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Butterflies and Moths of Fort Bend County, Texas

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus)
 Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
 Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
 Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans)
 Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
 Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
 Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
 Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
 Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira)
 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)
 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)
 Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
 Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
 Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

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)
 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)
 Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula)
 Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
 Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
 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)
 Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
 Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
 Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
 Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
 Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
 Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
 White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 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)

 Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
 Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
 Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
 Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
 Texan Crescent (Anthanassa texana)
 Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
 Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
 Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
 Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
 Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)

 Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis)
 Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Leafwings (Charaxinae)

 Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea)
 Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

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

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

 Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia)
 Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
 Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
 Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus)
 Cecropia silkmoth (Hyalophora cecropia)

Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)

 Royal Walnut Moth (Citheronia regalis)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Nessus sphinx (Amphion floridensis)
 Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Unicorn Caterpillar Moth (Schizura unicornis)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)

 Afrida ydatodes (Afrida ydatodes)
 Little White Lichen Moth (Clemensia albata)

Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)

 Harnessed Moth (Apantesis phalerata)
 Milkweed Tussock Moth or Milkweed Tiger Moth (Euchaetes egle)
 Clymene Moth (Haploa clymene)
 Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
 Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
 Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear (Pyrrharctia isabella)
 Agreeable Tiger Moth (Spilosoma congrua)

Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

 Yellow-Collared Scape Moth (Cisseps fulvicollis)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)

 Arcigera Flower Moth (Schinia arcigera)
 Goldenrod Flower Moth (Schinia nundina)

Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)

Depressariine Moths (Depressariinae)

 Agonopterix argillacea (Agonopterix argillacea)

Flannel Moths (Megalopygidae)

 Southern Flannel Moth (Megalopyge opercularis)