North American Butterflies and Moths List

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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of King And Queen County, Virginia

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

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

• Spicebush Swallowtail -- (Papilio troilus)

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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

• Edwards' Hairstreak -- (Satyrium edwardsii)
• Red-banded Hairstreak -- (Calycopis cecrops)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

• Eastern Tailed-Blue -- (Everes comyntas)

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

• Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)
• Common Buckeye -- (Junonia coenia)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

• Common Sootywing -- (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

• Fiery Skipper -- (Hylephila phyleus)
• Sachem -- (Atalopedes campestris)
• Broad-winged Skipper -- (Poanes viator)
• Salt Marsh Skipper -- (Panoquina panoquin)

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