SELECTED BUTTERFLIES OF
NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, USA
identifications by Bea Laporte
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Cupido comyntas
Cupido comyntas
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Celastrina neglecta
Celastrina neglecta
Summer Azure
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
Gray Hairstreak
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Carolina Satyr
Megisto cymela
Megisto cymela
Little Wood-Satyr
Phoebis sennae
Phoebis sennae
Cloudless Sulphur
Papilio glaucus
Papilio glaucus
Eastern Swallowtail
Limenitis archippus
Limenitis archippus
Viceroy
Limenitis archippus
Limenitis archippus
Viceroy
Phyciodes tharos
Phyciodes tharos
Pearl Crescent
(male)
Phyciodes tharos
Phyciodes tharos
Pearl Crescent
(female)
Agraulis vanillae
Agraulis vanillae
Gulf Fritillary
Junonia coenia
Junonia coenia
Common Buckeye
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral
Polygonia comma
Polygonia comma
Eastern Comma
Battus philenor
Battus philenor
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
Battus philenor
Pipevine Swallowtail
Limenitis arthemis
Limenitis arthemis
Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Limenitis arthemis
Red-spotted Purple
 SKIPPERS (short wings, thick bodies, big heads, hooked antennae)  
Pyrgus oileus
Pyrgus oileus
Tropical Checkered Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
Epargyreus clarus
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
Epargyreus clarus
Silver-spotted Skipper
Polites vibex
Polites vibex
Whirlabout
(female)
Euphyes vestris
Euphyes vestris
Dun Skipper