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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)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas)

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)

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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

Florida White (Appias drusilla)

Checkered White (Pontia protodice)

Western White (Pontia occidentalis)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)

Giant White (Ganyra josephina)

Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)

Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)

White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante)

Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)

Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira)

Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)

Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)

Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)

Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)

Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)

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)

Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)

Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)

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)

Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)

Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)

Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)

Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")

Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)

Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)

Lupine Blue (Plebeius lupini)

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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)

Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)

Julia (Dryas julia)

Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella)

Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)

Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)

Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)

Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)

Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)

Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)

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

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)

Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila)

Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)

Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)

Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)

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)

Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)

Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)

Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)

Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Tiger Mimic-Queen (Lycorea cleobaea)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)

Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)

Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)

Confusing Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)

Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)

Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund)

Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmatica)

White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina)

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)

Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)

Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)

Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)

Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Mexican Sootywing (Pholisora mejicana)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Russet Skipperling (Piruna pirus)

Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)

Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacia)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)

Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)

Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)

Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)

Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)

Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)

Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)

Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)

Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus)

Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)

Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)

Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus)

Linda's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes linda)

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)

Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)

Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)

Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)

Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)

Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)

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