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Butterflies and Moths of Wisconsin

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
 Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
 Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
 Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
 Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
 Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
 Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
 Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
 Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)
 Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
 Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
 Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
 Powesheik Skipperling (Oarisma powesheik)
 European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
 Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)
 Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
 Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
 Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
 Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
 Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
 Long Dash (Polites mystic)
 Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
 Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
 Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
 Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)
 Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
 Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)
 Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
 Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
 Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
 Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
 Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
 Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
 Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
 Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
 Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
 Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
 Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

 Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
 Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
 Mustard White (Pieris oleracea)
 West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
 Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
 Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
 Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
 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)

Coppers (Lycaeninae)

 American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
 Gray Copper (Lycaena dione)
 Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
 Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
 Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
 Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
 Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
 Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
 Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
 Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
 Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
 Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
 Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
 Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorus)
 Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
 Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
 Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
 White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
 Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
 Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
 Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
 Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
 Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)
 Northern Blue (Plebejus idas)
 Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue) (Plebejus melissa)
 Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)

Metalmarks (Riodinidae)

 Swamp Metalmark (Calephelis muticum)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Libytheinae)

 American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)

 Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

 Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
 Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
 Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
 Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
 Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
 Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
 Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
 Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
 Frigga Fritillary (Boloria frigga)
 Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 California Patch (Chlosyne californica)
 Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
 Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
 Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
 Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
 Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
 Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
 Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
 Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
 Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
 Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
 Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
 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)
 White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
 Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Leafwings (Charaxinae)

 Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

 Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
 Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

 Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
 Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
 Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)
 Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
 Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
 Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
 Red-disked Alpine (Erebia discoidalis)
 Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
 Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)

Thyatirid Moths (Thyatiridae)

Thyatirine Moths (Thyatirinae)

 Tufted Thyatirid (Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae)

 Io moth (Automeris io)
 Nevada buckmoth (Hemileuca nevadensis)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Luna moth (Actias luna)
 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
 Promethea silkmoth (Callosamia promethea)
 Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia)
 Columbia silkmoth (Hyalophora columbia)

Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)

 Orange-tipped oakworm moth (Anisota senatoria)
 Spiny oakworm moth (Anisota stigma)
 Pink-striped oakworm moth (Anisota virginiensis)
 Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)
 Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis)
 Bisected honey locust moth (Sphingicampa bisecta)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

 Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)
 Elm sphinx (Ceratomia amyntor)
 Catalpa sphinx (Ceratomia catalpae)
 Waved sphinx (Ceratomia undulosa)
 Northern pine sphinx (Lapara bombycoides)
 Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata)
 Carolina sphinx (Manduca sexta)
 Modest sphinx (Pachysphinx modesta)
 Blinded sphinx (Paonias excaecata)
 Small-eyed sphinx (Paonias myops)
 One-eyed sphinx (Smerinthus cerisyi)
 Twin-spotted sphinx (Smerinthus jamaicensis)
 Canadian sphinx (Sphinx canadensis)
 Great ash sphinx (Sphinx chersis)
 Wild cherry sphinx (Sphinx drupiferarum)
 Hermit sphinx (Sphinx eremitus)
 Laurel sphinx (Sphinx kalmiae)
 Poecila sphinx (Sphinx poecila)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis)
 Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus))
 Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron)
 Lettered sphinx (Deidamia inscriptum)
 Achemon sphinx (Eumorpha achemon)
 Pandorus sphinx (Eumorpha pandorus)
 Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
 Slender clearwing (Hemaris gracilis)
 Hummingbird clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)
 Bedstraw hawkmoth (Hyles gallii)
 White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)
 Abbott's sphinx (Sphecodina abbottii)
 Tersa sphinx (Xylophanes tersa)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Sigmoid Prominent (Clostera albosigma)
 Angle-Lined Prominent (Clostera inclusa)
 Clostera strigosa (Clostera strigosa)
 Datana modesta (Datana modesta)
 Linden Prominent (Ellida caniplaga)
 Furcula occidentalis (Furcula occidentalis)
 Gluphisia avimacula (Gluphisia avimacula)
 Gluphisia lintneri (Gluphisia lintneri)
 Common Gluphisia (Gluphisia septentrionis)
 Wavy-lined Heterocampa (Heterocampa biundata)
 Oblique Heterocampa (Heterocampa obliqua)
 Small Heterocampa (Heterocampa subrotata)
 White-blotched Heterocampa (Heterocampa umbrata)
 Heterocampa zayasi (Heterocampa zayasi)
 Georgian Prominent (Hyperaeschra georgica)
 Double-lined Prominent (Lochmaeus bilineata)
 Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth (Lochmaeus manteo)
 Mottled Prominent (Macrurocampa marthesia)
 White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
 Double-toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata)
 Notodonta scitipennis (Notodonta scitipennis)
 Notodonta simplaria (Notodonta simplaria)
 Elegant Prominent (Odontosia elegans)
 Red-washed Prominent (Oligocentria semirufescens)
 Angulose Prominent (Peridea angulosa)
 Oval-based Prominent (Peridea basitriens)
 Chocolate Prominent (Peridea ferruginea)
 Black-rimmed Prominent (Pheosia rimosa)
 Red-humped Caterpillar Moth (Schizura concinna)
 Morning-glory Prominent (Schizura ipomoeae)
 Black-blotched Schizura (Schizura leptinoides)
 Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)

 Pearly-Winged Lichen Moth (Crambidia casta)
 Bicolored Moth (Eilema bicolor)
 Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)
 Scarlet-Winged Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia miniata)
 Black-and-yellow Lichen Moth (Lycomorpha pholus)

Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)

 Nais Tiger Moth (Apantesis nais)
 Harnessed Moth (Apantesis phalerata)
 Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)
 Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea)
 Arge Tiger Moth (Grammia arge)
 Parthenice Tiger Moth (Grammia parthenice)
 Little Tiger Moth (Grammia virguncula)
 Colona Moth (Haploa colona)
 Confused Haploa (Haploa confusa)
 Leconte's Haploa (Haploa lecontei)
 Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
 Large Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia assimilans)
 Ruby Tiger Moth (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
 St. Lawrence Tiger Moth (Platarctia parthenos)
 Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua)
 Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica)
 Bella Moth (Utetheisa ornatrix)
 Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca)
 Rusty Holomelina (Virbia ferruginosa)
 Immaculate Holomelina (Virbia immaculata)
 Joyful Holomelina (Virbia laeta)
 Bog Holomelina (Virbia lamae)

Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

 Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
 Virginia Ctenucha (Ctenucha virginica)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Hadenine Noctuid Moths (Hadeninae)

 Speckled Cutworm Moth (Lacanobia subjuncta)
 Bridled Arches (Lacinipolia lorea)
 Zebra Caterpillar Moth (Melanchra picta)
 Subdued Quaker (Orthosia revicta)
 Signate Quaker (Tricholita signata)
 Trichordestra lilacina (Trichordestra lilacina)

Noctuine Noctuid Moths (Noctuinae)

 Diarsia rubifera (Diarsia rubifera)
 Sigmoid Dart (Eueretagrotis sigmoides)

Erebid Moths (Erebidae)

Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)

 Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)
 Clover Looper Moth (Caenurgina crassiuscula)
 Forage Looper Moth (Caenurgina erechtea)
 Toothed Somberwing (Euclidia cuspidea)
 Four-spotted Fungus Moth (Metalectra quadrisignata)
 Owl Moth (Thysania zenobia)
 Brown-spotted Zale (Zale helata)
 Lunate Zale (Zale lunata)