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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Outagamie County, Wisconsin

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

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

Bronze Copper -- (Lycaena hyllus)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Acadian Hairstreak -- (Satyrium acadica)
Banded Hairstreak -- (Satyrium calanus)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Spring Azure -- (Celastrina "ladon")
Summer Azure -- (Celastrina neglecta)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

Great Spangled Fritillary -- (Speyeria cybele)
Aphrodite Fritillary -- (Speyeria aphrodite)
Meadow Fritillary -- (Boloria bellona)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

*California Patch -- (Chlosyne californica)
Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)
Tawny Crescent -- (Phyciodes batesii)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

Red-spotted Purple -- (Limenitis arthemis)
'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple -- (Limenitis arthemis astyanax (incl. arizonensis))
White Admiral -- (Limenitis arthemis arthemis (white-banded))
Viceroy -- (Limenitis archippus)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Eyed Brown -- (Satyrodes eurydice)
Common Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis pegala)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Least Skipper -- (Ancyloxypha numitor)
Peck's Skipper -- (Polites peckius (=coras))
Long Dash -- (Polites mystic)

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