North American Butterflies and Moths List

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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Shawano County, Wisconsin

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

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail -- (Papilio glaucus)

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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)

• Harvester -- (Feniseca tarquinius)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

• Henry's Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] henrici)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

• Silvery Blue -- (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Melissa Blue -- (Lycaeides melissa)

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

• Great Spangled Fritillary -- (Speyeria cybele)
• Aphrodite Fritillary -- (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Atlantis Fritillary -- (Speyeria atlantis)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

• Gorgone Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne gorgone)
• Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)
• Baltimore -- (Euphydryas phaeton)
• Eastern Comma -- (Polygonia comma)
• Compton Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Mourning Cloak -- (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Milbert's Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis [Aglais] milberti)
• American Lady -- (Vanessa virginiensis)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

• Little Wood Satyr -- (Megisto cymela)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

• Dreamy Duskywing -- (Erynnis icelus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

• Leonard's Skipper -- (Hesperia leonardus (incl. pawnee))
• Indian Skipper -- (Hesperia sassacus)
• Dion Skipper -- (Euphyes dion)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes hegon (=samoset))

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