Butterflies of Smith County, Texas

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Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)

Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Leafwings (Charaxinae)

Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

Snouts (Libytheinae)

American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Reakirt’s Blue (Echinargus isola)
Spring Azure (Celastrina “ladon”) or Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
Henry’s Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
Southern Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)

Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
Meske’s Skipper (Hesperia meskei)
Neamathla Skipper (Nastra neamathla)
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
Confusing Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
False Duskywing (Gesta invisus)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
Hayhurst’s Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
Outis Skipper (Cogia outis)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) <a
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)

Whites (Pierinae)

Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)

Moths

Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata)
White-tipped Black (Melanchroia chephise)