North American Butterflies and Moths List

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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Marshall County, Alabama

Species denoted with an asterisk (*) are unconfirmed or dubious records.

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur -- (Colias philodice)
Orange Sulphur -- (Colias eurytheme)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Juniper Hairstreak -- (Callophrys [Mitoura] gryneus)
Gray Hairstreak -- (Strymon melinus)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

Diana -- (Speyeria diana)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

Silver-spotted Skipper -- (Epargyreus clarus (incl. huachuca))

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