Palamedes swallowtail
Artwork by Swannee Nardandrea 6/17
Silver-banded hairstreak
2*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
SWALLOWTAILS Location Date
Pipevine Swallowtail
Polydamas Swallowtail
Zebra Swallowtail
Black Swallowtail
Giant Swallowtail
Schaus’ Swallowtail *E
Bahamian Swallowtail *R
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Spicebush Swallowtail
Palamedes Swallowtail
WHITES AND SULPHURS Location Date
Whites
Florida White
Checkered White
Cabbage White
Great Southern White
Sulphurs
Orange Sulphur
Southern Dogface
Cloudless Sulphur
Orange-barred Sulphur
Large Orange Sulphur
3*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
Statira Sulphur
Pink-spot Sulphur
Lyside Sulphur
Barred Yellow
Little Yellow
Mimosa Yellow *R
Dina Yellow *R
Sleepy Orange
Dainty Sulphur
GOSSAMER-WINGS Location Date
Harvesters
Harvester
Hairstreaks
Atala *R
Great Purple Hairstreak
Amethyst Hairstreak *R
Striped Hairstreak
Silver-banded Hairstreak
Coral Hairstreak *R
Banded Hairstreak
King’s Hairstreak *R
Oak Hairstreak
Brown Elfin *R
Frosted Elfin *R
Henry’s Elfin
4*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
Eastern Pine Elfin
Juniper Hairstreak
Hessel’s Hairstreak *R
White-M Hairstreak
Gray Hairstreak
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
Bartram’s Scrub-Hairstreak *E
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Disguised Scrub-Hairstreak *R
Fulvous Hairstreak
Red-banded Hairstreak
Gray Ministreak *R
Blues
Eastern Pygmy-Blue
Cassius Blue
Miami Blue *E
Nickerbean Blue *R
Ceraunus Blue
Eastern Tailed-Blue *R
Spring Azure
Summer Azure
METALMARKS Location Date
Little Metalmark
5*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
BRUSHFOOTS Location Date
Snouts
American Snout
Heliconians and Fritillaries
Gulf Fritillary
Julia
Zebra Heliconian
Variegated Fritillary
True Brushfoots
Silvery Checkerspot *R
‘Seminole’ Texan Crescent
Cuban Crescent *R
Phaon Crescent
Pearl Crescent
Question Mark
Eastern Comma *R
Mourning Cloak *R
American Lady
Painted Lady
Red Admiral
Common Buckeye
Mangrove Buckeye
Tropical Buckeye *R
White Peacock
Malachite
6*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
Admirals and their Relatives
Red-spotted Purple
Viceroy
Dingy Purplewing *R
Florida Purplewing *R
Ruddy Daggerwing
Leafwings
Florida Leafwing *E
Goatweed Leafwing
Emperors
Hackberry Emperor
Tawny Emperor
Satyrs and Wood Nymphs
Southern Pearly-eye
Creole Pearly-eye *R
Appalachian Brown
Gemmed Satyr
Carolina Satyr
Georgia Satyr
Little Wood-Satyr
Common Wood-Nymph
Monarch
Queen
Soldier
7*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
SKIPPERS Location Date
Spreadwing Skippers
Mangrove Skipper
Zestos Skipper **EXTINCT
Silver-spotted Skipper
Hammock Skipper
Long-tailed Skipper
Dorantes Longtail
Golden Banded-Skipper *R
Hoary Edge
Southern Cloudywing
Northern Cloudywing
Confused Cloudywing
Hayhurst’s Scallopwing
Florida Duskywing *R
Sleepy Duskywing
Juvenal’s Duskywing
Horace’s Duskywing
Mottled Duskywing *R
Zarucco Duskywing
Funereal Duskywing *R
Wild Indigo Duskywing *R
Common/White Checkered-Skipper
8*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Common Sootywing *R
Grass Skippers
Swarthy Skipper
Neamathla Skipper
Three-spotted Skipper
Clouded Skipper
Least Skipper
Southern Skipperling
Fiery Skipper
Dotted Skipper
Meske’s Skipper
Baracoa Skipper
Tawny-edged Skipper
Crossline Skipper
Whirlabout
Southern Broken-Dash
Northern Broken-Dash
Little Glassywing
Sachem
Arogos Skipper *R
Delaware Skipper
Byssus Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
9*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
Aaron’s Skipper
Yehl Skipper
Broad-winged Skipper
Palmetto Skipper
Palatka Skipper
Dion Skipper
Dukes’ Skipper *R
Berry’s Skipper *R
Dun Skipper
Monk
Dusted (Loammi) Skipper *R
Pepper and Salt Skipper *R
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Reversed Roadside-Skipper *R
Common Roadside-Skipper *R
Dusky Roadside-Skipper
Eufala Skipper
Twin-spot Skipper
Brazilian Skipper
Salt Marsh Skipper
Obscure Skipper
Ocola Skipper
10*R = Rare; *E = Endangered
Giant Skippers
Yucca Giant-Skipper
Cofaqui Giant-Skipper
Strays (Vagrants)
Total Species
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Question mark
Zebra longwing