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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Giant Swallowtail -- (Papilio cresphontes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -- (Papilio glaucus)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

Bronze Copper -- (Lycaena hyllus)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Banded Hairstreak -- (Satyrium calanus)
Striped Hairstreak -- (Satyrium liparops)
Juniper Hairstreak -- (Callophrys [Mitoura] gryneus)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

Variegated Fritillary -- (Euptoieta claudia)
Great Spangled Fritillary -- (Speyeria cybele)
Aphrodite Fritillary -- (Speyeria aphrodite)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Silvery Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne nycteis)
Gray Comma -- (Polygonia progne)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

Red-spotted Purple -- (Limenitis arthemis)
'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple -- (Limenitis arthemis astyanax (incl. arizonensis))

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Little Glassywing -- (Pompeius verna)

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