Butterflies of North America
Butterflies of Alabama
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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
- Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
- Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)
Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)
Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
- Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium isophthalma)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
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Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)
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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
- Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
- Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Diana (Speyeria diana)
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
- Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
- Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
- Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia)
Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola)
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata)
Mitchell's Satyr (Neonympha mitchellii)
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
- Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
- Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Golden-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Confusing Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
Meske's Skipper (Hesperia meskei)
Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)
Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
Palatka Skipper (Euphyes pilatka)
Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)
Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
- Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
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