| CAMERON CO., TX | Scientific name as listed in SS | Date | Significance |
| Broad-banded Swallowtail | P. astyalus | Aug. 13 | |
| Zilpa Longtail | C. zilpa | Aug. 13 | |
| Florida Purplewing | E. tatila | Aug. 18 | |
| Elf | M. elva | Aug. 18 | |
| Eight-spotted Longtail |
P. octomaculata |
Oct. 19 | |
| Walker's Metalmark |
A. walkeri |
Oct. 20 | |
| Veined White-Skipper |
Heliopetes arsalte L. |
Oct. 20 | U.S. Record |
| Mexican Longtail |
Polythrix mexicanus Freeman |
Oct. 20 | U.S. Record |
| HIDALGO CO., TX | |||
| Frosted Flasher | Astraptes alardus latia Evans | Jun 16, Oct. 10, Sep. 2 | U.S. Record |
| Common Mellana | M. eulogius | June 17-26, Aug. 11, Oct.10, Nov. 3 | |
| Golden-headed Scallopwing |
S. ceos |
June 17, Aug. 12 | |
| Erato Heliconian |
H. petiveranus |
June 18 | |
| Ornythion Swallowtail |
P. ornythion |
Aug. 10-11 | |
| Erichson's White-Skiper |
H. domicella |
Aug. 12, Oct. 10 | |
| Esmeralda Longtail |
Urbanus esmeralda Butler |
Aug. 18 | U.S. Record |
| Manuel's Skipper |
P. manueli |
Aug. 18 | |
| Eight-spotted Longtail |
P. octomaculata |
Aug. 30, Oct. 20 | |
| Gray Cracker |
H. februa |
Aug. 30, Oct. 9 | |
| Pale-spotted Leafwing |
A. pithyusa |
Sept. 2 | |
| Xami Hairstreak |
X. xami |
Sept. 23 | |
| Zilpa Longtail |
C. zilpa |
Sept. 23, Oct. 20, Oct.25, Nov. 4 | |
| Jalapus Cloudywing |
Achalarus jalapus Plotz |
Sept. 23, Oct. 20 | U.S. Record |
| Statira Sulphur |
P. statira |
Oct. 9 | |
| Mottled Bolla |
Bolla clytius G. & S. |
Oct. 10, Oct. 20 | U.S. Record |
| Ruddy Hairstreak |
E. endymion |
Oct. 10, Nov. 4 | |
| Tailed Aguna |
A. metophis |
Oct. 11, Oct. 25-27 | |
| Broken Silverdrop |
E. exadeus |
Oct. 18 | State Record |
| White-crescent Longtail |
C. alcaeus |
Oct. 19 | |
| Emerald Aguna |
Aguna claxon Evans |
Oct. 19 | U.S. Record |
| Gilbert's Flasher |
A. gilberti |
Oct. 19 | |
| Mottled Longtail |
T. undulatus |
Oct. 19 | |
| Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstr. |
S. rufofusca |
Oct. 20 | |
| Liris Skipper |
Lerema liris Evans |
Oct. 20 | U.S. Record |
| Small-spotted Skipperling |
P. microsticta |
Oct. 20 | U.S. Record |
| Stallings' Flat |
C. stallingsi |
Oct. 20 | |
| Osca Skipper |
Rhinthon osca Plotz |
Oct. 20, Oct. 26 | U.S. Record |
| Evans' Skipper |
P. evansi |
Oct. 20, Oct. 25-27, Nov. 4 | |
| Isabella Heliconian | E. cleobaea | Oct. 20 | |
| Hoary Skipper |
C. canescens |
Oct. 20, Dec. 15 | |
| Hermit Skipper |
C. stigmaticus |
Oct. 20 | |
| Broad-banded Swallowtail |
P. astyalus |
Oct. 21 | |
| Falcate Skipper |
S. clonius |
Oct. 21, Oct. 26 | |
| Blue-eyed Sailor |
D. dyonis |
Oct. 21, Oct. 27 | |
| Hidden-ray Skipper |
Conga chydaea Butler |
Oct. 25 | U.S. Record |
| Mercurial Skipper |
P. mercurius |
Oct. 26 | |
| Least Skipper |
A. numitor |
Oct. 26 | |
| Blue-studded Skipper |
Sostrata bifasciata nordica Evans |
Oct. 26 | U.S. Record |
| Common Banner |
Epiphile adrasta Staud. |
Oct. 27 | U.S. Record |
| Red Rim |
B. aganisa |
Oct-Nov. | |
| White-tailed Longtail |
U. doryssus |
Nov. 4 | |
| Redundant Skipper |
Corticea corticea Plotz |
Nov. 4, Dec. 15-16 | U.S. Record |
| Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak |
S. alea |
Dec. 15-16 | |
| White Scrub-Hairstreak |
S. albata |
Dec. 27 | |
| Variegated Skipper |
G. begga |
Dec. 27 | |
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| Jun | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Papilionoidea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hesperiodea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 (1) | 1 | 0 |
(Apparently, new county records were too trivial to declare 30 years ago...)
| NABA English Name | Scientific Name | Location in Hidalgo Co. | Date |
| Ruddy Daggerwing | Marpesia petreus | Bentsen St. Pk. | 13 July |
| Common Mellana | Mellana eulogius | Bentsen St. Pk. | 13 July |
| Golden-headed Scallopwing | Staphylus ceos | Mission | 15 Aug. |
| Evans' Skipper | Panoquina evansi | McAllen | 22 Oct. |
| Pavon Emperor | Doxocopa pavon | Mission | 3 Nov. |
| Red Rim | Biblis hyperia | Mission | 3 Nov. |
| Curve-winged metalmark | Emesis emesia | Madero | 3 Nov. |
| Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon alea |
Bentsen St. Pk. | 15 Dec. |
*Quote and all data from:
H.A. Freeman. coordinator. 1974. Zone 4: Great Plains. Pp. 6-8 in: Leuschner, R. editor. The 1973 field season summary. News of the Lepidopterists' Society No. 2.
English names from:
B. Cassie. et. al. 2001. North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Checklist & English Names of North American Butterflies. Second Edition. North American Butterfly Association, Morristown, NJ.
See also:
Rickard, M.A.1993. Destination: Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, Mission, TX. American Butterflies 1( 2):4-9.
McGuire, W.W. & M.A. Richard. 1974. An annotated checklist of the butterflies of Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State park and vicinity. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. mimeograph pp 1-22.
McGuire, W.W. & M.A. Rickard. 1976. New Hesperiidae records for Texas and the United States. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 30(1):5-11.
Tilden, J.W. 1974. Unusual and interesting butterfly records from Texas. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 28(1):22-25.