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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

Rusty Millipede 1
Trigoniulus corallinus
Bumble Bee Millipede 2
Anadenobolus monilicornis
Spinybacked Orbweaver 3
Gasteracantha cancriformis
Golden Silk Orbweaver 4
Nephila clavipes
Tropical Orbweaver 5
Eriophora ravilla
Argyra Orchard Orbweaver 6
Leucauge argyra
Io Moth 7
Automeris io
Black Swallowtail 8
Papilio polyxenes
Giant Swallowtail 9
Papilio cresphontes
Palamedes Swallowtail 10
Papilio palamedes
Zebra Swallowtail 11
Eurytides marcellus
Polydamas Swallowtail 12
Battus polydamas
Brazilian Skipper 13
Calpodes ethlius
Clouded Skipper 14
Lerema accius
Three-spotted Skipper 15
Cymaenes tripunctus
Eufala Skipper 16
Lerodea eufala
Monk Skipper 17
Asbolis capucinus
Twin-spot Skipper 18
Oligoria maculata
Fiery Skipper 19
Hylephila phyleus
Sachem 20
Atalopedes campestris
Baracoa Skipper
Polites baracoa
Whirlabout 5
Polites vibex
Southern Broken-Dash 21
Wallengrenia otho
Palmetto Skipper 5
Euphyes arpa
Palatka Skipper 18
Euphyes pilatka
Delaware Skipper 22
Anatrytone logan
Southern Skipperling 23
Copaeodes minima
Least Skipper 24
Ancyloxypha numitor
Dorantes Longtail 25
Urbanus dorantes
Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
Hammock Skipper
Polygonus leo
Mangrove Skipper 18
Phocides pigmalion
Florida Duskywing
Ephyriades brunnea
Horace's Duskywing 26
Erynnis horatius
White Checkered-Skipper 5
Pyrgus albescens
Tropical Checkered-Skipper 27
Pyrgus oileus
Viceroy 28
Limenitis archippus
Cuban Crescent 29
Anthanassa frisia
Phaon Crescent 30
Phyciodes phaon
Pearl Crescent 31
Phyciodes tharos
Red Admiral 32
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady 33
Vanessa cardui
White Peacock 34
Anartia jatrophae
Malachite 35
Siproeta stelenes
Common Buckeye 36
Junonia coenia
Mangrove Buckeye 37
Junonia genoveva
Ruddy Daggerwing 38
Marpesia petreus
Carolina Satyr 39
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Georgia Satyr 40
Neonympha areolatus
Variegated Fritillary 41
Euptoieta claudia
Gulf Fritillary 5
Agraulis vanillae
Zebra Longwing 13
Heliconius charithonia
Julia Butterfly 42
Dryas iulia
Soldier 14
Danaus eresimus
Queen 21
Danaus gilippus
Monarch 21
Danaus plexippus
Atala 43
Eumaeus atala
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak 44
Strymon istapa
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak 18
Strymon martialis
Gray Hairstreak 45
Strymon melinus
Red-banded Hairstreak 46
Calycopis cecrops
Fulvous Hairstreak
Electrostrymon angelia
Eastern Pygmy-Blue 47
Brephidium pseudofea
Cassius Blue 48
Leptotes cassius
Ceraunus Blue 49
Hemiargus ceraunus
Dina Yellow 18
Pyrisitia dina
Little Yellow 30
Pyrisitia lisa
Statira Sulphur 14
Aphrissa statira
Large Orange Sulphur 50
Phoebis agarithe
Orange-barred Sulphur 51
Phoebis philea
Cloudless Sulphur 52
Phoebis sennae
Barred Yellow 18
Eurema daira
Dainty Sulphur 14
Nathalis iole
Sleepy Orange 53
Abaeis nicippe
Florida White 30
Glutophrissa drusilla
Great Southern White 54
Ascia monuste
Checkered White 41
Pontia protodice
Little Metalmark 55
Calephelis virginiensis
Polka-Dot Wasp Moth 56
Syntomeida epilais
Assembly Moth 57
Samea ecclesialis
Orange-spotted Flower Moth 58
Syngamia florella
Southern Two-striped Walkingstick 59
Anisomorpha buprestoides
Dilemma Orchid Bee 60
Euglossa dilemma
Western Honey Bee 61
Apis mellifera
Southern Carpenter Bee 62
Xylocopa micans
Poey's Furrow Bee 63
Halictus poeyi
Florida Carpenter Ant 34
Camponotus floridanus
Red Imported Fire Ant 64
Solenopsis invicta
Polistes dorsalis 65
Horse's Paper Wasp 34
Polistes major
Asian Lady Beetle 66
Harmonia axyridis
Spotless Lady Beetle 67
Cycloneda sanguinea
Little Leaf Notcher 68
Artipus floridanus
Blue-Green Citrus Root Weevil 69
Pachnaeus litus
Sri Lanka Weevil 69
Myllocerus undecimpustulatus
Dark Flower Scarab 70
Euphoria sepulcralis
American Bird Grasshopper 71
Schistocerca americana
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper 72
Romalea microptera
Milkweed Assassin Bug 73
Zelus longipes
Large Milkweed Bug 26
Oncopeltus fasciatus

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