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Butterflies and Moths of Brazoria County, Texas

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Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

 Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
 White-striped Longtail (Chioides albofasciatus)
 Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
 Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
 Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans)
 Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciata)
 Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
 Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
 Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
 Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
 Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
 Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

 Violet-patched Skipper (Monca crispinus)
 Neamathla Skipper (Nastra neamathla)
 Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
 Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
 Liris Skipper (Lerema ancillaris)
 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)
 Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
 Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
 Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)
 Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin)
 Obscure Skipper (Panoquina panoquinoides)
 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)

 Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
 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)
 Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
 Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
 Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

 Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
 Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
 Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
 Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
 Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

 Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium pseudofea)
 Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
 Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
 Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
 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)

 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)

Leafwings (Charaxinae)

 Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

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

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

 Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
 Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)

Wild Silk Moths (Saturniidae)

Giant Silkworm Moths (Saturniinae)

 Luna moth (Actias luna)

Royal Moths (Citheroniinae)

 Rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)

Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths (Sphingidae)

Sphinginae (Sphinginae)

 Walnut sphinx (Amorpha juglandis)
 Pawpaw sphinx (Dolba hyloeus)

Macroglossinae (Macroglossinae)

 Azalea Sphinx (Darapsa choerilus (pholus))
 Virginia creeper sphinx (Darapsa myron)
 Banded sphinx (Eumorpha fasciatus)

Prominents (Notodontidae)

 Heterocampa astartoides (Heterocampa astartoides)
 Double-toothed Prominent (Nerice bidentata)
 Angulose Prominent (Peridea angulosa)

Tiger Moths and Lichen Moths (Arctiidae)

Lichen Moths (Lithosiinae)

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

Tiger Moths (Arctiinae)

 Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth (Estigmene acrea)
 Great Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
 Fall Webworm Moth (Hyphantria cunea)
 Orange Holomelina (Virbia aurantiaca)

Syntomine Moths (Syntominae)

 Scarlet-Bodied Wasp Moth (Cosmosoma myrodora)

Owlet Moths, Miller Moths (Noctuidae)

Heliothentine Moths, Flower Moths (Heliothentinae)

 Schinia mitis (Schinia mitis)

Oecophorid Moths (Oecophoridae)

Oecophorine Moths (Oecophorinae)

 Inga sparsiciliella (Inga sparsiciliella)

Erebid Moths (Erebidae)

Catocaline Moths (Catocalinae)

 Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)