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  1. Small Carpenter Bee

    Small Carpenter Bee

    Small Carpenter Bee (Ceratina sp.: Apidae) 8 mm (0.31 in) or less long. Photographed on Hispid Acapulco Wedelia. A native perennial shrub (Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bannworth park ceratina sp. family apidae hidalgo county mission small carpenter bee texas usa
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. Red-winged Blackbird Showing Leucism

    Red-winged Blackbird Showing Leucism

    Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus) male showing some leucism.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • agelaius phoeniceus megapotamus hidalgo county mission national butterfly center red-winged blackbird texas usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  3. Olive Sparrow

    Olive Sparrow

    Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus rufivirgatus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • arremonops rufivirgatus rufivirgatus hidalgo county mission national butterfly center olive sparrow texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: North America
  4. Lesser Goldfinch (male)

    Lesser Goldfinch (male)

    Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria psaltria) male pulling Texas Thistle apart.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county lesser goldfinch mission national butterfly center spinus psaltria psaltria texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  5. Lyside Sylphur

    Lyside Sylphur

    Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside: Pieridae) Wingspan 3.8-6.0 cm (1.5-2.4 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • family pieridae hidalgo county kricogonia lyside lyside sulphur mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  6. Eastern eyed Click Beetle

    Eastern eyed Click Beetle

    Eastern Eyed Click Beetle (Alaus oculatus: Elateridae) 2.5-5.1 cm (1.0-2.0 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • alaus oculatus eastern eye click beetle family elateridae hidalgo county mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  7. Laviana White-Skipper (open-wing)

    Laviana White-Skipper (open-wing)

    Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.5-4.2 cm (1.4-1.7 in). Nectaring Crucita (Chromolaena odorata: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • family hesperiidae heliopetes laviana hidalgo county laviana white-skipper mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  8. Laviana White-Skipper(closed wing)

    Laviana White-Skipper(closed wing)

    Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana: Hesperiidae) Wingspan 3.5-4.2 cm (1.4-1.7 in). Nectaring Texas Creeping Ox-eye (Wedelia texana: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • family hesperiidae heliopetes laviana hidalgo county laviana white-skipper mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  9. Indigo Bunting (female)

    Indigo Bunting (female)

    Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) female.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county indigo bunting mission national butterfly center passerina cyanea texas usa
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: North America
  10. Common American Walkingstick

    Common American Walkingstick

    Common American Walkingstick (Diapheromera femorata: Diapheromeridae) About 7.5 cm (3.0 in) long.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • common american walkingstick diapheromera femorata family diapheromeridae hidalgo county mission national butterfly center texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
  11. Bronzed Cowbird (male)

    Bronzed Cowbird (male)

    Bronzed Cowbird (Molothrus aeneus aeneus) male.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bronzed cowbird hidalgo county mission molothrus aeneus national butterfly center subsp. aeneus texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  12. Hispid Cotton Rat

    Hispid Cotton Rat

    Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus: Cricetidae) Total length including tail ranges from 20.2-34.0 cm (8.0-13.4 in) long. Their tail makes up 36-43% of its total length.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • family cricetidae hidalgo county hispid cotton rat mission national butterfly center sigmodon hispidus texas usa
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Wild Mammals
  13. Mexican Bluewing

    Mexican Bluewing

    Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa: Nymphalidae). Wingspan 6.4-7.6 cm (2.5-3.0 in).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bluewing mexican mission texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  14. Black-crested Titmouse

    Black-crested Titmouse

    Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus atricristatus)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • baeolophus atricristatus black-crested mission texas titmouse usa
    • Comments: 15
    • Category: North America
  15. Dark Tropical Buckeye

    Dark Tropical Buckeye

    Dark Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa: Nymphalidae). Wingspan 4.5-5.7 cm. Nectaring Crucita (Chromolaena odorata: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • buckeye dark mission texas tropical usa
    • Comments: 10
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  16. Dark Tropical Buckeye

    Dark Tropical Buckeye

    Dark Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa: Nymphalidae). Wingspan 4.5-5.7 cm. Nectaring Crucita (Chromolaena odorata: Asteraceae).
    • Stanley Jones
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    • buckeye dark mission texas tropical usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  17. Northern Cardinal (female)

    Northern Cardinal (female)

    Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis subsp. magnirostris) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, south west of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains Vegetational Area. Rio Grande floodplain. Mesquite woodland with mixed Tamulipan scrub...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • cardinalis cardinals hidalgo county mission northern cardinal subsp. magnirostris texas usa
    • Comments: 17
    • Category: North America
  18. Long-billed Thrasher

    Long-billed Thrasher

    Long-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma longirostre subsp. sennetti) National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Planted butterfly garden with native plants and riparian woods just north of the Rio Grande in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 40 m (131 ft) elevation...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county long-billed thrasher mission subsp. sennetti texas toxostoma longirostre usa
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: North America
  19. Small Milkweed Bug

    Small Milkweed Bug

    Small Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus kaimia: Lygaeidae) 10.0-11.0 mm (0.39-0.43) long. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, southwest of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains Vegetational Area. Rio Grande floodplain. Mesquite woodland with mixed Tamulipan scrub adjacent to a resaca...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county lygaeidae mission small milkweed bug (lygaeus kaimia texas usa
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Invertebrates
  20. Tawny Emperor

    Tawny Emperor

    Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton: Nymphalidae) Wingspan 5.1-7.0 cm (2.0-2.8 in). Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, southwest of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains Vegetational Area. Rio Grande floodplain. Mesquite woodland with mixed Tamulipan scrub adjacent to a...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • asterocampa clyton hidalgo county mission nymphalidae tawny emperor texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Butterflies & Moths
  21. Ladder-backed Woodpecker (male)

    Ladder-backed Woodpecker (male)

    Ladder-backed Woodpecker (Dryobates scalaris subsp. cactophilus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, southwest of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains Vegetational Area. Rio Grande floodplain. Mesquite woodland with mixed Tamulipan scrub...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county ladder-backed woodpecker mission picoides scalaris subsp. cactophilus texas usa
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: North America
  22. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female)

    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (female)

    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Quinta Mazatlan, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Tamaulipan scrub with a couple of small water features at ca. 37 m (121 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county mission sphyrapicus various texas usa yellow-bellied sapsucker
    • Comments: 16
    • Category: North America
  23. Olive Sparrow

    Olive Sparrow

    Olive Sparrow (Arremonops rufivirgatus subsp. rufivirgatus) Sexes similar. National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Planted butterfly garden with native plants with riparian woods just north of the Rio Grande in the South Texas Plains Vegetational Area at ca. 40 m (131...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • arremonops rufivirgatus hidalgo county mission olive sparrow texas usa
    • Comments: 11
    • Category: North America
  24. Golden-fronted Woodpecker (male)

    Golden-fronted Woodpecker (male)

    Golden-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes aurifrons subsp. aurifrons) Male, species sexually dimorphic. National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Planted butterfly garden with native plants and riparian woods just north of the Rio Grande in the South Texas Plains Vegetational...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • golden-fronted woodpecker hidalgo county melanerpes aurifrons mission texas usa
    • Comments: 12
    • Category: North America
  25. Red-margined Blister Beetle

    Red-margined Blister Beetle

    Red-marged Blister Beetle (Pyrota tenuicostatis: Meloidae) Ca.. 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park, south west of Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. South Texas Plains Vegetational Area. Rio Grande floodplain. Mesquite woodland with mixed Tamulipan scrub adjacent to...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • hidalgo county meloidae mission pyrota tenuicostatisk red-margined blister beetle texas usa
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Invertebrates
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