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Butterflies and Moths of Floracliff Nature Sanctuary

This is a developing species list of butterflies and moths observed in Floracliff Nature Sanctuary (Fayette County, Kentucky).

White M Hairstreak 1
Parrhasius m-album
Gray Hairstreak 2
Strymon melinus
Banded Hairstreak Butterfly 3
Satyrium calanus
Hickory Hairstreak 4
Satyrium caryaevorus
Striped Hairstreak 5
Satyrium liparops
Juniper Hairstreak 6
Callophrys gryneus
Henry's Elfin 7
Callophrys henrici
Great Purple Hairstreak 8
Atlides halesus
Red-banded Hairstreak 3
Calycopis cecrops
Spring Azure Butterfly 9
Celastrina ladon
Summer Azure 10
Celastrina neglecta
Eastern Tailed-Blue 11
Cupido comyntas
Cloudless Sulphur 12
Phoebis sennae
Orange Sulphur 13
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 13
Colias philodice
Sleepy Orange 14
Abaeis nicippe
Falcate Orangetip 3
Anthocharis midea
Cabbage White 15
Pieris rapae
Checkered White 16
Pontia protodice
Morning-glory Plume Moth 9
Emmelina monodactyla
Grape Plume Moth 9
Geina periscelidactylus
False Underwing 17
Allotria elonympha
Texas Mocis Moth 18
Mocis texana
Clover Looper Moth 19
Caenurgina crassiuscula
Forage Looper Moth 20
Caenurgina erechtea
Moon-lined Moth 21
Spiloloma lunilinea
Mournful Underwing 22
Catocala flebilis
Bride Underwing 23
Catocala neogama
Penitent Underwing 24
Catocala piatrix
Ilia Underwing 17
Catocala ilia
Maple Zale Moth 25
Zale galbanata
Horrid Zale Moth 26
Zale horrida
Colorful Zale Moth 27
Zale minerea
Spotted Grass Moth 28
Rivula propinqualis
Yellow-lined Owlet 29
Colobochyla interpuncta
White-lined Snout 29
Hypena abalienalis
Gray-edged Snout 30
Hypena madefactalis
Green Cloverworm Moth 9
Hypena scabra
Common Idia Moth 31
Idia aemula
American Idia Moth 32
Idia americalis
Lettered Fan-foot 33
Zanclognatha lituralis
Dark Phalaenostola Moth 34
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
Black-banded Owlet 21
Phalaenostola larentioides
Pale Phalaenostola Moth 35
Phalaenostola metonalis
Ambiguous Moth 19
Lascoria ambigualis
Florida Tetanolita Moth 31
Tetanolita floridana
Smoky Tetanolita Moth 36
Tetanolita mynesalis
Brown-lined Owlet
Macrochilo litophora
Dark-banded Owlet 37
Phalaenophana pyramusalis
Dark-spotted Palthis Moth 17
Palthis angulalis
Faint-spotted Palthis Moth 38
Palthis asopialis
Brown Panopoda Moth 17
Panopoda carneicosta
Red-lined Panopoda Moth 39
Panopoda rufimargo
Salt Marsh Moth 40
Estigmene acrea
Fall Webworm Moth 20
Hyphantria cunea
Isabella Tiger Moth 9
Pyrrharctia isabella
Agreeable Tiger Moth 41
Spilosoma congrua
Virginia Tiger Moth 20
Spilosoma virginica
Giant Leopard Moth 42
Hypercompe scribonia
Grammia sp. Moth 9
Grammia
Virbia 31
Harnessed Tiger Moth 9
Apantesis phalerata
Virgin Tiger Moth 43
Apantesis virgo
Clymene Moth 9
Haploa clymene
Yellow-collared Scape Moth 9
Cisseps fulvicollis
Unexpected Cycnia Moth 9
Cycnia inopinatus
Delicate Cycnia Moth 44
Cycnia tenera
Sycamore Tussock Moth 9
Halysidota harrisii
Banded Tussock Moth 45
Halysidota tessellaris
Milkweed Tussock Moth 41
Euchaetes egle
Painted Lichen Moth 46
Hypoprepia fucosa
Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth 21
Hypoprepia miniata
Definite Tussock Moth 9
Orgyia definita
White-marked Tussock Moth 9
Orgyia leucostigma
Watson's Arugisa Moth 47
Arugisa latiorella
Deadwood Borer Moth 29
Scolecocampa liburna
Thin-lined Owlet 38
Isogona tenuis
White-lined Graylet 21
Hyperstrotia nana
Double-toothed Prominent Moth 9
Nerice bidentata
Georgian Prominent 48
Hyperaeschra georgica
Datana 9
Walnut Caterpillar Moth 17
Datana integerrima
Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth 49
Datana ministra
White-dotted Prominent Moth 31
Nadata gibbosa
Morning-glory Prominent 50
Schizura ipomaeae
Double-lined Prominent Moth 9
Lochmaeus bilineata
Drab Prominent 38
Misogada unicolor
Wavy-lined Heterocampa Moth 9
Heterocampa biundata
Saddled Prominent 27
Heterocampa guttivitta
Small Heterocampa Moth 51
Heterocampa subrotata
Oblique Heterocampa Moth 31
Heterocampa obliqua
Black-spotted Prominent Moth 9
Dasylophia anguina
Master's Dart 52
Feltia herilis
Green Cutworm Moth 21
Anicla infecta
Exposed Bird Dropping Moth 31
Tarache aprica
Ipsilon Dart Moth 53
Agrotis ipsilon
Flame-shouldered Dart 20
Ochropleura implecta
Pale-banded Dart 54
Agnorisma badinodis
Greater Red Dart 55
Abagrotis alternata
Greater Black-letter Dart Moth 45
Xestia dolosa

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