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Northeast San Antonio. Assumed this was a Pipevine Swallowtail from far away but on closer inspection, realized it is the much more uncommon Ruby-Spotted Swallowtail! This is a male, seen at 9:30 am, 16 May 2018. Larval hostplants are trees in the citrus (Rutaceae) family including Citrus, Casimiroa, Helietta, and Zanthoxylum species.

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

5 March 2021
Avondale Park
Denton, Denton County, Texas

Arriving at home our neighbors across the street alerted us to the presence of a Bobcat in our front porch. On approaching the front door the Bobcat moved to our backyard and the greenbelt provided by Cooper Creek. But before dashing off into the leaf and tree cover downstream it sat for a bit and looked our way in which time we captured a few images.

Genus Calephelis

7 March 2020
South Texas College – Pecan Campus
3201 Pecan Boulevard
McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas 78501

Two species of Calephelis (Fatal Metalmark and Rounded Metalmark respectively) have been identified to date on iNat for Hidalgo County, Texas: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=817&subview=table&taxon_id=129364&view=species

Checkered White (Pontia protodice)

7 March 2020
Anzalduas Park
6400 Anzalduas Dam Road
Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas 78572

Several Checkered Whites nectaring on Tridax Daisy (Tridax procumbens)...

Santa Ynez Canyon
Surprised to see this guy right off the bat. It almost seemed like spring was beginning when we haven't had a winter. I also heard alot of grasshoppers jumping but never found one to photograph