North American Butterflies and Moths List

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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Throckmorton 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)

• Clouded Sulphur -- (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur -- (Colias eurytheme)
• Little Yellow -- (Eurema lisa)
• Sleepy Orange -- (Eurema nicippe)
• Dainty Sulphur -- (Nathalis iole)

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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

• Western Pygmy-Blue -- (Brephidium exile)

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

• Variegated Fritillary -- (Euptoieta claudia)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

• Vesta Crescent -- (Phyciodes vesta)
• Painted Lady -- (Vanessa cardui)
• Common Buckeye -- (Junonia coenia)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

• Sachem -- (Atalopedes campestris)

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