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A guide to the Butterflies (Insecta: Superfamily Papilionoidea) of Austin and Travis Co., TX; USA

This is a guide to the Butterflies (not including moths) of Austin and Travis Co., TX.

Common Buckeye 1
Junonia coenia
Painted Lady 2
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 3
Vanessa virginiensis
Cloudless Sulphur 4
Phoebis sennae
Monarch 5
Danaus plexippus
Red Admiral 6
Vanessa atalanta
Gulf Fritillary 7
Agraulis vanillae
Tropical Checkered-Skipper 8
Pyrgus oileus
Checkered-Skippers 1
Pyrgus
White Peacock 9
Anartia jatrophae
Zebra Longwing 10
Heliconius charithonia
Pipevine Swallowtail 11
Battus philenor
Florida Queen 12
Danaus gilippus berenice
Soldier 13
Danaus eresimus
Horace's Duskywing 14
Erynnis horatius
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 15
Papilio cresphontes
Julia Heliconian 16
Dryas iulia
Fiery Skipper 17
Hylephila phyleus
Gray Hairstreak 18
Strymon melinus
Dorantes Longtail 19
Urbanus dorantes
Common Checkered-Skipper 20
Pyrgus communis
Cassius Blue 3
Leptotes cassius
Great Southern White 21
Ascia monuste
Queen 5
Danaus gilippus
Dainty Sulphur 22
Nathalis iole
Sachem 23
Atalopedes campestris
Pearl Crescent 24
Phyciodes tharos
Western Pygmy-Blue 3
Brephidium exilis
Brazilian Skipper 10
Calpodes ethlius
Eastern Black Swallowtail 25
Papilio polyxenes asterius
Mourning Cloak 26
Nymphalis antiopa
Northern Cloudywing 27
Thorybes pylades
Juvenal's Duskywing 28
Erynnis juvenalis
Wild Indigo Duskywing 29
Erynnis baptisiae
Common Sootywing 30
Pholisora catullus
Least Skipper 31
Ancyloxypha numitor
Broad-winged Skipper 32
Poanes viator
Dun Skipper 33
Euphyes vestris
Black Swallowtail 34
Papilio polyxenes
Spicebush Swallowtail 33
Papilio troilus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 35
Papilio glaucus glaucus
Clouded Sulphur 36
Colias philodice
Orange Sulphur 37
Colias eurytheme
Banded Hairstreak 38
Satyrium calanus
American Snout 39
Libytheana carinenta
Question Mark 40
Polygonia interrogationis
Red-spotted Purple 41
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Viceroy 42
Limenitis archippus
Tawny Emperor 43
Asterocampa clyton
Little Wood Satyr 44
Megisto cymela
Common Wood-Nymph 45
Cercyonis pegala
Checkered White 46
Pontia protodice
Great Purple Hairstreak 47
Atlides halesus
Marine Blue 48
Leptotes marina
Funereal Duskywing 49
Erynnis funeralis
Eufala Skipper 31
Lerodea eufala
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 50
Papilio glaucus
Red-spotted Admiral 51
Limenitis arthemis
Tropical Buckeye 27
Junonia evarete
Silvery Checkerspot 32
Chlosyne nycteis
Long-tailed Skipper 49
Urbanus proteus
Arizona Sister 52
Adelpha eulalia
Large Orange Sulphur 53
Phoebis agarithe
Palamedes Swallowtail 54
Papilio palamedes
Bordered Patch 55
Chlosyne lacinia
Variegated Fritillary 46
Euptoieta claudia
Two-tailed Swallowtail 56
Papilio multicaudata
Hackberry Emperor 57
Asterocampa celtis
Phaon Crescent 33
Phyciodes phaon
Polydamas Swallowtail 58
Battus polydamas
Southern Broken-Dash 5
Wallengrenia otho
Falcate Orangetip 55
Anthocharis midea
Ceraunus Blue 59
Hemiargus ceraunus
Silver-spotted Skipper 60
Epargyreus clarus
Goatweed Leafwing 61
Anaea andria
Sleepy Orange 62
Abaeis nicippe
Harvester 63
Feniseca tarquinius
Florida White 33
Glutophrissa drusilla
Juniper Hairstreak 33
Callophrys gryneus
Reakirt's Blue 64
Echinargus isola
Little Yellow 33
Pyrisitia lisa
White Checkered-Skipper 7
Pyrgus albescens
Red-banded Hairstreak 55
Calycopis cecrops
Mexican Yellow 47
Eurema mexicana
Mimosa Yellow 32
Pyrisitia nise
Eastern Tailed-Blue 10
Cupido comyntas
Dusky-blue Groundstreak 65
Calycopis isobeon
Henry's Elfin 66
Callophrys henrici
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 67
Staphylus hayhurstii
Southern Dogface 65
Zerene cesonia
Fatal Metalmark 33
Calephelis nemesis
Orange Skipperling 33
Copaeodes aurantiaca
Crimson Patch 68
Chlosyne janais
Anthanassa texana texana 69
Texan Crescent ssp. seminole
Anthanassa texana seminole
Texan Crescent 70
Anthanassa texana
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 71
Strymon istapa
Orange-barred Sulphur 72
Phoebis philea
Clouded Skipper 33
Lerema accius
Gemmed Satyr 73
Cyllopsis gemma

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