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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
- White-dotted Cattleheart (Parides alopius)
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
- Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
- Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
- Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
- Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)
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 Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus)
- Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Three-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio pilumnus)
- Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
- Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
- Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
- Chiricahua White (Neophasia terlootii)
- Florida White (Appias drusilla)
- Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)
- Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
- Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
- Howarth's White (Ganyra howarthi)
- Sonoran Marble (Euchloe guaymasensis)
- Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
- Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura)
- Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
- California Dogface (Zerene eurydice)
- Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
- White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
- Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
- Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
- Tailed Sulphur (Phoebis neocypris)
- Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
- Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
- Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
- Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
- Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)
- Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
- Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)
- Dina Yellow (Eurema dina)
- Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
- Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
- Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
- Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
- Ferris' Copper (Lycaena ferrisi)
- Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
- Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)
- Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
- Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
- Creamy Stripe-streak (Arawacus jada)
- Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius)
- Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
- Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
- Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
- Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
- Ilavia Hairstreak (Fixsenia ilavia)
- Long-winged Greenstreak (Cyanophrys longula)
- Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
- Sheridan's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridani)
- Desert Green Hairstreak (Callophrys comstocki)
- Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami)
- Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
- Desert Elfin (Callophrys fotis)
- Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
- Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
- Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia)
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
- Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri)
- Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)
- Sonoran Hairstreak (Hypostrymon critola)
- Arizona Hairstreak (Erora quaderna)
- Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
- Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)
- Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
- Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna)
- Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
- Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
- Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula)
- Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
- Western Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
- Bernardino Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes bernardino)
- Ellis' Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ellisi)
- Bauer's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes baueri)
- Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes)
- Mojave Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes mojave)
- Pallid Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes pallescens)
- Rita Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes rita)
- Spalding's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes spaldingi)
- Small Dotted-Blue (Philotiella speciosa)
- Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)
- Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus)
- Boisduval's Blue (Plebeius icarioides)
- Shasta Blue (Plebeius shasta)
- Lupine Blue (Plebeius lupini)
- Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)
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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
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- Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
- Wright's Metalmark (Calephelis wrighti)
- Rawson's Metalmark (Calephelis rawsoni)
- Maria's Metalmark (Lasaia maria)
- Zela Metalmark (Emesis zela)
- Ares Metalmark (Emesis ares)
- Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
- Sonoran Metalmark (Apodemia mejicanus)
- Hepburn's Metalmark (Apodemia hepburni)
- Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri)
- Crescent Metalmark (Apodemia phyciodoides)
- Nais Metalmark (Apodemia nais)
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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)
- Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella)
- Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
- Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis)
- Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
- Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
- Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
- Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
- Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona)
- Black Checkerspot (Thessalia cyneas)
- Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
- Leanira Checkerspot (Thessalia leanira)
- California Patch (Chlosyne californica)
- Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
- Rosita Patch (Chlosyne rosita)
- Red-spotted Patch (Chlosyne marina)
- Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
- Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
- Elf (Microtia elva)
- Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas)
- Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada)
- Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
- Tulcis Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis)
- Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
- Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
- Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
- Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)
- Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
- Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
- Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
- Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
- Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
- Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
- Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
- California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
- American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
- Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
- Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
- Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
- Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
- 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
- California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
- Blackened Bluewing (Myscelia cyananthe)
- Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima)
- Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
- Black-patched Cracker (Hamadryas atlantis)
- Glaucous Cracker (Hamadryas glauconome)
- Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
- Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
- Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
- Tropical Leafwing (Anaea troglodyta)
- Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
- Angled Leafwing (Anaea glycerium)
- Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
- Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
- Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
- Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
- Dusky Emperor (Asterocampa idyja)
- Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure)
- Morphos (Subfamily Morphinae)
- White Morpho (Morpho polyphemus)
- Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
- Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon)
- Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida)
- Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)
- Pine Satyr (Paramacera allyni)
- Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
- Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
- Mead's Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii)
- Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
- Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
- Red-bordered Satyr (Gyrocheilus patrobas)
- Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)
- Alberta Arctic (Oeneis alberta)
- Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Queen (Danaus gilippus)
- Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
- Firetips (Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae)
- Dull Firetip (Pyrrhopyge araxes)
- Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
- Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
- White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus)
- Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)
- Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander)
- Mexican Longtail (Polythrix mexicana)
- Eight-spotted Longtail (Polythrix octomaculata)
- Short-tailed Skipper (Zestusa dorus)
- Arizona Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis)
- Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
- Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
- Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne)
- Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
- Golden-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus)
- Sonoran Banded-Skipper (Autochton pseudocellus)
- Desert Cloudywing (Achalarus casica)
- Skinner's Cloudywing (Achalarus albociliatus)
- Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus)
- Jalapus Cloudywing (Achalarus jalapus)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicana)
- Drusius Cloudywing (Thorybes drusius)
- Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo)
- Fritzgaertner's Flat (Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri)
- Acacia Skipper (Cogia hippalus)
- Caicus Skipper (Cogia caicus)
- Wind's Skipper (Windia windi)
- Mysie Cloudywing (Codatractus mysie)
- Mottled Bolla (Bolla clytius)
- Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos)
- No Common Name (Antigonus emorsus)
- Texas Powdered Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta)
- Arizona Powdered Skipper (Systasea zampa)
- Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmatica)
- Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciatus)
- White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina)
- No Common Name (Chiomara mithrax)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
- Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
- Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
- Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus)
- Scudder's Duskywing (Erynnis scudderi)
- Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
- Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
- Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
- Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
- Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
- Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
- Mountain Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus xanthus)
- Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)
- Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
- White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
- Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas)
- Erichson's White-Skipper (Heliopetes domicella)
- Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
- Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana)
- Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Mohave Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya)
- Saltbush Sootywing (Hesperopsis alpheus)
- MacNeill's Sootywing (Hesperopsis gracielae)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
- Russet Skipperling (Piruna pirus)
- Four-spotted Skipperling (Piruna polingi)
- Many-spotted Skipperling (Piruna aea)
- Faceted Skipper (Synapte syraces)
- Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
- Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
- Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
- Tropical Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha arene)
- Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
- Edwards' Skipperling (Oarisma edwardsii)
- Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacia)
- Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
- Sunrise Skipper (Adopaeoides prittwitzi)
- Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Morrison's Skipper (Stinga morrisoni)
- Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
- Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
- Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
- Apache Skipper (Hesperia woodgatei)
- Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
- Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
- Lindsey's Skipper (Hesperia lindseyi)
- Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)
- Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
- Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus)
- Carus Skipper (Polites carus)
- Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
- Draco Skipper (Polites draco)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
- Long Dash (Polites mystic)
- Sonora Skipper (Polites sonora)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
- Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
- Yuma Skipper (Ochlodes yuma)
- Snow's Skipper (Paratrytone snowi)
- Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)
- Umber Skipper (Poanes melane)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Deva Skipper (Atrytonopsis deva)
- Moon-marked Skipper (Atrytonopsis lunus)
- Viereck's Skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki)
- White-barred Skipper (Atrytonopsis pittacus)
- Python Skipper (Atrytonopsis python)
- Cestus Skipper (Atrytonopsis cestus)
- Sheep Skipper (Atrytonopsis edwardsii)
- Simius Roadside-Skipper ("Amblyscirtes" simius)
- Large Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes exoteria)
- Cassus Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes cassus)
- Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus)
- Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
- Elissa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes elissa)
- Texas Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes texanae)
- Prenda Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes tolteca)
- Slaty Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nereus)
- Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
- Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
- Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes phylace)
- Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes fimbriata)
- Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
- Olive-clouded Skipper (Lerodea arabus)
- Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
- Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
- Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina leucas)
- Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius)
- Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
- Orange Giant-Skipper (Agathymus neumoegeni)
- Arizona Giant-Skipper (Agathymus aryxna)
- Huachuca Giant-Skipper (Agathymus evansi)
- Poling's Giant-Skipper (Agathymus polingi)
- Mojave Giant-Skipper (Agathymus alliae)
- Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
- Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)
- Ursine Giant-Skipper (Megathymus ursus)
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