Butterflies of North America
Butterflies of Louisiana
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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
- Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
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)
Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
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)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
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)
Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)
Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium isophthalma)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
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Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)
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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)
Julia (Dryas julia)
Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Diana (Speyeria diana)
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
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)
Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
- Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
- Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
- Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia)
Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata)
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)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Confusing Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus)
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
Neamathla Skipper (Nastra neamathla)
Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)
Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
Aaron's Skipper (Poanes aaroni)
Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)
Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
Palatka Skipper (Euphyes pilatka)
Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)
Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin)
Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
- Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)
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