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Moths and Butterflies of Massachusetts

Persius Duskywing 1
Erynnis persius
Swallowtails and Parnassians 2
Papilionidae
Skippers 3
Hesperiidae
Brush-footed Butterflies 4
Nymphalidae
Gossamer-winged Butterflies 5
Lycaenidae
Great Spangled Fritillary 6
Speyeria cybele
Common Buckeye 7
Junonia coenia
Whites, Yellows, and Sulphurs 8
Pieridae
Painted Lady 9
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 10
Vanessa virginiensis
Cloudless Sulphur 11
Phoebis sennae
Monarch 12
Danaus plexippus
Red Admiral 13
Vanessa atalanta
Gulf Fritillary 14
Dione vanillae
Pipevine Swallowtail 15
Battus philenor
Horace's Duskywing 16
Erynnis horatius
Eastern Giant Swallowtail 17
Papilio cresphontes
Fiery Skipper 18
Hylephila phyleus
Gray Hairstreak 19
Strymon melinus
Danaid Eggfly 20
Hypolimnas misippus
Queen 21
Danaus gilippus
Sachem 22
Atalopedes campestris
Pearl Crescent 10
Phyciodes tharos
Brazilian Skipper 23
Calpodes ethlius
Eastern Comma 24
Polygonia comma
Silver-bordered Fritillary 25
Boloria selene
Early Hairstreak 26
Erora laeta
Eastern Black Swallowtail 27
Papilio polyxenes asterius
Cabbage White 28
Pieris rapae
Small Copper 29
Lycaena phlaeas
Silvery Blue 30
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Mourning Cloak 31
Nymphalis antiopa
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail 32
Papilio canadensis
Northern Cloudywing 33
Thorybes pylades
Southern Cloudywing 34
Thorybes bathyllus
Dreamy Duskywing 35
Erynnis icelus
Sleepy Duskywing 36
Erynnis brizo
Juvenal's Duskywing 37
Erynnis juvenalis
Mottled Duskywing 38
Erynnis martialis
Columbine Duskywing 39
Erynnis lucilius
Wild Indigo Duskywing 40
Erynnis baptisiae
Common Sootywing 41
Pholisora catullus
Least Skipper 42
Ancyloxypha numitor
Essex Skipper 43
Thymelicus lineola
Leonard's Skipper 44
Hesperia leonardus
Crossline Skipper 44
Polites origenes
Tawny-edged Skipper 34
Polites themistocles
Mulberry Wing 34
Poanes massasoit
Delaware Skipper 45
Anatrytone logan
Broad-winged Skipper 46
Poanes viator
Long Dash 47
Polites mystic
Dun Skipper 45
Euphyes vestris
Dusted Skipper 48
Atrytonopsis hianna
Common Roadside-Skipper 49
Amblyscirtes vialis
Dion Skipper 50
Euphyes dion
Black Dash 51
Euphyes conspicua
Black Swallowtail 27
Papilio polyxenes
Spicebush Swallowtail 52
Papilio troilus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 53
Papilio glaucus glaucus
Clouded Sulphur 35
Colias philodice
Orange Sulphur 54
Colias eurytheme
Banded Hairstreak 55
Satyrium calanus
Striped Hairstreak 56
Satyrium liparops
Brown Elfin 57
Callophrys augustinus
Eastern Pine Elfin 19
Callophrys niphon
Spring Azure 58
Celastrina ladon
American Snout 59
Libytheana carinenta
Aphrodite Fritillary 60
Speyeria aphrodite
Meadow Fritillary 35
Boloria bellona
Harris's Checkerspot 61
Chlosyne harrisii
Northern Crescent 62
Phyciodes cocyta
Baltimore Checkerspot 63
Euphydryas phaeton
Question Mark 64
Polygonia interrogationis
Gray Comma 65
Polygonia progne
American White Admiral 66
Limenitis arthemis arthemis
Red-spotted Purple 67
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Viceroy 68
Limenitis archippus
Tawny Emperor 69
Asterocampa clyton
Little Wood Satyr
Megisto cymela cymela
Little Wood Satyr 58
Megisto cymela
Common Wood-Nymph 70
Cercyonis pegala
Checkered White 71
Pontia protodice
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail 72
Papilio glaucus
Red-spotted Admiral 73
Limenitis arthemis
Silvery Checkerspot 46
Chlosyne nycteis
Atlantis Fritillary 74
Speyeria atlantis
Long-tailed Skipper 75
Urbanus proteus
Variegated Fritillary 76
Euptoieta claudia
Green Comma 77
Polygonia faunus
Hackberry Emperor 78
Asterocampa celtis
Milbert's Tortoiseshell 79
Aglais milberti
California Ringlet 80
Coenonympha california california
Common Ringlet 81
Coenonympha california
Falcate Orangetip 82
Anthocharis midea
Silver-spotted Skipper 83
Epargyreus clarus
Edwards' Hairstreak 84
Satyrium edwardsii
Sleepy Orange 85
Abaeis nicippe
Harvester 86
Feniseca tarquinius
Summer Azure 87
Celastrina neglecta
Zebra Swallowtail 88
Eurytides marcellus

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