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Butterflies and Skippers
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Family: HESPERIIDAE | |
| Epargyreus clarus | Silver Spotted Skipper |
| Achalarus lyciades | Hoary Edge |
| Thorybes bathyllus | Southern Cloudywing |
| Thorybes pylades | Northern Cloudywing |
| Staphylus hayhurstii | Hayhurst’s Scallopwing |
| Grais stigmatica | Hermit |
| Erynnis brizo | Sleepy Duskywing |
| Erynnis juvenalis | Juvenal’s Duskywing |
| Erynnis horatius | Horace’s Duskywing |
| Erynnis martialis | Mottled Duskywing |
| Erynnis funeralis | Funereal Duskywing |
| Erynnis baptisiae | Wild Indigo Duskywing |
| Erynnis afranius | Afranius Duskywing |
| Erynnis persius | Persius Duskywing |
| Pyrgus scriptura | Small Checkered-Skipper |
| Pyrgus communis | Common Checkered-Skippe |
| Pholisora catullus | Common Sootywing |
| Ancyloxypha numitor | Least Skipper |
| Oarisma garita | Garita Skipperling |
| Thymelicus lineola | European Skipper |
| Hylephila phyleus | Fiery Skipper |
| Hesperia uncas | Uncas Skipper |
| Hesperia juba | Juba Skipper |
| Hesperia colorado | Western Branded Skipper |
| Hesperia ottoe | Ottoe Skipper |
| Hesperia leonardus | Leonard’s Skipper |
| Hesperia pahaska | Pahaska Skipper |
| Hesperia metea | Cobweb Skipper |
| Hesperia viridis | Green Skipper |
| Hesperia attalus | Dotted Skipper |
| Polites rhesus | Rhesus Skipper |
| Polites carus | Carus Skipper |
| Polites peckius | Peck’s Skipper |
| Polites sabuleti | Sandhills Skipper |
| Polites themistocles | Tawny-edged Skipper |
| Polites origenes | Crossline Skipper |
| Polites mystic | Long Dash |
| Wallengrenia egeremet | Northern Broken-Dash |
| Pompeis verna | Little Glassywing |
| Atalopedes campestris | Sachem |
| Atrytone arogos | Arogos Skipper |
| Anattrytone logan | Delaware Skipper |
| Problema byssus | Byssus Skipper |
| Poanes massasoit | Mulberry Wing |
| Poanes hobomok | Hobomok Skipper |
| Poanes zabulon | Zabulon Skipper |
| Poanes taxiles | Taxiles Skipper |
| Poanes viator | Broad-winged Skipper |
| Euphyes dion | Dion Skipper |
| Euphyes conspicuous | Black Dash |
| Euphyes bimacula | Two-spotted Skipper |
| Euphyes vestris | Dun Skipper |
| Atrytonopsis hianna | Dusted Skipper |
| Amblyscirtes simius | Simius Roadside Skipper |
| Amblyscirtes oslari | Oslar’s Roadside Skipper |
| Amblyscirtes nysa | Nysa Roadside Skipper |
| Amblyscirtes vialis | Roadside Skipper |
| Lerodea eufala | Eufala Skipper |
| Calpodes ethlius | Brazilian Skipper |
| Megathymus yuccae | Yucca Giant Skipper |
| Megathymus streckeri | Strecker’s Giant Skipper |
| Family: PAPILIONIDAE | |
| Parnassius phoebus | Phoebus’ Parnassian |
| Battus philenor | Pipe-vine Swallowtail |
| Eurytides marcellus | Zebra Swallowtail |
| Papilio polyxenes | Black Swallowtail |
| Papilio machaon | Baird’s Swallowtail |
| Papilio zelicaon | Anise Swallowtail |
| Papilio indra | Indra Swallowtail |
| Papilio cresphontes | Giant Swallowtail |
| Papilio glaucus | Tiger Swallowtail |
| Papilio rutulus | Western Tiger Swallowtail |
| Papilio multicaudata | Two-tailed Swallowtail |
| Papilio troilus | Spicebush Swallowtail |
| Papilio Palamedes | Palamedes Swallowtail |
| Family: PIERIDAE | |
| Neophasia menapia | Pine White |
| Appias drusilla | Florida White |
| Pontia sisymbrii | California White |
| Pontia protodice | Checkered White |
| Pontia occidentalis | Western White |
| Pieris napi | Mustard White |
| Pieris rapae | Cabbage Butterfly |
| Euchloe ausonides | Large Marble |
| Euchloe olympia | Olympia Marble |
| Anthocharis midea | Falcate Orangetip |
| Colias philodice | Clouded Sulphur |
| Colias eurytheme | Alfalfa Butterfly |
| Colias alexandra | Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur |
| Zerene cesonia | Southern Dogface |
| Anteos clorinde | White Angled Sulphur |
| Anteos maerula | Yellow Brimstone |
| Phoebis sennae | Cloudless Sulphur |
| Phoebis philea | Orange-barred Sulphur |
| Phoebis agarithe | Large Orange Sulphur |
| Kricogonia lyside | Lyside |
| Aphrissa statira | Statira Sulfur |
| Eurema daira | Barred Yellow |
| Eurema mexicana | Mexican Sulphur |
| Pyrisitia proterpia | Tailed Orange |
| Pyrisitia lisa | Little Yellow |
| Pyrisitia nise | Mimosa Sulphur |
| Abaeis nicippe | Sleepy Orange |
| Nathalis iole | Dainty Sulphur |
| Family: LYCAENIDAE | |
| Feniseca tarquinius | Harvester |
| Lycaena phlaeas | Little Copper |
| Lycaena dione | Dione Copper |
| Lycaena hyllus | Bronze Copper |
| Lycaena rubida | Ruddy Copper |
| Lycaena helloides | Purplish Copper |
| Satyrium titus | Coral Hairstreak |
| Satyrium acadicum | Acadian Hairstreak |
| Satyrium edwardsii | Edwards’ Hairstreak |
| Satyrium calanus | Banded Hairstreak |
| Satyrium caryaevorum | Hickory Hairstreak |
| Satyrium liparops | Striped Hairstreak |
| Ministrymon leda | Leda Hairstreak |
| Calycopis cecrops | Red-banded Hairstreak |
| Callophrys affinis apama | Apama Hairstreak |
| Callophrys. gryneus | Olive Hairstreak |
| Callophrys. g. siva | Juniper Hairstreak |
| Callophrys henrici | Henry’s Elfin |
| Callophrys niphon | Eastern Pine Elfin |
| Callophrys eryphon | Western Pine Elfin |
| Strymon melinus | Gray Hairstreak |
| Parrhasius m-album | White-M Hairstreak |
| Brephidium exilis | Pygmy Blue |
| Leptotes marina | Marine Blue |
| Echinargus isola | Reakirt’s Blue |
| Cupido comyntas | Eastern Tailed Blue |
| Cupido amyntula | Western Tailed Blue |
| Celastrina neglecta | Summer Azure |
| Celastrina ladon | Spring Azure |
| Euphilotes enoptes | Dotted Blue |
| Euphilotes rita | Rita Blue |
| Glaucopsyche piasus | Arrowhead Blue |
| Glaucopsyche lygdamus | Silvery Blue |
| Plebejus melissa | Melissa Blue |
| Plebejus saepiolus | Greenish Blue |
| Plebejus icarioides | Icarioides Blue |
| Plebejus shasta | Shasta Blue |
| Plebejus lupini | Lupine Blue |
| Family: NYMPHALIDAE | |
| Libytheana carinenta | Snout Butterfly |
| Agraulis vanillae | Gulf Fritillary |
| Dryas iulia | Julia |
| Heliconius charithonia | Zebra |
| Euptoieta claudia | Variegated Fritillary |
| Speyeria cybele | Great Spangled Fritillary |
| Speyeria aphrodite | Aphrodite Fritillary |
| Speyeria idalia | Regal Fritillary |
| Speyeria edwardsii | Edwards’ Fritillary |
| Speyeria coronis | Coronis Fritillary |
| Speyeria zerene | Zerene Fritillary |
| Speyeria callippe | Callippe Fritillary |
| Speyeria atlantis | Atlantis Fritillary |
| Speyeria mormonia | Mormon Fritillary |
| Boloria selene | Silver-bordered Fritillary |
| Boloria bellona | Meadow Fritillary |
| Boloria titania | Titania Fritillary |
| Poladryas arachne | Arachne Checkerspot |
| Chlosyne fulvia | Fulvia Checkerspot |
| Chlosyne lacinia | Bordered Patch |
| Chlosyne gorgone | Gorgone Checkerspot |
| Chlosyne nycteis | Silvery Checkerspot |
| Chlosyne acastus | Acastus Checkerspot |
| Anthanassa texana | Texan Crescent |
| Phyciodes.vesta | Vesta Crescent |
| Phyciodes phaon | Phaon Crescent |
| Phyciodes tharos | Pearl Crescent |
| Phyciodes cocyta | Northern Crescent |
| Phyciodes batesii | Tawny Crescent |
| Phyciodes. pratensis | Field Crescent |
| Phyciodes pictus | Painted Crescent |
| Phyciodes pallida | Pale Crescent |
| Phyciodes mylitta | Mylitta Crescent |
| Euphydryas anicia | Anicia Checkerspot |
| Euphydryas phaeton | Baltimore |
| Polygonia interrogationis | Question Mark |
| Polygonia comma | Eastern Comma |
| Polygonia satyrus | Satyr Anglewing |
| Polygonia zephyrus | Zephyr |
| Polygonia progne | Gray Comma |
| Nymphalis l-album | Compton Tortoise Shell |
| Nymphalis antiopa | Mourning Cloak |
| Aglais milberti | Milbert’s Tortoise Shell |
| Vanessa virginiensis | American Painted Lady |
| Vanessa cardui | Painted Lady |
| Vanessa annabella | West Coast Lady |
| Vanessa atalanta | Red Admiral |
| Junonia coenia | Buckeye |
| Anartia jatrophae | White Peacock |
| Limenitis arthemis Astyanax | Red-spotted Purple |
| Limenitis archippus | Viceroy |
| Limenitis weidemeyerii | Weidemeyer’s Admiral |
| Mestra amymone | Amymone |
| Marpesia petreus | Ruddy Dagger Wing |
| Anaea aidea | Tropical Leaf Wing |
| Anaea andria | Goatweed Butterfly |
| Asterocampa celtis | Hackberry Butterfly |
| Asterocampa clyton | Tawny Emperor |
| Lethe anthedon | Northern Pearly Eye |
| Lethe eurydice | Eyed Brown |
| Megisto cymela | Little Wood Satyr |
| Coenonympha tullia inornata | Inornate Ringlet |
| Coenonympha t. ochracea | Ochre Ringlet |
| Cercyonis pegala | Common Wood Nymph |
| Cercyonis meadii | Mead’s Wood Nymph |
| Cercyonis oetus | Dark Wood Nymph |
| Neominois ridingsii | Ridings’ Satyr |
| Oeneis uhleri | Varuna Arctic |
| Danaus plexippus | Monarch |
| Danaus gilippus | Queen |
