The Tvetens do not report this butterfly near the Houston area, but it is listed (p. 108) in Butterflies of Oklahoma, Kansas & North Texas by John M. Dole, Walter B. Gerard & John M. Nelson (2004. Univ. of Oklahoma Press: Norman, OK). The USGS checklist does not report it for Houston county.

"Underside is dark brown with two darker bands across each wing; forewing has a few tiny transparent dots. Males are darker than females. Hindwing margins are scalloped; fringe on both wings is checkered black and tan."

This is the male.

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

August 18, 2010.