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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)

Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Ozark Swallowtail (Papilio joanae)

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)

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)

Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)

Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)

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)

Gray Copper (Lycaena dione)

Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)

Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)

Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)

Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)

Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)

Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)

Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)

Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)

Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)

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)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)

Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

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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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

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)

Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Elf (Microtia elva)

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)

Cuban Crescent (Phyciodes frisia)

Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

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)

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)

Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)

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)

Queen (Danaus gilippus)

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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)

Outis Skipper (Cogia outis)

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)

Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)

Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)

Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)

Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)

Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)

Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)

Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)

Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)

Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

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)

Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)

Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)

Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)

Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi)

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)

Carolina Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes carolina)

Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)

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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