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Swallowtails
Whites and Sulphurs
Gossamer-wing Butterflies Brush-footed Butterflies Skippers Links

  
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae)

  Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)  

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

 

American Copper
(Lycaena phlaeas)

 

  Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)  
 

Bog Copper
(Lycaena epixanthe)

 

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

  Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
  Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
  Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
  Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
 

Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)

 

 

Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)

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  Oak ( Southern) Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
  Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
  Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
 

Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)

  Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
 

Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)

 

Juniper (Olive) Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)

 

  Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)
  White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
 

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

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  Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

 

Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

 

 

Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)

 

  Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
  Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)