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Butterflies Moths
Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) 
White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus) photos added 9/6/10
Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)
White Patch Duskywing (Chiomara asychis)
Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)  
 Sickle-winged Skipper (Eantis tamenund)  
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)  
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)  
Juvenal Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)  
Lavania White Skipper (Heliopetes lavania)  NEW! photos added 9/6/10
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)  
Common/White Checkered Skipper (Prygus communis/albescens)  
Texas Powdered Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta)  
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)  photos added 9/6/10
Teleus Longtail Skipper (Urbanus teleus)  photos added 9/6/10
Dotted Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)  
Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)  
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)



Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)  
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)  
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)   photos added 9/6/10
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)  
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)   



Whites & Sulfurs (Pieridae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)  
White Angled Sulfur (Anteos chlorinde)
Yellow Angled Sulfur (Anteos maerula)
Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme)
Lyside Sulfur (Kricogonia lyside)  
Large Orange Sulfur (Phoebis agarithe)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)  



Blues, Coppers, and Hairstreaks (Lycaenidae)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)   
Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exilis)   
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)  
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)  
Spring Azure (Celestrina ladon)
Western Tailed Blue (Cupido amyntula)  
Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
Superb Cycadean (Eumeaus childrenae)
Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)  
Mallow Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)  




Metalmarks (Riodiniadae)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)  
Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis)
Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino) NEW! photos added 9/5/10
Ares Metalmark (Emesis ares)



Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)  
 Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)  
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)   
Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)  
Banded Patch (Chlosyne endeis)
Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)  
Marina Patch (Chlosyne marina)
Theona Patch (Chlosyne theona)  
African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus)
Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
Queen (Danaus glippus)  
Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta)
Julia (Dryas iulia)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Zebra Longwing (Heliconia charithonia)   NEW! photos added 9/6/10
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)  
 Yellow Pansy (Junonia hierta) NEW! photos added 9/6/10
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Viceroy (Limnetis archippus)  
Red-spotted Purple (Limentis arthemis)  
Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) NEW! photos added 9/6/10
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia)  
Hermes Satyr (Hermaptychia hermes)  
Carolina Satyr (Hermaptychia sosybius)  
Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa)  photos added 9/6/10
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum) NEW! photos added 8/28/10
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)  
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)  
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)  
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)  
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)  
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)  
 

Silkmoths (Saturniidae)
Luna Moth (Actias luna)
Mexican Agapema (Agapema anona)
Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus)  
Cecrops Eyed Silkmoth (Automeris cecrops)
Spiny Oakworm Moth (Anisota stigma)  
Imperial Moth (Eacles imperialis)
Forbes' Rothschildia (Rothschildia forbesi)  



Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Clavipes Sphinx (Aellopos clavipes)  
Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron)  
Typhon Sphinx (Eumorpha typhon)
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris difficilis)  
White-lined Sphinx (Hyles lineata)  
Carolina Sphinx (Manduca sexta)  
Falcon Sphinx (Xylophanes falco)



Tiger Moths (Arctiidae)
Orange & White Tiger Moth (Aemilia ambigua)
Texas Wasp Moth (Horama panthalon)
Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)



Owlet Moths (Noctuidae)
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) photos added 9/6/10
Sad Underwing (Catocoala maestosa)