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Families

• Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
• Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
• Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
• Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
• Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

Checkered White (Pontia protodice)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)

Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)

Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)

Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)

Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)

Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)

Gray Copper (Lycaena dione)

Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)

Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Atala (Eumaeus atala)

Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)

Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)

Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)

Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)

Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)

Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)

Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)

Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)

Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)

Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)

Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)

Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")

Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

Dusky Azure (Celastrina nigra)

Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)

American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)

Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Diana (Speyeria diana)

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)

Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)

Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)

Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)

California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)

'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)

Tropical Leafwing (Anaea troglodyta)

Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)

Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola)

Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)

Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)

Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)

Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

Golden-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus)

Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)

Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)

Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)

Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)

Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciatus)

Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)

Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)

Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)

Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)

Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)

Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)

Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)

Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)

Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)

Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

Long Dash (Polites mystic)

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)

Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)

Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)

Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)

Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)

Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)

Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)

Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

Linda's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes linda)

Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)

Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)

Carolina Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes carolina)

Reversed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes reversa)

Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

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