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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)
	Common Name	Abundance	Habitat	Season
American Snout Libytheana carinenta		C	Open woodlands and streams with hackberries and thickets.	Spring Summer Fall

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae		C	Open fields, open scrub, gardens, woodland edges and coastal areas.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Zebra Longwing Heliconius charitonius		R	Disturbed fields, roadsides, cultivated areas, gardens, swamps, woodland edges and dunes.	Summer Fall
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia		C	Disturbed fields, meadows, pastures, roadsides, cultivated areas, gardens, woodland edges and dunes.	Spring Summer Fall
Diana Fritillary Speyeria diana		U-R	Along sunlit mountain roads near creeks at lower elevations. Glades along mountain forests or woods.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele		C	Open fields, meadows, gardens mostly moist areas with rich soil.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite		U	Open fields, meadows, pastures, dry shale barrens and wet meadows.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Regal Fritillary Speyeria idalia		R	Wet meadows, marshes, wet fields, and mountain pastures with an abundance of tall prairie grass.	Summer
Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis		U	High elevation meadows, pastures, roadsides, woodland edges and wet meadows.	Summer
Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene		R	Tall wet grassy areas, wet meadows and bogs.	Spring Summer
Meadow Fritillary Boloria bellona		C	Open fields, meadows, weedy fields, pastures and roadsides in the mountains mainly.	Spring Summer Fall

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
Gorgone Checkerspot Chlosyne gorgone		R	Open areas including ridges, stream sides, hardwood forests, old fields, forest edges and logging roads.	Late Spring
Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis		U-C	Wet woodlands, gardens, roadsides and adjacent damp areas.	Late Spring Summer
Harris' Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii		R	Wetlands, marshes and bogs where the host plant is present.	Summer
'Seminole' Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana seminole		R	Swampy woods and bottom lands along rivers and streams.	Spring Summer Fall
Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon		U	Weedy lots and lawns along the coast in our region.	Spring Summer Fall
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos		A	Lawns, woodland edges, roadsides, power line cuts and adjacent open areas.	Spring Summer Fall
Northern Crescent Phyciodes selenis		R	Moist open areas along the edges of forests and streams. This is a northern species from Canada.	Summer
Tawny Crescent Phyciodes batesii		R	Dry rocky hillsides and pastures in the western mountains of NC and the northern mountains of VA.	Late Spring Early Summer
Baltimore Checkerspot Euphydryas phaeton		R	Wetlands, marshes and bogs where the host plant is present.	Summer
Question Mark (1) (2) Polygonia interrogationis		C	Woodlands, roadsides, stream banks, orchards and adjacent open areas.	Spring Summer Fall
Eastern Comma Polygonia comma		C	Woodlands, roadsides, stream banks, orchards and adjacent open areas.	Spring Summer Fall
Green Comma Polygonia faunus		R	Medium elevations with birches, hemlocks and hardwoods. Also high elevations in spruce-fir forests.	Summer
Gray Comma Polygonia progne		R	Deciduous woodlands, gravel roads, trails and woodland openings usually at elevations over 4000 foot in the mountains.	Summer Fall
Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis vau-album		S	Hardwood forests, woodland edges and hilltops.	Summer Fall
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa		C	Woodlands, roadsides and adjacent open areas, parks, orchards and yards.	Spring Summer Fall
Milbert's Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti		S	Moist meadows and pastures, open fields, stream sides and woodland borders	Summer Fall
American Lady Vanessa virginiensis		A	Fields, meadows, roadsides and gardens.	Spring Summer Fall
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui		U	Fields, meadows, roadsides and gardens.	Spring Summer Fall
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta		C	Fields, meadows, roadsides, stream banks and gardens.	Spring Summer Fall
Mimic Hypolimnas misippus		S	Tropical weedy and open areas.	Summer Fall
Common Buckeye Junonia coenia		A	Open fields, disturbed areas, roadsides, lawns and sandy places.	Spring Summer Fall
White Peacock Anartia jatrophae		R	Lawns and weedy areas near the coast in the region.	Summer Fall

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
Red-spotted Purple Limenitis arthemis astyanax		C	Hardwood forest borders, clearing, wooded yards and gardens.	Spring Summer Fall
Viceroy Limenitis archippus		C	Open areas near waterways or streams. Usually found around willows.	Spring Summer Fall

Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)
Goatweed Leafwing Anaea andria		S	Deciduous woods and scrub, along waterways, open fields and roadsides.	Summer Fall

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis		C	Found near hackberries, roadsides, woodland edges and bottomlands near brown water.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton		U	Found near hackberries, roadsides, woodland edges and bottomlands near brown water.	Late Spring Summer Fall

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
Southern Pearly-eye Enodia portlandia		U	Bottomlands in shady areas with Cane nearby. Partly shaded trails or roads along bay forests or wet maritime forests.	Spring Summer Fall

Northern Pearly-eye Enodia anthedon		C	Rich hardwood forests near streams or wet areas. Along trails and dirt roads in or along hardwood forests.	Late Spring Summer
Creole Pearly-eye Enodia creola		U	Bottomlands in shady areas with Cane nearby. Partly shaded trails or roads along bay forests or wet maritime forests.	Spring Summer Early Fall
Appalachian Brown Satyrodes appalachia		U	Rich moist semi open forests near streams or wet areas. Along trails and dirt roads in or along damp areas with sedges.	Late Spring Summer Fall
Gemmed Satyr Cyllopsis gemma		U	Hardwood forests along trails or roads in partial shade. Sometimes found in grassy pinewoods.	Spring Summer Fall
Carolina Satyr Hermeuptychia sosybius		A	Wet woodlands, trails in grassy woods and adjacent damp areas. Likes partial shade.	Spring Summer Fall
Georgia Satyr Neonympha areolata		U-R	Savannas and grassy pinelands.	Spring Summer Fall
Mitchell's Satyr Neonympha mitchellii		R	Wet sedgey bogs and meadows. Old pastures too wet to mow, bomb craters at Fort Bragg (off limits to the public).	Summer
Little Wood-Satyr Megisto cymela		C	Upland sites, old fields, woodlands, clearings, roadsides and trails. It likes grassy open woods.	Spring Summer
Viola's Wood-Satyr Megisto viola		R	Grassy open woods and edges of woods.	Spring
Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia		R	Open area, fields, meadows, moist grasslands at higher elevations.	Summer
Common Wood-Nymph Cercyonis pegala		C	Open areas, fields, grassy meadows, dunes, savannas and wooded edges.	Late Spring Summer Fall

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
Monarch Danaus plexippus		C	All types of habitats including gardens, fields, coast lines, power line clearings, roadsides, ridge tops, woodland borders and savannas.	Spring Summer Fall
Queen Danaus gilippus		R	Coastal marshes, tidal areas and edges of maritime forests.	Summer Fall
Soldier Danaus eresimus		S	Open areas, and wooded borders in tropical zones.	Summer Fall
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