West Texas butterflies in November

Tramping through the trails on an acreage where my grandparents had a farm between Midland, Big Spring and Lamesa, I was surprised to find some November butterflies.

A pretty Checkered White. My grandmother probably didn't like them because they are often considered garden pests.

The Checkered White only lives about a week.

I saw several Dainty Sulphur butterflies, which are only about an inch tall.

A Dainty Sulphur in its greenish winter form.

This battered Sulphur looked like leaf litter.

A tiny Western Pygmy Blue caught my eye.