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Swallowtails (family Papilionidae)

Black Swallowtail
(Papilio polyxenes)

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
(Papilio glaucus)

Whites and Sulphurs (family Pieridae)


Cabbage White
(Pieris rapae)Cabbage White
Common Sulphur-Clouded Sulphur
(Colias philodice)Common Sulphur-Clouded Sulphur
Orange Sulphur-Alfalfa Sulphur
(Colias eurytheme)Orange Sulphur-Alfalfa Sulphur

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (family Lycaenidae)


Eastern Tailed Blue
(Everes comyntas)Eastern Tailed Blue
Spring Azure
(Celastrina ladon/neglecta)Spring Azure

Brushfooted Butterflies (family Nymphalidae)


American Lady
(Vanessa virginiensis)American Lady
Painted Lady
(Vanessa cardui)Painted Lady
Buckeye
(Junonia coenia)Buckeye
Great Spangled Fritillary
(Speyeria cybele)Great Spangled Fritillary

Mourning Cloak
(Nymphalis antiopa)Mourning Cloak
Eastern Comma
(Polygonia comma)Eastern Comma
Question Mark
(Polygonia interrogationis)Question Mark
Pearl Crescent
(Phyciodes tharos)Pearl Crescent

Red Admiral
(Vanessa atalanta)Red Admiral
Red Spotted Purple
(Limenitis arthemis)Red Spotted Purple
Viceroy
(Limenitis archippus)Viceroy
Hackberry
(Asterocampa celtis)Hackberry

Satyrs (subfamily Satyrinae)


Common Wood Nymph
(Cercyonis pegala)Common Wood Nymph
Northern Pearly-eye
(Enodia anthedon)Northern Pearly-eye
Little Wood Satyr
(Megisto cymela)Little Wood Satyr

Milkweed butterflies (subfamily Danainae)

Monarch
Monarch
(Danaus plexippus)

Spread Wing Skippers (subfamily Pyrginae)

Silver-spotted Skipper
(Epargyreus clarus)Silver-spotted Skipper

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