A pair of Giant Swallowtail Butterflies near Tyler Texas |
We love watching butterflies, and East Texas is a great place for that pastime!
We also enjoy butterfly gardening, and designing our landscape to provide food and shelter for a variety of butterflies. Our landscape includes several types of Lantana, Zinnias, Butterfly Bushes, Pentas, Milkweed, Salvia, and other butterfly-friendly plants, annuals and perennials.
Texas has recorded 432 species of butterflies, and is considered the most butterfly-diverse state in the USA.
We regularly spot the following butterflies in our gardens near Tyler:
Black Swallowtail |
Red Spotted Purple |
Giant Swallowtail |
Pearl Crescent |
Tiger Swallowtail |
Gulf Fritillary |
Buckeye |
Variegated Fritillary |
Painted Lady |
Horace's Duskywing |
Monarch |
Funereal Duskywing |
Mourning Cloak |
Gray Hairstreak |
Silver Spotted Skipper |
Sulfurs and Whites |
Fiery Skipper |
Question Mark |
Red Admiral |
and more! |
Shown here are a few quick favorites of some recent butterfly sightings. All photographs were taken by the author.
Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly Size: 3.5"-5.5" |
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Black Swallowtail Butterfly Size: 2.5"-4.0" |
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A pair of Giant Swallowtail Butterflies near Tyler Texas Size: 4.0"-6.0" |
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Monarch Butterfly on Lantana near Tyler Texas Size: 3.5"-4.0" |
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Gulf Fritillary Butterfly (wings open) on Zinnia Size: 2.5"-3.0" |
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Painted Lady Size: 2.0"-2.8" |
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Question Mark butterfly - wings open. |
Tyler and East Texas Photo Galleries |
Downtown Tyler |