Butterflies of North America
Butterflies of Maine
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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
- Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
- Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Mustard White (Pieris oleracea)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
- Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
- Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)
- Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
- Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
- American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
- Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
- Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
- Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
- Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
- Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
- Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
- Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
- Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
- Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
- Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
- Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
- Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis)
- Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
- Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
- Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
- Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)
- Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
- Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
- Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas)
- Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus)
- Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)
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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
- Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)
- American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
- Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
- Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
- Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
- Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
- Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
- Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
- Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
- Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
- Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
- Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
- Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
- Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
- Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
- Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
- Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
- 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)
- White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
- Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
- Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
- Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
- Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
- Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
- Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
- Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
- Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes)
- Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
- Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
- Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
- Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
- Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
- Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
- European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
- Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
- 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)
- Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
- Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
- Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
- Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
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