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Butterflies and Moths

Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)

Butterflies and Moths belong to the Lepidoptera, the scaly-winged creatures.

‘Florida’ Dusted Skipper

 Atrytonopsis hianna

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‘Seminole’ Texan Crescent

 Anthanassa texana seminole

'Seminole' Texan Crescent butterfly with wings open

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‘Sweadner’s’ Juniper Hairstreak

 Callophrys gryneus sweadneri

'Sweadner's' Juniper Hairstreak Butterfly Gryneus sweadneri

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Agreeable Tiger Moth

 Spilosoma congrua

Agreeable Tiger Moth Caterpillar (Spilosoma congrua)

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Ailanthus Webworm Moth

 Atteva aurea

Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)

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American Lady

 Vanessa virginiensis

Profile View of American Lady Butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis)

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American Snout

 Libytheana carinenta

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Angle-lined Prominent

 Clostera inclusa

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Angulose Prominent

 Peridea angulosa

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Appalachian Brown

 Satyrodes appalachia

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Arogos Skipper

 Atrytone arogos

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Atala

 Eumaeus atala

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