Mercer Arboretum is a botanical garden in north Houston. It has an extensive herb garden, several butterfly-friendly gardens, and outstanding diversity in its species.
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
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Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
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Southern Skipperling Copaeodes minima
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Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
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Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris
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Polydamas Swallowtail (Gold Rim) Papilio polydamas
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Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus
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Clouded Skipper Lerema accius
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Broad-Winged Skipper Poanes viator
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Southern Broken Dash Wallengrenia otho
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Northern Broken Dash Wallengrenia egeremet
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Red-Banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops
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Whirlabout Polites vibex
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Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus
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Tropical Checkered Skipper Pyrgus oileus
The feature that distinguishes this from the Common Checkered Skipper is that the fringe on the forewing merges into a pure brown line instead of being checked as on the hindwing.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Mercer Arboretum 06/09/2008
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