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URANIA SWALLOWTAIL MOTH (Urania fulgens)
THIS STRIKING SPECIMAN IS NOT A BUTTERFLY BUT IS A MOTH THAT MIMICS A SWALLOWTAIL AND FEEDS IN DAYTIME. RELATIVELY COMMON IN LATIN AMERICA BUT IS RARELY SEEN IN THE UNITED STATES.
PHOTOGRAPHED AT BENTSEN STATE PARK, MISSION TX BY W. LEBOEUF
PHOTOGRAPHED AT BENTSEN STATE PARK, MISSION TX BY W. LEBOEUF
WHITE-LINED SPHINX MOTH (Hyles lineata)
This day time nectoring moth is also known as a Hummingbird Moth
near FORT STOCKTON, TX
BY H. FORBES
BY H. FORBES
WHITE-TIPPED BLACK MOTH (Melanchroia chephise)
This wasp like moth is found from South Texas and Florida through Peru.
SOUTH TEXAS BOTANTICAL GARDENS, CORPUS CHRISTI , TX
BY W. LEBOEUF
BY W. LEBOEUF