Guatemalan Leafwing, yet another tropical visitor

While I was focused on getting good photos of the Pavon Emperor butterfly yesterday, there was another butterfly feeding next to it. As I h...

Angled Leafwing, another tropical butterfly

Another tropical butterfly that strays into So Texas, this Angled Leafwing's range is from northern So. America north through Mexico acc...

Pavon Emperor, other views

I thought this close up view of the wing of this male Pavon Emperor showed off it's iridescence. And the photo below demonstrates the i...

Pavon Emperor butterfly again today

Having been told by some of the experienced butterflyers that the forecast sun today would bring more great butterfly action I returned to t...

Pavon Emperor butterfly, another view

This gives a nice ventral view of this rare visiting butterfly. In this one it's proboscis is rolled back up. Interestingly there are ...

Pavon Emperor, rare tropical butterfly

I was very fortunate today to visit the National Butterfly Center in Mission, Tx when a rare tropical butterfly was being seen. I never hea...