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Regional Species Checklists
Sonora, Mexico
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 400 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Epargyreus exadeus Broken Silverdrop
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Apyrrothrix araxes Dull Firetip
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Polygonus leo Hammock Skipper
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Chioides albofasciatus White-striped Longtail
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Chioides zilpa Zilpa Longtail
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Aguna asander Gold-spotted Aguna
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Typhedanus undulatus Mottled Longtail
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Polythrix mexicanus Mexican Longtail
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Zestusa dorus Short-tailed Skipper
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Codatractus arizonensis Arizona Skipper
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Codatractus valeriana Valeriana Skipper
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Urbanus proteus Long-tailed Skipper
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Urbanus dorantes Dorantes Longtail
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Urbanus procne Brown Longtail
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Astraptes fulgerator Two-barred Flasher
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Astraptes alector Gilbert's Flasher
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Autochton cellus Golden Banded-Skipper
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Autochton pseudocellus Sonoran Banded-Skipper
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Autochton cincta Chisos Banded-Skipper
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Achalarus casica Desert Cloudywing
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Achalarus albociliatus Skinner's Cloudywing
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Achalarus toxeus Coyote Cloudywing
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Thessia jalapus Jalapus Cloudywing
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Thorybes drusius Drusius Cloudywing
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Thorybes mexicana Mexican Cloudywing
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Cabares potrillo Potrillo Skipper
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Cogia hippalus Acacia Skipper
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Cogia caicus Gold-costa Skipper
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Polyctor cleta Cleta Tufted-Skipper
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Noctuana stator Red-studded Skipper
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Bolla clytius Mottled Bolla
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Staphylus ceos Golden-headed Scallopwing
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Staphylus mazans Mazans Scallopwing
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Gorgythion begga Variegated Skipper
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Timochares ruptifasciata Brown-banded Skipper
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Carrhenes fuscescens Tanned Hoary-Skipper
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Antigonus emorsa White Spurwing
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Systasea pulverulenta Texas Powdered Skipper
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Systasea zampa Arizona Powdered Skipper
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Eantis tamenund Northern Sicklewing
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Chiomara georgina White-patched Skipper
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Chiomara mithrax Slaty Skipper
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Gesta invisus False Duskywing
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Erynnis brizo Sleepy Duskywing
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Erynnis juvenalis Juvenal's Duskywing
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Erynnis meridianus Meridian Duskywing
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Erynnis scudderi Scudder's Duskywing
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Erynnis tristis Mournful Duskywing
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Erynnis pacuvius Pacuvius Duskywing
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Erynnis funeralis Funereal Duskywing
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Erynnis afranius Afranius Duskywing
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Pyrgus scriptura Small Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius communis Common Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius albescens White Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius philetas Desert Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius oileus Tropical Checkered-Skipper
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Heliopyrgus domicella Erichson's White-Skipper
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Heliopetes macaira Turk's-cap White-Skipper
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Heliopetes laviana Laviana White-Skipper
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Celotes nessus Common Streaky-Skipper
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Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing
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Hesperopsis libya Mohave Sootywing
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Synapte shiva Faded Faceted Skipper
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Synapte syraces Bold Faceted Skipper
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Cymaenes trebius Fawn-spotted Skipper
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Nastra julia Julia's Skipper
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Lerema accius Clouded Skipper
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Lerema ancillaris Liris Skipper
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Vettius fantasos Fantastic Skipper
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Perichares philetes Green-backed Ruby-eye
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Ancyloxypha arene Tropical Least Skipper
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Oarisma edwardsii Edwards' Skipperling
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Copaeodes aurantiaca Orange Skipperling
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Copaeodes minima Southern Skipperling
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Adopaeoides prittwitzi Sunrise Skipper
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Stinga morrisoni Morrison's Skipper
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Hesperia pahaska Pahaska Skipper
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Atalopedes campestris Sachem
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Polites rhesus Rhesus Skipper
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Polites carus Carus Skipper
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Poanes taxiles Taxiles Skipper
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Poanes melane Umber Skipper
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Paratrytone snowi Snow's Skipper
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Quasimellana eulogius Common Mellana
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Atrytonopsis deva Deva Skipper
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Atrytonopsis lunus Moon-marked Skipper
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Atrytonopsis pittacus White-barred Skipper
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Atrytonopsis cestus Cestus Skipper
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Atrytonopsis edwardsi Sheep Skipper
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Amblyscirtes exoteria Large Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes cassus Cassus Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes aenus Bronze Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes elissa Elissa Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes nereus Slaty Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes nysa Nysa Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes eos Dotted Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes tolteca Prenda Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes phylace Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes fimbriata Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper
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Lerodea eufala Eufala Skipper
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Lerodea arabus Olive-clouded Skipper or Violet-clouded Skipper
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Panoquina errans Wandering Skipper
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Panoquina ocola Ocola Skipper
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Panoquina evansi Evans' Skipper
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Calpodes ethlius Brazilian Skipper
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Nyctelius nyctelius Violet-banded Skipper
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Thespieus macareus Chestnut-marked Skipper
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Megathymus yuccae Yucca Giant-Skipper
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Megathymus ursus Ursine Giant-Skipper
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Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri Fritzgaertner's Flat
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Piruna aea Many-spotted Skipperling
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Agathymus polingi Poling's Giant-Skipper
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Agathymus evansi Huachuca Giant-Skipper
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Agathymus aryxna Arizona Giant-Skipper
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Agathymus remingtoni Coahuila Giant-Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Parides alopius White-dotted Cattleheart
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Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail
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Battus polydamas Polydamas Swallowtail
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Papilio polyxenes Black Swallowtail
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Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail
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Papilio multicaudata Two-tailed Swallowtail
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Papilio thoas Thoas Swallowtail
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Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail
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Papilio astyalus Broad-banded Swallowtail
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Papilio androgeus Androgeus Swallowtail
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Papilio rogeri Pink-spotted Swallowtail
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Papilio rumiko Western Giant Swallowtail
Pieridae Whites and Sulphurs
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Anthocharis cethura Desert Orangetip
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Anthocharis thoosa Southwestern Orangetip
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Euchloe guaymasensis Sonoran Marble
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Euchloe lotta Desert Marble
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Euchloe hyantis California Marble
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Appias drusilla Florida White
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Neophasia terlooii Chiricahua White
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Catasticta nimbice Mexican Dartwhite
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Pontia protodice Checkered White
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Pontia sisymbrii Spring White
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Ascia monuste Great Southern White
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Ganyra howarthi Howarth's White
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Ganyra josephina Giant White
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Kricogonia lyside Lyside Sulphur
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Colias philodice Clouded Sulphur
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Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur
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Zerene cesonia Southern Dogface
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Anteos maerula Yellow Angled-Sulphur
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Anteos clorinde White Angled-Sulphur
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Phoebis argante Apricot Sulphur
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Phoebis agarithe Large Orange Sulphur
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Phoebis philea Orange-barred Sulphur
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Phoebis neocypris Tailed Sulphur
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Eurema daira Barred Yellow
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Eurema boisduvaliana Boisduval's Yellow
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Eurema mexicana Mexican Yellow
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Pyrisitia proterpia Tailed Orange
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Pyrisitia lisa Little Yellow
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Pyrisitia nise Mimosa Yellow
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Pyrisitia dina Dina Yellow
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Abaeis nicippe Sleepy Orange
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Nathalis iole Dainty Sulphur
Lycaenidae Gossamer-wing Butterflies
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Hypaurotis crysalus Colorado Hairstreak
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Atlides halesus Great Purple Hairstreak
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Callophrys affinis Western Green Hairstreak
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Callophrys gryneus Juniper Hairstreak
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Callophrys xami Xami Hairstreak
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Callophrys spinetorum Thicket Hairstreak
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Callophrys augustinus Brown Elfin
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Cyanophrys herodotus Tropical Greenstreak
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Cyanophrys longula Long-winged Greenstreak
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Cyanophrys miserabilis Clench's Greenstreak
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Rekoa marius Marius Hairstreak
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Rekoa zebina Zebina Hairstreak
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Arawacus jada Creamy Stripestreak
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Ocaria ocrisia Black Hairstreak
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Chlorostrymon simaethis Silver-banded Hairstreak
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Chlorostrymon telea Telea Hairstreak
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Electrostrymon sangala Ruddy Hairstreak
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Electrostrymon joya Muted Hairstreak
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Calycopis isobeon Dusky-blue Groundstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Strymon bebrycia Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon yojoa Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon cestri Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon istapa Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
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Strymon bazochii Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
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Ministrymon leda Leda Ministreak
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Ministrymon clytie Clytie Ministreak
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Ministrymon azia Gray Ministreak
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Parrhasius polibetes Black-spot Hairstreak
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Parrhasius moctezuma Mexican-M Hairstreak
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Hypostrymon critola Sonoran Hairstreak
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Erora quaderna Arizona Hairstreak
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Leptotes cassius Cassius Blue
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Leptotes marina Marine Blue
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Zizula cyna Cyna 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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Hemiargus ceraunus Ceraunus Blue
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Echinargus isola Reakirt's Blue
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Plebejus melissa Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue)
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Plebejus lupini Lupine Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Calephelis nemesis Fatal Metalmark
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Calephelis wrighti Wright's Metalmark
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Calephelis rawsoni Rawson's Metalmark
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Caria ino Red-bordered Metalmark
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Baeotis zonata Bumblebee Metalmark
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Lasaia agesilas Shining-blue Lasaia
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Lasaia maria Maria's Metalmark
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Emesis zela Zela Metalmark
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Emesis ares Ares Metalmark
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Emesis emesia Curve-winged Metalmark
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Apodemia mormo Mormon Metalmark
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Apodemia mejicanus Mexican Metalmark
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Apodemia palmeri Palmer's Metalmark
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Apodemia hepburni Hepburn's Metalmark
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Apodemia walkeri Walker's Metalmark
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Apodemia multiplaga Narrow-winged Metalmark
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Apodemia phyciodoides Crescent Metalmark
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Apodemia nais Nais Metalmark
Nymphalidae Brush-footed Butterflies
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Libytheana carinenta American Snout
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Danaus plexippus Monarch
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Danaus gilippus Queen
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Danaus eresimus Soldier
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Dione moneta Mexican Silverspot
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Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary
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Dryas iulia Julia Heliconian
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Heliconius charithonia Zebra Heliconian
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Euptoieta hegesia Mexican Fritillary
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Smyrna blomfildia Blomfild's Beauty
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Limenitis arthemis Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral
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Limenitis arthemis arizonensis Arizona Red-spotted Purple
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Limenitis archippus Viceroy
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Adelpha eulalia Arizona Sister
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Adelpha fessonia Band-celled Sister
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Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor
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Asterocampa leilia Empress Leilia
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Asterocampa clyton Tawny Emperor
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Asterocampa idyja Dusky Emperor
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Doxocopa laure Silver Emperor
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Mestra amymone Common Mestra
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Eunica monima Dingy Purplewing
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Hamadryas amphinome Red Cracker
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Hamadryas atlantis Black-patched Cracker
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Hamadryas februa Gray Cracker
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Hamadryas glauconome Glaucous Cracker
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Hamadryas guatemalena Guatemalan Cracker
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Myscelia cyananthe Blackened Bluewing
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Diaethria bacchis White-patched Eighty-eight
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Marpesia petreus Ruddy Daggerwing
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Poladryas minuta Dotted Checkerspot
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Chlosyne definita Definite Patch
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Chlosyne marina Marina Patch
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Chlosyne rosita Rosita Patch
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Chlosyne theona Theona Checkerspot
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Chlosyne cyneas Black Checkerspot
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Chlosyne fulvia Fulvia Checkerspot
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Chlosyne californica California Patch
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Chlosyne lacinia Bordered Patch
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Chlosyne acastus Sagebrush Checkerspot
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Microtia elva Elf
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Dymasia dymas Tiny Checkerspot
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Texola elada Elada Checkerspot
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Phyciodes picta Painted Crescent
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Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent
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Phyciodes phaon Phaon Crescent
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Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
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Anthanassa texana Texan Crescent
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Anthanassa tulcis Tulcis Crescent or Pale-banded Crescent
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Euphydryas chalcedona Chalcedon Checkerspot
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Junonia nigrosuffusa Dark Buckeye
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Junonia evarete Tropical Buckeye
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Anartia jatrophae White Peacock
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Anartia fatima Banded Peacock
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Siproeta stelenes Malachite
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Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak
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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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Anaea aidea Tropical Leafwing
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Anaea andria Goatweed Leafwing
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Memphis pithyusa Pale-spotted Leafwing
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Morpho polyphemus White Morpho
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Cyllopsis pyracmon Nabokov's Satyr
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Cyllopsis pertepida Canyonland Satyr
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Paramacera xicaque Pine Satyr
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Megisto rubricata Red Satyr
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Gyrocheilus patrobas Red-bordered Satyr
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Hemileuca tricolor Tricolor buckmoth
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Hemileuca hualapai Hualapai buckmoth
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Hemileuca grotei Grote's buckmoth
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Automeris io Io moth
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Automeris iris Iris eyed silkmoth
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Automeris cecrops Cecrops eyed silkmoth
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Hemileuca juno Juno buckmoth
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Rothschildia cincta Cincta rothschildia
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Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus moth
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Agapema homogena Rocky Mountain agapema
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Agapema galbina Tamaulipan agapema
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Citheronia splendens Splendid royal moth
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Eacles oslari Oslar's eacles
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Sphingicampa hubbardi Hubbard's Small Silkmoth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Ceratomia sonorensis Sonoran sphinx
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Pachysphinx occidentalis Big poplar sphinx
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Lintneria separatus Separated sphinx
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Lintneria istar Istar sphinx
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Agrius cingulata Pink-spotted hawkmoth
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Sphinx chersis Great ash sphinx
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Manduca sexta Carolina sphinx
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Sphinx libocedrus Incense cedar sphinx
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Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth
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Sphinx dollii Doll's sphinx
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Manduca occulta Occult sphinx
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Manduca rustica Rustic sphinx
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Sphinx smithi Smith's sphinx
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Manduca muscosa Muscosa sphinx
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Smerinthus cerisyi One-eyed sphinx
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Smerinthus saliceti Salicet sphinx
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Dolbogene hartwegii Hartweg's sphinx
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Paonias myops Small-eyed sphinx
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Eumorpha satellitia Satellite sphinx
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
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Eumorpha achemon Achemon sphinx
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Isognathus rimosa Rimosus sphinx
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Eumorpha typhon Typhon sphinx
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Erinnyis alope Alope sphinx
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Eumorpha vitis Vine sphinx
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Erinnyis lassauxii Lassaux's sphinx
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Erinnyis ello Ello sphinx
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Cautethia spuria Spurious sphinx
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Erinnyis crameri Cramer's sphinx
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Proserpinus terlooii Terloo sphinx
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Erinnyis obscura Obscure sphinx
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Euproserpinus phaeton Phaeton primrose sphinx
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Callionima parce Parce sphinx
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Xylophanes pluto Pluto sphinx
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Aellopos clavipes Clavipes sphinx
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Xylophanes falco Falcon sphinx
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Xylophanes tersa Tersa Sphinx
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Schinia gaurae Clouded Crimson
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Lophocampa argentata Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Notarctia proxima Mexican Tiger Moth
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Hemihyalea edwardsii Edwards' Glassywing
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Dysschema howardi Northern Giant Flag Moth
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Arachnis picta Painted Tiger Moth
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Ascalapha odorata Black Witch
Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths
Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths
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Melanchroia chephise White-tipped Black