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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.

Wild Indigo Duskywing 1
Erynnis baptisiae
Sleepy Duskywing 2
Erynnis brizo
Horace's Duskywing 3
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 4
Erynnis icelus
Juvenal's Duskywing 4
Erynnis juvenalis
Mottled Duskywing 5
Erynnis martialis
Zarucco Duskywing 6
Erynnis zarucco
White Checkered-Skipper 7
Pyrgus albescens
Common Checkered-Skipper 8
Pyrgus communis
Tropical Checkered-Skipper 9
Pyrgus oileus
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 10
Staphylus hayhurstii
Common Sootywing 11
Pholisora catullus

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