North American Butterflies and Moths List

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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Bailey County, Texas

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

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

• Black Swallowtail -- (Papilio polyxenes)

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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

• Clouded Sulphur -- (Colias philodice)
• Little Yellow -- (Eurema lisa)
• 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)

• Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)
• Mourning Cloak -- (Nymphalis antiopa)

Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)

• Goatweed Leafwing -- (Anaea andria)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)

• Hackberry Emperor -- (Asterocampa celtis)
• Tawny Emperor -- (Asterocampa clyton)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

• Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

• Common Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus communis)

Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)

• Yucca Giant-Skipper -- (Megathymus yuccae (incl. coloradensis))

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