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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)

Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)

Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)

Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)

Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)

Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)

Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)

Checkered White (Pontia protodice)

Western White (Pontia occidentalis)

Mustard White (Pieris oleracea)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)

Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)

Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)

Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)

Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)

Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)

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)

Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)

Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)

Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)

Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)

Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)

Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridani)

Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)

Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)

Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula)

Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")

Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)

Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)

Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus)

Boisduval's Blue (Plebeius icarioides)

Shasta Blue (Plebeius shasta)

Lupine Blue (Plebeius lupini)

Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)

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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)

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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)

Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)

Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)

Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)

Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)

Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)

Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)

Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)

Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)

Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)

Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)

Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)

Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)

Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)

Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)

Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)

Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)

Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)

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)

West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)

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)

White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)

Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)

Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)

Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

Mead's Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii)

Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)

Red-disked Alpine (Erebia discoidalis)

Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)

Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)

Alberta Arctic (Oeneis alberta)

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)

Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)

Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)

Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)

Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)

Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)

Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)

Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Mohave Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)

Poweshiek Skipperling (Oarisma poweshiek)

Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)

European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)

Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)

Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)

Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)

Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)

Dakota Skipper (Hesperia dacotae)

Plains Skipper (Hesperia assiniboia)

Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)

Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus)

Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)

Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)

Long Dash (Polites mystic)

Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)

Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)

Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)

Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)

Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)

Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)

Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)

Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)

Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)

Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)

Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)

Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)

Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)

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