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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); Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta); Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa); Julia (Dryas julia); Scarce Bamboo Page (Philaethria dido); Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella); Zebra (Heliconius charithonius); Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato); Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia); Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia); Diana (Speyeria diana); Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele); Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite); Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia); Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis); Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii); Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis); Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene); Carol's Fritillary (Speyeria carolae); Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe); Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis); Unsilvered Fritillary (Speyeria adiaste); Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis); Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis); Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe); Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia); Mountain Fritillary (Boloria napaea); Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia); Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene); Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona); Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga); Dingy Fritillary (Boloria improba); Relict Fritillary (Boloria kriemhild); Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore); Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija); Alberta Fritillary (Boloria alberta); Astarte Fritillary (Boloria astarte); Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae): Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta); Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia theona); Black Checkerspot (Thessalia cyneas); Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia); Leanira Checkerspot (Thessalia leanira); California Patch (Chlosyne californica); Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia); Definite Patch (Chlosyne definita); Banded Patch (Chlosyne endeis); Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais); Rosita Patch (Chlosyne rosita); Red-spotted Patch (Chlosyne marina); Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone); Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis); Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii); Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla); Rockslide Checkerspot (Chlosyne whitneyi); Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus); Gabb's Checkerspot (Chlosyne gabbii); Hoffmann's Checkerspot (Chlosyne hoffmanni); Elf (Microtia elva); Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas); Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada); Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana); Cuban Crescent (Phyciodes frisia); Tulcis Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis); Black Crescent (Phyciodes ptolyca); Chestnut Crescent (Phyciodes argentea); 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); California Crescent (Phyciodes orseis); Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida); Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta); Gillette's Checkerspot (Euphydryas gillettii); Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona); Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha); Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton); 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); Small Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis urticae); European Peacock (Inachis io); American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis); Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui); West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella); Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta); Mimic (Hypolimnas misippus); Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia); Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia evarete); Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva); White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae); Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima); Malachite (Siproeta stelenes); Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus)
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); Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini); Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia); California Sister (Adelpha bredowii); Spot-celled Sister (Adelpha basiloides); Common Banner (Epiphile adrasta); Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa); Blackened Bluewing (Myscelia cyananthe); Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima); Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila); Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis); Tithian Sailor (Dynamine tithia); Cramer's Eighty-eight (Diaethria clymena); Mexican Eighty-eight (Diaethria asteria); Anna's Eighty-eight (Diaethria anna); Common Mestra (Mestra amymone); Red Rim (Biblis hyperia); No Common Name (Hamadryas fornax); Red Cracker (Hamadryas amphinome); Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa); Variable Cracker (Hamadryas feronia); Pale Cracker (Hamadryas amphichloe); Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena); Brownish Cracker (Hamadryas iphthime); Black-patched Cracker (Hamadryas atlantis); Glaucous Cracker (Hamadryas glauconome); Acheronta (Historis acheronta); Karwinski's Beauty (Smyrna karwinskii); Blomfild's Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia); Waiter Daggerwing (Marpesia coresia); Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron); Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus); Antillean Daggerwing (Marpesia eleuchea)
Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae): Tropical Leafwing (Anaea troglodyta); Florida Leafwing (Anaea floridalis); Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria); Angled Leafwing (Anaea glycerium); Pale-spotted Leafwing (Anaea pithyusa); Chestnut Leafwing (Anaea echemus)
Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae): Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis); Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia); Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton); Dusky Emperor (Asterocampa idyja); Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon); Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure)
Morphos (Subfamily Morphinae): White Morpho (Morpho polyphemus)
Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae): Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia); Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon); Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola); Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice); Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia); Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon); Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida); Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma); Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius); Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata); Mitchell's Satyr (Neonympha mitchellii); Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela); Viola's Wood Satyr (Megisto viola); Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata); Pine Satyr (Paramacera allyni); Hayden's Ringlet (Coenonympha haydenii); Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia); Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala); Mead's Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii); Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele); Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus); Vidler's Alpine (Erebia vidleri); Taiga Alpine (Erebia mancinus); Magdalena Alpine (Erebia magdalena); Red-disked Alpine (Erebia discoidalis); Yellow-dotted Alpine (Erebia pawlowskii); Colorado Alpine (Erebia callias); Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea); Red-bordered Satyr (Gyrocheilus patrobas); Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii); Wyoming Satyr (Neominois wyomingo); Great Arctic (Oeneis nevadensis); Macoun's Arctic (Oeneis macounii); Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus); Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri); Alberta Arctic (Oeneis alberta); White-veined Arctic (Oeneis bore); Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta); Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa); Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes)
Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae): Monarch (Danaus plexippus); Queen (Danaus gilippus); Soldier (Danaus eresimus); Tiger Mimic-Queen (Lycorea cleobaea); Klug's Clearwing (Dircenna klugii)
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