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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
SpAct Pic Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
SpAct Pic Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
SpAct Pic Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
SpAct Pic Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
SpAct Pic Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
SpAct Pic Schaus' Swallowtail (Papilio aristodemus)
SpAct Pic Bahaman Swallowtail (Papilio andraemon)
SpAct NoPic Androgeus Swallowtail (Papilio androgeus)
SpAct Pic Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
SpAct Pic Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
SpAct Pic Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)

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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
SpAct Pic Florida White (Appias drusilla)
SpAct Pic Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
SpAct Pic Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
SpAct Pic Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
SpAct Pic Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
SpAct Pic Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
SpAct Pic Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
SpAct Pic Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
SpAct Pic Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula)
SpAct Pic Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
SpAct Pic Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
SpAct Pic Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
SpAct Pic Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira)
SpAct Pic Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
SpAct Pic Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
SpAct Pic Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
SpAct Pic Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
SpAct Pic Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)
SpAct NoPic Shy Yellow (Eurema messalina)
SpAct Pic Dina Yellow (Eurema dina)
SpAct Pic Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
SpAct Pic Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)
SpAct Pic Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
SpAct Pic Atala (Eumaeus atala)
SpAct Pic Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
SpAct NoPic Amethyst Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon maesites)
SpAct Pic Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
SpAct Pic Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
SpAct Pic Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
SpAct Pic King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)
SpAct Pic Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
SpAct Pic Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
SpAct Pic Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
SpAct Pic Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
SpAct Pic Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
SpAct Pic Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
SpAct NoPic Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)
SpAct Pic White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
SpAct Pic Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
SpAct Pic Martial Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon martialis)
SpAct Pic Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon acis)
SpAct Pic Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
SpAct Pic Fulvous Hairstreak (Electrostrymon angelia)
SpAct Pic Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
SpAct Pic Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)
Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
SpAct Pic Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium isophthalma)
SpAct Pic Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
SpAct Pic Miami Blue (Hemiargus thomasi)
SpAct Pic Nickerbean Blue (Hemiargus ammon)
SpAct Pic Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
SpAct Pic Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
SpAct Pic Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
SpAct Pic Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

SpAct Pic Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)
SpAct Pic American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
SpAct Pic Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
SpAct Pic Julia (Dryas julia)
SpAct Pic Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)
SpAct Pic Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
SpAct Pic Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
SpAct Pic Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
SpAct Pic Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
SpAct Pic Cuban Crescent (Phyciodes frisia)
SpAct Pic Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
SpAct Pic Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
SpAct Pic Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
SpAct Pic Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
SpAct Pic Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
SpAct Pic Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
SpAct Pic American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
SpAct Pic Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
SpAct Pic Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
SpAct NoPic Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus)
SpAct Pic Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
SpAct Pic Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
SpAct Pic Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
SpAct Pic White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
SpAct Pic Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
SpAct Pic Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
SpAct Pic 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
SpAct Pic Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
SpAct Pic Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima)
SpAct Pic Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila)
SpAct Pic Cramer's Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena)
SpAct NoPic Pale Cracker (Hamadryas amphichloe)
SpAct Pic Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
SpAct Pic Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
SpAct NoPic Antillean Daggerwing (Marpesia eleuchea)
Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
SpAct Pic Florida Leafwing (Anaea floridalis)
SpAct Pic Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
SpAct Pic Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
SpAct Pic Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
SpAct Pic Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia)
SpAct Pic Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
SpAct Pic Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
SpAct Pic Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
SpAct Pic Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata)
SpAct Pic Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
SpAct NoPic Viola's Wood Satyr (Megisto viola)
SpAct Pic Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
SpAct Pic Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
SpAct Pic Queen (Danaus gilippus)
SpAct Pic Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
SpAct NoPic Tiger Mimic-Queen (Lycorea cleobaea)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
SpAct Pic Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)
SpAct Pic Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius)
SpAct NoPic Zestos Skipper (Epargyreus zestos)
SpAct Pic Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
SpAct Pic Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
SpAct NoPic Manuel's Skipper (Polygonus manueli)
SpAct Pic Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
SpAct Pic Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
SpAct Pic Golden-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus)
SpAct Pic Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
SpAct Pic Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
SpAct Pic Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
SpAct NoPic Confusing Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
SpAct Pic Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
SpAct Pic Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga)
SpAct Pic Florida Duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus)
SpAct Pic Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
SpAct Pic Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
SpAct Pic Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
SpAct Pic Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
SpAct Pic Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
SpAct Pic Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
SpAct Pic Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
SpAct Pic Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
SpAct Pic Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
SpAct Pic White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)
SpAct Pic Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
SpAct Pic Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
SpAct Pic Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
SpAct Pic Neamathla Skipper (Nastra neamathla)
SpAct NoPic Three-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes tripunctus)
SpAct Pic Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
SpAct Pic Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
SpAct Pic Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
SpAct Pic Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
SpAct Pic Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)
SpAct Pic Meske's Skipper (Hesperia meskei)
SpAct Pic Baracoa Skipper (Polites baracoa)
SpAct Pic Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
SpAct Pic Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
SpAct Pic Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
SpAct Pic Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
SpAct Pic Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
SpAct Pic Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
SpAct Pic Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
SpAct Pic Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)
SpAct Pic Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
SpAct Pic Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)
SpAct Pic Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
SpAct Pic Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
SpAct Pic Aaron's Skipper (Poanes aaroni)
SpAct Pic Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)
SpAct Pic Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
SpAct Pic Palmetto Skipper (Euphyes arpa)
SpAct Pic Palatka Skipper (Euphyes pilatka)
SpAct Pic Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
SpAct Pic Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)
SpAct NoPic Berry's Skipper (Euphyes berryi)
SpAct Pic Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
SpAct Pic Monk (Asbolis capucinus)
SpAct Pic Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
SpAct Pic Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
SpAct Pic Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
SpAct Pic Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
SpAct NoPic Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
SpAct NoPic Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)
SpAct Pic Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
SpAct Pic Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)
SpAct Pic Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
SpAct Pic Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin)
SpAct Pic Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides)
SpAct Pic Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
SpAct Pic Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius)
Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
SpAct Pic Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
SpAct NoPic Cofaqui Giant-Skipper (Megathymus cofaqui)

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