You guys have been so great in identifying butterflies, I thought you could help me with a few I have. The problem is that the differences are so subtle that I really can't be sure enough to name the exact butterfly. I can tell what family they are from. I live in Ft. Worth, Tx. and my garden is planted soley for butterflies and hummers. I want to put the pics on my blog but I want them identified correctly. THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP!
Image #2 for ID
Image #3 for ID
Well, number one is a skipper but there are so many of them it can be very hard to tell. Number two looks like Horace's Duskywing to me. Not sure on the third one but I think I've seen others post similar ones on here so maybe they'll know.
Melanie
The 3rd one looks like a Hackberry Emperor:
http://www.carolinanature.com/butterflies/hackberryemperor.html
I think your right about the Hackberry Emperor, I pulled some other photos of it that I had to compare and they match up and opened your link. Not to mention the God awful Hackberry trees in the neighbors yards. They were all over my over-ripe peaches last year.
Thanks..it helped a lot.
Peg
Could #2 be a Wild Indigo?
I agree with Melanie, #2 looks like a Horace's Duskywing:
http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/construct-species-page.asp?sp=Erynnis-horatius
The Wild Indigo has a different wing pattern, IMO.
Here's one:
http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabambc/construct-species-page.asp?sp=Erynnis-baptisiae
