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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
SpAct Pic Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
SpAct Pic Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
SpAct Pic Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
SpAct Pic Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
SpAct Pic Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
SpAct Pic Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
SpAct Pic Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
SpAct Pic Mustard White (Pieris oleracea)
SpAct Pic Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
SpAct Pic Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
SpAct Pic Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
SpAct Pic Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
SpAct Pic Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
SpAct Pic Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
SpAct Pic Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)

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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 Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
SpAct Pic Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
SpAct NoPic Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)
Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
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 Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
SpAct Pic Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
SpAct Pic Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
SpAct Pic Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
SpAct Pic Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
SpAct Pic Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
SpAct Pic Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis)
SpAct Pic Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
SpAct Pic Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
SpAct Pic Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
SpAct NoPic Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)
SpAct Pic Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
SpAct Pic Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)
Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
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 Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas)
SpAct Pic Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus)
SpAct NoPic Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)

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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 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 Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
SpAct Pic Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
SpAct Pic Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
SpAct Pic Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
SpAct Pic Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
SpAct Pic Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
SpAct Pic Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
SpAct Pic Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
SpAct Pic Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
SpAct Pic Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
SpAct Pic Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
SpAct Pic Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
SpAct Pic Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
SpAct Pic Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
SpAct Pic Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
SpAct Pic Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
SpAct Pic Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
SpAct Pic Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
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 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
SpAct Pic Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
SpAct Pic Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
SpAct Pic 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
SpAct Pic White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
SpAct Pic Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
SpAct Pic Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
SpAct Pic Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
SpAct Pic Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
SpAct Pic Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
SpAct Pic Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
SpAct Pic Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
SpAct Pic Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
SpAct Pic Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes)
Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
SpAct Pic Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
SpAct Pic Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
SpAct Pic Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
SpAct Pic Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
SpAct Pic Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
SpAct Pic Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
SpAct Pic Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
SpAct Pic Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
SpAct Pic Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
SpAct Pic Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
SpAct Pic Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
SpAct Pic European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
SpAct Pic Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
SpAct Pic Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
SpAct Pic Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
SpAct Pic Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
SpAct Pic Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
SpAct Pic Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
SpAct Pic Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
SpAct Pic Long Dash (Polites mystic)
SpAct Pic Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
SpAct Pic Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
SpAct Pic Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
SpAct Pic Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
SpAct Pic Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
SpAct Pic Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
SpAct Pic Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
SpAct Pic Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

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