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Families

• Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
• Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
• Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
• Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
• Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
• Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

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)

Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)

Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)

Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)

Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)

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)

Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)

King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)

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)

Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)

White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")

Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

Atlantic Holly Azure (Celastrina idella)

Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglecta-major)

Dusky Azure (Celastrina nigra)

Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)

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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)

Northern Metalmark (Calephelis borealis)

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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)

Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Diana (Speyeria diana)

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)

Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)

Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)

Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)

Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)

Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)

Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)

Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

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)

White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)

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)

Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata)

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)

Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)

Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)

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)

Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)

Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)

Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)

Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)

Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)

Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

Long Dash (Polites mystic)

Whirlabout (Polites vibex)

Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)

Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Rare Skipper (Problema bulenta)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

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)

Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)

Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)

Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)

Carolina Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes carolina)

Reversed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes reversa)

Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin)

Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)

Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)

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