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Butterflies and Moths of Louisiana
Sort method:Skippers (Hesperiidae)
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus) Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis) Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii) Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius) Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier) Neamathla Skipper (Nastra neamathla) Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor) Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima) Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus) Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea) Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus) Meske's Skipper (Hesperia meskei) Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes) Whirlabout (Polites vibex) Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho) Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon) Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator) Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl) Aaron's Skipper (Poanes aaroni) Palatka Skipper (Euphyes pilatka) Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi) Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius) Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata) Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia) Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala) Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata) Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius) Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin) Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides) Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)
Whites (Pierinae)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa) Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe) Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)
Harvesters (Miletinae)
Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus) Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici) Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon) Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius) Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi) Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops) Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)Blues (Polyommatinae)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis) Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium pseudofea) Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon") Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta) Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)Metalmarks (Riodinidae)
Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Libytheinae)
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Queen (Danaus gilippus)Longwings (Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Diana (Speyeria diana) Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)
Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana) Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)
Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis) 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)Leafwings (Charaxinae)
Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)Emperors (Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)
Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia) Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola) Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolatus) Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela) Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)Hooktip Moths (Drepanidae)
Drepanine Moths (Drepaninae)
Northern Eudeilinea (Eudeilinia herminiata)Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)
Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)
Io moth (Automeris io) Louisiana eyed silkmoth (Automeris louisiana) Eastern buckmoth (Hemileuca maia)Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)
Luna moth (Actias luna) Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus) Tuliptree silkmoth (Callosamia angulifera) Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea) Sweetbay silkmoth (Callosamia securifera) Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia)Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)
Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria) Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma) Pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis) Royal Walnut Moth (Citheronia regalis) Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis) Syssphinx bicolor (Syssphinx bicolor)Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)
Sphinginae (Sphinginae)
Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata) Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis) Elm sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor) Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa) Pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus) Baldcypress sphinx (Isoparce cupressi) Southern pine sphinx (Lapara coniferarum) Gulf pine sphinx (Lapara phaeobrachycerous) Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata) Rustic sphinx (Manduca rustica) Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata) Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops) Plebeian sphinx (Paratraea plebeja) Twin-spotted sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis) Franck's sphinx (Sphinx franckii) Laurel sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae)Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)
Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis) Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus)) Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron) Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum) Mournful sphinx (Enyo lugubris) Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon) Banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus) Intermediate sphinx (Eumorpha intermedia) Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus) Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata) Tersa sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)Prominents (Notodontidae)
Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma) Angle-Lined Prominent (Clostera inclusa) Contracted Datana (Datana contracta) Major Datana (Datana major) Common Gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis) Heterocampa astarte (Heterocampa astarte) Maple Prominent (Heterocampa guttivitta) Oblique Heterocampa (Heterocampa obliqua) Small Heterocampa (Heterocampa subrotata) White-blotched Heterocampa (Heterocampa umbrata) Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica) Double-lined Prominent (Lochmaeus bilineata) Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth (Lochmaeus manteo) Mottled Prominent (Macrurocampa marthesia) Drab Prominent (Misogada unicolor) White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa) Double-toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata) White-Streaked Prominent (Oligocentria lignicolor) Red-washed Prominent (Oligocentria semirufescens) Chestnut Schizura (Schizura badia) Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomoeae) Black-blotched Schizura (Schizura leptinoides) Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis)Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)
Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)
Cisthene conjuncta (Cisthene conjuncta) Lead-Colored Lichen Moth (Cisthene plumbea) Thin-Banded Lichen Moth (Cisthene tenuifascia) Little White Lichen Moth (Clemensia albata) Scarlet-Winged Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia miniata)Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)
Apantesis carlotta (Apantesis carlotta) Nais Tiger Moth (Apantesis nais) Harnessed Moth (Apantesis phalerata) Banded Tiger Moth (Apantesis vittata) Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea) Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle) Red-tailed Specter (Euerythra phasma) Oithona Tiger Moth (Grammia oithona) Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth (Halysidota tessellaris) Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia) Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea) Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear (Pyrrharctia isabella) Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua) Dubious Tiger Moth (Spilosoma dubia) Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica) Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca) Bog Holomelina (Virbia lamae) Tawny Holomelina (Virbia opella)Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)
Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis) Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora)Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)
Acontiines (Acontiinae)
Black-bordered Lemon Moth (Thioptera nigrofimbria)Acronictines (Acronictinae)
Smeared Dagger Moth (Acronicta oblinita)Amphipyrines (Amphipyrinae)
Fall Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera frugiperda) Yellow-striped Armyworm Moth (Spodoptera ornithogalli)Plusiines (Plusiinae)
Soybean Looper Moth (Pseudoplusia includens)Noctuine Noctuid Moths (Noctuinae)
Ipsilion Dart (Agrotis ipsilon) Green Cutworm Moth (Anicla infecta) Bent-Line Dart (Choephora fungorum)Forester Moths (Agaristinae)
Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata)Yponomeutids (Yponomeutidae)
Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva punctella)Zygaenids (Zygaenidae)
Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth (Harrisina americana)Limacodids, Slug Caterpillar Moths (Limacodidae)
Spiny Oak-slug Moth (Euclea delphinii) Crowned Slug Moth (Isa textula)Crambids (Crambidae)
Pyraustine Moths (Pyraustinae)
Epipagis huronalis (Epipagis huronalis) Spotted Beet Webworm Moth (Hymenia perspectalis) Kimball's Palpita Moth (Palpita kimballi) Hawaiian Beet Webworm (Spoladea recurvalis) Red-waisted Florella Moth (Syngamia florella)Thyridids (Thyrididae)
Thyridines (Thyridinae)
Mournful Thyris (Thyris sepulchralis)Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)
Ennomines (Ennominae)
Obtuse Euchlaena (Euchlaena obtusaria) Melanchroia chephise (Melanchroia chephise)Larentiines (Larentiinae)
Eupithecia miserulata (Eupithecia miserulata)Lasiocampids (Lasiocampidae)
Lasiocampiines (Lasiocampinae)
Eastern Tent Caterpiller Moth (Malacosoma americanum)Erebid Moths (Erebidae)
Hypenines (Hypeninae)
Mottled Bomolocha Moth (Hypena palparia)Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) Darling Underwing (Catocala cara) Epione Underwing (Catocala epione) The Bride (Catocala neogama) The Widow (Catocala vidua) Eudocima apta (Eudocima apta) Eudocima serpentifera (Eudocima serpentifera) Owl Moth (Thysania zenobia)
