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GOSSAMER-WING BUTTERFLIES Family Lycaenidae

Harvesters Subfamily Miletinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Harvester Feniseca tarquinius

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Coppers Subfamily Lycaeninae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
American Copper Lycaena phlaeas X      
Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus X X X
Coral Hairstreak Satyrium titus X    
Edwards' Hairstreak Satyrium edwardsii      
Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus X X X  
Hickory Hairstreak Satyrium caryaevorum      
King's Hairstreak Satyrium kingi      
Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops X X  
Oak Hairstreak Fixsenia favonius      
Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus X      
Frosted Elfin Callophrys irus      
Henry's Elfin Callophrys henrici X      
Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon X X    
Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus X    
Hessel's Hairstreak Callophrys hesseli      
White M Hairstreak Parrhasius m-album X X  
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus X X X X
Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops X X X  
Early Hairstreak Erora laeta      
Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Eastern Pygmy-Blue Brephidium isophthalma     X
Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius      
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus      
Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas X X X  
Spring Azure Celastrina ladon X X  
     'Summer' Azure Celastrina 'neglecta' X X X  
     'Atlantic/Holly' Azure Celastrina 'idella'      
Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus      
 
Mountains Piedmont Coastal Plain Coast
Swallowtails Whites/Sulphurs Gossamer-wings Brush-foots Skippers
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Last Update 24 Mar 2006