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- Swallowtails (family Papilionidae)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
- Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio appalachiensis)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
- Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)
- Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
- Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Polydamus Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
- Whites and Sulphurs (family Pieridae)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Mustard White (Pieris napi)
- West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
- Great Southern White (Ascia monsute)
- Florida White (Appias drusilla)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- "White" Sulphur (Colias sp.)
- Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
- Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)
- Little Yellow (Eurema proteripia)
- Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
- Dina Yellow (Eurema dina)
- Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
- Orange-Barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
- Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
- Gossamer-Winged (family Lycaenidae)
- American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
- Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
- Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
- Martial Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon martialis)
- White M Hairstreak (Pharrhasius m-album)
- Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
- Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)
- Edward's Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
- Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
- Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadia)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Fulvous Hairstreak (Electrostrymon angelia)
- Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
- Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
- Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
- Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
- Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
- Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
- Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium isophthalma)
- Rita Blue (Euphilotes rita)
- Spring Azure Complex "lucia" (Celastrina landon)
- Spring Azure Complex "marginata" (Celastrina landon)
- Spring Azure Complex "violacia" (Celastrina landon)
- Spring Azure Complex assc. with spruce? (Celastrina landon)
- Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
- Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)
- Metalmarks (family Riodinidae)
- Brush-Footed (family Nymphalidae)
- Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)
- Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
- Julia Heliconian (Dryas julia)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
- Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- Silver-Bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
- Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas)
- Harris's Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
- Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinias)
- Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
- Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
- Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
- Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
- Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
- White Peacock (Anartia jatrophea)
- White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis)
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
- Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
- Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
- Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
- Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
- American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Queen (Danaus gilippus)
- Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
- Applachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
- Northern Pearly-Eye (Enodia anthedon)
- Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
- Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela)
- Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
- Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis pyracmon)
- Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
- Skippers (family Hesperiidae)
- Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciiades)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
- Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
- Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
- Mangrove Skipper (Phocides pigmalion)
- Long-Tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
- Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
- Juvenal's Duskywing(Erynnis juvenalis)
- Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
- Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisias)
- Mottled Duskeywing (Erynnis martialis)
- Florida Duskywing (Ephyriades brunneus)
- Common Checkered-Skipper(Pyrgus communis)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Firey Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
- Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
- Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
- Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
- Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
- Long Dash (Polites mystic)
- Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
- Tawny-Edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
- Baracoa Skipper (Polites baracoa)
- Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
- Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
- Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
- Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
- Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
- Mulberry Wing Skipper (Poanes massasoit)
- Broad-Winged Skipper(Poanes viator)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
- Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
- Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
- Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
- Sheep Skipper (Atrytonopsis edwardsii)
- Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides)
- Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus)
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