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Valley Nature Center Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Butterfly Checklist Swallowtails Family Papilionidae Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor X X X X X X X X X X X X Polydamas Swallowtail Battus polydamas X W X X X X Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes X X X X X X X X X X Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes X X X X X X X X X X X X Ornithion Swallowtail Papilio ornythion X X X Broad-banded Swallowtail Papilio astyalus X W Ruby-spotted Swallowtail Papilio anchisiades X X X Whites and Sulphurs Family Pieridae Whites Subfamily Pierinae Florida White Appias drusilla X Checkered White Pontia protodice X X X X X X X X X X X X Great Southern White Ascia monuste X X X X W X X X X X X X Giant White Ganyra josephina X X X Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme X X X W X X X X Southern Dogface Colias cesonia X X X X W X X X X X X White Angled-Sulphur Anteos clorinde X X X Yellow Angled-Sulphur Anteos maerula W X X X X Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae X X X X X X X X X X X X Orange-barred Sulphur Phoebis philea X X X X Large Orange Sulphur Phoebis agarithe X X X X X X X X X X X X Lyside Sulphur Kricogonia lyside X X X X X X X X X X X X Boisduval's Yellow Eurema boisduvaliana X W X X Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana X X Tailed Orange Eurema proterpia X X X X X X Little Yellow Eurema lisa X X X X X X X X X X X X Mimosa Yellow Eurema nise X W X X X X Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe X X X X X X X X X X Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole X X X X X X X X X X X Gossamer-wing Butterflies Family Lycaenidae Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus X X X X Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis X X X Xami Hairstreak Callophrys xami X Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus X X X X X X X X X X X X Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon rufofusca X X Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bebrycia X Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon yojoa X X Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa X X X X X X X X X X X X Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon bazochi X X X X X X X Dusky-blue Groundstreak Calycopis isobeon X X W X X Clytie Ministreak Ministrymon clytie X X X X X X Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile X X W X X X X X X X Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius X X X W X X X Marine Blue Leptotes marina X X X X X X X Cyna Blue Zizula cyna X Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus X X X X X X X X X X X Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola X X X X X X X X X X X Metalmarks Family Riodinidae Fatal Metalmark Calephelis nemesis X X X X X X X X X X X X Rounded Metalmark Calephelis perditalis X X X X X X X X X X X Rawson's Metalmark Calephelis rawsoni X X Red-bordered Metalmark Caria ino X X X X X X X X Blue Metalmark Lasaia sula W Red-bordered Pixie Melanis pixe X X X X X X Curve-winged Metalmark Emesis emesia X Brush-footed Butterflies Family Nymphalidae Snouts Subfamily Libytheinae American Snout Libytheana carinenta X X X X W X X X X X X X Heliconians and Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae X X X X X X X X X X X X Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta X X X X W X Banded Orange Heliconian Dryadula phaetusa W Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia X X X X X X X X X X X Isabella's Heliconian Eueides isabella X Zebra Heliconian Heliconius charitonius X X X X X X X X X X X X Erato Heliconian Heliconius erato X X Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia X X X X W X X X X Mexican Fritillary Euptoieta hegesia X X X X X X X True Brush-foots Subfamily Nymphalinae Theona Checkerspot Thessalia theona X X X Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia X X X X X X X X X X X X Crimson Patch Chlosyne janais X Elada Checkerspot Texola elada X X X X X X X X X X X Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana X X X X X X X X X X X Pale-banded Crescent Phyciodes tulcis X X X X Vesta Crescent Phyciodes vesta X X X X X X X X X X X X Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon X X X X X X X X X X X X Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos X X W X X X X X Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis X X X X X X X X X X American Lady Vanessa virginiensis X X X X X X Painted Lady Vanessa cardui X X X X X X Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta X X X X X X X X X X X Common Buckeye Junonia coenia X X X X X White Peacock Anartia jatrophae X X W X X X X X X X Banded Peakcock Anartia fatima X X Malachite Siproeta stelenes X X X X X Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae Band-celled Sister Adelpha fessonia X Spot-celled Sister Adelpha basiloides X Mexican Bluewing Myscelia ethusa X X X X X W Malachite Siproeta stelenes X X X X X Common Mestra Mestra amymone X X X X W X X X X X Red Rim Biblis hyperia X X X X Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa X X Blomfild's Beauty Smyrna blomfildia X X Ruddy Daggerwing Marpesia petrus X X X Leafwings Subfamily Charaxinae Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea X X X X X X X Goatweed Leafwing Anaea andria X X X X X X X X X Pale-spotted Leafwing Anaea pithyusa X Emperors Subfamily Apaturinae Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis X X X X Empress Leilia Asterocampa leilia X Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton X X X X X X X X X X Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae Gemmed Satyr Cyllopsis gemma X Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius X X X X X X X W X X Monarchs Subfamily Danainae Monarch Danaus plexippus X X X X X X X Queen Danaus gilippus X X X X X X X X X X X X Soldier Danaus eresimus X W X X X X X Skippers Family HesperiWidae Spread-wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae Guava Skipper Phocides polybius X X X X X X X X X X Brown Longtail Urbanus procne X X X X X X X X X X X X White-striped Longtail Chioides catillus X X X X X X Zilpa Longtail Chioides zilpa X W X Gold-spotted Aguna Aguna asander X X X Emerald Aguna Aguna claxon X X Tailed Aguna Aguna methophis X Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus X X X X X Dorantes Longtail Urbanus dorantes X X X X X Teleus Longtail Urbanus teleus X X X X X X X X X X Two-barred Flasher Astraptes fulgerator X X X X X W X X Yellow-tipped Flasher Astraptes anaphus X Coyote Cloudywing Achalarus toxeus X X Potrillo Skipper Cabares potrillo X Mimosa Skipper Cogia calchas W Acacia Skipper Cogia hippalus X Golden-headed Scallopwing Staphylus ceos X Mazans Scallopwing Staphylus mazans X X X X W Texas Powdered-Skipper Systasea pulverulenta W Sickle-winged Skipper Achlyodes thraso X X X X W X X X X Brown-banded Skipper Timochares ruptifasciatus X X X X X X White-patched Skipper Chiomara asychis X X X X X X X X Horace's Duskywing Erynnis horatius X X Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis X X X X X X X X Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis X X X X X X X X White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens X X X X X X X X X X X X Tropical Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus oileus X X X X X X X X X X X X Desert Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus philetas X X X X X X Erichson's White-Skipper Heliopetes domicella X X X Laviana White-Skipper Heliopetes laviana X X X X X X X X X X X X Turk's-cap White-Skipper Heliopetes macaira X X W X X X X Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus X X X X X X Grass Skippers Subfamily Hesperiinae Julia's Skipper Nastra julia W W X X X Fawn-spotted Skipper Cymaenes odilia X X Clouded Skipper Lerema 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