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BRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES Family Nymphalidae

Snouts Subfamily Libytheinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
American Snout Libytheana carinenta X X X  
Heliconians and Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae X X X X
Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charitonius X X X
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia X X X X
Diana Speyeria diana

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Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele

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Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite      
True Brush-foots Subfamily Nymphalinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Gorgone Checkerspot Chlosyne gorgone      
Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis X X    
Harris' Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii      
Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana   X  
Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon X   X
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos X X X X
     'Mimic' Crescent Phyciodes 'incognitus'        
Tawny Crescent Phyciodes batesii      
Baltimore Checkerspot Euphydryas phaeton X      
Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis X X X  
Eastern Comma Polygonia comma X X X  
Green Comma Polygonia faunus X      
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa X X    
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis X X X X
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui X X X
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta X X X X
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia X X X X
White Peacock Anartia jatrophae     X
Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis X X X X
Viceroy Limenitis archippus X X X
Leafwings Subfamily Charaxinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Goatweed Leafwing Anaea andria  

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Emperors Subfamily Apaturinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis

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Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton X X X  
Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Southern Pearly-eye Enodia portlandia      
Northern Pearly-eye Enodia anthedon X X    
Creole Pearly-eye Enodia creola      
Appalachian Brown Satyrodes appalachia X X X  
Gemmed Satyr Cyllopsis gemma

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Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius X X X X
Georgia Satyr Neonympha areolata    

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     'Helicta' Satyr Neonympha 'helicta'        
Little Wood-Satyr Megisto cymela X X X X
Common Wood-Nymph Cercyonis pegala

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Monarchs Subfamily Danainae
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Mountain Piedmont Coast. Pln. Coast
Monarch Danaus plexippus X X X X
Queen Danaus gilippus  

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Mountains Piedmont Coastal Plain Coast
Swallowtails Whites/Sulphurs Gossamer-wings Brush-foots Skippers
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Last Update 14 Dec 2005