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Insects of Highstead
Butterflies
| Family | Species (Common Name) | Species (Latin Name) |
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| PAPILIONIDAE | Swallowtails |
| Subfamily Papilioninae |
| Black Swallowtail | Papilio polyxenes |
| Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus |
| Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus |
| PIERIDAE | Whites, Sulphurs |
| Subfamily Pierinae |
| Cabbage White | Pieris rapae |
| Subfamily Coliadinae |
| Orange-barred Sulphur | Phoebia philea |
| Clouded Sulphur | Colias philodice |
| Orange Sulphur | Colias eurytheme |
| LYCAENIDAE | Gossamer-wings, Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks |
| Subfamily Lycaeninae (Coppers) |
| American Copper | Lycaena phlaeas |
| Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks) |
| Acadian Hairstreak | Satyrium acadica |
| Banded Hairstreak | Satyrium calanus |
| Coral Hairstreak | Satyrium titus |
| Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues) |
| Eastern Tailed Blue | Everes comyntas |
| NYMPHALIDAE | Brush-footed, Admirals, Fritillaries, Checkerspots, Crescentspots, Painted Ladies, Tortoise Shell |
| Subfamily Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritallaries) |
| Great Spangled Fritillary | Speyeria cybele |
| Meadow Fritillary | Boloria bellona |
| Subfamily Nymphalinae (True Brush-foots) |
| Pearl Crescent | Phyciodes tharos |
| Question Mark | Polygonia interrogationis |
| Mourning Cloak | | Nymphalis antiopa |
| American Painted Lady | Vanessa virginiensis |
| Painted Lady | Vanessa cardui |
| Red Admiral | Vanessa atalanta |
| Subfamily Limenitidinae (Admirals and Relatives) |
| Viceroy | Limenitis archippus |
| Subfamily Satyrinae (Satrys) |
| Common Ringlet | Coenonympha tullia |
| Little Wood-Satyr | Megisto cymela |
| Common Wood-Nymph | Cercyonis pegala |
| Subfamily Danainae (Monarchs) |
| Monarch | Danaus plexippus |
| HESPERIIDAE | Skippers |
| Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers) |
| Silver-spotted Skipper | Epargyreus clarus |
| Hoary Edge Skipper | Achalarus lyciades |
| Juvanal's Duskywing | Erynnis juvenalis |
| Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers) |
| Least Skipper | Ancyloxypha numitor |
| Tawny-edged Skipper | Polites themistocles |
| Peck's Skipper | Polites peckius |
| Little Glass wing | Pompeius verna |
| European Skipper | Thymelicus lineola |
| Hobomok Skipper | Poanes hobomok |
| Dunn Skipper | Euphyer vestris |
| Northern Broken-dash | Wallengrenia egeremet |
