Butterflies

Thanks for Dale Clark for correcting some of our species identifications, Ben Cox for macrophotos of resident butterflies, and Lucie Bruce for the Zabulon & Clouded Skipper photos..

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American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
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Heliconians and Fritillaries  
Subfamily Heliconiinae

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Gulf Fritillary  (Agraulis vanillae)
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Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)
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Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

True Brush-Foots
Subfamily Nymphalinae

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Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
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Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
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Phaon Crescent  (Phyciodes phaon)
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Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
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Texas Crescent (Anthanassa texana) Rowlett Creek

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Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) 
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Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

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Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
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Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
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Admirals and Relatives  
Subfamily Limenitidinae

Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astayanax)

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Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
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Leafwings  
Subfamily Charaxinae

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Goatweed  Leafwing (Anaea andria)
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Emperors  
Subfamily Apaturinae

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Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
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Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
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Satyrs  
Subfamily Satyrinae

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Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
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Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela)
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Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
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Monarchs  
Subfamily Danainae

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Monarch (Danaus plexippus) 
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Queen (Danaus gilippus)
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Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

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Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
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Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

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Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
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Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
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Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
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Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
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Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)

Grass Skippers  
Subfamily Hesperiinae

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Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
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Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
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Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
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Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
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Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
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Celia's/Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes sp.)

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Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
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Sachem (Atalopedes campestris))
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There are numerous small species which we cannot identify
Saturniid moth cocoon found
Hummingbird Moth, Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)-photo and description

White-lined Sphinx (White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata [Fabricius])-photo and description

Luna Moth - Derek reports "I've only seen one Luna Moth ever in Dallas Co. This was several years ago
at Rowlett Creek Preserve (Spring Creek is a tributary to Rowlett Creek) over in Garland.

Green Milkweed

Here are two photos of "Asclepias viridis" or GREEN MILKWEED. This is what grows in most of Texas, next to the highways and in open fields. It is deep rhizome shoots that come up with the spring rains, as well as from seeds. As long as there is water, this milkweed is prevalent. It can be harvested, washed, sterilized and frozen in ziplock bags. Freezing viridis milkweed works better than freezing tropical milkweed.

You can help maintain butterfly habitats by recognizing these milkweeds, and then not mowing the field varieties that grow wild.
Linda Rogers.

Note: Milkweeds cannot be harvested at Spring Creek since this is a Preserve.

Photos (Jack Hill)

Left: Green Milkweed

Right: Monarch caterpillar

Wand or Green Comet Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) - on a remnant prairie near Rowlett Creek 6/22/03