List of Butterflies of Texas
The following list of butterflies are found in Texas. Clicking on the text link will show you a picture of the butterfly and which specific counties in Texas the butterfly is found in. Each link also provides more information about the butterfly's identification and life history. This will help you decide which Butterfly Nectar Plants and Butterfly Host Plants you will want to plant when you create your butterfly garden. Simply find which butterflies are in your area, grow the plants the caterpillars like to eat, and plants that adult butterflies feed on! You can prolong the butterfly's stay in your garden and draw in others by providing both the food and shelter they need.
Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
'Astyanax'
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Brownish
Cracker (Hamadryas iphthime)
California
Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
Common
Banner (Epiphile adrasta)
Common
Mestra (Mestra amymone)
Red-spotted
Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
Ruddy
Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Spot-celled
Sister (Adelpha basiloides)
Tailed
Cecropian (Historis acheronta)
Tithian
Sailor (Dynamine tithia)
Variable
Cracker (Hamadryas feronia)
Viceroy
(Limenitis archippus)
Waiter
Daggerwing (Marpesia coresia)
Weidemeyer's
Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
Emperors (Apaturinae)
Empress
Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
Hackberry
Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Pavon
Emperor (Doxocopa pavon)
Silver
Emperor (Doxocopa laure)
Tawny
Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Banded
Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)
Erato
Heliconian (Heliconius erato)
Great
Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Gulf
Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Isabella's
Heliconian (Eueides isabella)
Julia
Heliconian (Dryas julia)
Mexican
Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
Mexican
Silverspot (Dione moneta)
Scarce
Bamboo Page (Philaethria dido)
Variegated
Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Zebra
Heliconian (Heliconius charithonius)
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Klug's
Clearwing (Dircenna klugii)
Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)
Queen
(Danaus gilippus)
Soldier
(Danaus eresimus)
Tiger
Mimic-Queen (Lycorea cleobaea)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American
Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Tropical Brushfoots (Biblidinae)
Orange
Banner (Temenis laothoe)
True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
American
Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Baltimore
(Euphydryas phaeton)
Banded
Patch (Chlosyne endeis)
Banded
Peacock (Anartia fatima)
Black
Crescent (Phyciodes ptolyca)
Bordered
Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Chestnut
Crescent (Phyciodes argentea)
Common
Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Crimson
Patch (Chlosyne janais)
Definite
Patch (Chlosyne definita)
Dotted
Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
Eastern
Comma (Polygonia comma)
Elada
Checkerspot (Texola elada)
Elf
(Microtia elva)
Fulvia
Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
Gorgone
Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
Graphic
Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
Malachite
(Siproeta stelenes)
Mimic
(Hypolimnas misippus)
Mourning
Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
Mylitta
Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
Painted
Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
Painted
Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Pearl
Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Phaon
Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Question
Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Red
Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
West
Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
White
Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Black
Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Broad-banded
Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus)
Dark
Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides philolaus)
Eastern
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Giant
Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Magnificent
Swallowtail (Papilio garamus)
Mylotes
Cattle Heart (Parides eurimedes)
Ornythion
Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)
Palamedes
Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
Pink-spotted
Swallowtail (Papilio pharnaces)
Pipevine
Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Polydamas
Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Ruby-spotted
Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)
Spicebush
Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
Thoas
Swallowtail (Papilio thoas)
Three-tailed
Swallowtail (Papilio pilumnus)
Two-tailed
Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
Victorine
Swallowtail (Papilio victorinus)
Western
Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
Zebra
Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Courtesy of: Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators. 2006. Butterflies and Moths of North America. Bozeman, MT: Mountain Prairie Information Node.
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