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Butterflies and Moths of Dallas County, Texas

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
 Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
 Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
 Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus)
 Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
 Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus)
 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
 Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
 Outis Skipper (Cogia outis)
 Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
 Northern Sicklewing (Eantis tamenund)
 Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmaticus)
 White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina)
 Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
 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)
 Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
 Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
 Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
 Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca)
 Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
 Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
 Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
 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)
 Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
 Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)
 Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
 Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)
 Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
 Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
 Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
 Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
 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)
 Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
 Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
 Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
 Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas)
 Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
 Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus)
 Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)

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)

 Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
 Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula)
 White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
 Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
 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)
 Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
 Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami)
 Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
 Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
 Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
 Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
 Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
 Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
 Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
 Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
 Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
 Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)
 White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
 Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna)
 Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
 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)
 Soldier (Danaus eresimus)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

 Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
 Banded Orange Heliconian (Dryadula phaetusa)
 Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)
 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona)
 Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
 Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
 Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
 Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Tropical Buckeye (Junonia evarete)
 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)
 Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)
 Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)

Leafwings (Charaxinae)

 Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
 Angled Leafwing (Memphis glycerium)

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)
 Viola's Wood Satyr (Megisto viola)
 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)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Luna moth (Actias luna)
 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

 Pink-spotted hawkmoth (Agrius cingulata)
 Hagen's sphinx (Ceratomia hageni)
 Five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron)
 Banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus)
 Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
 White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)
 Proud sphinx (Proserpinus gaurae)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Black-Etched Prominent (Cerura scitiscripta)
 Small Heterocampa (Heterocampa subrotata)
 Hippia insularis (Hippia insularis)
 Hippia packardii (Hippia packardii)
 Litodonta aonides (Litodonta aonides)
 Litodonta contrasta (Litodonta contrasta)
 Double-lined Prominent (Lochmaeus bilineata)
 Variable Oakleaf Caterpillar Moth (Lochmaeus manteo)
 White-dotted Prominent (Nadata gibbosa)
 Double-toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata)
 Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)

 Cisthene picta (Cisthene picta)
 Thin-Banded Lichen Moth (Cisthene tenuifascia)
 Cisthene unifascia (Cisthene unifascia)
 Painted Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia fucosa)
 Scarlet-Winged Lichen Moth (Hypoprepia miniata)

Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)

 Apantesis carlotta (Apantesis carlotta)
 Harnessed Moth (Apantesis phalerata)
 Euchaetes albicosta (Euchaetes albicosta)
 Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle)
 Red-tailed Specter (Euerythra phasma)
 Three-spotted Specter (Euerythra trimaculata)
 Arge Tiger Moth (Grammia arge)
 Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)
 Clymene Moth (Haploa clymene)
 Colona Moth (Haploa colona)
 Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
 Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
 Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth (Spilosoma virginica)
 Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca)
 Virbia costata (Virbia costata)

Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

 Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)
 Ctenucha venosa (Ctenucha venosa)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)

 Arcigera Flower Moth (Schinia arcigera)
 Schinia chrysella (Schinia chrysella)
 Primrose Moth (Schinia florida)
 Schinia gracilienta (Schinia gracilienta)
 Schinia jaguarina (Schinia jaguarina)
 Schinia mortua (Schinia mortua)
 Schinia tertia (Schinia tertia)
 Schinia volupia (Schinia volupia)

Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)

Stenomatine Moths (Stenomatinae)

 Antaeotricha leucillana (Antaeotricha leucillana)
 Antaeotricha schlaegeri (Antaeotricha schlaegeri)

Peleopodine Moths (Peleopodinae)

 Durrantia piperatella (Durrantia piperatella)

Crambids (Crambidae)

Pyraustine Moths (Pyraustinae)

 Southern Purple Mint Moth (Pyrausta laticlavia)

Lasiocampids (Lasiocampidae)

Gastropachines (Gastropachinae)

 Lappet Moth (Phyllodesma americana)