Chatham County, GA Butterflies Swallowtails through Nymphalids |
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| There are about 725 species of butterflies and skippers in North America, of which at least 164 can be found in Georgia. There have been 109 species recorded in Chatham County. That includes five previously undocumented species added to the record in 2005 through 2007. The current initiative to locate, photograph and document species and recognized sub-species is: 75. On these two pages there are images of: 69. The common names and listing order are those of the North American Butterfly Association, 8 September 2004. | |||
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Papilionidae |
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Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor |
6 April - 19 May Skidaway Island |
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Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes |
9 March 2007 6 February 2008 Common in marsh area of SNWR through August |
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Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes |
14 August 2005, Skidaway Island 4 April 2007, Skidaway Island |
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus |
30 May 2007, Skidaway Island Common summer resident |
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Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus |
16 May 04 Appears uncommon on coast |
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Palamedes Swallowtail Papilio palamedes |
Common resident 17 Feb 2008, Solomon Tract SNWR 27 Mar 2007, Skidaway Island Host Red Bay declining rapidly |
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Pieridae |
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Checkered White Pontia protodice |
24 June 2006, Ft Pulaski NM 27 May 2007, Ft Pulaski NM |
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Cabbage White Pieris rapae |
9 February 2008, Largo Road 30 November 2007, Largo Road |
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Great Southern White Ascia monuste |
9 May 2008, Skidaway Island 15 December 2007, Tybee Island |
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Orange Sulphur Olias eurytheme |
11 February 2008, Largo Road |
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Cloudless Sulfur Phoebis sennae |
Common, flies year round |
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Little Yellow Eurema lisa |
11 January 2008, Largo Road |
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Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe |
17 Feb 2008, Solomon Tract SNWR |
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Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus |
19 October 2005, Skidaway Island |
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'Southern' Oak Hairstreak Satyrium favionus favionus |
19 May 2006, Skidaway Island |
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White M Hairstreak Parrhasius m-album |
5 March 2007, Skidaway Island |
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Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus |
21 March 2008, Skidaway Island |
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Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopus cecrops |
18 March 2006, Skidaway Island |
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Eastern Pygmy Blue Brephidium isophthalma |
2 October 2006, Ft Pulaski 21 September 2007, Ft Pulaski |
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Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius |
27 August 2007, Skidaway Island 1 December 2007, Tybee Island |
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Spring Azure Celestrina ladon ladon |
1 February 2008, Skidaway Island |
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'Summer' Azure Celestrina ladon neglecta |
22 May 2006, Skidaway Island |
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Nymphalidae |
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American Snout Libythenea carinenta |
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Gulf Fritillary Agaulis vanillae |
Common late summer. Can fly all year |
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Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia |
11 January 2008, Largo Road |
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Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia |
21 April 2008, Skidaway Island (FC) |
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Texan 'Seminole'
Crescent Phyciodes texana seminole |
22 September 2007, Solomon Tract, SNWR |
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Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon |
31 March 2008, Skidaway Island 20 October 2007, Skidaway Island |
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Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos |
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Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis |
17 Feb 2008, Solomon Tract SNWR |
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American Lady Vanessa virginiensis |
11 January 2007, Largo Road |
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Painted Lady Vanessa cardui |
5 February 2007 Largo
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Red Admiral Vanessa Atalanta |
Fairly common late season 1 February 2008, Skidaway Island |
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Common Buckeye Junonia coenia |
Common 9 February 2008, Largo Road 28 December 2007 |
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White Peacock Anartia jatrophae |
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Red-spotted Purple Lamenitis arthemis |
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Viceroy Lamenitis archippus |
21 April 2008, Skidaway Island (FC) |
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Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis |
23 April 2008, Largo Road (TM) |
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Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton |
18 Sep 2007, Largo Road (TM) |
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Southern Pearly-eye Enodia portlandia |
18 March 2008, Largo
Road 10 November 2007, SNWR Solomon Tract |
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Creole Pearly-eye Enodia creola |
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Appalachian Brown Satyrodes appalachia |
26 August 2007, SNWR* |
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Gemmed Satyr Cyllopsis gemma |
17 March 2008, Skidaway Island |
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Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius |
20 December 2007, Largo Road |
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Little Wood-Satyr Megisto cymela |
26 March 2008, Skidaway Island |
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Viola's Form - Little Wood-Satyr Megisto cymela viola |
24 March 2008, Skidaway Island |
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Monarch Danaus plexipus |
Can be found all year, Skidaway Island |
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Queen Danaus gilippus |
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