
indicated in
red.
Swallowtails - Family Papilionidae
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Swallowtails Subfamily Papilioninae |
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__Pipevine Swallowtail |
Battus philenor |
C |
__Polydamas Swallowtail |
Battus polydamas |
R |
__Dark Kite-Swallowtail |
Eurytides philolaus |
H |
__Red-sided Swallowtail | Mimoides phaon | X |
__Black Swallowtail |
Papilio polyxenes |
U |
__Thoas Swallowtail |
Papilio thoas |
X |
__Giant Swallowtail |
Papilio cresphontes |
A |
__Ornythion Swallowtail |
Papilio ornythion |
R |
__Broad-banded Swallowtail |
Papilio astyalus |
R |
__Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | H |
__Three-tailed Swallowtail |
Papilio pilumnus |
H |
__Victorine Swallowtail |
Papilio victorinus |
H |
__Pink-spotted Swallowtail |
Papilio rogeri |
H |
__Magnificent Swallowtail |
Papilio garamas |
H |
__Ruby-spotted Swallowtail |
Papilio anchisiades |
R |
Whites and Sulphurs - Family Pieridae |
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Whites Subfamily Pierinae | ||
__Mexican Dartwhite | Catasticta nimbice | H |
__Florida White |
Glutophrissa drusilla |
R |
__Common Melwhite | Melete lycimnia | H |
__Painted White | Pieriballia viardi | H |
__Cross-barred White | Itaballia demophile | H |
__Mountain White |
Leptophobia aripa |
X |
__Checkered White |
Pontia protodice |
A |
__Cabbage White |
Pieris rapae |
R |
__Great Southern White |
Ascia monuste |
U |
__Giant White |
Ganyra josephina |
O |
__Falcate Orangetip |
Anthocharis midea |
O |
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__Orange Sulphur |
Colias eurytheme |
O |
__Southern Dogface |
Zerene cesonia |
C |
__White Angled-Sulphur |
Anteos clorinde |
O |
__Yellow Angled-Sulphur |
Anteos maerula |
O |
__Cloudless Sulphur |
Phoebis sennae |
A |
__Orange-barred Sulphur |
Phoebis philea |
O |
__Apricot Sulphur |
Phoebis argante |
H |
__Large Orange Sulphur |
Phoebis agarithe |
C |
__Tailed Sulphur |
Phoebis neocypris |
H |
__Statira Sulphur |
Aphrissa statira |
O |
__Lyside Sulphur |
Kricogonia lyside |
A |
__Barred Yellow |
Eurema daira |
R |
__Boisduval's Yellow |
Eurema boisduvaliana |
O |
__Mexican Yellow |
Eurema mexicana |
U |
__Salome Yellow |
Eurema salome |
X |
__Ghost Yellow |
Eurema albula |
H |
__Tailed Orange |
Pyrisitia proterpia |
O |
__Little Yellow |
Pyrisitia lisa |
C |
__Mimosa Yellow |
Pyrisitia nise |
U |
__Dina Yellow |
Pyrisitia dina |
X |
__Sleepy Orange |
Abaeis nicippe |
A |
__Dainty Sulphur |
Nathalis iole |
A |
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__Costa-spotted Mimic-White |
Enantia albania |
X |
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__Harvester |
Feniseca tarquinius |
H |
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__Mexican Cycadian |
Eumaeus toxea |
H |
__Great Purple Hairstreak |
Atlides halesus |
O |
__Xami Hairstreak |
Callophrys xami |
R |
__Goodson's Greenstreak |
Cyanophrys goodsoni |
R |
__Tropical Greenstreak |
Cyanophrys herodotus |
X |
__Clench's Greenstreak |
Cyanophrys miserabilis |
R |
__Gold-bordered Hairstreak |
Rekoa palegon |
X |
__Marius Hairstreak |
Rekoa marius |
R |
__Creamy Stripe-streak |
Arawacus jada |
H |
__Oak Hairstreak | Satyrium favonius | R |
__Black Hairstreak |
Ocaria ocrisia |
X |
__Silver-banded hairstreak |
Chlorostrymon simaethis |
O |
__Telea Hairstreak |
Chlorostrymon telea |
H |
__Strophius Hairstreak |
Allosmaitia strophius |
R |
__Ruddy Hairstreak |
Electrostrymon sangala |
R |
__Muted Hairstreak |
Electrostrymon joya |
X |
__Orange-crescent Groundstreak | Electrostrymon guzanta | H |
__Dusky-blue Groundstreak |
Calycopis isobeon |
C |
__Gray Hairstreak |
Strymon melinus |
A |
__Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon rufofusca |
O |
__White Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon albata |
R |
__Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon alea |
R |
__Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon bebrycia |
R |
__Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon yojoa |
O |
__Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon cestri |
X |
__Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon istapa |
C |
__Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak | Strymon serapio | H |
__Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon bazochii |
R |
__Red-spotted Hairstreak |
Tmolus echion |
X |
__Clytie Ministreak |
Ministrymon clytie |
U |
__Gray Ministreak |
Ministrymon azia |
R |
__Pearly-gray Hairstreak |
Strephonota tephraeus |
X |
__Aquamarine Hairstreak |
Oenomaus ortygnus |
X |
__White M Hairstreak |
Parrhasius m-album |
H |
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__Cassius Blue |
Leptotes cassius |
R |
__Marine Blue |
Leptotes marina |
O |
__Cyna Blue |
Zizula cyna |
R |
__Western Pygmy-Blue |
Brephidium exilis |
A |
__Eastern Tailed-Blue |
Cupido comyntas |
R |
__Ceraunus Blue |
Hemiargus ceraunus |
C |
__Reakirt's Blue |
Echinargus isola |
A |
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__Fatal Metalmark |
Calephelis nemesis |
A |
__Rounded Metalmark |
Calephelis perditalis |
A |
__Rawson's Metalmark |
Calephelis rawsoni |
H |
__Red-bordered Metalmark |
Caria ino |
C |
__Blue Metalmark |
Lasaia sula |
R |
__Red-bordered Pixie |
Melanis pixe |
O |
__Curve-winged Metalmark |
Emesis emesia |
R |
__Falcate Metalmark |
Emesis tenedia |
H |
__Walker's Metalmark |
Apodemia walkeri |
R |
__Narrow-winged Metalmark |
Apodemia multiplaga |
X |
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Snouts Subfamily Libytheinae | ||
__American Snout |
Libytheana carinenta |
A |
__"Cuban" Snout |
Libytheana motya |
H |
Monarchs Subfamily Danainae |
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__Monarch |
Danaus plexippus |
C |
__Queen |
Danaus gilippus |
A |
__Soldier |
Danaus eresimus |
U |
__Tiger Mimic-Queen |
Lycorea halia |
H |
__Heliconoid Ticlear | Melinaea lilis | H |
__Klug's Clearwing | Dircenna klugii | H |
__Broad-tipped Clearwing | Pteronymia cotytto | H |
__Thick-tipped Greta | Greta morgane | H |
Heliconians and Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae |
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__Mexican Silverspot |
Dione moneta |
R |
__Gulf Fritillary |
Agraulis vanillae |
A |
__Julia Heliconian |
Dryas iulia |
U |
__Banded Orange Heliconian |
Dryadula phaetusa |
X |
__Isabella's Heliconian |
Eueides isabella |
R |
__Zebra Heliconian |
Heliconius charithonia |
U |
__Erato Heliconian |
Heliconius erato |
R |
__Variegated Fritillary |
Euptoieta claudia |
A |
__Mexican Fritillary |
Euptoieta hegesia |
O |
True Brush-foots Subfamily Nymphalinae |
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__Theona Checkerspot |
Chlosyne theona |
U |
__Bordered Patch |
Chlosyne lacinia |
C |
__Definite Patch |
Chlosyne definita |
O |
__Banded Patch |
Chlosyne endeis |
R |
__Crimson Patch |
Chlosyne janais |
R |
__Medial Patch | Chlosyne eumeda | H |
__Rosita Patch |
Chlosyne rosita |
R |
__Red-spotted Patch |
Chlosyne melitaeoides |
H |
__Elf |
Microtia elva |
X |
__Tiny Checkerspot |
Dymasia dymas |
H |
__Elada Checkerspot |
Texola elada |
C |
__Vesta Crescent |
Phyciodes graphica (!) |
C |
__Phaon Crescent |
Phyciodes phaon |
C |
Phyciodes pallescens | H | |
__Pearl Crescent |
Phyciodes tharos |
C |
__Pale-banded Crescent |
Anthanassa tulcis |
R |
__Texan Crescent |
Anthanassa texana |
C |
__Black Crescent |
Anthanassa ptolyca |
X |
__Chestnut Crescent |
Anthanassa argentea |
R |
__Black-bordered Tegosa |
Tegosa anieta |
H |
__Mimic |
Hypolimnas misippus |
H |
__Common Buckeye |
Junonia coenia |
U |
__Tropical Buckeye |
Junonia evarete |
O |
__Pale Crescent |
form nigrosuffusa |
U |
__Mangrove Buckeye |
Junonia genoveva |
R |
__White Peacock |
Anartia jatrophae |
C |
__Banded Peacock |
Anartia fatima |
R |
__Malachite |
Siproeta stelenes |
O |
__Rusty-tipped Page |
Siproeta epaphus |
H |
__Question Mark |
Polygonia interrogationis |
U |
__Mourning Cloak |
Nymphalis antiopa |
H |
__Red Admiral |
Vanessa atalanta |
C |
__Painted Lady |
Vanessa cardui |
C |
__West Coast Lady |
Vanessa annabella |
H |
__American Lady |
Vanessa virginiensis |
C |
__Orange Mapwing |
Hypanartia lethe |
H |
__Orion Cecropian |
Historis odius |
H |
__Blomfild's Beauty |
Smyrna blomfildia |
R |
Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae |
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__Red-spotted Purple |
Limenitis arthemis astyanax |
R |
__Viceroy |
Limenitis archippus |
R |
__California Sister |
Adelpha bredowii |
H |
__Band-celled Sister |
Adelpha fessonia |
R |
__Spot-celled Sister |
Adelpha basiloides |
H |
__Many-banded Daggerwing |
Marpesia chiron |
R |
__Ruddy Daggerwing |
Marpesia petreus |
O |
__Waiter Daggerwing |
Marpesia zerynthia |
X |
Tropical Brushfoots Subfamily
Biblidinae |
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__Red Rim |
Biblis hyperia |
R |
__Common Mestra |
Mestra amymone |
C |
__Dingy Purplewing |
Eunica monima |
R |
__Florida Purplewing |
Eunica tatila |
R |
__Mexican Bluewing |
Myscelia ethusa |
U |
__Blackened Bluewing |
Myscelia cyananthe |
H |
__Blue-eyed Sailor |
Dynamine dyonis |
R |
__Four-spotted Sailor | Dynamine postverta | H |
__Eighty-eight |
Diaethria species |
H |
__Orange Banner | Temenis laothoe | H |
__Common Banner |
Epiphile adrasta |
R |
__Gray Cracker |
Hamadryas februa |
O |
__Glaucous Cracker | Hamadryas glauconome | H |
__Variable Cracker |
Hamadryas feronia |
X |
__Guatemalan Cracker |
Hamadryas guatemalena |
R |
__Brownish Cracker |
Hamadryas iphthime |
X |
__Red Cracker |
Hamadryas amphinome |
X |
Leafwings Subfamily Charaxinae |
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__Tropical Leafwing |
Anaea aidea |
C |
__Goatweed Leafwing |
Anaea andria |
C |
__Guatemalan Leafwing | Memphis forreri | H |
__Angled Leafwing |
Memphis glycerium |
X |
__Pale-spotted Leafwing |
Memphis pithyusa |
R |
__Chestnut Leafwing |
Memphis echemus |
H |
__One-spotted Prepona | Archaeoprepona demophon | H |
Emperors Subfamily Apaturinae |
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__Hackberry Emperor |
Asterocampa celtis |
U |
__Empress Leilia |
Asterocampa leilia |
C |
__Tawny Emperor |
Asterocampa clyton |
A |
__Silver Emperor |
Doxocopa laure |
R |
__Pavon Emperor |
Doxocopa pavon |
R |
Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae | ||
__Gemmed Satyr |
Cyllopsis gemma |
C |
__Carolina Satyr |
Hermeuptychia sosybius |
A |
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Spread-wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae |
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__Jade Beamer | Phocides urania | H |
__Guava Skipper |
Phocides polybius |
O |
__Beautiful Beamer | Phocides belus | H |
__Mercurial Skipper |
Proteides mercurius |
R |
__Silver-spotted Skipper | Epargyreus clarus | H |
__Broken Silverdrop |
Epargyreus exadeus |
X |
__Hammock Skipper |
Polygonus leo |
R |
__Manuel's Skipper |
Polygonus savigny |
H |
__White-striped Longtail |
Chioides albofasciatus |
U |
__Zilpa Longtail |
Chioides zilpa |
O |
__Gold-spotted Aguna |
Aguna asander |
O |
__Emerald Aguna |
Aguna claxon |
R |
__Tailed Aguna |
Aguna metophis |
R |
__Mottled Longtail |
Typhedanus undulatus |
H |
__Eight-spotted Longtail |
Polythrix octomaculata |
R |
__Mexican Longtail |
Polythrix mexicanus |
X |
__White-crescent Longtail |
Codatractus alcaeus |
X |
__Long-tailed Skipper |
Urbanus proteus |
U |
__Double-striped Longtail |
Urbanus belli |
X |
__Pronus Longtail |
Urbanus pronus |
X |
__Esmeralda Longtail |
Urbanus esmeraldus |
X |
__Turquoise Longtail | Urbanus evona | H |
__Dorantes Longtail |
Urbanus dorantes |
U |
__Teleus Longtail |
Urbanus teleus |
U |
__Tanna Longtail |
Urbanus tanna |
X |
__Plain Longtail |
Urbanus simplicius |
X |
__Brown Longtail |
Urbanus procne |
U |
__White-tailed Longtail |
Urbanus doryssus |
R |
__Two-barred Flasher |
Astraptes fulgerator |
U |
__Small-spotted Flasher |
Astraptes egregius |
X |
__Frosted Flasher |
Astraptes alardus |
X |
__Gilbert's Flasher |
Astraptes alector |
R |
__Yellow-tipped Flasher |
Astraptes anaphus |
R |
__Skinner's Cloudywing |
Achalarus albociliatus |
H |
__Coyote Cloudywing |
Achalarus toxeus |
U |
__Jalapus Cloudywing |
Thessia jalapus |
H |
__Northern Cloudywing | Thorybes pylades | H |
__Potrillo Skipper |
Cabares potrillo |
U |
__Fritzgaertner's Flat |
Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri |
X |
__Stallings' Flat |
Celaenorrhinus stallingsi |
R |
__Falcate Skipper |
Spathilepia clonius |
R |
__Acacia Skipper |
Cogia hippalus |
X |
__Outis Skipper | Cogia outis | H |
__Mimosa Skipper |
Cogia calchas |
C |
__Starred Skipper |
Arteurotia tractipennis |
X |
__Purplish-black Skipper |
Nisoniades rubescens |
X |
__Glazed Pellicia |
Pellicia arina |
O |
__Morning Glory Pellicia |
Pellicia dimidiata |
H |
__Red-studded Skipper |
Noctuana stator |
X |
__Mottled Bolla |
Bolla clytius |
R |
__Obscure Bolla |
Bolla brennus |
H |
__Golden-headed Scallopwing |
Staphylus ceos |
R |
__Mazans Scallopwing |
Staphylus mazans |
C |
__Hayhurst's Scallopwing | Staphylus hayhurstii | H |
__Variegated Skipper |
Gorgythion begga |
X |
__Blue-studded Skipper |
Sostrata nordica |
X |
__Hoary Skipper |
Carrhenes canescens |
R |
__Glassy-winged Skipper |
Xenophanes tryxus |
R |
__Dusted Spurwing | Antigonus erosus | H |
__Texas Powdered-Skipper |
Systasea pulverulenta |
O |
__Sickle-winged Skipper |
Eantis tamenund |
A |
__Pale Sicklewing | Achlyodes pallida | R |
__Hermit Skipper |
Grais stigmaticus |
R |
__Brown-banded Skipper |
Timochares ruptifasciata |
O |
__Common Bluevent | Anastrus sempiternus | H |
__White-patched Skipper |
Chiomara georgina |
U |
__False Duskywing |
Gesta invisus |
H |
__Horace's Duskywing |
Erynnis horatius |
H |
__Mournful Duskywing |
Erynnis tristis |
R |
__Funereal Duskywing |
Erynnis funeralis |
C |
__Common Checkered-Skipper | Pyrgus communis | R |
__White Checkered-Skipper | Pyrgus albescens | C |
__Tropical Checkered-Skipper |
Pyrgus oileus |
A |
__Desert Checkered-Skipper |
Pyrgus philetas |
O |
__Erichson's White-Skipper |
Heliopyrgus domicella |
R |
__East-Mexican White-Skipper | Heliopyrgus sublinea | R |
__Laviana White-Skipper |
Heliopetes laviana |
C |
__Turk's-cap White-Skipper |
Heliopetes macaira |
U |
__Veined White-Skipper |
Heliopetes arsalte |
H |
__Common Streaky-Skipper |
Celotes nessus |
O |
__Common Sootywing |
Pholisora catullus |
U |
__Mexican Sootywing | Pholisora mejicanus | H |
__Saltbush Sootywing |
Hesperopsis alpheus |
H |
Skipperlings Subfamily
Heteropterinae |
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__Small-spotted Skipperling |
Piruna penaea |
H |
Grass Skippers
Subfamily Hesperiinae |
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__Malicious Skipper |
Synapte pecta |
R |
__Salenus Skipper |
Synapte salenus |
X |
__Redundant Skipper |
Corticea corticea |
R |
__Pale-rayed Skipper |
Vidius perigenes |
H |
__Violet-patched Skipper |
Monca crispinus |
R |
__Swarthy Skipper | Nastra lherminier | H |
__Julia's Skipper |
Nastra julia |
O |
__Fawn-spotted Skipper |
Cymaenes trebius |
U |
__Clouded Skipper |
Lerema accius |
A |
__Liris Skipper |
Lerema liris |
X |
__Fantastic Skipper |
Vettius fantasos |
X |
__Green-backed Ruby-eye |
Perichares philetes |
R |
__Osca Skipper |
Rhinthon osca |
X |
__Double-dotted Skipper |
Decinea percosius |
O |
__Hidden-ray Skipper |
Conga chydaea |
X |
__Least Skipper |
Ancyloxypha numitor |
R |
__Tropical Least Skipper |
Ancyloxypha arene |
H |
__Orange Skipperling |
Copaeodes aurantiaca |
U |
__Southern Skipperling |
Copaeodes minima |
U |
__Fiery Skipper |
Hylephila phyleus |
A |
__Sachem |
Atalopedes campestris |
A |
__Whirlabout |
Polites vibex |
A |
__Southern Broken-Dash |
Wallengrenia otho |
C |
__Delaware Skipper |
Anatrytone logan |
H |
__Glowing Skipper | Anatrytone mazai | H |
__Common Mellana |
Quasimellana eulogius |
O |
__Dun Skipper |
Euphyes vestris |
U |
__Nysa Roadside-Skipper |
Amblyscirtes nysa |
U |
__Dotted Road-Skipper | Amblyscirtes eos | R |
__Celia's Roadside-Skipper |
Amblyscirtes celia |
C |
__Eufala Skipper |
Lerodea eufala |
C |
__Violet-clouded Skipper |
Lerodea arabus |
R |
__Greenish Brown-Skipper | Mnasilus allubita | H |
__Brazilian Skipper |
Calpodes ethlius |
U |
__Obscure Skipper |
Panoquina panoquinoides |
U |
__Ocola Skipper |
Panoquina ocola |
C |
__Hecebolus Skipper |
Panoquina hecebolus |
R |
__Purple-washed Skipper |
Panoquina lucas |
U |
__Evans' Skipper |
Panoquina evansi |
R |
__Violet-banded Skipper |
Nyctelius nyctelius |
U |
__Chestnut-marked Skipper |
Thespieus macareus |
X |
Tribe incertae sedis | | |
__Yucca Giant-Skipper |
Megathymus yuccae |
H |
__Manfreda Giant-Skipper |
Stallingsia maculosus |
H |
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Excluded Species | ||
__Smudged Hairstreak | Rekoa stagira | |
__Karwinski's Beauty |
Smyrna karwinskii |
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__Common Morpho |
Morpho helenor |
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__Orange Owlet |
Opisphantes boisduvallii | |
__Confused Pellicia |
Pellicia angra | |
__Large Mellana |
Quasimellana mexicana | |
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11 Mar 2011 © Mike Quinn / mike.quinn@tpwd.state.tx.us / Texas Entomology