"This colorful insect is not a regular member of Houston's butterfly fauna ... The typical Texas form ... is black above with small white spots and a wide orange-yellow band across the wings. The under side mirrors this contrasting pattern. No other butterfly in our area has similar markings, although there are related patch species in South and West Texas."

"In other populations, the broad transverse band varies from white to yellow or almost red."

Photograph taken with a Nikon D80 using a Nikon 200mm, f/4 micro, manual focus lens.

October 16, 2007.