Falcate Orangetip at Hornsby Bend, March 13, 2010. Photo by John Ingram. These beauties are now flying in the Austin area, but they are scarce. They only appear in early Spring, so be on the watch.

Variegated Fritillary in the Barton Creek Greenbelt. Photo by Dan Hardy.

American Lady caterpillar, feeding on hostplant, Flathead Rabbit-tobacco, Evax prolifera (Asteraceae). March 15, 2010, Balcones Canyonlands NWR, Travis Co. Photo by Chuck Sexton.

Shelter constructed by American Lady caterpillar in Rabbit-tobacco, Evax prolifera (Asteraceae). Barton Creek Greenbelt.

Adult American Lady, well camouflaged, photographed in the Barton Creek Greenbelt in February, by Dan Hardy.