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SOUTH FLORIDA BUTTERFLIES
Lake Okeechobee through the Florida Keys
| SWALLOWTAILS |
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Pipevine Swallowtail |
Battus philenor |
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Polydamas Swallowtail |
Battus polydamas |
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Zebra Swallowtail |
Eurytides marcellus |
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Black Swallowtail |
Papilio polyxenes |
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Spicebush Swallowtail |
Papilio troilus |
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
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Giant Swallowtail |
Papilio cresphontes |
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Schaus’ Swallowtail |
Papilio aristodemus |
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Bahamian Swallowtail |
Papilio andraemon |
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Palamedes Swallowtail
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Papilio palamedes |
| WHITES, YELLOWS AND SULPHURS |
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Great Southern White |
Ascia monuste |
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Florida White |
Appias drusilla |
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Checkered White |
Pontia protodice |
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Orange Sulphur |
Colias eurytheme |
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Southern Dogface |
Colias cesonia |
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Dainty Sulphur |
Nathalis iole |
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Little Yellow |
Eurema lisa |
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Mimosa Yellow |
Eurema nise |
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Dina Yellow |
Eurema dina |
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Sleepy Orange |
Eurema nicippe |
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Barred Yellow |
Eurema daira |
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Cloudless Sulphur |
Phoebis sennae |
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Orange-barred Sulphur |
Phoebis philea |
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Large Orange Sulphur |
Phoebis agarithe |
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Statira Sulphur |
Phoebis statira |
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Lyside Sulphur
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Kricogonia lyside |
| METALMARKS |
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Little Metalmark
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Calephelis virginiensis |
| HAIRSTREAKS |
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Atala |
Eumaeus atala |
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White M Hairstreak |
Parrhasius m-album |
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Silver-banded Hairstreak |
Chlorostrymon simaethis |
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Amethyst Hairstreak |
Chlorostrymon maesites |
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Red-banded Hairstreak |
Calycopis cecrops |
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Fulvous Hairstreak |
Electrostrymon angelia |
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Gray Ministreak |
Ministrymon azia |
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Gray Hairstreak |
Strymon melinus |
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Martial Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon martialis |
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Bartram’s Scrub-Hairstreak |
Strymon acis |
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Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon columella |
| BLUES |
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Eastern Pygmy-Blue |
Brephidium isophthalma |
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Cassius Blue |
Leptotes cassius |
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Ceraunus Blue |
Hemiargus ceraunus |
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Miami Blue |
Hemiargus thomasi |
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Nickerbean Blue
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Hemiargus ammon |
| BRUSHFOOTS |
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American Snout |
Libytheana carinenta |
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Gulf Fritillary |
Agraulis vanillae |
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Julia |
Dryas julia |
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Zebra |
Heliconius charitonius |
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Variegated Fritillary |
Euptoieta claudia |
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Phaon Crescent |
Phyciodes phaon |
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Pearl Crescent |
Phyciodes tharos |
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Cuban Crescent |
Phyciodes frisia |
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Red Admiral |
Vanessa atalanta |
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American Lady |
Vanessa virginiensis |
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Painted Lady |
Vanessa cardui |
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Hackberry Emperor |
Asterocampa celtis |
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Tawny Emperor |
Asterocampa clyton |
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Common Buckeye |
Junonia coenia |
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Mangrove Buckeye |
Junonia evarete |
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Tropical Buckeye |
Junonia genoveva |
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White Peacock |
Anartia jatrophae |
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Viceroy |
Limenitis archippus |
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Malachite |
Siproeta stelenes |
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Florida Purplewing |
Eunica tatila |
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Dingy Purplewing |
Eunica monima |
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Florida Leafwing |
Anaea floridalis |
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Ruddy Daggerwing
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Marpesia petreus |
| SATYRS |
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Carolina Satyr |
Hermeuptychia sosybius |
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Georgia Satyr
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Neonympha areolata |
| MILKWEED BUTTERFLIES |
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Monarch |
Danaus plexippus |
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Queen |
Danaus gilippus |
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Soldier
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Danaus erisimus |
| SKIPPERS |
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Mangrove Skipper |
Phocides pigmalion |
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Hammock Skipper |
Polygonus leo |
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Zestos Skipper |
Epargyreus zestos |
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Silver-spotted Skipper |
Epargyreus clarus |
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Long-tailed Skipper |
Urbanus proteus |
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Dorantes Longtail |
Urbanus dorantes |
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Northern Cloudywing |
Thorybes pylades |
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Horace’s Duskywing |
Erynnis horatius |
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Florida Duskywing |
Ephyriades brunneus |
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Zarucco Duskywing |
Erynnis zarucco |
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Common Checkered-Skipper |
Pyrgus communis |
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Tropical Checkered-Skipper |
Pyrgus oileus |
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Hayhurst’s Scallopwing |
Staphylus hayhurstii |
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Swarthy Skipper |
Nastra lherminier |
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Neamathla Skipper |
Nastra neamathla |
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Three-spotted Skipper |
Cymaenes tripunctus |
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Eufala Skipper |
Lerodea eufala |
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Southern Skipperling |
Copaeodes minimus |
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Least Skipper |
Ancyloxypha numitor |
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Fiery Skipper |
Hylephila phyleus |
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Whirlabout |
Polites vibex |
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Sachem |
Atalopedes campestris |
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Baracoa Skipper |
Polites baracoa |
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Southern Broken-Dash |
Wallengrenia otho |
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Dun Skipper |
Euphyes vestris |
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Delaware Skipper |
Anatrytone logan |
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Byssus Skipper |
Problema byssus |
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Meske’s Skipper |
Hesperia meskei |
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Dusted Skipper |
Atrytonopsis hianna |
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Twin-spot Skipper |
Oligoria maculata |
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Clouded Skipper |
Lerema accius |
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Aaron’s Skipper |
Poanes aaroni |
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Palatka Skipper |
Euphyes pilatka |
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Palmetto Skipper |
Euphyes arpa |
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Berry’s Skipper |
Euphyes berryi |
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Ocola Skipper |
Panoquina ocola |
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Salt Marsh Skipper |
Panoquina panoquin |
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Obscure Skipper |
Panoquina panoquinoides |
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Monk Skipper |
Asbolis capucinus |
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Brazilian Skipper |
Calpodes ethlius |
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The common names used here are from NABA's Checklist of Common & English Names of North American Butterflies (2d ed.). For convenience, the order followed in this list corresponds to that used in J. Glassberg's Butterflies through Binoculars: Florida (2000).
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