Butterflies of North America
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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)
- Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
- Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
- Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
- Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
- Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
- Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
- Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
- Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
- Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
- Florida White (Appias drusilla)
- Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
- Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
- Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
- Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- Christina Sulphur (Colias christina)
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
- Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
- Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
- Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
- Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
- Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
- Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
- Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)
- Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
- Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)
- 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)
- 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)
- Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)
- Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
- Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
- Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
- Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
- Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
- Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
- Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)
- Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
- Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)
- Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
- Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
- Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula)
- Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
- Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
- Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
- Rita Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes rita)
- Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
- 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)
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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)
- Julia (Dryas julia)
- Zebra (Heliconius charithonius)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
- Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
- Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
- Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
- Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
- Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
- Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
- Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
- Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
- Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
- Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
- Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
- Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
- Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
- Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
- Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
- Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
- Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
- Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
- Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)
- Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
- Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
- Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
- Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
- Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
- Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
- Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
- 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)
- White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
- Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
- Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
- 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
- Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
- Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
- Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
- Tropical Leafwing (Anaea troglodyta)
- Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
- 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)
- Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)
- Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)
- 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)
- Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
- Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
- 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)
- Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
- Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
- Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)
- Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
- Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
- Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
- European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
- Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
- Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
- Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
- Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)
- Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
- Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
- Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
- Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
- Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)
- Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
- Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus)
- Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
- Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
- Long Dash (Polites mystic)
- Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
- Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)
- Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
- Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
- Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
- Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)
- Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
- Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
- Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
- Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
- Simius Roadside-Skipper ("Amblyscirtes" simius)
- Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
- Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
- Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
- Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
- Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
- Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
- Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)
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