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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
SpAct Pic Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
SpAct Pic Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
SpAct Pic Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
SpAct Pic Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
SpAct Pic Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas)
SpAct Pic Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
SpAct Pic Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)
SpAct Pic Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
SpAct Pic Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
SpAct Pic Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
SpAct Pic Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)

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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 Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
SpAct Pic Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
SpAct Pic Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
SpAct Pic Giant White (Ganyra josephina)
SpAct Pic Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
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 White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
SpAct Pic Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
SpAct Pic Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
SpAct Pic Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante)
SpAct Pic Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
SpAct Pic Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira)
SpAct Pic Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
SpAct Pic Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
SpAct Pic Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)
SpAct Pic Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
SpAct Pic Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)
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)
Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
SpAct Pic American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
SpAct Pic Gray Copper (Lycaena dione)
SpAct Pic Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
SpAct Pic Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
SpAct Pic Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
SpAct Pic Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
SpAct Pic Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
SpAct Pic Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
SpAct Pic Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
SpAct Pic Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
SpAct Pic Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)
SpAct Pic Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
SpAct Pic Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
SpAct Pic Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
SpAct Pic Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
SpAct Pic White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
SpAct Pic Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
SpAct Pic Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
SpAct Pic Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
SpAct Pic Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)
Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
SpAct Pic Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)
SpAct Pic Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
SpAct Pic Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
SpAct Pic Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
SpAct Pic Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
SpAct Pic Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
SpAct Pic Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
SpAct Pic Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
SpAct Pic Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
SpAct Pic Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)
SpAct Pic Lupine Blue (Plebeius lupini)

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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 Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)
SpAct Pic Julia (Dryas julia)
SpAct Pic Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella)
SpAct Pic Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)
SpAct Pic Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
SpAct Pic Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
SpAct Pic Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
SpAct Pic Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
SpAct Pic Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
SpAct Pic Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
SpAct Pic Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
SpAct Pic Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
SpAct Pic Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
SpAct Pic Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
SpAct Pic Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
SpAct Pic Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
SpAct Pic Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
SpAct Pic Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)
SpAct Pic Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
SpAct Pic Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
SpAct Pic Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
SpAct Pic Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
SpAct Pic Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
SpAct Pic Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
SpAct Pic Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
SpAct Pic Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
SpAct Pic American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
SpAct Pic Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
SpAct Pic West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
SpAct Pic Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
SpAct Pic Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
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 California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
SpAct Pic Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila)
SpAct Pic Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
SpAct Pic Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
SpAct Pic Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
SpAct Pic Tropical Leafwing (Anaea troglodyta)
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 Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
SpAct Pic Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola)
SpAct Pic Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
SpAct Pic Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
SpAct Pic Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
SpAct Pic Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)
SpAct Pic Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
SpAct Pic Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
SpAct Pic Queen (Danaus gilippus)
SpAct NoPic Tiger Mimic-Queen (Lycorea cleobaea)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
SpAct Pic Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
SpAct Pic Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
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 Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund)
SpAct Pic Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmatica)
SpAct Pic White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina)
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 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
SpAct Pic Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)
SpAct Pic Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
SpAct Pic Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
SpAct Pic Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
SpAct Pic Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
SpAct Pic Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
SpAct Pic Mexican Sootywing (Pholisora mejicana)
Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
SpAct Pic Russet Skipperling (Piruna pirus)
SpAct Pic Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
SpAct Pic Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
SpAct Pic Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
SpAct Pic Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacia)
SpAct Pic Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
SpAct Pic Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
SpAct Pic Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)
SpAct Pic Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
SpAct Pic Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
SpAct Pic Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
SpAct Pic Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
SpAct Pic Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)
SpAct Pic Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
SpAct Pic Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus)
SpAct Pic Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
SpAct Pic Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
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 Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
SpAct Pic Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
SpAct Pic Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
SpAct Pic Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
SpAct Pic Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus)
SpAct NoPic Linda's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes linda)
SpAct Pic Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
SpAct Pic Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
SpAct Pic Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)
SpAct Pic Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
SpAct NoPic Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
SpAct Pic Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
SpAct Pic Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
SpAct Pic Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
SpAct Pic Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)

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