National Butterfly Center - NABA

The forecast predicted a sunny afternoon, so we waited until noon to drive to the National Butterfly Center south of Mission, which is only a mile away from Bensten State Park. We both scoped out the front gardens and then Gunnar left for Bensten. I continued to search for butterflies but the sun was very late showing up. 

Queen, not a Monarch but in the Danaus Family

(an inch smaller than a Monarch)

Pipeline Swallowtail   

                                 

      

Black Swallowtail Caterpillar  (No Butterfly)

                            Crimson Patch (less orange than showing than Border)

 Border Patches Mating 

  Dainty Sulphur

Gray Hairstreak 

                                                                                    Topical Checkered-Skipper 

Lavianna White-Skipper

                                       

Checkered White (female)

 Checkered White (male)