Insects

This page lists insects found in the Northeast Creek basin.

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Family Papilionidae (Swallowtail Butterflies)

Battus philenor (Pipevine Swallowtail)

Eurytides marcellus (Zebra Swallowtail)

Papilio glaucus (Eastern Tiger Swallowtail)

Papilio troilus (Spicebush Swallowtail)

Papilio polyxenes (Black Swallowtail)

Family Pieridae (Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows)

Anthocharis midea (Falcate Orangetip)

Pieris rapae (Cabbage White)

Colias sp. (Clouded Yellows)

Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)

Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies)

Polygonia interrogationis (Question Mark)

Polygonia comma (Eastern Comma)

Nymphalis antiopa (Mourning Cloak)

Asterocampa celtis (Hackberry Emperor)

Asterocampa clyton (Tawny Emperor)

Satyrodes appalachia (Appalachian Eyed Brown)

Libytheana carinenta, Libytheana bachmanii (American Snout)

Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral)

Cyllopsis gemma (Gemmed Satyr)

Hermeuptychia sosybius (Carolina Satyr)

Megisto cymela (Little Wood Satyr)

Phyciodes tharos (Pearl Crescent)

Vanessa virginiensis (American Lady)

Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)

Junonia coenia (Common Buckeye)

Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood-Nymph)

Danaus plexippus (Monarch)

Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Erynnis juvenalis (Juvenal’s Duskywing)

Erynnis horatius (Horace’s Duskywing)

Lerema accius (Clouded Skipper)

Pompeius verna (Little Glassywing)

Poanes zabulon (Zabulon Skipper)

Epargyreus clarus (Silver-Spotted Skipper)

Achalarus lyciades (Hoary Edge)

Thorybes bathyllus (Southern Cloudywing)

Erynnis zarucco (Zarucco Darkwing)

Pyrgus communis (Common Checkered Skipper)

Pholisora catullus (Common Sootywing)

Nastra lherminier (Swarthy Skipper)

Hylephila phyleus (Fiery Skipper)

Wallengrenia otho (Southern Broken-Dash)

Atalopedes campestris (Sachem)

Amblyscirtes vialis (Common Roadside Skipper)

Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)

Atlides halesus (Great Purple Hairstreak)

Celastrina ladon (Spring Azure)

Callophrys gryneus, Mitoura gryneus (Juniper Hairstreak, Olive Hairstreak)

Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak)

Cupido comyntas (Eastern Tailed-Blue)

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