Caterpillars of North Texas

Butterflies

Family Papilionidae: (Swallowtails)

Polydamas Swallowtail
(Battus polydamas)

Pipevine Swallowtail
(Battus philenor)

Black Swallowtail
(Papilio polyxenes)

Giant Swallowtail
(Papilio cresphontes)

Tiger Swallowtail
(Papilio glaucus)

Family Pieridae: Whites and Sulphurs
Subfamily: Pierinae (Whites)

Checkered White
(Pontia protodice)

Cabbage White
(Pieris rapae)

Great Southern White
(Ascia monuste)

Subfamily: Coliadinae (Sulphurs)

Orange Sulphur
(Colias eurytheme)

Southern Dogface
(Zerene cesonia)

Cloudless Sulphur
(Phoebis sennae)

Green form

Cloudless Sulphur
(Phoebis sennae)

Yellow form

Orange-barred Sulphur
(Phoebis philea)

Large Orange Sulphur
(Phoebis agarithe)

Tailed Orange
(Pyrisitia proterpia)

Sleepy Orange
(Abaeis nicippe)

Family Lycaenidae: (Hairstreaks)

Great Purple Hairstreak
(Atlides halesus)

Henry's Elfin
(Callophrys henrici)

Soapberry Hairstreak
(Phaeostrymon alcestis)

Dusky-blue Groundstreak
(Calycopis isobeon)

Gray Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus)

Family Nymphalidae: Brushfoots
Subfamily: Heliconiinae

Gulf Fritillary
(Agraulis vanillae)

Julia Longwing
(Dryas iulia)

Zebra Longwing
(Heliconius charithonia)

Mexican Fritillary
(Euptoieta hegesia)

Variegated Fritillary
(Euptoieta claudia)

Family Nymphalidae: Brushfoots
Subfamily: Nymphalinae

Bordered Patch
(Chlosyne lacinia)

Crimson Patch
(Chlosyne janais)

Silvery Checkerspot
(Chlosyne nycteis)

Texan Crescent
(Anthanassa texana)

Vesta or Graphic Crescent
(Phyciodes graphica)

Pearl Crescent
(Phyciodes tharos)

Phaon Crescent
(Phyciodes phaon)

Question Mark
(Polygonia interrogationis)

Eastern Comma
(Polygonia comma)

Mourning Cloak
(Nymphalis antiopa)

American Lady
(Vanessa virginiensis)

Painted Lady
(Vanessa cardui)

Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta )

Common Buckeye
(Junonia coenia)

White Peacock
(Anartia jatrophae)

Family Nymphalidae: Brushfoots
Subfamily: Limenitidinae

Red-Spotted Purple
(Limenitis arthemis astyanax)

Viceroy
(Limenitis archippus)

California Sister
(Adelpha eulalia)

Common Mestra
(Mestra amymone)

Family Nymphalidae: Brushfoots
Subfamily: Charaxinae

Goatweed Leafwing
(Anaea andria)

Family Nymphalidae: Brushfoots
Subfamily: Apaturinae

Hackberry Emperor
(Asterocampa celtis)

Tawny Emperor
(Asterocampa clyton)

Family Nymphalidae: Brushfoots
Subfamily: Satyrinae

Gemmed Satyr
(Cyllopsis gemma)

Carolina Satyr
(Hermeuptychia sosybius)

Red Satyr
(Megisto rubricata)

Family Nymphalidae: Brushfoots
Subfamily: Danainae

Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)

Queen
(Danaus gilippus)

Solider
(Danaus eresimus)

Family Hesperiidae: Skippers
Subfamily: Pyrginae: Spread-Wing Skippers

Silver-Spotted Skipper
(Epargyreus clarus)

Long-Tailed Skipper
(Urbanus proteus)

Hoary Edge
(Achalarus lyciades)

Southern Cloudywing
(Thorybes bathyllus)

Hayhurst's Scallopwing
(Staphylus hayhurstii)

Horace's Duskywing
(Erynnis horatius)

Common Checkered Skipper
(Pyrgus communis)

Family Hesperiidae: Skippers
Subfamily: Hesperiinae: Grass Skippers

Julia Skipper (Nastra julia)	Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)	Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)	Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)	Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Celia's Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)	Bell's Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)	Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)	Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)