LLELA Butterfly and Moth Checklist

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LLELA Butterfly and Moth Checklist

Family Common Name Scientific Name
BUTTERFLIES

Papilionidae - Swallowtails Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor

Eastern Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus glaucus

Two-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata

Eastern Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes asterius
Pieridae - Whites & Sulphurs Falcate Orangetip Anthocharis midea

Southern Dogface Colias cesonia

Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme

Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice 

Little Yellow Eurema lisa

Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana

Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe

Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole

Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe

Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae

Cabbage White Pieris rapae

Checkered White

 

Pontia protodice

Tailed Orange Pyrisitia proterpia
Lycaenidae - Gossamer Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus halesus
Wings Henry’s Elfin Callophrys henrici turneri

Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops

Dusky-blue Groundstreak Calycopis isobeon

Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas

Reakirt’s Blue Hemiargus isola alce

Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus

Marine Blue Leptotes marina

Soapberry Hairstreak Phaeostrymon alcestis alcestis

Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
Nymphalidae - Snouts, Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
Longwings & Brushfoots Goatweed Leafwing Anaea andria

Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis

Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton

Gorgone Checkerspot Chlosyne gorgone Carlota

Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia

Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis nycteis

Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia

Common Buckeye Junonia coenia

American Snout Libytheana carinenta

Viceroy Limentitis archippus archippus

Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astsyanax

Common Mestra

 

Mestra amymone

Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa antiopa

Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon

Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana

Pearl Crescent Phycoides tharos tharos

Eastern Comma Polygonia comma

Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis

Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta rubria

Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

American Lady Vanessa virginiensis
Satyridae - Satyrs & Wood Common Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala
Nymphs Gemmed Satyr Cyllopsis gemma

Little Wood Satyr Megisto cymela
Danaidae - Milkweed Queen Danaus gilippus
Butterflies Monarch Danaus plexippus
Hesperiidae - Skippers Celia’s Roadside Skipper Amblyscirtes celia

Least Skipper Ancyloxypha numitor

Sachem Atalopedes campestris

Delaware Skipper Atrytone logan lagus

Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus

Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis

Horace’s Duskywing Erynnis horatius

Juvenal’s Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis

Dion Skipper Euphyes dion

Dun Skipper Euphyes vestries

Fiery Skipper Hylephilia phyleus

Clouded Skipper Lerema accius

Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala

Zabulon Skipper Poanes zabulon

Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis

Hayhurst’s Scallopwing Staphylus hayhurstii



MOTHS

Crambidae - Crambid Snout Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth Spoladea recurvalis
Moths




Erebidae - Underwing, Tiger Velvet Bean Moth Anticarsia gemmatalis
& Tussock Moths Forage Looper Moth Caenurgina erechtea

Sad Underwing Moth Catocala maestosa

Yellow-collared Scape Moth Cisseps fulvicollis

Salt Marsh Moth; Estigmene acrea

Milkweed Tussock Moth Euchaetes egle

Green Cloverworm Moth Hypena scabra

Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth Lycomorpha pholus
Geometridae - Geometer Moths Thin-lined Erastria Erastria cruentaria

White-tipped Black Melanchroia chephise
Lasiocampidae - Lappet Moths Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria
Limacodidae - Slug Caterpillar Spiny Oak-slug Moth Euclea delphinii
Moths

Noctuidae - Owlet & Miller Moths Grapevine Epimenis Moth Psychomorpha epimenis

Gray Looper Moth Rachiplusia ou
Saturniidae - Wild Silkworm Moths Luna Moth Actias luna
Sphingidae - Sphinx Moths Snowberry Clearwing Hemaris diffinis

White-lined Sphinx Moth Hyles lineata
Thyridinae - Tropical Leaf Moths Mournful Thyris Moth Thyris sepulchralis