Suburban Butterflies in April

Butterfly spotting in Spring - Houston-area parks and wildlife areas

Variegated Fritillary

Variegated fritillary in the grass - Barker Dam - June 2014 pic

Lakeside caterpillars and butterflies

Caterpillar at the Lake (Barker Reservoir behind the Dam)

Buckeye in George Bush Park near lakes on East end

Butterflies in October and November

Buckeye in George Bush Park (11/1/2013)

Gulf Fritillary (profile view)

Admiral butterfly

Gulf Fritillary (top view)

Common Buckeye on the ground with wings spread

Gulf fritillary with wings folded

Admiral Butterfly

The Monarchs are coming to Houston -- the butterfly migration monarchs that fly to Mexico for the winter

Photo of Monarch butterfly sipping nectar from a white bloom - Profile view

Monarch in a bush - view of underside (Oct 2012)

Profile view of Monarch butterfly on green plant

Monarch butterfly amid grass stalks on the prarie

Butterflies in George Bush Park

Gulf Fritillary sitting down on the gravel road, with wings folded up and revealing pattern on the
bottom side that differ from the appearance of the top side of the wings.

Tiny yellow butterfly with specs on wings on green leaf in the shade

Swallowtail on the edge of a wooded area deep inside George Bush Park

Gulf fritillary on a bloom

Monarch in search of some nectar with a less bountiful supply of wildflower in late Summer

Butterfly food

Monarch in profile

Monarch on the meadow navigating through the tall prairie grasses 

Very small one blending into the surroundings (Oct 2012)

Silhouette of a butterfly resting on the twig of a dead tree against the sky

Purple Passion Flower - A special kind'a bloom

The passion flower is not only stunning in its own right, it also plays host to the larvae of the Gulf Fritillary, an colorful butterfly that beautifies local landscapes and bayou banks by adding orange-colored specs to the seas of green. The passion flower, a native plant, can be planted in gardens to attract these beautiful butterflies.  

The underside of the wings of this orange-colored butterfly
has a different coloring scheme and pattern

A Gulf Fritillary siting down on a gravel road Bush Park (Oct 2012)

Variegated fritillary in the grass (June 2014 pic taken on Barker Dam)

Passion flower vine on the ground amid grass
Barker Dam June 2014 photo

Springtime Wildflowers and Butterflies in Houston area parks

These photos of butterflies spotted in Houston area parks are on Panoramio.

Not being an expert on the these types of critters, I don't know their names. If you can identify any of them, please post a comment, or send me private email via my Panoramio page.

WOLFGANG HOUSTON WEST

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