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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.

Bronze Roadside-Skipper 1
Amblyscirtes aenus
Tailed Orange 2
Pyrisitia proterpia
Theona Checkerspot 3
Chlosyne theona
Zilpa Longtail 4
Chioides zilpa
White-patched Skipper 3
Chiomara georgina
Ocola Skipper 5
Panoquina ocola
Rawson's Metalmark 6
Calephelis rawsoni
Turk's-cap White-Skipper 7
Heliopetes macaira
Laviana White-Skipper 8
Heliopetes laviana
Desert Checkered-Skipper 9
Pyrgus philetas
Texas Powdered Skipper
Systasea pulverulenta
Common Mestra 10
Mestra amymone
Julia's Skipper 11
Nastra julia
Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak 12
Strymon alea
White-striped Longtail 13
Chioides albofasciatus
Hermit Skipper 14
Grais stigmaticus
Tropical Leafwing 10
Anaea aidea
Rounded Metalmark 15
Calephelis perditalis
Ornythion Swallowtail 16
Papilio ornythion
Celia's Roadside-Skipper 17
Amblyscirtes celia
Sickle-winged Skipper 18
Eantis tamenund
Common Streaky-Skipper 19
Celotes nessus
Whirlabout 20
Polites vibex
Red Satyr 21
Megisto rubricata
Vesta Crescent 22
Phyciodes graphica
Southern Skipperling 23
Copaeodes minima
Lyside Sulphur 3
Kricogonia lyside
Dusky Roadside-Skipper 3
Amblyscirtes alternata
Silver-banded Hairstreak 3
Chlorostrymon simaethis
Soapberry Hairstreak 24
Phaeostrymon alcestis
Coyote Cloudywing 25
Achalarus toxeus
Dotted Roadside-Skipper 26
Amblyscirtes eos
Nysa Roadside-Skipper 27
Amblyscirtes nysa
Statira Sulphur 10
Aphrissa statira
Green Skipper 28
Hesperia viridis
Apache Skipper 10
Hesperia woodgatei
Oak Hairstreak 29
Satyrium favonius
Asterocampa celtis celtis 30
Asterocampa clyton clyton 31
Texan Emperor 32
Asterocampa clyton texana
Olive Hairstreak 33
Callophrys gryneus gryneus
Northern Broad-winged Skipper
Poanes viator viator
Texas Oak Hairstreak 12
Satyrium favonius autolycus
Northern Oak Hairstreak 34
Satyrium favonius ontario
Strymon melinus atrofasciata
American Red Admiral 35
Vanessa atalanta rubria
Battus polydamas polydamas 36
Texas Hairstreak 37
Callophrys gryneus castalis
Western Giant Swallowtail 38
Papilio rumiko

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