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butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

Papilionidae Swallowtail butterflies are large, colorful butterflies in the family Papilionidae, and include over 550 species. Though the majority are tropical, members of the family inhabit every continent except Antarctica. The family includes the larges ...

*Eastern tiger swallowtail, '' Papilio glaucus'' *Canadian tiger swallowtail, ''

Papilio canadensis ''Papilio canadensis'', the Canadian tiger swallowtail, is a species of butterfly in the family Papilionidae. It was once classified as a subspecies of ''Papilio glaucus''. Description Adult The wingspan of this species is 67 to 80 mm. It ...

'' *Zebra swallowtail, ''

Eurytides marcellus ''Eurytides marcellus'', the zebra swallowtail, (formerly listed under genera ''Protographium'', ''Iphiclides'', '' Graphium'' and ''Papilio'' by some authorities) is a swallowtail butterfly native to the eastern United States and south-eastern ...

'' *Pipevine swallowtail, ''

Battus philenor ''Battus philenor'', the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, Retrieved April 19, 2018. is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. They are found in many d ...

'' *Spicebush swallowtail, ''

Papilio troilus ''Papilio troilus'', the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America."Simply Butterflies," Accessed March 17, 2011, http://www.simplybutterflies.com/Backyard_Butterflies.html It ...

'' *Black swallowtail, ''

Papilio polyxenes ''Papilio polyxenes'', the (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or parsnip swallowtail, is a butterfly found throughout much of North America. It is the state butterfly of Oklahoma and New Jersey. An extremely similar-appearing spec ...

'' *Palamedes swallowtail, ''

Papilio palamedes ''Papilio palamedes'', the Palamedes swallowtail or laurel swallowtail, is a North American butterfly in the family Papilionidae. Description The upperside of the wings is blackish brown with both wings having a yellow postmedian band and a yell ...

'' *Giant swallowtail, '' Papilio cresphontes''

Pieridae The Pieridae are a large family of butterflies with about 76 genera containing about 1,100 species, mostly from tropical Africa and tropical Asia with some varieties in the more northern regions of North America and Eurasia.DeVries P. J. in Levi ...

*Cabbage white, ''

Pieris rapae ''Pieris rapae'' is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is known in Europe as the small white, in North America as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly, on several continents as the small ca ...

'' *West Virginia white, ''

Pieris virginiensis ''Pieris virginiensis'', the West Virginia white, is a butterfly found in North America in the Great Lakes states, along the Appalachians from New England to Alabama, and in southern Ontario. They are typically found in moist deciduous forests. F ...

'' *Checkered white, ''

Pontia protodice ''Pontia protodice'', the checkered white or southern cabbage butterfly, is a common North American butterfly in the family Pieridae. Its green larva is a type of cabbage worm. Description The upperside of the wings are white and marked wit ...

'' *Falcate orangetip, ''

Anthocharis midea ''Anthocharis midea'', the falcate orangetip, is a North American butterfly that was described in 1809 by Jacob Hübner. It belongs to the family Pieridae, which is the white and sulphurs. These butterflies are mostly seen in the eastern Unit ...

'' *Olympia marble, '' Euchloe olympia'' *Clouded sulphur, ''

Colias philodice ''Colias philodice'', the common sulphur or clouded sulphur, is a North American butterfly in the family Pieridae, subfamily Coliadinae. Description This species is a typical member of the genus. Both genders typically have pale yellow wings a ...

'' *Orange sulphur, ''

Colias eurytheme ''Colias eurytheme'', the orange sulphur, also known as the alfalfa butterfly and in its larval stage as the alfalfa caterpillar, is a butterfly of the family Pieridae, where it belongs to the lowland group of " clouded yellows and sulphurs" sub ...

'' *Pink-edged sulphur, '' Colias interior'' *Sleepy orange, '' Abaeis nicippe'' *Little yellow, ''

Eurema lisa ''Eurema lisa'', commonly known as the little yellow, little sulphur or little sulfur, is a butterfly species of subfamily Coliadinae that occurs in Central America and the southern part of North America. Description The wingspan is between 3 ...

'' *Cloudless sulphur, '' Phoebis sennae''

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

Lycaenini

*American copper, '' Lycaena phlaeas'' *Harvester, ''

Feniseca tarquinius ''Feniseca tarquinius'', the harvester, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, and the only member of the monotypic genus ''Feniseca''. It is found in eastern North America. This butterfly is the only carnivorous (i.e., insectivorous) butterfl ...

'' *Bog copper, ''

Lycaena epixanthe ''Lycaena epixanthe'', the bog copper or cranberry-bog copper, is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Adults like to sip drops of dew clinging to leaves and almost exclusively nectar on their host plant, cranberries. Because o ...

'' *Bronze copper, ''

Lycaena hyllus ''Lycaena hyllus'', the bronze copper, is a butterfly of the lycaenids family found in North America.Jim P. Brock and K. Kaufman. Kaufman Field Guide to Butterflies of North America, New York, NY:Houghton Mifflin, 2003.Theclini The Theclini are a tribe of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. As not all Theclinae have been assigned to tribes, the genus list is preliminary. Genera * '' Amblopala'' * '' Antigius'' * ''Araragi'' * '' Artopoetes'' * '' Austrozephyrus'' ...

Eumaeini The Eumaeini are a tribe of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). They are typically placed in the subfamily Theclinae, but sometimes considered a separate subfamily Eumaeinae. Over 1,000 species are found in the Neotropical realm Sys ...

*Gray hairstreak, ''

Strymon melinus Strymon may refer to: * Strymon (river), a river in Bulgaria and Greece * Strymonian Gulf, a branch of the Thracian Sea * Strymon (theme), a Byzantine province * Strymon (butterfly), ''Strymon'' (butterfly), the genus of scrub hairstreaks, butterfl ...

'' *White M hairstreak, '' Parrhasius m-album'' *Banded hairstreak, ''

Satyrium calanus ''Satyrium calanus'', the banded hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Appearance, behavior, and distribution The banded hairstreak is a common hairstreak east of the Rocky Mountains in North America. It is a territorial butterfl ...

'' *Hickory hairstreak, '' Satyrium caryaevorus'' *Edward's hairstreak, ''

Satyrium edwardsii ''Satyrium edwardsii'', the Edwards' hairstreak, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States and in the southern parts of the Canadian provinces from Saskatchewan to Quebec.

'' *King's hairstreak, ''

Satyrium kingi ''Satyrium kingi'', or King's hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, ...

'' *Striped hairstreak, ''

Satyrium liparops ''Satyrium liparops'', the striped hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae described by John Eatton Le Conte in 1833. It is found in North America, from the Rocky Mountains south from southern Canada to Colorado, east to Maine and so ...

'' *Northern oak hairstreak, '' Satyrium favonius ontario'' *Coral hairstreak, ''

Satyrium titus ''Satyrium titus'', the coral hairstreak, is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Description This tailless hairstreak is brownish gray on the upper side of the wings. The underside of the hindwing has a distinct row of red-ora ...

'' *Red-banded hairstreak, ''

Calycopis cecrops The red-banded hairstreak (''Calycopis cecrops'') is a butterfly native to the southeastern United States. It feeds on fallen leaves of sumac species and other trees. Its size ranges from . It lives near coastal areas. Its genome was sequenced i ...

'' *Brown elfin, '' Callophrys augustinus'' *Henry's elfin, ''

Callophrys henrici ''Callophrys henrici'', the Henry's elfin or woodland elfin,James A. Scott (1986). ''The Butterflies of North America''. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. is a North American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. In Canada it is found from ...

'' *Frosted elfin, ''

Callophrys irus ''Callophrys irus'', the frosted elfin, is a species of Lycaenidae that is native to North America. Description The wingspan ranges from .

'' *Hoary elfin, ''

Callophrys polios ''Callophrys polios'', the hoary elfin, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It has a very local distribution in the United States from Maine south to New Jersey and in the Appalachian Mountains to Virginia, west across the Great Lakes states ...

'' *Eastern pine elfin, ''

Callophrys niphon ''Callophrys niphon'', the eastern pine elfin, is a species of Lycaenidae that is native to North America. Description It is similar to the western pine elfin but has two dark bars instead of one in the forewing underside cell with strong patte ...

'' *Great purple hairstreak, ''

Atlides halesus The great purple hairstreak (''Atlides halesus''), also called the great blue hairstreak, is a common gossamer-winged butterfly species in parts of the United States. It is actually a Neotropical species; its North American range only includes ...

'' *Juniper hairstreak, ''

Callophrys gryneus ''Callophrys gryneus'', the juniper hairstreak or olive hairstreak,

'' *Hessel's hairstreak, '' Callophrys hesseli'' *Early hairstreak, '' Erora laeta''

Polyommatini

*Eastern tail-blue, ''

Cupido comyntas The eastern tailed-blue or eastern tailed blue (''Cupido comyntas''), also known as ''Everes comyntas'',Glaucopsyche lygdamus ''Glaucopsyche lygdamus'', the silvery blue, is a small butterfly native to North America. Its upperside is a light blue in males and a dull grayish blue in females. The underside is gray with a single row of round spots of differing sizes depen ...

'' *Appalachian azure, ''

Celastrina neglectamajor The Appalachian azure (''Celastrina neglectamajor'') is a butterfly in the gossamer wings family Lycaenidae. The male is light blue on the upperwing with a narrow, dark line running along the edge of the forewing. The underwing is chalky white a ...

'' *Dusky azure, '' Celastrina nigra''

Riodinidae

*Little metalmark, ''

Calephelis virginiensis ''Calephelis virginiensis'', the little metalmark, is a species of metalmark in the butterfly family Riodinidae Riodinidae is the family of metalmark butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small, metallic-looking spots common ...

'' *Northern metalmark, '' Calephelis borealis''

Nymphalidae

Heliconiinae

*Variegated fritillary, ''

Euptoieta claudia ''Euptoieta claudia'', the variegated fritillary, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Even though the variegated fritillary has some very different characteristics from the ''Speyeria'' fritillaries, it is still cl ...

'' *Greater spangled fritillary, ''

Speyeria cybele The great spangled fritillary (''Speyeria cybele'') is a North American butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Description Its wingspan ranges from . It is characterized by its orange color above with five black dashes near forewing base and seve ...

'' *Aphrodite fritillary, ''

Speyeria aphrodite The Aphrodite fritillary (''Speyeria aphrodite'') is a fritillary butterfly, from North America. This orange coloured fritillary has rows of dark dots or chevrons at the wing edges and black or brown lines more proximally. The ventral sides of t ...

'' *Meadow fritillary, ''

Boloria bellona ''Boloria bellona'', the meadow fritillary, is a North American butterfly in the brushfoot family, Nymphalidae. The common name, meadow fritillary, is also used for a European butterfly species, '' Melitaea parthenoides''. Description The up ...

'' *Silver-bordered fritillary, ''

Boloria selene ''Boloria selene'', known in Europe as the small pearl-bordered fritillary and in North America as the silver-bordered fritillary, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found across Europe, Asia and North America, and feeds ...

Nymphalinae The Nymphalinae are a subfamily of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae). Sometimes, the subfamilies Limenitidinae, and Biblidinae are included here as subordinate tribe(s), while the tribe Melitaeini is occasionally regarded as a distinc ...

*Pearl crescent, ''

Phyciodes tharos ''Phyciodes'', the crescents or crescent spots (like some related genera) is a genus of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae in the family Nymphalidae. Species In alphabetical order:"''Phyciodes''_Hübner,_

'' *Phaon crescent, '' 819]"at_Markku_Savela's_''Lepi ...

Vanessa virginiensis The American painted lady or American lady (''Vanessa virginiensis'')Vanessa cardui'' *Common buckeye, ''

Junonia coenia ''Junonia coenia'', known as the common buckeye or buckeye, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains and in Mexico. Its habitat is open areas with low vegetation and some bare ground. ...

'' *Red-spotted purple, ''

Limenitis arthemis ''Limenitis arthemis,'' the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus ''Limenitis''. It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns wi ...

'' *Viceroy, ''

Limenitis archippus The viceroy (''Limenitis archippus'') is a North American butterfly. It was long thought to be a Batesian mimic of the monarch butterfly, but since the viceroy is also distasteful to predators, it is now considered a Müllerian mimic instead. ...

'' *Hackberry emperor, ''

Asterocampa celtis ''Asterocampa celtis'', the hackberry emperor, is a North American butterfly that belongs to the brushfooted butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It gets its name from the hackberry tree ('' Celtis occidentalis'' and others in the genus ''Celtis'') upo ...

'' *Tawny emperor, ''

Asterocampa clyton ''Asterocampa clyton'', the tawny emperor, is a species of brush-footed butterfly. It is native to North America, especially the eastern half from Canada to northern Mexico. The tawny emperor should not be mistaken for a very similar ''Asterocamp ...

'' *American snout, ''

Libytheana carinenta The American snout or common snout butterfly (''Libytheana carinenta'') is a member of the subfamily Libytheinae in the brush-footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. This species is found in both North and South America. The larval host plants are ...

'' *Monarch, '' Danaus plexippus'' *Queen, ''

Danaus gilippus The queen butterfly (''Danaus gilippus'') is a North and South American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae with a wingspan of . It is orange or brown with black wing borders and small white forewing spots on its dorsal wing surface, and reddish ...

Satyrinae The Satyrinae, the satyrines or satyrids, commonly known as the browns, are a subfamily of the Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies). They were formerly considered a distinct family, Satyridae. This group contains nearly half of the known divers ...

*Little wood-satyr, '' Megisto cymela'' *Carolina satyr, ''

Hermeuptychia sosybius ''Hermeuptychia sosybius'', the Carolina satyr, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in the United States from southern New Jersey south along the coast to southern Florida, west to south-eastern Kansas, central Oklahoma and ce ...

'' *Common wood-nymph, ''

Cercyonis pegala The common wood-nymph (''Cercyonis pegala'') is a North American butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is also known as the wood-nymph, grayling, blue-eyed grayling, and the goggle eye. Description The common wood-nymph can vary greatly. A ...

'' *Appalachian brown, ''

Satyrodes appalachia ''Satyrodes appalachia'', the Appalachian brown or woods eyed brown

'' *Northern pearly-eye, ''

Enodia anthedon ''Lethe anthedon'', the northern pearly-eye, is a species of butterfly of the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America, from central Saskatchewan and eastern Nebraska east to Nova Scotia, south to central Alabam ...

Hesperiidae Skippers are a family of the Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) named the Hesperiidae. Being diurnal, they are generally called butterflies. They were previously placed in a separate superfamily, Hesperioidea; however, the most recent taxonomy ...

Pyrginae &
Pyrrhopyginae Firetips or firetail skippers are skipper butterflies in the subfamily Pyrrhopyginae (family (biology), family Hesperiidae). The roughly 150 species are found only in the Neotropics, with the exception of one species which just reaches into the U ...

*Silver-spotted skipper, ''

Epargyreus clarus ''Epargyreus clarus'', the silver-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is claimed to be the most recognized skipper in North America. occurs in fields, gardens, and at forest edges and ranges from southern Canada thro ...

'' *Golden banded-skipper, '' Autochton cellus'' *Hoary Edge, '' Achalarus lyciades'' *Southern cloudywing, '' Thorybes bathyllus'' *Northern cloudywing, '' Thorybes pylades'' *Confused cloudywing, '' Thorybes confusis'' *Long-tailed skipper, ''

Urbanus proteus The long-tailed skipper (''Urbanus proteus'') is a spread-winged skipper butterfly found throughout tropical and subtropical South America, south to Argentina and north into the Eastern United States and southern Ontario. It cannot live in areas ...

'' *Juvenal's duskywing, '' Erynnis juvenalis'' *Horace's duskywing, ''

Erynnis horatius ''Erynnis horatius'', the Horace's duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from Massachusetts, west to eastern South Dakota, south through most of the eastern United States to Florida, the Gulf Coast, and southern Texas ...

'' *Dreamy duskywing, '' Erynnis icelus'' *Sleepy duskywing, ''

Erynnis brizo ''Erynnis brizo'', the sleepy duskywing or banded oak duskywing, is a species of Hesperiidae butterfly that occurs throughout North America and is commonly confused with '' E. juvenalis'' and '' E. lucilius''. The species is listed as threatened ...

'' *Wild indigo duskywing, ''

Erynnis baptisiae ''Erynnis baptisiae'', the wild indigo duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern New England and southern Ontario west to central Nebraska, south to Georgia, the Gulf Coast, and south-centra ...

'' *Columbine duskywing, ''

Erynnis lucilius ''Erynnis lucilius'', the columbine duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Quebec to Manitoba and south to the northeastern United States.Erynnis martialis ''Erynnis martialis'', the mottled duskywing, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in most of the eastern United States and in southern Ontario, and southeastern Manitoba.COSEWIC. 2012COSEWIC Assessment and Status Report on th ...

'' *Common checkered-skipper, ''

Pyrgus communis ''Burnsius communis'', the common checkered-skipper, formerly known as ''Pyrgus communis'', is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is known as the frequently seen Pyrginae species in the northern United States by collectors a ...

'' *Hayhurst's scallopwing, ''

Staphylus hayhurstii ''Staphylus hayhurstii'', commonly known as Hayhurst's scallopwing, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from eastern Nebraska east across the southern Midwest to southern Pennsylvania and south t ...

'' *Common sootywing, ''

Pholisora catullus ''Pholisora catullus'', the common sootywing or roadside rambler, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found from the central parts of the United States, south to central Mexico. Strays may colonize up to southern British Columbia, n ...

Heteropterinae & Hesperiinae

*Fiery skipper, '' Hylephila phyleus'' *Sachem, ''

Atalopedes campestris ''Atalopedes campestris'' (called sachem in the United States and Canada) is a small grass skipper butterfly. It has a wingspan of . Male is orange, edged with brown, and has a large brown-black stigma. Female is darker with lighter markings in t ...

'' *European skipper, ''

Thymelicus lineola __NOTOC__ ''Thymelicus lineola'', known in Europe as the Essex skipper and in North America as the European skipper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. With a wingspan of 2.5 to 2.9 cm, it is very similar in appearance to ...

'' *Least skipper, '' Ancyloxpha numitor'' *Clouded skipper, ''

Lerema accius ''Lerema accius'', the clouded skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in the United States from Georgia west to Texas, south to Florida, and south through Mexico and Central America to Venezuela and Colombia. The wingspa ...

'' *Swarthy skipper, '' Nastra lherminier'' *Cobweb skipper, ''

Hesperia metea ''Hesperia metea'', the cobweb skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It has a scattered distribution in the United States from southern Maine west to Wisconsin, south to central Georgia, the Gulf States and central Texas. The wing ...

'' *Leonard's skipper, ''

Hesperia leonardus ''Hesperia leonardus'', the Leonard's skipper,Leonard's Skipper
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'' *Indian skipper, ''

Hesperia sassacus ''Hesperia sassacus'', the Indian skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Taxonomy The following subspecies are recognised: *''Hesperia sassacus sassacus'' Harris, 1862 *''Hesperia sassacus manitoboides'' (Fletcher, 1889) *''Hesperia s ...

'' *Long dash, '' Polites mystic'' *Peck's skipper, ''

Polites peckius ''Polites peckius'', the Peck's skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae (skippers), subfamily Hesperiinae (grass skippers). This skipper ranges across Canada from British Columbia, as far north as Cartwright, Labrador; ...

'' *Tawny-edged skipper, ''

Polites themistocles ''Polites themistocles'', the tawny-edged skipper, is a North American butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. Description This species varies geographically and within populations.Rick Cech and Guy Tudor (2005). ''Butterflies of the East Coast'' ...

'' *Crossline skipper, '' Polites origenes'' *Black dash, '' Euphyes conspicua'' *Southern broken-dash, ''

Wallengrenia otho ''Wallengrenia otho'', the southern broken dash or broken dash skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It was originally described by Smith in 1797. It is found from eastern Texas and the southeastern United States, south through the W ...

'' *Northern broken-dash, ''

Wallengrenia egeremet ''Wallengrenia egeremet'', the northern broken dash , is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from southern Maine and southern Ontario, west across the Great Lakes states to southeastern North Dakota, south to centr ...

'' *Little glassywing, '' Pompeius verna'' *Dun skipper, ''

Euphyes vestris ''Euphyes vestris'', the dun skipper, sedge witch or dun sedge skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia west across southern Canada to southern Alberta, south to Florida, the Gul ...

'' *Hobomok skipper, ''

Poanes hobomok The Hobomok skipper (''Lon hobomok'') is a North American butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Description This small butterfly has slim, triangular wings. The upper side of the male's wings is mostly orange with the margins being dark brown. ...

'' *Zabulon skipper, ''

Poanes zabulon The Zabulon skipper (''Lon zabulon'') (sometimes called the southern dimorphic skipperJames A. Scott (1986). ''The Butterflies of North America''. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA. ) is a North American butterfly first described by the ...

'' *Mulberry wing, ''

Poanes massasoit ''Poanes massasoit'', the mulberry wing, is a skipper butterfly found in North America. Distribution It is found on the East Coast of the United States, in a few states south and southwest of the Great Lakes, and in southern Ontario and Quebec ...

'' *Broad-winged skipper, ''

Poanes viator ''Poanes viator'', the broad-winged skipper, is a skipper butterfly found in North America. Distribution It ranges from Texas to Florida and along the east coast to Massachusetts and west to southern Quebec and Ontario to the Dakotas.Jim P. Br ...

'' *Aaron's skipper, ''

Poanes aaroni ''Poanes aaroni'', the saffron skipper, is a North American butterfly from the skipper family ( Hesperiidae) which occurs in salt marshes along the Atlantic coast. The upperside of the wings are vivid orange, with broad black borders. The unde ...

'' *Two-spotted skipper, ''

Euphyes bimacula ''Euphyes bimacula'', the two-spotted skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in North America, from northeast Colorado and western Nebraska; eastern Nebraska east to southern Quebec; southern Maine south to central Virgin ...

'' *Dion skipper, ''

Euphyes dion ''Euphyes dion'', the Dion skipper or Alabama skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in scattered populations along the Atlantic coast of North America, from western Massachusetts and south-eastern New York sout ...

'' *Delaware skipper, '' Anatrytone logan'' *Rare skipper, '' Problema bulenta'' *Dusted skipper, '' Atrytonopsis hianna'' *Common roadside-skipper, '' Amblyscirtes vialis'' *Pepper and salt skipper, '' Amblyscirtes hegon'' *Ocola skipper, ''

Panoquina ocola ''Panoquina ocola'', the ocola skipper or long-winged skipper, is a species of butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Paraguay north through tropical America and the West Indies to south Texas, and strays occur north to southeast Ari ...

'' *Salt marsh skipper, '' Panoquina panoquin''

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Butterflies Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...