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otal Species: 200
Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
Pipevine Swallowtail
(
Battus
philenor
)
Polydamas Swallowtail
(
Battus polydamas
)
Dark Kite-Swallowtail
(
Eurytides philolaus)
Black Swallowtail
(
Papilio polyxenes
)
Giant Swallowtail
(
Papilio cresphontes
)
Ornythion Swallowtail
(
Papilio ornythion
)
Broad-banded Swallowtail
(
Papilio astyalus
)
Ruby-spotted Swallowtail
(
Papilio anchisiades
)
Whites and Yellows (Sulphurs) Family Pieridae
Whites Subfamily Pierinae
Florida White
(
Appias drusilla
)
Checkered White
(
Pontia protodice
)
Great Southern White
(
Ascia monuste
)
Giant White
(
Ganyra josephina
)
Common Melwhite
(
Melete lycimnia isandra
)
Cross-barred White
(
Itaballia demophile
) -
1st U.S. Record
- December 7, 2004
Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae
Orange Sulphur
(
Colias eurytheme
)
Southern Dogface
(
Colias
cesonia
)
White Angled-Sulphur
(
Anteos clorinde
)
Yellow Angled-Sulphur
(
Anteos maerula
)
Cloudless Sulphur
(
Phoebis sennae
)
Orange-barred Sulphur
(
Phoebis philea
)
Large Orange Sulphur
(
Phoebis agarithe
)
Lyside Sulphur
(
Kricogonia lyside
)
Barred Yellow
(
Eurema daira
)
Boisduval's Yellow
(
Eurema boisduvaliana
)
Mexican Yellow
(
Eurema mexicana
)
Tailed Orange
(
Eurema proterpia
)
Little Yellow
(
Eurema lisa
)
Mimosa Yellow
(
Eurema nise
)
Sleepy Orange
(
Eurema nicippe
)
Dainty Sulphur
(
Nathalis iole
)
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae
Strophius Hairstreak
(
Allosmaitia strophius
)
Great Purple Hairstreak
(
Atlides halesus
)
Smudged Hairstreak
(
Rekoa
stagira
)
-
1st U.S. Record
- December 28, 2005
Marius Hairstreak
(
Rekoa
marius
)
Silver-banded Hairstreak
(
Chlorostrymon simaethis
)
Clench's Greenstreak
(
Cyanophrys miserabilis
)
Tropical
Greenstreak
(
Cyanophrys herodotus
)
Xami Hairstreak
(
Callophrys xami
)
Aquamarine Hairstreak
(
Oenomaus ortygnus
)
Gray Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus
)
Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
(
Strymon rufofusca
)
Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
(
Strymon bebrycia
)
Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak
(
Strymon yojoa
)
White Scrub-Hairstreak
(
Strymon albata
)
Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak
(
Strymon alea
)
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
(
Strymon istapa
)
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
(
Strymon bazochii
)
Ruddy Hairstreak
(
Electrostrymon sangala
)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak
(
Calycopis isobeon
)
Pearly-gray Hairstreak
(
Siderus tephraeus
)
Clytie Ministreak
(
Ministrymon clytie
)
Gray Ministreak
(
Ministrymon azia
)
Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae
Western Pygmy-Blue
(
Brephidium exile
)
Cassius Blue
(
Leptotes cassius
)
Marine Blue
(
Leptotes marina
)
Cyna Blue
(
Zizula cyna
)
Ceraunus Blue
(
Hemiargus ceraunus
)
Reakirt's Blue
(
Hemiargus isola
)
Eastern Tailed-Blue
(
Everes
comyntas
)
Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
Fatal Metalmark
(
Calephelis nemesis
)
Rounded Metalmark
(
Calephelis perditalis
)
Rawson's Metalmark
(
Calephelis rawsoni
)
Red-bordered Metalmark
(
Caria ino
)
Red-bordered Pixie
(
immature
)
(
Melanis pixe
)
Curve-winged Metalmark
(
Emesis emesia
)
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
)
Julia Heliconian
(
Dryas iulia
)
Isabella's Heliconian
(
Eueides isabella
)
Zebra Heliconian
(
Heliconius charithonia
)
Erato Heliconian
(
Heliconius erato
)
Variegated Fritillary
(
Euptoieta claudia
)
Mexican Fritillary
(
Euptoieta hegesia
)
True Brushfoots Subfamily Nymphalinae
Theona Checkerspot
(
chlosyne theona
)
Bordered Patch
(
Chlosyne lacinia
)
Crimson Patch
(
Chlosyne janais
)
Rosita Patch
(
Chlosyne rosita
)
Red-spotted Patch
(
Chlosyne marina
) - 11/13/06
Tiny Checkerspot
(
Dymasia dymas
)
Elada Checkerspot
(
Texola elada
)
Texan Crescent
(
Phyciodes texana
)
Pale-banded Crescent
(
Phyciodes tulcis
)
Chestnut Crescent
(
Phyciodes argentea
)
Vesta Crescent
(
Phyciodes vesta
)
Phaon Crescent
(
Phyciodes phaon
)
Pearl Crescent
(
Phyciodes tharos
)
Question Mark
(Polygonia interrogationis)
American Lady
(
Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady
(
Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral
(
Vanessa atalanta
)
Common Buckeye
(
Junonia coenia
)
Tropical Buckeye
(
Junonia genoveva
)
White Peacock
(
Anartia jatrophae
)
Banded Peacock
(
Anartia fatima
)
Malachite
(
Siproeta stelenes
)
Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae
Viceroy
(
Limenitis archippus
) 10/25/07
Band-celled Sister
(
Adelpha fessonia
)
Spot-celled Sister
(
Adelpha basiloides
)
Common Banner
(
Epiphile adrasta
) 12/27/06
Orange Banner
(
Temenis laothoe
)
Mexican Bluewing
(
Myscelia ethusa
)
Dingy Purplewing
(
Eunica monima
) 06/30/07
Florida Purplewing
(
Eunica tatila
)
Blue-eyed Sailor
(
Dynamine dyonis
)
Four-spotted Sailor
(
Dynamine postverta
)
-
1st U.S. Record
- December 3, 2005
Common Mestra
(
Mestra amymone
)
Red Rim
(
Biblis hyperia
)
Gray Cracker
(
Hamadryas februa
)
Guatemalan Cracker
(
Hamadryas
guatemalena
)
Blomfild's Beauty
(
Smyrna blomfildia
)
Many-banded Daggerwing
(
Marpesia chiron
)
Ruddy Daggerwing
(
Marpesia petreus
)
Leafwings and Relatives Subfamily Charaxinae
One-spotted Prepona
(
Archaeoprepona demophon
)
1st U.S. Record
- November 18, 2007
Tropical Leafwing
(
Anaea aidea
)
Goatweed Leafwing
(
Anaea andria
)
Angled Leafwing
(
Anaea glycerium
)
Guatemalan Leafwing
Anaea (Memphis) forreri
-
2nd U.S. Record
- February 8, 2008
Pale-spotted Leafwing
(
Anaea pithyusa
)
Emperors Subfamily Apaturinae
Hackberry Emperor
(
Asterocampa celtis
)
Empress Leilia
(
Asterocampa leilia
)
Tawny Emperor
(
Asterocampa clyton
)
Pavon Emperor
(
Doxocopa pavon
)
Silver Emperor
(
Doxocopa laure
)
Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae
Gemmed Satyr
(
Cyllopsis gemma
)
Carolina aka Hermes Satyr
(
Hermeuptychia sosybius
)
Clearwings Subfamily Ithominae
Broad-tipped Clearwing
(
Pteronymia cotytto
) -
1st U.S. Record
December 7, 2005
Monarchs Subfamily Danainae
Monarch
(
Danaus plexippus
)
Queen
(
Danaus gilippus
)
Soldier
(
Danaus eresimus
)
Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae
Guava Skipper
(
Phocides polybius
)
Hammock Skipper
(
Polygonus leo
) 07/15/06
White-striped Longtail
(
Chioides catillus
)
Zilpa Longtail
(
Chioides zilpa
)
Gold-spotted Aguna
(
Aguna asander
) 09/10/06
Tailed Aguna
(
Aguna metophis
) 11/05/08
Eight-spotted Longtail
(
Polythrix octomaculata
) 11/14/07
White-crescent Longtail
(
Codatractus
alcaeus
)
Tawny Mottled-Skipper
(
Codatractus bryaxis
)
1st U.S. Record
October 24, 2008
Long-tailed Skipper
(
Urbanus proteus
)
Turquoise Longtail
(
Urbanus evona
)
1st U.S. Record
December 6, 2003
Dorantes Longtail
(
Urbanus dorantes
)
Teleus Longtail
(
Urbanus teleus
) 11/10/08
Brown Longtail
(
Urbanus procne
)
White-tailed Longtail
(
Urbanus doryssus
)
Two-barred Flasher
(
Astraptes fulgerator
)
Gilbert's Flasher
(
Astraptes gilberti
)
Yellow-tipped Flasher
(
Astraptes anaphus
) 09/08/07
Coyote Cloudywing
(
Achalarus toxeus
)
Potrillo Skipper
(
Cabares potrillo
)
Falcate Skipper
(
Spathilepia clonius
)
Mimosa Skipper
(
Cogia calchas
)
Starred Skipper
(
Arteurotia tractipennis
)
Glazed Pellicia
(
Pellicia arina
)
Golden-headed Scallopwing
(
Staphylus ceos
)
Mazans Scallopwing
(
Staphylus mazans
)
Variegated Skipper
(
Gorgythion
begga
)
Hoary Skipper
(
Carrhenes canescens
)
Texas Powdered-Skipper
(
Systasea pulverulenta
)
Sickle-winged Skipper
(
Achlyodes thraso
)
Hermit Skipper
(
Grais stigmatica
)
Brown-banded Skipper
(
Timochares ruptifasciatus
)
White-patched Skipper
(
Chiomara asychis
)
Horace's Duskywing
(
Erynnis horatius
)
Mournful Duskywing
(
Erynnis tristis
)
Funereal Duskywing
(
Erynnis funeralis
)
White Checkered-Skipper
(
Pyrgus albescens
)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
(
Pyrgus
oileus
)
Desert Checkered-Skipper
(
Pyrgus philetas
)
Erichson
's White Skipper
(
Heliopetes domicella
)
Laviana White-Skipper
(
Heliopetes laviana
)
Turk's-cap White-Skipper
(
Heliopetes macaira
)
East-Mexican White-Skipper
(
Heliopetes sublinea
)
Veined White-Skipper
(
Heliopetes arsalte
)
Common Streaky-Skipper
(
Celotes nessus
Common Sootywing
(
Pholisora catullus
)
Grass-Skippers Subfamily Hesperiinae
Malicious Skipper
(
Synapte malitiosa
)
Julia's Skipper
(
Nastra julia
)
Fawn-spotted Skipper
(
Cymaenes odilia
)
Greenish Brown Skipper a.k.a. Butler's Brown-Skipper
(Mnasilus allubita
)
1st U.S. Record
11/08/08
Clouded Skipper
(
Lerema accius
)
Green-backed Ruby-eye
(
Perichares philetes
)
Double-dotted Skipper
(
Decinea percosius
)
Orange Skipperling
(
Copaeodes aurantiacus
)
Southern Skipperling
(
Copaeodes minimus
)
Fiery Skipper
(
Hylephila phyleus
)
Whirlabout
(
Polites vibex
)
Southern Broken-Dash
(
Wallengrenia otho
)
Sachem
(
Atalopedes campestris
)
Common Mellana
(
Quasimellana eulogius
)
Nysa Roadside-Skipper
(
Amblyscirtes nysa
)
Celia's Roadside-Skipper
(
Amblyscirtes celia
)
Eufala Skipper
(
Lerodea eufala
)
Olive-clouded Skipper
(
Lerodea dysaules
)
Brazilian Skipper
(
Calpodes ethlius
)
Ocola Skipper
(
Panoquina ocola
)
Hecebolus Skipper
(
Panoquina hecebola
)
Purple-washed Skipper
(
Panoquina sylvicola
)
Evans' Skipper
(
Panoquina fusina
)
Violet-banded Skipper
(
Nyctelius nyctelius
)
English and Scientific names follow:
Cassie et al. NABA Checklist and English Names
of North American Butterflies. Second Edition. 2001
Compiled by
Gil Quintanilla
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