Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides
marcellus)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio multicauda)
Palamedes
Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
Three-tailed Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio pilumnus)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio
polyxenes)
Western Tiger
Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
Whites & Sulfurs (Pieridae)
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
White Angled Sulfur (Anteos chlorinde)
Yellow Angled Sulfur (Anteos maerula)
Great Southern White (Ascia
monuste)
Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme)
Mexican Yellow (Eurema
mexicana)
Lyside Sulfur (Kricogonia lyside)
Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
Large Orange Sulfur (Phoebis agarithe)
Cloudless Sulfur (Phoebis
sennae)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Western White (Pontia
occidentalis)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Mimosa Yellow (Pyrisitia nise) NEW! photos added 11/15/11
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
Blues, Coppers, and Hairstreaks (Lycaenidae)
Subfamily Lycaeninae - coppers
Tailed Copper (Lycaena
arota)
Blue Copper (Lycaena
heteronea)
Purplish Copper (Lycaena
helloides)
Mariposa Copper (Lycaena
mariposa)
Ruddy Copper (Lycaena
rubidus)
Subfamily Theclinae - hairstreaks
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
Henry's Elfin (Callophrys
henrici)
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys
irus)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis
cecrops)
Dusky-blue
Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
Superb Cycadean (Eumeaus childrenae)
Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon
clytie)
Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon
alcestis)
Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium
behrii)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium
calanus)
California Hairstreak (Satyrium
californica)
Edward's Hairstreak (Satryium
edwardsii)
King's Hairstreak (Satyrium
kingi)
Striped Hairstreak (Satryrim
liparops)
Mallow Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
Subfamily Polyommatinae - blues
Western Pygmy
Blue (Brephidium exilis)
Spring Azure (Celestrina ladon
complex)
Western Tailed Blue (Cupido
amyntula)
Eastern Tailed Blue (Cupido
comyntas)
Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes
battoides complex)
Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus
ceraunus)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon)
Boisduval's Blue (Plebejus
icarioides)
Melissa Blue (Plebejus
melissa)
Greenish Blue (Plebejus
saepiolus)
Metalmarks (Riodiniadae)
Walker's Metalmark (Apodemia walkeri)
Arizona Metalmark (Calephelis
arizonensis)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
photos
added 12/9/11
Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis
perditalis)
Red-bordered Metalmark
(Caria ino)
Ares Metalmark (Emesis ares)
Blue Metalmark (Lasaia
sula)
Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis
pixe)
Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily Heliconinae - longwings &
fritillaries
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Silver-bordered
Fritillary (Boloria selene)
Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta)
Julia (Dryas iulia)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
photos added 12/9/11
Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta
hagesia) NEW! photos added 11/15/11
Zebra Longwing (Heliconia
charithonia)
Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria
aphrodite)
Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria
atlantis)
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Diana Fritillary (Speyeria
diana)
Northwestern
Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
Subfamily Nymphalinae - checkerspots &
crescents
Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
Banded Patch (Chlosyne endeis)
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
Marina Patch (Chlosyne marina)
Theona Patch (Chlosyne theona)
Tiny
Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas)
photos added 12/9/11
Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas
chalcedona)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Field Crescent (Phyciodes
pulchella)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) photos added 11/15/11
Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
photos added 12/9/11
Elada Checkerspot (Texola
elada) NEW! photos added
12/9/11
Subfamily Nymphalinae - ladies & commas
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
(Aglais milberti)
White Peacock (Anartia
jatrophae)
Common Buckeye (Junonia
coenia)
Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
Yellow
Pansy (Junonia hierta)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis
antiopa)
California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis
vaualbum)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia
comma)
Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
American Lady (Vanessa
virginiensis)
Subfamily Limnetidinae - admirals
Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
Viceroy (Limnetis archippus)
Red-spotted Purple (Limentis arthemis)
White Admiral (Limnetis
arthemis)
Lorquin's Admiral (Limnetis lorquini)
Subfamily Biblidinae - exotic brushfoots
Gray Cracker (Hamadryas
februa) NEW! photos added 11/15/11
Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa)
Subfamily Charaxinae - leafwings
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea
andria)
Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Subfamily Apaturinae - emperors
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa
celtis)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa
clyton) photos added 11/15/11
Subfamily Libytheinae - snouts
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Subfamily Danainae - milkweed butterflies
African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
Queen (Danaus glippus)
Monarch (Danaus
plexippus)
Subfamily Satyrinae - satyrs
Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis
oetus)
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis
pegala)
Great Basin Wood Nymph
(Cercyonis sthenele)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis
pyracmon)
Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia
anthedon)
Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia
creola)
Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia
portlandia)
Red-bordered Satyr (Gyrocheilus patrobas)
Hermes Satyr (Hermaptychia
hermes)
Carolina Satyr (Hermaptychia
sosybius)
Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto
cymela)
Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes
appalachia)
Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Subfamily Hesperiinae - grass skippers
Lace-winged
Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aescalupius)
Celia Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
photos added 11/16/11
Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)
Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
Common
Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone
logan)
Tropical Least Skipper
(Ancyloxypha arene)
NEW! photos added
11/17/11
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha
numitor)
Sachem (Atalopedes
campestris)
Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes
aurantiaca)
Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
photos added
11/17/11
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Western Branded
Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
NEW! photos added
11/17/11
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Clouded Skipper (Larema
accius)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea
eufala)
Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
NEW! photos added
11/17/11
Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
NEW! photos added 11/16/11
Zabulon Skipper (Paones zabulon)
Long Dash (Polites
mystic) NEW! photos added 11/16/11
Crossline Skipper (Polites
origines)
Whirlabout (Polites
vibex)
Little
Glasswing (Pompeius verna)
Osca Skipper (Rhinthon osca)
NEW! photos added 11/16/11
European Skipper (Thymelicus
lineola)
NEW! photos added 11/16/11
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia
egeremet)
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia
otho)
photos added
11/17/11
Subfamily Pyrginae - spreadwing skippers
Hoary Edge (Achalarus
lyciades)
Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander)
NEW! photos added 11/16/11
Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes
fulgerator)
White-striped Longtail
(Chioides catillus)
Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)
White Patch Duskywing (Chiomara asychis)
Mimosa Skipper (Cogia
calchas) photos
added 11/16/11
Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund)
photos added
11/17/11
Silver-spotted Skipper
(Epargyreus clarus)
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis
horatius)
Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis
juvenalis)
Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
Laviana White Skipper (Heliopetes laviana) photos added
11/16/11
Turk's Cap White
Skipper (Heliopetes macaira)
NEW! photos added
11/17/11
Common
Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
Common/White
Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis/albescens)
photos
12/9/11
Tropical Checkered
Skipper (Prygus oileus)
Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus
mazans) NEW! photos
added 11/16/11
Texas Powdered Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta)
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes
bathyllus)
Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes
confusis)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus
dorantes) NEW! photos
added 11/16/11
Brown Longtail (Urbanus
procne) photos added
11/16/11
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus
proteus) photos
added 11/16/11
Teleus Longtail Skipper (Urbanus
teleus)
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Silkmoths (Saturniidae)
Luna Moth (Actias luna)
Mexican Agapema (Agapema
anona)
Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea
polyphemus)
Cecrops Eyed Silkmoth (Automeris cecrops)
Spiny Oakworm Moth (Anisota
stigma)
Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa
rubicunda)
Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)
Forbes' Rothschildia (Rothschildia forbesi)
Tent Caterpillar Moths (Lasiocampidae)
Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma americanum)
Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Clavipes Sphinx (Aellopos clavipes)
Virginia Creeper
Sphinx (Darapsa myron)
Obscure Sphinx (Erinnyis
obscura)
Typhon Sphinx (Eumorpha
typhon)
Vine Sphinx (Eumorpha vitis)
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris
difficilis)
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles
lineata)
Carolina Sphinx (Manduca
sexta)
Istar
Sphinx (Sphinx istar)
Falcon Sphinx (Xylophanes falco)
Tiger Moths (Arctiidae)
Orange & White Tiger
Moth (Aemilia ambigua)
Banded Tiger Moth (Apantesis
vittata)
Leconte's Haploa Moth (Haploa
lecontei)
Reversed Haploa Moth (Haploa
reversa)
Texas
Wasp Moth (Horama panthalon)
NEW! photos added
11/17/11
Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)
Owlet Moths (Noctuidae)
Staghorn Cholla Moth (Euscirrhopterus
cosyra)
Underwing Moths (Erebidae)
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)
Betrothed Underwing (Catacola
innubens)
Sad Underwing (Catocola
maestosa)
unid Underwing (Catocola
sp)
Crambid Moths (Crambidae)
Pondweed Moth (Paraponyx
obscuralis)
Tussock Moths (Lymantriidae)
Manto Tussock Moth (Dasychira
manto)
Geometrid Moths (Geometridae)
Tuliptree Beauty (Epimecis
horatia)
Obtuse Euchlaena (Euchlaena
obtusaria)
Common
Lytrosis (Lytrosis unitaria)
Friendly Probole (Probole
amicaria)
Southern Crocus
Geometer (Xanthotype attenuaria)
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