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Butterflies of Alaska

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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae): Eversmann's Parnassian (Parnassius eversmanni); Phoebus Parnassian (Parnassius phoebus); Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae): Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon); Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae): Western White (Pontia occidentalis); Arctic White (Pieris angelika); Mecky's White (Pieris meckyae); Margined White (Pieris marginalis); Cabbage White (Pieris rapae); Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides); Green Marble (Euchloe naina); Northern Marble (Euchloe creusa)
Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae): Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice); Christina Sulphur (Colias christina); Hecla Sulphur (Colias hecla); Booth's Sulphur (Colias tyche); Labrador Sulphur (Colias nastes); Giant Sulphur (Colias gigantea); Chippewa Sulphur (Colias chippewa); Canadian Sulphur (Colias canadensis)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae): American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas); Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas); Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae): Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus); Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae): Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola); Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula); Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon"); Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus); Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas); Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus); Cranberry Blue (Vacciniina optilete); Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)
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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae): Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene); Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis); Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia); Mountain Fritillary (Boloria napaea); Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia); Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene); Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga); Dingy Fritillary (Boloria improba); Polaris Fritillary (Boloria polaris); Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija); Astarte Fritillary (Boloria astarte); Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea); Cryptic Fritillary (Boloria natazhati)
True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae): Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis); Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona); Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus); Green Comma (Polygonia faunus); Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis); Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum); Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa); Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti); Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui); Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae): Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae): Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia); Ross' Alpine (Erebia rossii); Disa Alpine (Erebia disa); Taiga Alpine (Erebia mancinus); Mt. McKinley Alpine (Erebia mackinleyensis); Banded Alpine (Erebia fasciata); Red-disked Alpine (Erebia discoidalis); Yellow-dotted Alpine (Erebia pawlowskii); Four-dotted Alpine (Erebia youngi); Scree Alpine (Erebia anyuica); Reddish Alpine (Erebia kozhantshikovi); Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea); Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus); Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri); White-veined Arctic (Oeneis bore); Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta); Sentinel Arctic (Oeneis alpina); Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa); Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes); Philip's Arctic (Oeneis rosovi)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae): Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius); Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)
Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae): Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon); Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
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