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Butterflies and Moths of Denton County, Texas

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
 White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus)
 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
 Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
 Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
 Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
 Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmaticus)
 Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
 Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
 Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
 Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
 Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
 Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
 Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
 Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)
 Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
 Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
 Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
 Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
 Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
 Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
 Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
 Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

 Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
 Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
 Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

 Florida White (Appias drusilla)
 Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
 Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
 Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
 Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
 White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
 Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
 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)
 Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
 Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
 Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
 Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
 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)

 Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
 Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
 Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
 Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
 Reakirt's Blue (Echinargus isola)

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)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
 Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
 Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
 Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
 Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
 Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
 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)

 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
 Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
 Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
 Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis)

Leafwings (Charaxinae)

 Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

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

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

 Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
 Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
 Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
 Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron)

Erebid Moths (Erebidae)

Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)

 Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)