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Moths and Butterflies of North Carolina

Tortrix Moths
Tortricidae
Sphinx Moths 1
Sphingidae
Papilio 2
Duskywings 3
Erynnis
Skipper Butterflies 4
Hesperioidea
Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth
Datana ministra
Pandorus Sphinx Moth 5
Eumorpha pandorus
Luna Moth 6
Actias luna
Polyphemus Moth 7
Antheraea polyphemus
Great Spangled Fritillary 8
Speyeria cybele
Greater Fritillaries 9
Speyeria
Rosy Maple Moth 10
Dryocampa rubicunda
Spotted Apatelodes 10
Apatelodes torrefacta
Yellowstriped Oakworm 11
Anisota peigleri
Common Buckeye 12
Junonia coenia
Painted Lady 13
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 14
Vanessa virginiensis
Cloudless Sulphur 8
Phoebis sennae
Monarch Butterfly 15
Danaus plexippus
Noctuid Moths 16
Noctuidae
Live Oak Tussock Moth 17
Orgyia detrita
Red Admiral 18
Vanessa atalanta
Gulf Fritillary 19
Agraulis vanillae
White-lined Sphinx Moth 20
Hyles lineata
Emerald Moths and Allies 21
Geometridae
Blinded Sphinx Moth 22
Paonias excaecata
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly 20
Battus philenor
Horace's Duskywing 23
Erynnis horatius
Giant Swallowtail 24
Papilio cresphontes
Fiery Skipper 25
Hylephila phyleus
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Spread-wing Skippers 26
Pyrginae
Sachem 27
Atalopedes campestris
Azures 28
Celastrina
Zabulon Skipper 25
Poanes zabulon
Clover Looper Moth 29
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Elegant Grass-veneer 30
Microcrambus elegans
cloaked marvel 29
Chytonix palliatricula
Pearl Crescent 31
Phyciodes tharos
White-striped Black Moth 32
Trichodezia albovittata
Tulip-tree Silkmoth
Callosamia angulifera
Callosamia 33
Eastern Comma 34
Polygonia comma
Early Hairstreak 25
Erora laeta
parsnip swallowtail 35
Papilio polyxenes asterius
Cabbage White 36
Pieris rapae
Small Copper 37
Lycaena phlaeas
Silvery Blue 38
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Common Branded Skipper 39
Hesperia comma
Juvenal's Duskywing 8
Erynnis juvenalis
Mottled Duskywing
Erynnis martialis
Least Skipper 40
Ancyloxypha numitor
Leonard's Skipper 41
Hesperia leonardus
Delaware Skipper
Anatrytone logan
Long Dash Skipper 42
Polites mystic
Dusted Skipper 43
Atrytonopsis hianna
Little Glassywing 41
Pompeius verna
Eastern Black Swallowtail 44
Papilio polyxenes
Spicebush Swallowtail 44
Papilio troilus
Papilio glaucus glaucus 45
Olympia Marble 29
Euchloe olympia
Clouded Sulphur 46
Colias philodice
Orange Sulphur 46
Colias eurytheme
Banded Hairstreak 10
Satyrium calanus
striped hairstreak 47
Satyrium liparops
Brown Elfin 48
Callophrys augustinus
Eastern Pine Elfin 18
Callophrys niphon
Spring Azure 46
Celastrina ladon
American Snout 49
Libytheana carinenta
aphrodite fritillary 9
Speyeria aphrodite
Northern Crescent 42
Phyciodes cocyta
tawny crescent
Phyciodes batesii
Baltimore Checkerspot 50
Euphydryas phaeton
Question Mark 51
Polygonia interrogationis
Grey Comma 47
Polygonia progne
Red-spotted Purple 52
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Viceroy 53
Limenitis archippus
Tawny Emperor 54
Asterocampa clyton
Northern Pearly Eye 55
Enodia anthedon
Little Wood Satyr 56
Megisto cymela
Common Wood Nymph 57
Cercyonis pegala
Checkered White 8
Pontia protodice
Great Purple Hairstreak 55
Atlides halesus
Isabella Tiger Moth 22
Pyrrharctia isabella
Anisota 58
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 59
Papilio glaucus
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
Carolina Satyr 54
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Orange-patched Smoky Moth 11
Pyromorpha dimidiata
Agreeable Tiger Moth 60
Spilosoma congrua
Tobacco Hornworm 61
Manduca sexta
Vapourer 62
Orgyia antiqua
Snowberry Clearwing Moth 44
Hemaris diffinis
Silvery Checkerspot 63
Chlosyne nycteis
Giant Leopard Moth 64
Hypercompe scribonia
Spotted Tussock Moth 62
Lophocampa maculata
Palamedes Swallowtail 65
Papilio palamedes
Variegated Fritillary 59
Euptoieta claudia
Green Comma 66
Polygonia faunus
Hackberry Emperor 63
Asterocampa celtis

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