National Moth Week is July 20-28, 2024!
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Regional Species Checklists
Yavapai County, Arizona, United States
The BAMONA database currently includes verified sighting records for 368 species from this region.
Hesperiidae Skippers
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Epargyreus clarus Silver-spotted Skipper
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Polygonus leo Hammock Skipper
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Zestusa dorus Short-tailed Skipper
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Thorybes pylades Northern Cloudywing
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Cogia hippalus Acacia Skipper
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Cogia caicus Gold-costa Skipper
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Staphylus ceos Golden-headed Scallopwing
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Systasea zampa Arizona Powdered Skipper
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Erynnis icelus Dreamy Duskywing
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Erynnis brizo Sleepy Duskywing
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Erynnis telemachus Rocky Mountain Duskywing
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Erynnis meridianus Meridian 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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Erynnis persius Persius Duskywing
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Pyrgus scriptura Small Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius albescens White Checkered-Skipper
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Burnsius philetas Desert Checkered-Skipper
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Heliopyrgus domicella Erichson's White-Skipper
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Heliopetes ericetorum Northern White-Skipper
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Celotes nessus Common Streaky-Skipper
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Pholisora catullus Common Sootywing
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Hesperopsis alpheus Saltbush Sootywing
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Ancyloxypha arene Tropical Least Skipper
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Oarisma garita Garita Skipperling
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Copaeodes aurantiaca Orange Skipperling
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Hylephila phyleus Fiery Skipper
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Hesperia uncas Uncas Skipper
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Hesperia woodgatei Apache 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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Ochlodes yuma Yuma Skipper
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Poanes taxiles Taxiles Skipper
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Euphyes vestris Dun Skipper
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Atrytonopsis deva Deva Skipper
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Atrytonopsis vierecki Viereck's Skipper
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Atrytonopsis pittacus White-barred Skipper
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Atrytonopsis python Python Skipper
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Amblyscirtes exoteria Large Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes aenus Bronze Roadside-Skipper
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Amblyscirtes eos Dotted Roadside-Skipper
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NotAmblyscirtes simius Simius Roadside-Skipper
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Lerodea eufala Eufala Skipper
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Megathymus yuccae Yucca Giant-Skipper
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Megathymus ursus Ursine Giant-Skipper
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Piruna pirus Russet Skipperling
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Piruna polingii Four-spotted Skipperling
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Agathymus neumoegeni Orange Giant-Skipper
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Agathymus baueri Bauer's Giant-Skipper
Papilionidae Parnassians and Swallowtails
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Battus philenor Pipevine Swallowtail
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Papilio machaon Old World 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 cresphontes 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 lotta Desert Marble
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Neophasia menapia Pine White
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Pieris rapae Cabbage White
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Pontia protodice Checkered 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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Zerene cesonia Southern Dogface
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Phoebis sennae Cloudless Sulphur
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Phoebis agarithe Large Orange Sulphur
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Eurema mexicana Mexican Yellow
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Pyrisitia proterpia Tailed Orange
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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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Satyrium ilavia Ilavia Hairstreak
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Satyrium sylvinus Sylvan Hairstreak
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Satyrium behrii Behr's Hairstreak
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Phaeostrymon alcestis Soapberry Hairstreak
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Chlorostrymon simaethis Silver-banded Hairstreak
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Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak
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Ministrymon leda Leda Ministreak
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Erora quaderna Arizona Hairstreak
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Leptotes marina Marine Blue
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Brephidium exilis Western Pygmy-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 lygdamus Silvery Blue
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Euphilotes bernardino Bernardino Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes enoptes Pacific Dotted-Blue
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Euphilotes rita Rita Dotted-Blue
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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 saepiolus Greenish Blue
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Plebejus icarioides Boisduval's Blue
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Plebejus lupini Lupine Blue
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Plebejus glandon Arctic Blue
Riodinidae Metalmarks
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Calephelis nemesis Fatal Metalmark
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Emesis zela Zela Metalmark
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Apodemia mormo Mormon Metalmark
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Apodemia palmeri Palmer's 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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Agraulis vanillae Gulf Fritillary
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Euptoieta claudia Variegated Fritillary
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Speyeria hesperis Northwestern Fritillary
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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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Limenitis weidemeyerii Weidemeyer's Admiral
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Adelpha eulalia Arizona Sister
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Asterocampa celtis Hackberry Emperor
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Asterocampa leilia Empress Leilia
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Poladryas minuta Dotted Checkerspot
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Poladryas arachne Arachne Checkerspot
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Chlosyne theona Theona 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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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 pallida Pale Crescent
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Phyciodes mylitta Mylitta Crescent
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Phyciodes tharos Pearl Crescent
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Phyciodes cocyta Northern Crescent
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Phyciodes pulchella Field Crescent
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Anthanassa texana Texan Crescent
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Euphydryas chalcedona Chalcedon Checkerspot
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Euphydryas anicia Anicia Checkerspot
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Junonia coenia Common Buckeye
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Junonia evarete Tropical Buckeye
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Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark
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Polygonia satyrus Satyr Comma
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Polygonia gracilis Hoary Comma
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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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Anaea andria Goatweed Leafwing
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Cyllopsis pertepida Canyonland Satyr
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Megisto rubricata Red Satyr
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Cercyonis pegala Common Wood-Nymph
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Cercyonis meadii Mead's Wood-Nymph
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Gyrocheilus patrobas Red-bordered Satyr
Saturniidae Wild Silk Moths
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Hemileuca juno Juno buckmoth
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Automeris cecrops Cecrops eyed silkmoth
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Hemileuca neumoegeni Neumoegen's buckmoth
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Coloradia pandora Pandora pinemoth
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Hemileuca tricolor Tricolor buckmoth
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Hemileuca burnsi Burns' buckmoth
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Hemileuca grotei Grote's buckmoth
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Hemileuca electra Electra buckmoth
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Hemileuca nevadensis Nevada buckmoth
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Antheraea oculea Oculea silkmoth
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Hyalophora columbia Columbia silkmoth
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Hyalophora gloveri Glover's Silkmoth
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Sphingicampa hubbardi Hubbard's Small Silkmoth
Sphingidae Sphinx Moths, Hawkmoths
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Sphinx dollii Doll's sphinx
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Manduca sexta Carolina sphinx
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Sphinx libocedrus Incense cedar sphinx
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Pachysphinx occidentalis Big poplar sphinx
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Lintneria separatus Separated sphinx
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Paonias myops Small-eyed sphinx
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Sagenosoma elsa Elsa sphinx
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Manduca muscosa Muscosa sphinx
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Smerinthus jamaicensis Twin-spotted sphinx
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Manduca quinquemaculata Five-spotted hawkmoth
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Smerinthus saliceti Salicet sphinx
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Sphinx asellus Asella sphinx
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Sphinx chersis Great ash sphinx
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Agrius cingulata Pink-spotted hawkmoth
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Manduca rustica Rustic sphinx
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Erinnyis crameri Cramer's sphinx
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Proserpinus juanita Juanita sphinx
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Erinnyis ello Ello sphinx
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Hyles lineata White-lined Sphinx
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Proserpinus vega Vega sphinx
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Erinnyis obscura Obscure sphinx
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Eumorpha achemon Achemon sphinx
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Eumorpha typhon Typhon sphinx
Notodontidae Prominents
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Heterocampa subrotata Small Heterocampa
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Gluphisia septentrionis Common Gluphisia
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Hyperaeschra georgica Georgian Prominent
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Furcula scolopendrina Zigzag Furcula Moth
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Hyparpax aurora Pink Prominent
Noctuidae Owlet Moths, Miller Moths
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Tarache augustipennis Narrow-winged Midget Moth
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Acontia tetragona Four-spotted Bird-dropping Moth
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Acronicta americana American Dagger Moth
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Acronicta brumosa Charred Dagger Moth
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Sympistis perscripta Scribbled Sallow
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Bryolymnia semifascia Half-banded Bryolymnia Moth
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Schinia gaurae Clouded Crimson
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Schinia trifascia Three-lined Flower Moth
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Schinia arcigera Arcigera Flower Moth
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Euscirrhopterus cosyra Staghorn Cholla Moth
Erebidae Erebid Moths
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Ctenucha brunnea Brown Ctenucha
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Notarctia proxima Mexican Tiger Moth
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Hemihyalea edwardsii Edwards' Glassywing
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Hyphantria cunea Fall Webworm Moth
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Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth
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Arachnis picta Painted Tiger Moth
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Halysidota tessellaris Banded Tussock Moth or Pale Tiger Moth
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Platarctia parthenos St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
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Lophocampa argentata Silver-Spotted Tiger Moth
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Dysschema howardi Northern Giant Flag Moth
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Virbia ostenta Showy Holomelina
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Cisthene tenuifascia Thin-Banded Lichen Moth
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Forsebia cinis Forsebia Moth
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Euparthenos nubilis Locust Underwing
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Melipotis indomita Indomitable Melipotis
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Catocala neogama The Bride
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Ascalapha odorata Black Witch
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Catocala piatrix The Penitent Underwing
Oecophoridae Concealer Moths
Tineidae Clothes Moths
Elachistidae Grass Miner Moths
Gelechiidae Twirler Moths
Acrolepiidae False Diamondback Moths
Cossidae Cossid Moths, Carpenter Moths
Tortricidae Tortricid Moths
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Cydia latiferreana Filbertworm Moth
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Henricus contrastana Contrasting Henricus Moth
Zygaenidae Zygaenid Moths
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Harrisina metallica Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer
Dalceridae Dalcerid Moths
Crambidae Crambid Snout Moths
Pyralidae Pyralid Moths
Geometridae Geometer Moths, Looper Moths
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Macaria signaria Pale-marked Angle
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Iridopsis obliquaria Oblique Looper Moth