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New U.S. Butterflies Records - Fall 2004

The numbers: 

6 new U.S. butterfly species
4 new genera 
1 county ( ! )
[aerial photo]
52 days...  

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Thick-tipped Greta (Greta morgane

December 8, 2004 - Bentsen-RGV State Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 

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Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile

December 7, 2004 - NABA Int'l Butterfly Park, Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 

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Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe

November 28, 2004 - Penitas, Hidalgo Co., TX

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Common Melwhite (Melete lycimnia isandra)

November 20, 2004 - Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 

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East-Mexican White-Skipper  (Heliopetes sublinea)

October 23, 2004 - Santa Ana NWR, Hidalgo Co., TX  

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Dusted Spurwing (Antigonus erosus)   

October 17, 2004  - Mission, Hidalgo Co., TX 

(image of species, but not of record)

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Other Recent Rio Grande Rarities

Fall 2004 had greatest number of new U.S. butterfly records since 1973:

THE 1973 FIELD SEASON SUMMARY


01 Feb 2005 / Main South Texas Page