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Delaware State Butterflies (Lepidoptera)

Butterfly (Lepidoptera) species found in the state of Delaware based on research grade submissions and documented range in iNaturalist.

Horace's Duskywing 1
Erynnis horatius
Fiery Skipper 2
Hylephila phyleus
Common Checkered-Skipper 3
Pyrgus communis
Sachem 4
Atalopedes campestris
Huron Sachem 5
Atalopedes campestris huron
Zabulon Skipper 6
Poanes zabulon
Brazilian Skipper 7
Calpodes ethlius
Northern Cloudywing 6
Thorybes pylades
Southern Cloudywing 8
Thorybes bathyllus
Sleepy Duskywing 9
Erynnis brizo
Juvenal's Duskywing 10
Erynnis juvenalis
Wild Indigo Duskywing 11
Erynnis baptisiae
Common Sootywing 4
Pholisora catullus
Least Skipper 12
Ancyloxypha numitor
Essex Skipper 13
Thymelicus lineola
Crossline Skipper 14
Polites origenes
Tawny-edged Skipper 8
Polites themistocles
Hobomok Skipper 15
Poanes hobomok
Mulberry Wing 8
Poanes massasoit
Delaware Skipper 16
Anatrytone logan
Northern Broken-Dash 14
Wallengrenia egeremet
Broad-winged Skipper 17
Poanes viator
Dun Skipper 18
Euphyes vestris
Dusted Skipper 19
Atrytonopsis hianna
Little Glassywing 14
Pompeius verna
Dion Skipper 20
Euphyes dion
Black Dash 8
Euphyes conspicua
Long-tailed Skipper 21
Urbanus proteus
Southern Broken-Dash 22
Wallengrenia otho
Silver-spotted Skipper 5
Epargyreus clarus
Indian Skipper 8
Hesperia sassacus
Salt Marsh Skipper 23
Panoquina panoquin
Cobweb Skipper 9
Hesperia metea
Hayhurst's Scallopwing 24
Staphylus hayhurstii
Golden-banded Skipper 20
Autochton cellus
Hoary Edge 18
Achalarus lyciades
Peck's Skipper 14
Polites peckius
Rare Skipper 25
Problema bulenta
Clouded Skipper 26
Lerema accius
Swarthy Skipper 27
Nastra lherminier
Ocola Skipper 18
Panoquina ocola
Zarucco Duskywing 20
Erynnis zarucco
Aaron's Skipper 23
Poanes aaroni
Confused Cloudywing 23
Thorybes confusis

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