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White Mountain National Forest Monarchs Subfamily Danainae £ Monarch Danaus plexippus Butterflies of the White Mountain Skippers Family Hesperiidae Spread-wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae National Forest £ Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus £ Dreamy Duskywing Erynnis icelus £ Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades Skipperlings Subfamily Heteropterinae £ Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon American Lady Vanessa virginiensis Grass-Skippers Subfamily Hesperiinae £ Pepper and Salt Skipper Amblyscirtes hegon £ Common Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes vialis £ Least Skipper Ancyloxypha numitor £ Two-spotted Skipper Euphyes bimacula £ Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris £ Leonard’s Skipper Hesperia leonardus £ Indian Skipper Hesperia sassacus £ Hobomok Skipper Poanes hobomok LINKS: £ Long Dash Polites mystic http://www.naba.org/ £ Peck’s Skipper Polites peckius £ Tawny-edged Skipper Polites themistocles The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national http://www.wisconsinbutterflies.org/ origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with Rarity: disabilities who require alternative means for communication of R9SS = Region 9 Sensitive Species program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should £ Northern Broken-dash Wallengrenia egeremet contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). £ European Skipper Thymelicus lineola To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Swallowtails Family Papilionidae Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae True Brushfoots Subfamily Nymphalinae £ Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus £ Harris’ Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii £ Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis £ Henry’s Elfin Callophrys henrici £ Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis £ Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes £ Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon £ Early Hairstreak Erora laeta £ Coral Hairstreak Satyrium titus £ Baltimore Checkerspot Euphydryas phaeton £ Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa Whites & Sulphurs Family Pieridae £ Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti Whites Subfamily Pierinae £ Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis vaualbum £ Acadian Hairstreak Satyrium acadica £ £ Mustard White Pieris napi Northern Crescent Phyciodes selenis £ Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus £ Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos £ Edwards’ Hairstreak Satyrium edwardsii £ Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis £ Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops £ Eastern Comma Polygonia comma £ Green Comma Polygonia faunus Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae £ Gray Comma Polygonia progne £ ‘Spring’ Spring Azure Celastrina ladon ladon £ Painted Lady Vanessa cardui £ £ Cabbage White Pieris rapae £ ‘Summer” Spring Azure Celastrina ladon neglecta Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta £ Eastern Tailed-blue Everes comyntas £ American Lady Vanessa virginiensis Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae £ Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme Admirals & Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae £ Viceroy Limenitis archippus £ Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus £ Pink-edged Sulphur Colias interior Brushfoots Family Nymphalidae £ White Admiral Limenitis arthemis arthemis £ Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice Heliconians & Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae Gossamer-wings Family Lycaenidae £ Meadow Fritillary Boloria bellona Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae £ White Mountain Fritillary Boloria chariclea montina R9SS £ Common Wood-nymph Cercyonis pegala Harvesters Subfamily Miletinae £ Purplish Fritillary Boloria montinus £ Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia £ Harvester Feniseca tarquinius £ Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene £ Northern Pearly-eye Enodia anthedon £ Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeris aphrodite Coppers Subfamily Lycaeninae £ Little Wood-satyr Megisto cymela £ ‘Atlantis” Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis atlantis £ £ Bog Copper Lycaena epixanthe Polixenes Arctic Oeneis polixenes £ Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele £ £ Bronze Copper Lycaena hyllus Eyed Brown Satyrodes eurydice £ American Copper Lycaena phlaeas.
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