Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

Note why this is "one of the most variable butterfly species in the world"

Alton, Hidalgo Co., TX
June 12, 2007 (G Quintanilla)

Old Hidalgo Pumphouse World Birding Center, Hidalgo Co., TX
May 23, 2007 (G Quintanilla)

National Butterfly Center , Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX
April 18, 2007 (G Quintanilla)

(this species appearance can be quite variable)

Laguna Atascosa, Cameron Co., Texas
May 10, 2007 (E Thompson)

National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX
June 25, 2005 (G Quintanilla)

(gorgeous pic of unusual variation)

Bentsen State Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co, TX
2002, (D Hanson)

(another unusual variation)

Valley Nature Center, Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX
November 11, 2002 (R Lehman)