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BUTTERFLIES
Susan & Wayne Colony 2007, updated 2010
| FAMILY | SUB-FAMILY/GENUS/SPECIES | COMMON NAME |
| PAPILIONIDAE | Papilioninae | Swallowtails |
| Battus philenor | Pipevine Swallowtail | |
| Battus polydamas | Polydamas Swallowtail | |
| Eurytides epidaus | Mexican Kite-Swallowtail | |
| Heraclides cresphontes | Giant Swallowtail | |
| Papilio garamas garamas | Magnificent Swallowtail | |
| Papilio multicaudata | Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail | |
| Papilio polyxenes | Black Swallowtail | |
| Papilio rogeri pharnaces | Pink-spotted Swallowtail | |
| PIERIDAE | Pierinae | Whites |
| Anthocharis limonea | Mexican Orangetip | |
| Ascia monuste | Great Southern White | |
| Catasticta nimbice nimbice | Mexican Dartwhite | |
| Leotophobia aripa elodia | Mountain (Green-eyed) White | |
| Peiris rapae | Cabbage White | |
| Pontia protodice | Checkered White | |
| Coliadinae | Yellows | |
| Abaeis nicippe | Sleepy Orange | |
| Anteos clorinde | White Angled-Sulphur | |
| Colias eurytheme | Orange Sulphur | |
| Eurema daira | Barred Yellow | |
| Eurema mexicana | Mexican Yellow | |
| Eurema salome | Salome Yellow | |
| Nathalis iole | Dainty Sulphur | |
| Phoebis agarithe | Large Orange Sulphur | |
| Phoebis philea | Orange-barred Sulphur | |
| Phoebis sennae | Cloudless Sulphur | |
| Pyrisitia lisa | Little Yellow | |
| Pyrisitia nise | Mimosa Yellow | |
| Pyrisitia proterpia (wet) | Tailed Orange | |
| Zerene cesonia cesonia | Southern Dogface | |
| LYCAENIDAE | Theclinae | Hairstreaks |
| Arawacis jada | Creamy Stripestreak | |
| Callophyrs xami | Xami Hairstreak | |
| Calycopis isobeon | Dusky-Blue Groundstreak | |
| Chlorostrymon simaethis | Silver-banded Hairstreak | |
| Cyanophrys longula | Mountain Greenstreak | |
| Electrostrymon joya | Muted Hairstreak | |
| Ministrymon azia | Gray Ministreak | |
| Ministrymon clytie | Clytie Ministreak | |
| Ministrymon leda | Leda Ministreak | |
| Strymon astiocha | Gray-spotted Scrub-Hairstreak | |
| Strymon bazochii | Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak | |
| Strymon cestri | Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak | |
| Strymon istapa | Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak | |
| Strymon melinus | Gray Hairstreak | |
| Zeigleria guzanta | Orange-crescent Groundstreak | |
| Polyommatinae | Blues | |
| Brephidium exilis | Western Pygmy-Blue | |
| Celastrina gozora | Mexican Azure | |
| Cupido comyntas | Eastern Tailed-Blue | |
| Echinargus isola | Reakirt's Blue | |
| Hemiargus ceraunus gyas | Ceraunus Blue | |
| Leptotes marina | Marine Blue | |
| Zizula cyna | Cyna Blue | |
| RIODINIDAE | Riodininae | True Metalmarks |
| Apodemia palmerii | Palmer's Metalmark | |
| Apodemia walkeri | Walker's Metalmark | |
| Baeotis zonata | Bumblebee Metalmark | |
| Calephelis sp. | Calephelis Metalmark | |
| Emesis tegula/tenedia | Tegula/Falcate Emesis | |
| Emesis zela | Zela Metalmark | |
| Lasaia maria | Blue-gray Lasaia | |
| NYMPHALIDAE | Libytheinae | Snouts |
| Libytheana carinenta | American Snout | |
| Danainae | Monarchs and relatives | |
| Danaus gilippus thersippus | Queen | |
| Danaus plexippus plexippus | Monarch | |
| Heliconiinae | Longwings | |
| Agraulis vanillae incarnata | Gulf Fritillary | |
| Dione juno | Juno Longwing | |
| Dione moneta poeyii | Mexican Silverspot | |
| Heliconius charithonia | Zebra Longwing | |
| Heliconiinae | Fritillaries | |
| Euptoieta claudia | Variegated Fritillary | |
| Euptoieta hesgesia meridiania | Mexican Fritillary | |
| Nymphalinae | True Brush | |
| Anthanassa texana texana | Texan Crescent | |
| Chlosyne ehrenbergii | White-rayed Checkerspot | |
| Chlosyne janais | Crimson-patch Checkerspot | |
| Chlosyne lacinia lacinia | Bordered Patch | |
| Chlosyne theona | Theona Checkerspot | |
| Junonia coenia coenia | Northern Buckeye | |
| Nymphalis antiopa antiopa | Mourning Cloak | |
| Phyciodes graphica vesta | Vesta Crescent | |
| Phyciodes mylitta | Militta Crescent | |
| Phyciodes pallescens | Mexican Crescent | |
| Phyciodes tharos tharos | Pearl Crescent | |
| Texola elada elada | Elada Checkerspot | |
| Vanessa annabella | West Coast Lady | |
| Vanessa atalanta rubria | Red Admiral | |
| Vanessa cardui | Painted Lady | |
| Vanessa virginiensis | American Lady | |
| Limenitidinae | Sisters & Admirals | |
| Limenitis arthemis arizonensis | 'Arizona' Red-spotted Purple | |
| Biblidinae | Exotic Brushfoots | |
| Mestra amymone | Northern Mestra | |
| Biblis hyperia | Red Rim | |
| Charaxinae | Leafwings and relatives | |
| Anaea aidea | Tropical Leafwing | |
| Apaturinae | Emperors | |
| Asterocampa celtis | Hackberry Emperor | |
| Asterocampa clyton | Tawny Emperor | |
| Doxocopa laure laure | Silver Emperor | |
| Satyrinae | Satyrs | |
| Cyllopsis pertepida pertepidia | Canyonland-Gemmed Satyr | |
| Megisto rubricata | Red Satyr | |
| Pindis squamistriga | Variable Satyr | |
| HESPERIIDAE | Pyrginae | Spreadwing |
| Achlyodes pallida | Pallid Sicklewing | |
| Autochton pseudocellus | Sonoran Banded-Skipper | |
| Bolla sp. | Bolla Skipper | |
| Cabares potrillo potrillo | Potrillo Skipper | |
| Chioides zilpa | Zilpa Longtail | |
| Codatractus arizonensis | Arizona Mottled-Skipper | |
| Codatractus bryaxis | Golden Mottled-Skipper | |
| Codatractus valeriana | Valeriana Skipper | |
| Erynnis funeralis | Funereal Duskywing | |
| Heliopetes laviana laviana | Laviana White-Skipper | |
| Heliopyrgus domicella domicella | Erichson's White-Skipper | |
| Noctuana stator | Red-studded Skipper | |
| Pholisora mejicanus | Mexican Sootywing | |
| Pyrgus albescens/communis | White/Common Checkered Skipper | |
| Pyrgus oileus | Tropical Checkered-Skipper | |
| Pyrgus philetas | Desert Checkered-Skipper | |
| Staphylus ceos | Golden-headed Sootywing | |
| Staphylus iguala | Iguala Sootywing | |
| Systasea pulverulenta | Texas Powdered-Skipper | |
| Thorybes drusius | Drusius Cloudywing | |
| Urbanus dorantes | Dorantes Longtail | |
| Urbanus procne | Brown Longtail | |
| Urbanus proteus | Long-tailed Skipper | |
| Heteropterinae | Skipperlings | |
| Dardarina dardaris | Dardaris Skipperling | |
| Piruna aea mexicana | Many-spotted Skipperling | |
| Piruna cyclosticta | Plateau Skipperling | |
| Piruna penaea | Hour-glass Skipperling | |
| Hesperiinae | Grass-Skippers | |
| Amblyscirtes fluonia | Brassy Roadside-Skipper | |
| Amblyscirtes phylace | Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper | |
| Ancloxypha arene | Tropical Least Skipper | |
| Atryonopsis edwardsii | Sheep Skipper | |
| Copaeodes aurantiaca | Orange Skipperling | |
| Copaeodes minima | Southern Skipperling | |
| Cymaenes trebius | Fawn-spotted Skipper | |
| Lerema accius | Clouded Skipper | |
| Lerodea eufala | Eufala Skipper | |
| Poanes melane | Umber Skipper | |
| Polites carus | Carus Skipper | |
| Thespieus macareus | Chestnut-marked Skipper |
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