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Regional Species Checklists
Oregon, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 744 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Thorybes diversus Western Cloudywing
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Thorybes mexicana Mexican Cloudywing
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Erynnis icelus Dreamy Duskywing
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Erynnis propertius Propertius Duskywing
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Erynnis pacuvius Pacuvius Duskywing
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Erynnis afranius Afranius Duskywing
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Erynnis persius Persius Duskywing
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Pyrgus ruralis Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius communis Common Checkered-Skipper
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Heliopetes ericetorum Northern White-Skipper
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Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing
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Hesperopsis libya Mohave Sootywing
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Carterocephalus palaemon Arctic Skipper
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Oarisma garita Garita Skipperling
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Hesperia uncas Uncas Skipper
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Hesperia juba Juba Skipper
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Hesperia colorado Western Branded Skipper
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Hesperia columbia Columbian Skipper
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Hesperia lindseyi Lindsey's Skipper
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Hesperia nevada Nevada Skipper
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Atalopedes campestris Sachem
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Polites peckius Peck's Skipper
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Polites sabuleti Sandhill Skipper
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Polites mardon Mardon Skipper
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Polites themistocles Tawny-edged Skipper
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Polites mystic Long Dash
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Polites sonora Sonora Skipper
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Ochlodes sylvanoides Woodland Skipper
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Ochlodes agricola Rural Skipper
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Ochlodes yuma Yuma Skipper
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Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper
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Amblyscirtes vialis Common Roadside-Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Parnassius clodius Clodius Parnassian
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Parnassius smintheus Rocky Mountain Parnassian
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Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail
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Papilio machaon Old World Swallowtail
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Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail
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Papilio indra Indra Swallowtail
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Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail
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Papilio multicaudata Two-tailed Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Anthocharis sara Pacific Orangetip
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Anthocharis stella Stella Orangetip
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Anthocharis lanceolata Gray Marble
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Euchloe ausonides Large Marble
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Euchloe lotta Desert Marble
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Euchloe hyantis California Marble
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Neophasia menapia Pine White
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Pieris marginalis Margined White
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Pontia beckerii Becker's White
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Pontia protodice Checkered White
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Pontia occidentalis Western White
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Pontia sisymbrii Spring White
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Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Colias occidentalis Western Sulphur
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Colias alexandra Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
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Colias pelidne Pelidne Sulphur
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Colias interior Pink-edged Sulphur
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Pyrisitia proterpia Tailed Orange
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Lycaena arota Tailed Copper
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Lycaena phlaeas American Copper
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Lycaena cupreus Lustrous Copper
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Lycaena xanthoides Great Copper
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Lycaena editha Edith's Copper
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Lycaena gorgon Gorgon Copper
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Lycaena rubidus Ruddy Copper
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Lycaena heteronea Blue Copper
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Lycaena helloides Purplish Copper
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Lycaena nivalis Lilac-bordered Copper
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Lycaena mariposa Mariposa Copper
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Habrodais grunus Golden Hairstreak
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Atlides halesus Great Purple Hairstreak
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Callophrys affinis Western Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys sheridanii Sheridan's Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys nelsoni Nelson's Hairstreak
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Callophrys gryneus Juniper Hairstreak
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Callophrys spinetorum Thicket Hairstreak
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Callophrys johnsoni Johnson's Hairstreak
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Callophrys augustinus Brown Elfin
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Callophrys mossii Moss' Elfin
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Callophrys polios Hoary Elfin
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Callophrys eryphon Western Pine Elfin
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Satyrium titus Coral Hairstreak
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Satyrium californica California Hairstreak
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Satyrium sylvinus Sylvan Hairstreak
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Satyrium auretorum Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
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Satyrium tetra Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
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Satyrium saepium Hedgerow Hairstreak
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Satyrium behrii Behr's Hairstreak
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Satyrium fuliginosum Sooty Hairstreak
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Satyrium semiluna Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Leptotes marina Marine Blue
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Brephidium exilis Western Pygmy-Blue
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Cupido comyntas Eastern Tailed-Blue
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Cupido amyntula Western Tailed-Blue
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Celastrina ladon Spring Azure
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Celastrina echo Echo Azure
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Glaucopsyche piasus Arrowhead Blue
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Glaucopsyche lygdamus Silvery Blue
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Philotiella leona Pumice Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes battoides Western Square-dotted Blue
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Euphilotes intermedia Intermediate Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes baueri Bauer's Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes enoptes Pacific Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes ancilla Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
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Echinargus isola Reakirt's Blue
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Plebejus idas Northern Blue
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Plebejus anna Anna's Blue
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Plebejus melissa Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
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Plebejus saepiolus Greenish Blue
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Plebejus icarioides Boisduval's Blue
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Plebejus shasta Shasta Blue
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Plebejus acmon Acmon Blue
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Plebejus lupini Lupine Blue
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Plebejus podarce Sierra Nevada Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Apodemia mormo Mormon Metalmark
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Danaus gilippus Queen
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Speyeria cybele Great Spangled Fritillary
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Speyeria coronis Coronis Fritillary
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Speyeria zerene Zerene Fritillary
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Speyeria callippe Callippe Fritillary
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Speyeria egleis Great Basin Fritillary
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Speyeria hesperis Northwestern Fritillary
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Speyeria hydaspe Hydaspe Fritillary
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Speyeria mormonia Mormon Fritillary
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Boloria selene Silver-bordered Fritillary
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Boloria bellona Meadow Fritillary
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Boloria epithore Pacific Fritillary
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Limenitis archippus Viceroy
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Limenitis lorquini Lorquin's Admiral
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Limenitis weidemeyerii Weidemeyer's Admiral
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Adelpha californica California Sister
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Chlosyne leanira Leanira Checkerspot
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Chlosyne hoffmanni Hoffmann's Checkerspot
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Chlosyne acastus Sagebrush Checkerspot
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Chlosyne palla Northern Checkerspot
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Phyciodes orseis California Crescent
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Phyciodes pallida Pale Crescent
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Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent
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Phyciodes cocyta Northern Crescent
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Phyciodes pulchella Field Crescent
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Euphydryas gillettii Gillette's Checkerspot
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Euphydryas editha Edith's Checkerspot
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Euphydryas chalcedona Chalcedon Checkerspot
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Euphydryas anicia Anicia Checkerspot
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Euphydryas colon Colon Checkerspot
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Junonia grisea Gray Buckeye
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Polygonia satyrus Satyr Comma
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Polygonia faunus Green Comma
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Polygonia gracilis Hoary Comma
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Polygonia zephyrus Zephyr Comma
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Polygonia progne Gray Comma
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Polygonia oreas Oreas Comma
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Aglais milberti Milbert's Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis vaualbum Compton Tortoiseshell
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Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
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Nymphalis californica California Tortoiseshell
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Vanessa virginiensis American Lady
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Vanessa cardui Painted Lady
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Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady
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Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral
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Aglais io European Peacock
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Coenonympha tullia Common Ringlet
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Erebia epipsodea Common Alpine
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Neominois ridingsii Ridings' Satyr
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Oeneis nevadensis Great Arctic
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Cercyonis pegala Common Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis sthenele Great Basin Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis oetus Small Wood-Nymph
Drepanidae Hooktip and False Owlet Moths
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Habrosyne scripta Lettered Habrosyne
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Pseudothyatira cymatophoroides Tufted Thyatirid
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Drepana arcuata Arched Hooktip
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Drepana bilineata Two-lined Hooktip
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Hemileuca nuttalli Nuttall's sheepmoth
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Coloradia pandora Pandora pinemoth
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Hemileuca eglanterina Western sheepmoth
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Hemileuca hera Hera buckmoth
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Hemileuca nevadensis Nevada buckmoth
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Hyalophora columbia Columbia silkmoth
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Hyalophora euryalus Ceanothus silkmoth
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Saturnia mendocino Mendocino saturnia moth
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Hyalophora gloveri Glover's Silkmoth
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Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus moth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Ceratomia amyntor Elm sphinx
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Ceratomia undulosa Waved sphinx
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Smerinthus cerisyi One-eyed sphinx
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Sphinx chersis Great ash sphinx
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Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth
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Sphinx drupiferarum Wild cherry sphinx
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Manduca sexta Carolina sphinx
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Sphinx perelegans Elegant sphinx
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Pachysphinx modesta Modest sphinx
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Sphinx sequoiae Sequoia sphinx
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Pachysphinx occidentalis Big poplar sphinx
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Sphinx vashti Vashti sphinx
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Paonias excaecata Blinded sphinx
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Paonias myops Small-eyed sphinx
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Proserpinus clarkiae Clark's sphinx
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Proserpinus flavofasciata Yellow-banded sphinx
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Hemaris diffinis Snowberry Clearwing
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Hyles gallii Bedstraw hawkmoth
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Erinnyis ello Ello sphinx
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
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Eumorpha achemon Achemon sphinx
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Hemaris thysbe Hummingbird Clearwing
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Proserpinus lucidus Pacific green sphinx
Notodontidae Prominents
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Oedemasia concinna Red-humped Caterpillar Moth
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Nadata gibbosa White-dotted Prominent
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Oedemasia semirufescens Red-washed Prominent
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Pheosia rimosa Black-rimmed Prominent
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Phryganidia californica California Oakworm
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Odontosia elegans Elegant Prominent
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Gluphisia septentrionis Common Gluphisia
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Peridea ferruginea Chocolate Prominent
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Schizura leptinoides Black-blotched Schizura
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Furcula cinerea Gray Furcula
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Clostera albosigma Sigmoid Prominent
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Furcula scolopendrina Zigzag Furcula Moth
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Schizura ipomoeae Morning-glory Prominent
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Coelodasys unicornis Unicorn Caterpillar Moth
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Datana ministra Yellow-necked Caterpillar Moth
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Acronicta funeralis Funerary Dagger Moth
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Acronicta insita Fingered Dagger Moth
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Acronicta radcliffei Radcliffe's Dagger Moth
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Apamea lignicolora Wood-colored Apamea
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Apamea vultuosa Airy Apamea
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Amphipyra pyramidoides Copper Underwing
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Apamea unanimis Small Clouded Brindle
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Galgula partita The Wedgling
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Proxenus miranda Miranda Moth
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Euplexia benesimilis American Angle Shades
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Feralia comstocki Comstock's Sallow
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Cucullia omissa Omitted Hooded Owlet Moth
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Cucullia speyeri Speyer's Hooded Owlet
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Fishia yosemitae Dark Gray Fishia
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Protodeltote albidula Pale Glyph Moth
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Pleromelloida cinerea Ashy Pleromelloida Moth
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Autographa ampla Large Looper Moth
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Megalographa biloba Bilobed Looper Moth
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Syngrapha rectangula Salt-and-Pepper Looper Moth
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Abrostola urentis Variegated Brindle Moth
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Feralia deceptiva Deceptive Sallow
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Lacinipolia olivacea Olive Arches
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Lacanobia subjuncta Speckled Cutworm Moth
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Mythimna unipuncta Armyworm Moth
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Polia nimbosa Stormy Arches
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Orthosia hibisci Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth
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Melanchra adjuncta Hitched Arches
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Spaelotis clandestina Clandestine Dart
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Xestia smithii Smith's Dart
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Apamea niveivenosa Snowy-veined Apamea
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Agrotis ipsilon Ipsilon Dart
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Pseudobryomima muscosa Mossy Pseudobryomima Moth
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Hecatera dysodea Small Ranunculus Moth
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Apamea cogitata Thoughtful Apamea
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Lithophane innominata Nameless Pinion
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Oligia illocata Wandering Brocade
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Lithophane petulca Wanton Pinion
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Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic
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Ochropleura implecta American Flame-shouldered Dart
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Noctua pronuba European Yellow Underwing
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Feltia jaculifera Dingy Cutworm Moth
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Bellura obliqua Cattail Borer Moth
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Xylomoia indirecta Oblique Brocade
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Apamea amputatrix Yellow-headed Cutworm Moth
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Xylena cineritia Gray Swordgrass
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Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing Moth
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Raphia frater The Brother Moth
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Chloridea virescens Tobacco Budworm Moth
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Schinia rivulosa Ragweed Flower Moth
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Schinia gaurae Clouded Crimson
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Eutricopis nexilis White-spotted Midget Moth
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Schinia lynx Lynx Flower Moth
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Alypia langtoni Langston's Forester
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Alypia ridingsii Riding's Forester Moth
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Tyta luctuosa Field Bindweed Moth
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Apantesis ornata Ornate Tiger Moth
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Estigmene acrea Salt Marsh Moth or Acrea Moth
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Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Moth
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Spilosoma virginica Virginian Tiger Moth or Yellow Woolybear Moth
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Spilosoma vestalis Vestal Tiger Moth
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Spilosoma vagans Wandering Tiger Moth
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Ctenucha rubroscapus Red-Shouldered Ctenucha
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Notarctia proxima Mexican Tiger Moth
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Cisseps fulvicollis Yellow-collared Scape Moth
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Platyprepia virginalis Ranchman's Tiger Moth
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Platarctia parthenos St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
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Arctia caja Garden Tiger Moth or Great Tiger Moth
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Lophocampa argentata Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Crambidia casta Pearly-Winged Lichen Moth
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Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger Moth
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Lophocampa maculata Spotted Tussock Moth or Yellow-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Clemensia albata Little White Lichen Moth
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Hemihyalea edwardsii Edwards' Glassywing
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Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar Moth
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Pyrrharctia isabella Isabella Tiger Moth or Banded Woolybear
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Cycnia oregonensis Oregon Cycnia
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Idia americalis American Idia Moth
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Chytolita morbidalis Morbid Owlet Moth
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Bleptina caradrinalis Bent-winged Owlet Moth
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Palthis angulalis Dark-spotted Palthis Moth
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Hypena bijugalis Dimorphic Bomolocha Moth
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Hypena humuli Hop Vine Moth
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Hypena palparia Mottled Bomolocha Moth
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Hypena abalienalis White-Lined Bomolocha Moth
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Catocala unijuga Once-married Underwing
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Catocala semirelicta Semirelict Underwing
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Catocala ilia Ilia Underwing
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Zale lunata Lunate Zale
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Catocala aholibah Aholibah Underwing Moth
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Caenurgina erechtea Forage Looper Moth
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Ascalapha odorata Black Witch
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Scoliopteryx libatrix The Herald
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Caenurgina crassiuscula Clover Looper Moth
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Rivula propinqualis Spotted Grass Moth
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Orgyia vetusta Western Tussock Moth
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Leucoma salicis (White) Satin Moth
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Orgyia pseudotsugata Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
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Orgyia sp. Tussock moths
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Dasychira vagans Variable Tussock Moth
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Orgyia antiqua Rusty Tussock Moth
Oecophoridae Concealer Moths
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Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth
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Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth
Adelidae Adelid Moths
Gracillariidae Leaf Blotch Miner Moths
Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths
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Agonopterix alstroemeriana Poison Hemlock Moth
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Depressaria pastinacella Parsnip Webworm