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Butterflies and Moths of Ellis County, Texas

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
 Northern Sicklewing (Eantis tamenund)
 Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
 Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
 Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
 Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
 Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
 Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
 Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)

 Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)

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)

 Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
 Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

 Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
 Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
 Tailed Orange (Pyrisitia proterpia)
 Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
 Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
 Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
 Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
 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)
 Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

 Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
 Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
 Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)

 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)

 Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Luna moth (Actias luna)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis)
 Banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus)
 Gaudy sphinx (Eumorpha labruscae)
 Snowberry clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)
 White-lined sphinx (Hyles lineata)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Datana robusta (Datana robusta)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

 Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Hadenine Noctuid Moths (Hadeninae)

 Intractable Quaker (Himella intractata)

Forester Moths (Agaristinae)

 Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata)

Psychids, Bagworm Moths (Psychidae)

Oiketicines (Oiketicinae)

 Evergreen Bagworm Moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)

Geometer Moths, Looper Moths (Geometridae)

Ennomines (Ennominae)

 Melanchroia chephise (Melanchroia chephise)

Lasiocampids (Lasiocampidae)

Lasiocampiines (Lasiocampinae)

 Eastern Tent Caterpiller Moth (Malacosoma americanum)
 Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth (Malacosoma disstria)