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Butterflies

Butterfly Viewing Guide

The Butterflies of Hagerman NWR and Grayson County 

Introduction to Butterfly Watching


Weekly on the Wing

During butterfly season (April through November) butterfly sightings will be reported so visitors will know what to look for in our beautiful butterfly garden.  Also, watch for our Butterfly Walk Events  throughout the summer: bring the family to learn about native plants, caterpillars and butterflies from our garden docents.


Butterfly Sighting Reports From 2019:

Beyond the Butterfly Garden

Guides to butterflies that may be found during the following months and where to look for them: 

Red-banded Hairstreak by Laurie Sheppard

American Lady by Laurie Sheppard  


Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

by Laurie Sheppard 

Reakirt's Blue By Laurie Sheppard

Garden Docents

Would you like to share your knowledge of butterflies and native plants with children? Email the friendsofhagerman@gmail.com to learn how to become a Garden Docent!

Thank you, Laurie Sheppard, for the photos below.  Click on each thumbnail to enlarge.

White Lined Sphinx Caterpillar

American Bumble Bee

Banded Hairstreak

Bell's Roadside-skipper

Brazilian Skipper

Cabbage White

Ceraunus Blue

Checkered White

Common Buckeye

Confused Cloudywing

Dion Skipper

Dorantes Longtail

Dun Skipper

Native Bee

Eastern Comma

Fiery Skipper

Frosted Elfin

Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar

Gulf Fritillary

Hayhurst's Scallopwing

Hoary Edge

Lady Bug

Large Orange

Sulphur

Laviana White

Skipper

Red-Banded

Hairstreak

Long-Tailed Skipper

By Dale Clark

Mallow Scrub

Hairstreak

Mexican Yellow Possible

Ocola Skipper

Silver-Spotted

Skipper

Silvery

Checkerspot

Sleepy Orange

On verbena

Southern

Broken-Dash

Spring Azure

Summer Azure

Tailed Orange

Tawny-Edged

Skipper

Theona

Checkerspot

Variegated

Fritillary

Variegated

Fritillary Caterpillar

Western Pygmy

Blue

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Events and activities hosted by the Friends of Hagerman are funded by donations and powered solely by volunteers.  There are no fees for admission to the refuge or parking; the refuge is open from sunrise to sunset every day of the year, drive on any road unless gated.

6465 Refuge Road

Sherman, TX 75092

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Please add friendsofhagerman@gmail.com to your contacts to ensure delivery of registration confirmations, account information and the Featherless Flyer

Special thanks to Nancy Miller for the amazing photo of the Visitor Center 

See you at the refuge!

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