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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)

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

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)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)

Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)

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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)

Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)

King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)

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)

Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)

White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")

Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

Atlantic Holly Azure (Celastrina idella)

Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglecta-major)

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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)

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)

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)

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)

Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)

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)

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)

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)

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)

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)

Rare Skipper (Problema bulenta)

Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)

Aaron's Skipper (Poanes aaroni)

Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)

Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin)

Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

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