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1. Club de Observadores de Mariposas (Nuevo Leon)

Butterflies by Families: Hesperiidae --//-- Papilionidae --//-- Pieridae --//-- Lycaenidae --//-- Riodinidae --//-- Libytheidae --//-- Nymphalidae

Hesperiidae (Skippers)

1. Dull firetip skipper --- Pyrrhopyge araxes arizonae

Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)

1. Phocides urania
2. Silver-spotted skipper --- Epargyreus clarus huachuca
3. Broken Silverdrop Skipper --- Epargyreus exadeus cruza
4. Hammock skipper --- Polygonus leo histrio
5. White-striped longtail skipper --- Chioides catillus albofasciatus
6. Zilpa longtail skipper --- Chioides zilpa namba.
7. Gold-spotted Aguna --- Aguna asander.
8. Mottled Longtail Skipper --- Typhedanus undulatus
9. Mexican Longtail Skipper --- Polythrix asine mexicana.
10. Short-tailed skipper --- Zetusa dorus
11. Codatractus melon
12. Arizona skipper --- Codatractus arizonensis
13. Long-tailed Skipper --- Urbanus proteus.
14. Dorantes Longtail Skipper --- Urbanus dorantes dorantes.
15. Brown Longtail Skipper --- Urbanus procne
16. Blue Flasher --- Astrapes fulgerator azul.
17. Golden-banded Skipper --- Autochton cellus
18. Sonoran Banded-Skipper --- Autochton pseudocellus
19. Chisos Banded-Skipper --- Autochton cincta
20. Desert Cloudywing Skipper --- Achalarus casica
21. Skinner's Cloudywing Skipper --- Achalarus albociliatus
22. Coyote Cloudywing --- Achalarus toxeus
23. Northern Cloudywing Skipper --- Thorybes pylades
24. Mexican Cloudywing skipper --- Thorybes mexicana mexicana
25. White-banded Cloudywing skipper --- Thorybes drusius
26. Potrillo Skipper --- Cabares potillo
27. Fritzgaertner's Flat --- Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri
28. Acacia skipper --- Cogia hippalus
29. Caicus skipper --- Cogia caicus moschus
30. Mysie cloudywing skipper --- Cogia mysie
31. Polyctor polyctor cleta
32. Nocuana stator
33. Windia windi
34. Mottled Bolla skipper --- Bolla clytius.
35. Bolla ziza
36. Bolla orsines
37. Ebrietas anacreon anacreon
38. Golden-headed scallopwing skipper --- Staphylus ceos
39. Staphylus mazans
40. Staphylus tierra
41. Staphylus iguala
42. Staphylus azteca
43. Staphylus semitincta
44. Staphylus vincula
45. Gorgythion begga pyralina
46. Emorsus skipper --- Antigonus emorsus.
47. Antigonus erosus
48. Antigonus funebris.
49. Texas powdered skipper skipper --- Systasea pulverunlenta
50. Arizona powdered skipperskipper --- Systasea zampa
51. Achylodes thraso tamenund
52. Zopyrion sandace
53. Brown-banded skipper --- Timochares ruptifasciatus
54. White-patched skipper --- Chiomara asychis genorgina.
55. Slaty Skipper --- Chiomara mithrax
56. Black-spot Skipper --- Carrhenes fuscescens
    Thanks to Hank Brodkin for the record, and the photo!
57. Gesta skipper --- Gesta gesta invisus.
58. Juvenal's duskywing skipper --- Erynnis juvenalis
59. Scudder's duskywing skipper --- Erynnis scudderi
60. Mournful duskywing skipper --- Erynnis tristis tatius
61. Pacuvius duskywing skipper --- Erynnis pacuvius pacuvius
62. Funeral duskywing skipper --- Erynnis funeralis
63. White common Checkered-skipper --- Pyrgus albescens
64. Tropical Checkered-skipper --- Pyrgus oileus
65. Desert Checkered-skipper --- Pyrgus philetas
66. Erickson's White-skipper --- Heliopetes domicella
67. Northern White-skipper --- Heliopetes ericetorum
68. Laviana White-skipper --- Heliopetes laviana.
69. Turk's-cap White-Skipper --- Heliopetes macaira
70. Common Streaky-skipper --- Celotes nessus
71. Common Sootywing Skipper --- Pholisora catullus

Subfamily Heteropterinae (Grass skippers)

1. Piruna brunnea
2. Piruna aea
3. Many-spotted Skipperling --- Piruna cingo
4. Piruna sina
5. Dardarina dardaris
6. Dalla faula
7. Dalla dividuum

Subfamily Hesperiinaee

1. Facted Skipper --- Synapte syraces.
2. Synapte shiva
3. Repens repta
4. Julia's Skipper --- Nastra julia
5. Mnasitheus chrysophrus
6. Clouded Skipper --- Lerema accius.
7. Tropical Least Skipper --- Ancyloxypha arena
8. Edward's Skipperling --- Oarisma edwardsii
9. Orange Skipperling --- Copaeodes aurantiacus
10. Southern Skipperling --- Copaeodes minimus.
11. Sandhill Skipper --- Polites sabuleti
12. Carus Skipper --- Yvretta carus carus
13. Pahaska Skipper --- Hesperia pahaska williamsi
14. Sachem Skipper --- Atalopedes campestris
15. Snow's Skipper --- Ochlodes snowi
16. Poanopsis puxillius
17. Taxiles Skipper --- Poanes taxiles
18. Umber Skipper --- Paratrytone melane vitellina.
19. Mellana eulogius
20. Mellana balsa
21. Moon-marked Skipper --- Atrytonopsis lunus
22. White-barred Skipper --- Atrytonopsis pittacus
23. Cestus Skipper --- Atrytonopsis cestus
24. Sheep Skipper --- Atrytonopsis edwardsi
25. Amblyscrites folia
26. Large Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites exoteria
27. Cassus Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites cassus
28. Bronze Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites aenus
29. Elissa Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites elissa
30. Prenda Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites prenda
31. Nysa Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites nysa
32. Brock's Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites brocki
33. White-edged Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites phylace
34. Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper --- Amblyscrites fimbriata
35. Eufala Skipper --- Lerodea eufala
36. Arabus Skipper --- Lerodea arabus
37. Brazilian Skipper -- Calpodes ethlius.
38. Ocola Skipper --- Panoquina ocola.
39. Violet-banded Skipper --- Nyctelius nyctelius

Subfamily Megathyminae (Giant Skippers)

1. Aegiale hesperiaris
2. Field's Giant Skipper --- Agathymus fieldi
3. The Bear --- Megathymus ursus ursus

1. White-dotted Cattleheart --- Parides alopius.
2. Pipevine swallowtail --- Battus philenor philenor.
3. Polydamas Swallowtail --- Battus polydamus polydamus
4. Black swallowtail --- Papilio polyxenes asterius.
5. Giant Swallowtail --- Papilio cresphontes.
6. Papilio abderus [ male ---female ]
7. Broad-banded Swallowtail --- Papilio astyalus bajaensis
8. Two-tailed Swallowtail --- Papilio multicaudatus.
9. Pink-spotted Swallowtail --- Papilio pharnaces

1. Mexican Dartwhite --- Catasticta nimbice nimbice
2. Chiricahua White --- Neophasia terlootii
3. Eucheira socialis socialis --- nest
4. Florida White --- Appias drusilla poeyi.
5. Spring White --- Pieris sisymbrii .
6. Checked White --- Pieris protodice.
7. Cabbage White --- Pieris rapae
8. Becker's White --- Pieris beckeri
9. Great Southern White --- Ascia monuste monuste.
10. Howard's White --- Ascia howarthi.
11. Giant White [ male --- female ] ---- Ascia josephina josepa
12. Hesperocharis costaricensis coastaricensis

Subfamily Anthocharinae (Marbles and Orange-tips)

1. Pearly Marble --- Euchloe hyantis lotta
2. Euchloe guaymasensis (ventral view)
3. Pima Orange-tip --- Anthocharis cethura pima
4. Sara Orange-tip --- Anthocharis sara inghami [ larvae ] --//-- [Foodplants Arabus ]

Subfamily Coliadinae (Sulphers)

1. Orange Sulpher --- Colias eurytheme
2. Southern Dogface --- Colias cesonia
3. White Angled-Sulpher --- Antheos clorinde.
4. Yellow Angled-Sulpher --- Antheos maerula.
5. Cloudless Sulpher --- Phoebis sennae marcellina
6. Orange-barred Sulpher --- Phoebis philea.
7. Large Orange Sulpher --- Phoebis agarithe agarithe. [ Female ]
8. Tailed Sulpher --- Phoebis neocypris.
9. Lyside Sulpher --- Kricogonia lyside.
10. Barred Yellow --- Eurema daira lydia.
11. Boisduval's Yellow --- Eurema boisduvalianum.
12. Mexican Yellow --- Eurema mexicanum
13. Tailed Orange --- Eurema proterpia
14. Little Yellow --- Eurema lisa lisa.
15. Mimosa Yellow --- Eurema nise nelphe.
16. Dina Yellow --- Eurema dina westwoodi.
17. Sleepy Orange --- Eurema nicippe
18. Dainty Sulpher --- Nathalis iole

1. Colorado Hairstreak --- Hypaurotis crysalus crysalus
2. Great Purple Hairstreak --- Atlides halesus estesi
3. Telea Hairstreak --- Chlorostrymon telea
4. Silver-banded Hairstreak --- Chlorostrymon simaethis sarita.
5. Black Hairstreak [ ventral side ]--- Ocaria ocrisia
6. Clytie Ministreak --- Ministrymon clytie
7. Leda Hairstreak --- Ministrymon leda
8. Tmolus azia
9. Rekoa zebina
10. Marius Haristreak --- Rekoa marius.
11. Thereus comana
12. Thereus orasus
13. Dusky-blue Groundstreak --- Calycopis isobeon
14. Cyanophrys longula [ underside
15. Clench's Greenstreak --- Cyanophrys miserabilis
16. Siva Hairstreak --- Mitoura siva siva
17. Dos Passos' Hairstreak --- Mitoura dospassosi searsi
18. Loranthomitoura estela
19. Xami Hairstreak --- Xamia xami xami
20. Creamy Stripe Hairstreak --- Arawacus jada.
21. Sonoran Hairstreak --- Hypostrymon critola
22. Motezuma's White M Hairstreak --- Parrhasius m-album motezuma
23. Common Hairstreak --- Strymon melinus franki
24. Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak --- Strymon bebrycia
25. Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak --- Strymon yojoa
26. Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak --- Strymon columella istapa
27. Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak --- Strymon cestri.
28. Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak --- Strymon bazochii
29. Ziba Hairstreak --- Strymon ziba [ underside ]
30. Arizona Hairstreak --- Erora quaderna sanfordi
31. Electrosyrymon sangala
32. Electrosyrymon canus
33. Thecla bassania
34. Thecla gazunta
35. Thecla phrutus [ underside ]
36. Thecla syllis
37. Ipidecla miadora

Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

1. Western Pygmy-Blue --- Brephidium exile
2. Marine Blue --- Leptotes marina
3. Ceraunus Blue --- Hemiargus ceraunus gyas
4. Reakirt's Blue --- Hemiargus isola alce
5. Eastern Tailed Blue --- Everes comyntas comyntas
6. Western Tailed Blue --- Everes amyntula herrii
7. Spring Blue --- Celestrina argiolus cinerea
8. Acmon Blue --- Icaricia acmon texana

1. Fatal Metalmark --- Calephelis nemesis nemesis
2. Arizona Metalmark --- Calephelis arizonensis
3. Red-bordered Metalmark --- Carla ino ino
4. Lasaia maria maria
5. Baeotis hisbon zonata
6. Anteros carausius carausius
7. Calydna hegias
8. Zela Metalmark --- Emesis zela cleis
9. Ares Metalmark --- Emesis ares
10. Curve-winged Metalmark --- Emesis emesia
11. Emesis poeas
12. Emesis vulpina
13. Mormon Metalmark --- Apodemia mormo mormo
14. Mexican Metalmark --- Apodemia mormo mejicana
15. Narrow-winged Metalmark --- Apodemia multiplaga
16. Hepburn's Metalmark --- Apodemia hepburni. [ Distinguishing hepburni from palmeri]
17. Palmer's Metalmark --- Apodemia palmerii arizona
18. Crescent Metalmark --- Apodemia phyciodoides.
19. Nais Metalmark --- Apodemia nais
20. Apodemia hypoglauca hypoglauca
21. Walker's Metalmark --- Apodemia walkeri
22. Adelotypa eudocia

1. American Snout --- Libytheana bachmanii larvata.

1. Gulf Fritillary --- Agraulis vanillae incarnata.
2. Mexican Silverspot --- Dione moneta poeyi
3. Julia --- Dryas julia moderata
4. Zebra --- Heliconius charitonius vazquezae.

Subfamily Argynninae (Fritillaries)

1. Variegated Fritillary --- Euptoieta claudia
2. Mexican Fritillary --- Euptoieta hegesia hoffmanni

Subfamily Melitaeinae (Checkerspots)

1. Theona Checkerspot --- Thessalia theona thekla
2. Black Checkerspot --- Thessalia cyneas
3. Definite Patch --- Chlosyne definita anastasia [ ventral ]
4. California Patch --- Chlosyne california.
5. Bordered Patch--- Chlosyne lacinia crocale
6. Rosita Patch --- Chlosyne rosita montana
7. Red-spotted Patch --- Chlosyne marina
8. Chlosyne eumeda
9. Elf --- Microtia elva.
10. Tiny Checkerspot --- Dymasia dymas chara.
11. Elada Checkerspot --- Texola elada perse.
12. Hepburn's Checkerspot --- Texola hepburni
13. Texas Cresent --- Anthanassa texana texana.
14. Tulcis Cresent --- Anthanassa tulcis
15. Phaon Cresent --- Phyciodes phaon
16. Pearl Cresent --- Phyciodes tharos tharos
17. Mylitta Crescent --- Phyciodes mylitta thebais.

Subfamily Nymphalinae

1. Harold's Anglewing --- Polygonia haroldi.
2. Mourning Cloak --- Nymphalis anitopa antiopa.
3. American Painted Lady --- Vanessa virginensis.
4. Painted Lady --- Vanessa cardui.
5. West Coast Lady --- Vanessa annabella.
6. Red Admiral --- Vanessa atalanta rubria.
7. Common Buckeye --- Junonia coenia.
8. Dark Buckeye --- Junonia nigrosuffusa
9. Mangrove Buckeye --- Junonia evarete
10. Banded Peacock --- Anartia fatima
11. White Peacock --- Anartia jatrophe luteipicta
12. Malachite --- Siproeta stelenes biplagiata.

Subfamily Limenitidinae (Admirals and Relatives)

1. Arizona red-spotted purple --- Limenitis arthemis arizonensis.
2. Viceroy --- Limenitis archippus obsoleta.
3. California Sister --- Adelpha bredowii eulalia.
4. Blackend Bluewing --- Myscelia cyananthe skinneri.
5. Dingy Purplewing --- Eunica monima.
6. Common mestra --- Mestra amymone
7. Dynamine mylitta
8. Glaucous Cracker --- Hamadryas glauconome grisea [ upperside -2 --- underside ]
9. Guatemalan Cracker --- Hamadryas guatemalena [ underside ]
10. Black-patched Cracker --- Hamadryas atlantis lelaps [ underside ]
11. Gray Cracker--- Hamadryas februa ferentina [ underside ]
12. Red Cracker --- Hamadryas amphinome mazai [ underside ]
13. Karwinski's Beauty --- Smyrna karwinskii
14. Many-banded Daggerwing --- Marpesia chirion.
15. Ruddy Daggerwing --- Marpesia petreus

Subfamily Charaxinae (Leafwings)

1. Tropical Leafwing --- Anaea aidea.
2. Goatweed Leafwing --- Anaea andria
3. Pale-spotted Leafwing --- Anaea pithyusa

Subfamily Apaturinae (Emperors)

1. Hackberry Emperor --- Asterocampa celtis antonia
2. Empress Leilia --- Asterocampa leilia.
3. Tawny Emperor --- Asterocampa clyton texana
4. Dusky Emperor --- Asterocampa idyja argus
5. Silver Emperor --- Doxocopa laure.

Subfamily Satyrinae (Satyrs)

1. Nabokov's Satyr --- Cyllopsis pyracmon nabokovi.
2. Henshaw's Satyr --- Cyllopsis henshawi
3. Canyonland Satyr --- Cyllopsis pertepida dorothea
4. Cyllopsis windi
5. Cyllopsis nayarit
6. Red Satyr --- Megisto rubricata cheneyorum.
7. Euptychia similis [ underside ]
8. Euptychia rubrofasciata
9. Pine Satyr --- Paramacera allyni
10. Vareuptychia themis
11. Pindix squamistriga [ underside ]
12. Taygetes weymeri
13. Red-bordered Satyr --- Gyrocheilus patrobas tritonia.

Subfamily Danainae (Milkweed butterflies)

1. Monarch --- Danaus plexippus.
2. Queen --- Danaus gilippus strigosus.
3. Soldier --- Danaus eresimus montezuma.

Subfamily Brassolinae

1. Opsiphanes boisduvali