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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)
- Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
- Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
- Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
- Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
- Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
- Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
- Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
- Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)
- Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
- Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
- Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
- Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura)
- Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
- Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
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 Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis)
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
- Mead's Sulphur (Colias meadii)
- Scudder's Sulphur (Colias scudderi)
- Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
- White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
- Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)
- Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
- Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
- Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
- Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
- American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
- Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus)
- Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha)
- Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
- Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
- Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
- Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
- Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
- Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)
- Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
- Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
- Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
- Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
- California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
- Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
- Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
- Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
- Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
- Sheridan's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridani)
- Desert Green Hairstreak (Callophrys comstocki)
- Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
- Desert Elfin (Callophrys fotis)
- Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
- Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
- Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
- Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)
- Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
- Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)
- Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
- Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
- Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
- Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula)
- Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
- Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
- Western Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
- Bernardino Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes bernardino)
- Ellis' Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ellisi)
- Bauer's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes baueri)
- Mojave Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes mojave)
- Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
- Pallid Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes pallescens)
- Rita Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes rita)
- Spalding's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes spaldingi)
- Small Dotted-Blue (Philotiella speciosa)
- Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas)
- 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)
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- Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
- Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
- Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri)
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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)
- Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis)
- Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)
- Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
- Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
- Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
- Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
- Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
- Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
- Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
- Relict Fritillary (Boloria kriemhild)
- Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
- Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
- Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
- Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
- Leanira Checkerspot (Thessalia leanira)
- California Patch (Chlosyne californica)
- Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
- Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
- Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
- Rockslide Checkerspot (Chlosyne whitneyi)
- Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
- Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
- 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)
- Edith's Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
- 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)
- Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
- 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)
- Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
- California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
- Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
- Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
- Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
- Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
- Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon)
- Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida)
- 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)
- Magdalena Alpine (Erebia magdalena)
- Colorado Alpine (Erebia callias)
- Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea)
- Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)
- Wyoming Satyr (Neominois wyomingo)
- Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
- Uhler's Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)
- White-veined Arctic (Oeneis bore)
- Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
- Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa)
- Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Queen (Danaus gilippus)
- Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
- Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
- Short-tailed Skipper (Zestusa dorus)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicana)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
- Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
- Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus)
- Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
- Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
- Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
- Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
- Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
- Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
- Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)
- Two-banded Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis)
- Mountain Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus xanthus)
- Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)
- Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
- White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)
- Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Mohave Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya)
- Saltbush Sootywing (Hesperopsis alpheus)
- MacNeill's Sootywing (Hesperopsis gracielae)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
- Russet Skipperling (Piruna pirus)
- Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
- Edwards' Skipperling (Oarisma edwardsii)
- Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacia)
- Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
- Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
- Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
- Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
- Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
- Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)
- Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
- Draco Skipper (Polites draco)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
- Sonora Skipper (Polites sonora)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
- Yuma Skipper (Ochlodes yuma)
- Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Viereck's Skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki)
- Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
- Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes phylace)
- Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
- Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
- Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
- Mojave Giant-Skipper (Agathymus alliae)
- Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
- Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)
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