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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)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

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)

Mustard White (Pieris oleracea)

West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)

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)

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)

Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)

Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)

Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")

Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

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)

Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)

Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)

Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

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)

Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)

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)

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

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)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

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)

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)

Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)

Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)

Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

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)

Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)

Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)

Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

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