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Fauna of Broward County, Florida

This is a non-exhaustive list of possible species to be found in Broward County Florida. This is a companion piece for the Broward county BioBlitz program to help guide possible identifications

Io Moth 1
Automeris io
Black Swallowtail 2
Papilio polyxenes
Giant Swallowtail 3
Papilio cresphontes
Palamedes Swallowtail 4
Papilio palamedes
Zebra Swallowtail 5
Eurytides marcellus
Polydamas Swallowtail 6
Battus polydamas
Brazilian Skipper 7
Calpodes ethlius
Clouded Skipper 8
Lerema accius
Three-spotted Skipper 9
Cymaenes tripunctus
Eufala Skipper 10
Lerodea eufala
Monk Skipper 11
Asbolis capucinus
Twin-spot Skipper 12
Oligoria maculata
Fiery Skipper 13
Hylephila phyleus
Sachem 14
Atalopedes campestris
Baracoa Skipper
Polites baracoa
Whirlabout 15
Polites vibex
Southern Broken-Dash 16
Wallengrenia otho
Palmetto Skipper 15
Euphyes arpa
Palatka Skipper 12
Euphyes pilatka
Delaware Skipper 17
Anatrytone logan
Southern Skipperling 18
Copaeodes minima
Least Skipper 19
Ancyloxypha numitor
Dorantes Longtail 20
Urbanus dorantes
Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
Hammock Skipper
Polygonus leo
Mangrove Skipper 12
Phocides pigmalion
Florida Duskywing
Ephyriades brunnea
Horace's Duskywing 21
Erynnis horatius
White Checkered-Skipper 15
Pyrgus albescens
Tropical Checkered-Skipper 22
Pyrgus oileus
Viceroy 23
Limenitis archippus
Cuban Crescent 24
Anthanassa frisia
Phaon Crescent 25
Phyciodes phaon
Pearl Crescent 26
Phyciodes tharos
Red Admiral 27
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 28
Vanessa cardui
White Peacock 29
Anartia jatrophae
Malachite 30
Siproeta stelenes
Common Buckeye 31
Junonia coenia
Mangrove Buckeye 32
Junonia genoveva
Ruddy Daggerwing 33
Marpesia petreus
Carolina Satyr 34
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Georgia Satyr 35
Neonympha areolatus
Variegated Fritillary 36
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 15
Agraulis vanillae
Zebra Longwing 7
Heliconius charithonia
Julia Butterfly 37
Dryas iulia
Soldier 8
Danaus eresimus
Queen 16
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 16
Danaus plexippus
Atala 38
Eumaeus atala
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 39
Strymon istapa
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak 12
Strymon martialis
Gray Hairstreak 40
Strymon melinus
Red-banded Hairstreak 41
Calycopis cecrops
Fulvous Hairstreak
Electrostrymon angelia
Eastern Pygmy-Blue 42
Brephidium pseudofea
Cassius Blue 43
Leptotes cassius
Ceraunus Blue 44
Hemiargus ceraunus
Dina Yellow 12
Pyrisitia dina
Little Yellow 25
Pyrisitia lisa
Statira Sulphur 8
Aphrissa statira
Large Orange Sulphur 45
Phoebis agarithe
Orange-barred Sulphur 46
Phoebis philea
Cloudless Sulphur 47
Phoebis sennae
Barred Yellow 12
Eurema daira
Dainty Sulphur 8
Nathalis iole
Sleepy Orange 48
Abaeis nicippe
Florida White 25
Glutophrissa drusilla
Great Southern White 49
Ascia monuste
Checkered White 36
Pontia protodice
Little Metalmark 50
Calephelis virginiensis
Polka-Dot Wasp Moth 51
Syntomeida epilais
Assembly Moth 52
Samea ecclesialis
Orange-spotted Flower Moth 53
Syngamia florella
Southern Two-striped Walkingstick 54
Anisomorpha buprestoides
Dilemma Orchid Bee 55
Euglossa dilemma
Western Honey Bee 56
Apis mellifera
Southern Carpenter Bee 57
Xylocopa micans
Poey's Furrow Bee 58
Halictus poeyi
Florida Carpenter Ant 29
Camponotus floridanus
Red Imported Fire Ant 59
Solenopsis invicta
Polistes dorsalis 60
Horse's Paper Wasp 29
Polistes major
Asian Lady Beetle 61
Harmonia axyridis
Spotless Lady Beetle 62
Cycloneda sanguinea
Little Leaf Notcher 63
Artipus floridanus
Blue-Green Citrus Root Weevil 64
Pachnaeus litus
Sri Lanka Weevil 64
Myllocerus undecimpustulatus
Dark Flower Scarab 65
Euphoria sepulcralis
American Bird Grasshopper 66
Schistocerca americana
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper 67
Romalea microptera
Milkweed Assassin Bug 68
Zelus longipes
Large Milkweed Bug 21
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Needham's Skimmer 69
Libellula needhami
Halloween Pennant 18
Celithemis eponina
Seaside Dragonlet 25
Erythrodiplax berenice
Little Blue Dragonlet 70
Erythrodiplax minuscula
Band-winged Dragonlet 15
Erythrodiplax umbrata
Scarlet Skimmer 71
Crocothemis servilia

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