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Butterflies of the Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield area

Butterflies of the Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield area

Queen 1
Danaus gilippus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 2
Papilio glaucus
Black Swallowtail 3
Papilio polyxenes
Common Buckeye 4
Junonia coenia
Spicebush Swallowtail 5
Papilio troilus
Monarch 6
Danaus plexippus
Question Mark 7
Polygonia interrogationis
Eastern Comma 8
Polygonia comma
Zebra Swallowtail 9
Eurytides marcellus
Viceroy 10
Limenitis archippus
Red-spotted Admiral 11
Limenitis arthemis
American Lady 12
Vanessa virginiensis
Painted Lady 13
Vanessa cardui
Red Admiral 14
Vanessa atalanta
Pearl Crescent 12
Phyciodes tharos
Variegated Fritillary 15
Euptoieta claudia
Eastern Tailed-Blue 16
Cupido comyntas
Red-banded Hairstreak 17
Calycopis cecrops
Common Checkered-Skipper 18
Burnsius communis
Cabbage White 19
Pieris rapae
Silver-spotted Skipper 20
Epargyreus clarus
Sachem 21
Atalopedes campestris
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 22
Papilio cresphontes
Hackberry Emperor 23
Asterocampa celtis
Great Spangled Fritillary 24
Speyeria cybele
Cloudless Sulphur 25
Phoebis sennae
Gulf Fritillary 26
Dione vanillae
Pipevine Swallowtail 27
Battus philenor
Horace's Duskywing 28
Erynnis horatius
Fiery Skipper 29
Hylephila phyleus
Gray Hairstreak 30
Strymon melinus
Brazilian Skipper 31
Calpodes ethlius
Mourning Cloak 32
Nymphalis antiopa
Southern Cloudywing 33
Thorybes bathyllus
Juvenal's Duskywing 34
Erynnis juvenalis
Wild Indigo Duskywing 35
Erynnis baptisiae
Common Sootywing 36
Pholisora catullus
Least Skipper 37
Ancyloxypha numitor
Crossline Skipper 38
Polites origenes
Broad-winged Skipper 39
Poanes viator
Dun Skipper 40
Euphyes vestris
Little Glassywing 38
Pompeius verna
Orange Sulphur 41
Colias eurytheme
Banded Hairstreak 42
Satyrium calanus
Spring Azure 43
Celastrina ladon
American Snout 44
Libytheana carinenta
Tawny Emperor 45
Asterocampa clyton
Common Wood-Nymph 46
Cercyonis pegala
Checkered White 47
Pontia protodice
Carolina Satyr 48
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Silvery Checkerspot 39
Chlosyne nycteis
Long-tailed Skipper 49
Urbanus proteus
Southern Broken-Dash 1
Wallengrenia otho
Falcate Orangetip 50
Anthocharis midea
Sleepy Orange 51
Abaeis nicippe
Harvester 52
Feniseca tarquinius
Summer Azure 53
Celastrina neglecta
Henry's Elfin 54
Callophrys henrici
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 55
Staphylus hayhurstii
White M Hairstreak 56
Parrhasius m-album
Appalachian Brown 57
Lethe appalachia
Clouded Skipper 58
Lerema accius
Ocola Skipper 59
Panoquina ocola
Northern Pearly-eye 60
Lethe anthedon
Zabulon Skipper 61
Lon zabulon
Common Roadside-Skipper 62
Amblyscirtes vialis
Striped Hairstreak 63
Satyrium liparops
Eastern Pine Elfin 30
Callophrys niphon
Little Wood Satyr 64
Megisto cymela
Great Purple Hairstreak 31
Atlides halesus
Juniper Hairstreak 31
Callophrys gryneus
Little Yellow 38
Pyrisitia lisa
Cobweb Skipper 65
Hesperia metea
Gemmed Satyr 38
Cyllopsis gemma
Swarthy Skipper 66
Nastra lherminier
Oak Hairstreak 67
Satyrium favonius
Hoary Edge 31
Thorybes lyciades

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