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Butterflies Moths
Order LEPIDOPTERA
Brush-Footed Butterflies, Gossamer-Winged Butterflies, Skippers, Swallowtails, Whites/Yellos/Sulphurs +
FAMILIES: Hesperiidae, Lycaenidae, Nymphalidae, Papilionidae, Pieridae +
Fall Webworm Moth, Forage Looper Moth, Underwing Moths
FAMILIES: Erebidae +
Cambid Snout Moths, Pyralid Snout Moths
FAMILIES: Crambidae, Pyralidae +
Bagworms/Clothes Moths
Superfamily PSYCHIDAE
Brush-Footed Butterflies
Family NYMPHALIDAE
Common Name:
Border Patch
Gray Buckeye
Hoary Comma
Malachite
Mourning Cloak
Painted Lady
Pearl Crescent
Red Admiral
White Peacock
Genus species:
Chlosyne lacinia
Junonia grisea
Polygonia gracilis
Siproeta stelenes
Nymphalis antiopa
Vanessa cardui
Phyciodes tharos
Vanessa atalanta
Anartia jatrophae
Genus species:
Danaus plexippus
Danaus gilippus
Common Name:
American Snout
Genus species: Libytheana carinenta
Checkerspots/Angelwings/Peacocks
Subfamily NYMPHALINAE
Bordered Patch
Chlosyne lacinia
Gray Buckeye
Junonia grisea
POLLINATOR PAVILION, ALBUQUERQUE BOTANIC GARDEN
Hoary Comma
Polygonia gracilis
Malachite
Siproeta stelenes
POLLINATOR PAVILION, ALBUQUERQUE BOTANIC GARDEN
Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antiopa
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
POLLINATOR PAVILION, ALBUQUERQUE BOTANIC GARDEN
Fritillaries/Longwings
Subfamily HELICONIINAE
Gulf Fritillary
Dione Subgenus Agraulis
POLLINATOR PAVILION, ALBUQUERQUE BOTANIC GARDEN
Julia Heliconian
Dryas iulia
POLLINATOR PAVILION, ALBUQUERQUE BOTANIC GARDEN
Varitated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
Zebra Longwing
Heliconius charithonia
POLLINATOR PAVILION, ALBUQUERQUE BOTANIC GARDEN
Milkweed Butterflies
Subfamily DANAINAE
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
Queen
Danaus gilippus
Gossamer-Winged Butterflies
Family LYCAENIDAE
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Lupine Blue
Icaricia lupini
Marine Blue
Leptotes marina
Reakirt's Blue
Echinargus isola
Skippers
Family HESPERIIDAE
Common Checkered Skipper
Complex Burnsius communis
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
Swallowtails
Family PAPILIONIDAE
Genus species:
Papilio polyxenes
Papilio cresphontes
Papilio multicaudata
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
POLLINATOR PAVILION, ALBUQUERQUE BOTANIC GARDEN
Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes
POLLINATOR PAVILION, ALBUQUERQUE BOTANIC GARDEN
Whites Yellows Sulphurs
Family PIERIDAE
Common Name:
Checkered White
Cabbage White
Genus species:
Pontia protodice
Pieris rapae
Common Name:
Clouded Sulphur
Dainty Sulphur
Orange Sulphur
Sleepy Orange
Genus species:
Colias philodice
Nathalis iole
Colias eurytheme
Eurema nicippe
Whites
Subfamily PIERINAE
Checkered White
Pontia protodice
Cabbage White
Pieris rapae
Yellows and Sulphurs
Subfamily COLIADINAE
Clouded Sulphur
Colias philodice
Dainty Sulphur
Nathalis iole
Orange Sulphur
Colias eurytheme
Clearwing Moths
Superfamily SESIOIDEA
Southwestern Squash Vine Borer
Eichlinia calabaza
Geometer Moths
Superfamily GEOMETROIDEA
Angle Moth
Digrammia sp.
Geometer Moth
Tribe Boarmiini
Hawk/Sphinx Moths
Superfamily BOMBYCOIDEA
Common Name:
Carolina Sphinx
Five-Spotted Hawk Moth
Rustic Spinx
White-Lined Sphinx
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Genus species:
Manduca sexta
Manduca quinquemaculata
Manduca rustica
Hyles lineata
Caroline Sphinx
Manduca sexta
Five-Spotted Hawk Moth
Manduca quinquemaculata
Rustic Sphinx
Manduca rustica
Owlet Moths
Superfamily NOCTUOIDEA
Common Name:
Corn Earworm
Cutworms & Dart Moths
Swordgrass Moth
Genus species:
Helicoverpa zea
Subfamily Noctuinae
Xylena spp.
Genus species:
Orgyia pseudotsugata
Hyphantria cunea
Caenurgina erechtea
Catocala junctura
Cutworm/Dart Moths
Family NOCTUIDAE
Corn Earworm
Helicoverpa zea
Army Cutworm Moth
Pseudanarta crocea
Cutworm/Dart Moth
Euxoa auxiliaris
Cutworm
Subfamily Noctuinae
Swordgrass Moth
Xylena spp.
Underwing/Tiger/Tussock Moths
Family EREBIDAE
Douglas Fir Tussock Moth
Orgyia pseudotsugata
Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
Forage Looper Moth
Caenurgina erechtea
Pyralid & Crambid Snout Moths
Superfamily PYRALOIDEA
Common Name:
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
Genus species:
Spoladea recurvalis
Common Name:
Meal Moth
American Sunflower Moth
Genus species:
Pyralis farinalis
Homoeosoma electella
Crambid Snout Moths
Family CRAMBIDAE
Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth
Spoladea recurvalis
Pyralid Snout Moths
Family PYRALIDAE
Meal Moth
Pyralis farinalis
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