North American Butterflies and Moths List

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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Cottle County, Texas

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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)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

• Orange Sulphur -- (Colias eurytheme)
• Mexican Yellow -- (Eurema mexicana)
• Dainty Sulphur -- (Nathalis iole)

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

• Variegated Fritillary -- (Euptoieta claudia)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

• Painted Lady -- (Vanessa cardui)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

• Viceroy -- (Limenitis archippus)

Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)

• Goatweed Leafwing -- (Anaea andria)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)

• Tawny Emperor -- (Asterocampa clyton)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

• Common Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis pegala)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

• Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

• Outis Skipper -- (Cogia outis)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

• Sachem -- (Atalopedes campestris)

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