NATL’s butterflies are particularly well known because, in 1996-98, Hugo Kons made a two-year study of what species occur in the principal NATL ecosystems and when they could be found. The list below is from his report.
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Family HESPERIIDAE |
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Epargyreus clarus |
Silver Spotted Skipper |
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Urbanus proteus |
Long-Tailed Skipper, Bean Leafroller |
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Urbanus dorantes |
Brown Long-Tailed or Dorantes Skipper |
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Thorybes pylades |
Northern Cloudy-wing |
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Thorybes confusis |
Confused Cloudy-wing |
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Erynnis juvenalis |
Juvenalis Dusky-wing |
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Erynnis horatius |
Horaces Dusky-wing |
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Erynnis zarucco |
Zarucco Dusky-wing |
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Pyrgus communis |
Checkered Skipper |
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Pyrgus oileus |
Tropical Checkered Skipper |
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Nastra l’herminier |
Swarthy Skipper |
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Lerema accius |
Clouded Skipper |
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Ancyloxpha numitor |
Least Skipper(ling) |
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Copaeodes minima |
Tiny Skipper |
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Hylephila phyleus |
Firery Skipper |
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Polites baracoa |
Little Tawny Edge |
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Polites vibex |
Whirlabout |
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Wallengrenia otho |
Southern (Red) Broken Dash |
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Wallengrenia egeremet |
Northern (Brown) Broken Dash |
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Pompeius verna |
Little Glassy Wing |
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Atalopedes campestris |
Sachem |
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Atrytone logan |
Deleware or Black-Vein Skipper |
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Problema byssus |
Byssus or Golden Skipper |
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Poanes yehl |
Yehl or Southern Skipper |
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Euphyes vestris |
Dun Skipper, Sedge Witch |
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Amblyscirtes aesculapius |
Cobweb Little Skipper |
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Lerodea eufala |
Eufala or Grey Skipper |
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Oligoria maculata |
Three Spot Skipper |
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Calpodes ethlius |
Canna or Brazilian Skipper |
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Panoquina ocola |
Ocola or Long-Winged Skipper |
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Megathymus yuccae |
Yucca (Giant) Skipper |
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Superfamily PAPILIONOIDEA |
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Family PAPLIONIDAE |
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Battus philenor |
Pipevine Swallowtail |
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Papilio polyxenes |
Eastern Black Swallowtail |
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Papilio cresephontes |
Giant Swallowtail |
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Papilio glaucus |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
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Papilio troilus |
Spicebush Swallowtail |
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Papilio palamedes |
Laurel or Palamedes Swallowtail |
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Eurytides marcellus |
Zebra Swallowtail |
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Family PIERIDAE |
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Pontia protodice |
Checkered White, S. Cabbage Worm |
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Pieris rapae |
Cabbage White, European Cabbage Bfly |
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Colias eurytheme |
Orange Sulphur, Alfalfa Butterfly |
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Phoebis sennae |
Cloudless Sulphur |
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Phoebis philea |
Orange Barred Sulphur |
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Eurema lisa |
Little Sulphur |
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Eurema nicippe |
Sleepy or Rambling Orange |
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Eurema daira |
Barred Sulphur |
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Family LYCAENIDAE |
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Atlides halesus |
Great Purple Hairstreak |
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Satyrium favonius |
Oak Hairstreak |
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Satyrium calanus |
Banded Hairstreak |
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Calycopis cecrops |
Red-Banded Hairstreak |
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Parhassius m-album |
White M Hairstreak |
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Strymon melinus |
Grey Hairstreak |
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Hemiargus ceraunus |
Southern or Ceraunus Blue |
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Family NYMPHALIDAE |
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Agraulis vanillae |
Gulf Fritillary |
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Heliconius charitonius |
Zebra Long Wing |
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Polygonia interrogationis |
Question Mark |
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Vanessa virginiensis |
Hunters Butterfly, American Painted Lady |
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Vanessa cardui |
Cosmopolitan,Thistle Butterfly, Painted Lady |
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Vanessa atlanta |
Red Admiral |
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Junonia coenia |
Buckeye |
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Anartia jatrophe |
White Peacock |
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Phyciodes phaon |
Phaon or Mat Plant Crescent |
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Phyciodes tharos |
Pearl Crescent |
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Basilarchia arthemis astyanax |
Red Spotted Purple |
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Basilarchia archippus |
Viceroy |
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Asterocampa celtis |
Hackberry Butterfly |
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Asterocampa clyton |
Tawny Emperor |
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Enodia portlandia |
Southern Pearly Eye |
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Satyrodes appalachia |
Appalachian Eyed Brown |
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Hermeuptychia hermes |
Hermes, Southern, or Carolina Satyr |
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Megisto cymela |
Little Wood Satyr |
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Danaus plexippus |
Monarch |
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Danaus gilippus |
Queen |
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Libytheana carinenta |
Snout Butterfly |
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Poanes aaroni |
Aaron’s Skipper |
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Poanes viator |
Broad Winged (Marsh) Skipper |
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Zerene cessonia |
(Eastern) Dog Face Sulphur |
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Nathalis iole |
Dainty Sulphur |
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Celastrina ladon |
Common Blue, Spring Azure |
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Euptoieta claudia |
Variegated Fritillary |
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