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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 |