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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).

Eastern Black Swallowtail Butterfly 1
Papilio polyxenes
Giant Swallowtail Butterfly 2
Papilio cresphontes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly 1
Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail Butterfly 1
Papilio troilus
Zebra Swallowtail Butterfly 3
Eurytides marcellus
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly 1
Battus philenor
Pepper and Salt Skipper 4
Amblyscirtes hegon
Fiery Skipper 5
Hylephila phyleus
Zabulon Skipper 1
Poanes zabulon
Sachem 6
Atalopedes campestris
Crossline Skipper 7
Polites origenes
Peck's Skipper 7
Polites peckius
Tawny-edged Skipper 4
Polites themistocles
Dun Skipper 8
Euphyes vestris
Little Glassywing 7
Pompeius verna
Delaware Skipper 8
Anatrytone logan
Least Skipper 9
Ancyloxypha numitor
Northern Broken-Dash 10
Wallengrenia egeremet
Golden Banded-Skipper 11
Autochton cellus
Southern Cloudywing 4
Thorybes bathyllus
Northern Cloudywing 12
Thorybes pylades
Silver-spotted Skipper 1
Epargyreus clarus
Wild Indigo Duskywing 13
Erynnis baptisiae
Sleepy Duskywing 14
Erynnis brizo
Horace's Duskywing 15
Erynnis horatius
Dreamy Duskywing 16
Erynnis icelus
Juvenal's Duskywing 17
Erynnis juvenalis
Common Checkered-Skipper 18
Pyrgus communis
Common Sootywing 6
Pholisora catullus
Hackberry Emperor 1
Asterocampa celtis
Tawny Emperor Butterfly 1
Asterocampa clyton
Viceroy 19
Limenitis archippus
Red-spotted Purple Butterfly 20
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Pearl Crescent Butterfly 21
Phyciodes tharos
Silvery Checkerspot Butterfly 1
Chlosyne nycteis
Red Admiral 22
Vanessa atalanta
Painted Lady Butterfly 23
Vanessa cardui
American Lady 24
Vanessa virginiensis
Mourning Cloak Butterfly 25
Nymphalis antiopa
Eastern Comma Butterfly 3
Polygonia comma
Question Mark Butterfly 26
Polygonia interrogationis
Common Buckeye Butterfly 27
Junonia coenia
Common Wood-Nymph 28
Cercyonis pegala
Northern Pearly Eye 4
Lethe anthedon
Gemmed Satyr 7
Cyllopsis gemma
Little Wood Satyr Butterfly 29
Megisto cymela
Carolina Satyr 30
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Great Spangled Fritillary Butterfly 1
Speyeria cybele
Meadow Fritillary 16
Boloria bellona
Variegated Fritillary 31
Euptoieta claudia
Monarch Butterfly 1
Danaus plexippus
American Snout 32
Libytheana carinenta
White M Hairstreak 33
Parrhasius m-album
Gray Hairstreak 34
Strymon melinus
Banded Hairstreak Butterfly 35
Satyrium calanus
Hickory Hairstreak 36
Satyrium caryaevorus
Striped Hairstreak 37
Satyrium liparops
Juniper Hairstreak 38
Callophrys gryneus
Henry's Elfin 39
Callophrys henrici
Great Purple Hairstreak 4
Atlides halesus
Red-banded Hairstreak 35
Calycopis cecrops
Spring Azure Butterfly 1
Celastrina ladon
Summer Azure 40
Celastrina neglecta
Eastern Tailed-Blue 41
Cupido comyntas
Cloudless Sulphur 42
Phoebis sennae
Orange Sulphur 43
Colias eurytheme
Clouded Sulphur 43
Colias philodice
Sleepy Orange 44
Abaeis nicippe
Falcate Orangetip 35
Anthocharis midea
Cabbage White 45
Pieris rapae
Checkered White 31
Pontia protodice

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