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Butterflies of Alabama

This guide is a reference for identifying species of butterflies reported from Alabama. If you have additions or corrections please send them to jpfriel@ua.edu.

Brazilian Skipper
Calpodes ethlius
Ocola Skipper 1
Panoquina ocola
Salt Marsh Skipper 2
Panoquina panoquin
Clouded Skipper 3
Lerema accius
Swarthy Skipper 4
Nastra lherminier
Eufala Skipper 5
Lerodea eufala
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper 1
Amblyscirtes aesculapius
Dusky Roadside-Skipper 6
Amblyscirtes alternata
Bell's Roadside Skipper 6
Amblyscirtes belli
Pepper and Salt Skipper 7
Amblyscirtes hegon
Amblyscirtes reversa 8
Common Roadside-Skipper 9
Amblyscirtes vialis
Byssus Skipper 6
Problema byssus
Arogos Skipper 10
Atrytone arogos
Twin-spot Skipper 1
Oligoria maculata
Fiery Skipper 11
Hylephila phyleus
Hobomok Skipper 12
Poanes hobomok
Broad-winged Skipper 13
Poanes viator
Yehl Skipper 11
Poanes yehl
Zabulon Skipper 11
Poanes zabulon
Sachem 11
Atalopedes campestris
Leonard's Skipper 14
Hesperia leonardus
Meske's Skipper 8
Hesperia meskei
Cobweb Skipper 7
Hesperia metea
Crossline Skipper 14
Polites origenes
Tawny-edged Skipper 2
Polites themistocles
Whirlabout 2
Polites vibex
Northern Broken-Dash 14
Wallengrenia egeremet
Southern Broken-Dash 15
Wallengrenia otho
Palmetto Skipper 2
Euphyes arpa
Two-spotted skipper 16
Euphyes bimacula
Dion Skipper 1
Euphyes dion
Dukes' Skipper 17
Euphyes dukesi
Palatka Skipper 1
Euphyes pilatka
Dun Skipper 6
Euphyes vestris
Dusted Skipper 18
Atrytonopsis hianna
Little Glassywing 14
Pompeius verna
Delaware Skipper 11
Anatrytone logan
Southern Skipperling 19
Copaeodes minima
Least Skipper 20
Ancyloxypha numitor
Megathymus cofaqui 21
Yucca Giant-skipper 18
Megathymus yuccae

Edited by John P Friel, John Abbott, and Kendra Abbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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