North American Butterflies and Moths List

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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Kenton County, Kentucky

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

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

• Checkered White -- (Pontia protodice)

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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

• Bronze Copper -- (Lycaena hyllus)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

• Summer Azure -- (Celastrina neglecta)

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

• Question Mark -- (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Eastern Comma -- (Polygonia comma)
• Mourning Cloak -- (Nymphalis antiopa)

Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)

• Goatweed Leafwing -- (Anaea andria)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

• Northern Pearly Eye -- (Enodia anthedon)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

• Hayhurst's Scallopwing -- (Staphylus hayhurstii)
• Dreamy Duskywing -- (Erynnis icelus)
• Wild Indigo Duskywing -- (Erynnis baptisiae)
• Common Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus communis)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

• Northern Broken-Dash -- (Wallengrenia egeremet)
• Sachem -- (Atalopedes campestris)

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