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Butterflies of
Washington County and Northeast Tennessee
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(Photos and species descriptions coming soon!)
-Edited and
updated by Don Holt |
Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
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Pipevine
Swallowtail |
Battus philenor
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Zebra Swallowtail |
Eurytides marcellus |
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Eastern Tiger
Swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
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Black Swallowtail |
Papilio polyxenes
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Spicebush
Swallowtail |
Papilio troilus |
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Appalachian Tiger
Swallowtail |
Pterourus appalachiensis, |
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Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)
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Whites (Subfamily
Pierinae) |
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Checkered White |
Pontia protodice |
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West Virginia White |
Pieris virginiensis |
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Cabbage White |
Pieris rapae |
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Falcate Orangetip |
Anthocharis midea |
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Sulphurs
(Subfamily Coliadinae) |
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Clouded Sulphur |
Colias philodice |
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Orange Sulphur |
Colias eurytheme |
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Cloudless Sulphur |
Phoebis sennae |
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Little Yellow |
Eurema lisa |
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Sleepy Orange |
Eurema nicippe |
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Dainty Sulphur |
Nathalis iole
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Gossamer-wing
Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae) |
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Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)
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Harvester |
Feniseca tarquinius |
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Coppers (Subfamily
Lycaeninae) |
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American Copper |
Lycaena phlaeas |
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Hairstreaks
(Subfamily Theclinae) |
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Great Purple Hairstreak |
Atlides halesus
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Coral Hairstreak |
Satyrium titus |
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Banded Hairstreak |
Satyrium calanus |
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Striped Hairstreak |
Satyrium liparops
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Brown Elfin |
Callophrys [Incisalia]
augustinus |
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Henry's Elfin |
Callophrys [Incisalia]
henrici
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Eastern Pine Elfin |
Callophrys niphon |
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Juniper Hairstreak |
Callophrys gryneus
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White M Hairstreak |
Parrhasius m-album
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Gray Hairstreak |
Strymon melinus |
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Red-banded
Hairstreak |
Calycopis cecrops |
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Early Hairstreak |
Erora laeta |
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Blues (Subfamily
Polyommatinae) |
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Eastern Tailed-Blue |
Everes comyntas
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Spring Azure |
Celastrina "ladon" |
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Summer Azure |
Celastrina neglecta |
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Appalachian Azure |
Celastrina neglecta-major
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Dusky Azure |
Celastrina nigra (=ebenina)
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Silvery Blue |
Glaucopsyche
lygdamus
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Brush-footed
Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae) |
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Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae) |
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American Snout |
Libytheana carinenta
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Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily
Heliconiinae) |
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Gulf Fritillary |
Agraulis vanillae
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Variegated
Fritillary |
Euptoieta claudia |
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Diana |
Speyeria diana |
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Great Spangled
Fritillary |
Speyeria cybele |
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Aphrodite
Fritillary |
Speyeria aphrodite |
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Meadow Fritillary |
Boloria bellona |
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True Brush-foots
(Subfamily Nymphalinae) |
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Silvery Checkerspot |
Chlosyne nycteis
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Pearl Crescent |
Phyciodes tharos
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Baltimore |
Euphydryas phaeton
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Question Mark |
Polygonia
interrogationis |
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Eastern Comma |
Polygonia comma
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Mourning Cloak |
Nymphalis antiopa
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American Lady |
Vanessa virginiensis
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Painted Lady |
Vanessa cardui
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Red Admiral |
Vanessa atalanta
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Common Buckeye |
Junonia coenia
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Admirals (Subfamily
Limenitidinae) |
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Red-spotted Purple |
Limenitis arthemis
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Viceroy |
Limenitis archippus
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Emperors (Subfamily
Apaturinae) |
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Hackberry Emperor |
Asterocampa celtis
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Tawny Emperor |
Asterocampa clyton
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Satyrs (Subfamily
Satyrinae) |
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Northern Pearly Eye |
Enodia anthedon
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Appalachian Brown |
Satyrodes appalachia
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Gemmed Satyr |
Cyllopsis gemma
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Carolina Satyr |
Hermeuptychia sosybius
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Little Wood Satyr |
Megisto cymela
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Common Wood Nymph |
Cercyonis pegala
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Monarchs (Subfamily
Danainae) |
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Monarch |
Danaus plexippus
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Skippers (Family
Heseriidae) |
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Spread-wing
Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae) |
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Silver-spotted
Skipper |
Epargyreus clarus
(incl. huachuca)
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Long-tailed Skipper |
Urbanus proteus
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Dorantes Longtail |
Urbanus dorantes
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Hoary Edge |
Achalarus lyciades
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Southern Cloudywing |
Thorybes bathyllus
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Northern Cloudywing |
Thorybes pylades |
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Confusing Cloudywing |
Thorybes confusis
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Hayhurst's Scallopwing |
Staphylus hayhurstii
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Dreamy Duskywing |
Erynnis icelus
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Sleepy Duskywing |
Erynnis brizo
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Juvenal's Duskywing |
Erynnis juvenalis
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Horace's Duskywing |
Erynnis horatius
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Wild Indigo Duskywing |
Erynnis baptisiae
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Common
Checkered-Skipper |
Pyrgus communis |
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Common Sootywing |
Pholisora catullus
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Grass Skippers
(Subfamily Hesperiinae) |
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Swarthy Skipper |
Nastra lherminier
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Clouded Skipper |
Lerema accius
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Least Skipper |
Ancyloxypha numitor
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European Skipper |
Thymelicus lineola
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Fiery Skipper |
Hylephila phyleus
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Peck's Skipper |
Polites peckius (=coras)
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Tawny-edged Skipper |
Polites themistocles
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Crossline Skipper |
Polites origenes
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Northern Broken-Dash |
Wallengrenia egeremet
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Little Glassywing |
Pompeius verna
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Sachem |
Atalopedes
campestris |
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Delaware Skipper |
Anatrytone logan (=delaware)
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Hobomok Skipper |
Poanes hobomok
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Zabulon Skipper |
Poanes zabulon |
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Dun Skipper |
Euphyes vestris
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Dusted Skipper |
Atrytonopsis hianna
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Pepper and Salt Skipper |
Amblyscirtes hegon
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Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper |
Amblyscirtes aesculapius
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Common
Roadside-Skipper |
Amblyscirtes vialis |
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Ocola Skipper |
Panoquina ocola
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References |
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USGS Northern
Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Butterflies of North America:
Butterflies of Tennessee. (http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/tn/toc.htm). |
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