Butterflies of North America
Butterflies of Tennessee
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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
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)
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
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)
- Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
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)
Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)
- Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglecta-major)
Dusky Azure (Celastrina nigra)
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
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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)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Diana (Speyeria diana)
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
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)
- 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)
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
- Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
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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)
Golden-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Confusing Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
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)
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)
Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
Linda's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes linda)
Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
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