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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)

Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)

Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)

Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)

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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

Pine White (Neophasia menapia)

Florida White (Appias drusilla)

Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)

Checkered White (Pontia protodice)

Western White (Pontia occidentalis)

Margined White (Pieris marginalis)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)

Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)

Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Christina Sulphur (Colias christina)

Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)

Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)

Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)

Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)

Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)

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)

Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)

Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)

Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)

Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)

Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)

Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)

Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)

Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)

Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)

Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)

Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula)

Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")

Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)

Rita Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes rita)

Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)

Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)

Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)

Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus)

Boisduval's Blue (Plebeius icarioides)

Shasta Blue (Plebeius shasta)

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)

Julia (Dryas julia)

Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)

Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)

Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)

Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)

Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)

Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)

Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)

Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)

Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)

Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)

Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)

Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)

Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)

Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)

Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)

Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)

Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)

Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)

Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)

California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)

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)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)

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

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)

Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)

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)

Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)

Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)

Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

Mead's Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii)

Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)

Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)

Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)

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)

Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)

Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)

Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)

Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)

Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)

Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)

Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)

Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)

Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)

Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)

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)

Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)

Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

Long Dash (Polites mystic)

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)

Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)

Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)

Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)

Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)

Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

Simius Roadside-Skipper ("Amblyscirtes" simius)

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)

Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)

Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

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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