American snouts are drab brown butterflies about an inch and a half ... He is the author of "Book of Texas Birds," with photography by Kathy Adams Clark (Texas A&M University Press).

If you’ve driven through South Texas in recent weeks ... in business because of the millions of the small cream-spotted, orange and brown butterflies fluttering around this year.

The stunning insect sometimes strays to Texas and rarely to Kansas. Recognized by their brown wings with purple iridescence ...