These are some of the butterfly photographs that I took while attending the Texas Butterfly Festival in Mission, TX. The festival was held October 22 - 24, 2009. During the three days, I took group guided field trips to the The Edinburg Scenic Wetlands Center in Ediisnburg, Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park near Mission, the North American Butterfly Association (NABA) International Butterfly Center also near Mission, Estero Llano Grande State Park near Weslaco, the Frontera Audubon Nature Center also in Weslaco, The Old Hidalgo Pumphouse State Park in Hidalgo, and one day was spent on a private ranch "Rancho Lomitas" near Rio Grande City. All of these sites are in the Texas Rio Grande Valley and are are excellent birding locations as well. I photographed about 60 species of butterflies during the trip. I hope you enjoy my photographs. Dwayne