Randy Emmitt`s
North Carolina
Life List (137 species total)
(Year list 128 species for 2000)
** indicates seen in 2000
Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
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Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus) **
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) **
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) **
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus) **
Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes) **
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)**
West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)**
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) **
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea) **
Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice) **
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) **
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) **
Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)**
Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) **
Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius) **
American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)**
Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
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Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)**
Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii) **
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)**
King's Hairstreak (Satyrium kingi)**
Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)**
Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus) **
Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
Henry`s Elfin (Callophrys henrici) **
Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon) **
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) **
Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli) **
White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album) **
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) **
Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops) **
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
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Edward's Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) **
Holly Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) **
Summer Spring Azure (Celastrina neglecta)**
Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglectamajor)**
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)**
Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)**
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)**
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis [Dione] vanillae)**
Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charitonius)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) **
Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana)**
Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)**
Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite) **
Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)**
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)**
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)**
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) **
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) **
Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma) **
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa **
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) **
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) **
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) **
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis
astyanax)**
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)**
Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
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Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) **
Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia)**
Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon) **
Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola)**
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia)**
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) **
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) **
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata)**
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)**
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)**
Monarch (Danaus plexippus) **
Queen (Danaus gilippus) **
Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
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Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)**
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
Golden-banded Skipper (Autochton cellus)**
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades) **
Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus) **
Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)**
Confused Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)**
Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)**
Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) **
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) **
Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis) **
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) **
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)**
Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) **
Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae) **
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)**
Common Checkered-Skipper **
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)**
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)**
Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)**
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)**
Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minimus)**
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) **
Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)**
Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus) **
Meske's Skipper (Hesperia meskei)**
Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius) **
Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)**
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)**
Whirlabout (Polites vibex)**
Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)**
Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet) **
Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna) **
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)**
Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos) **
Delaware Skipper (Atrytone logan)**
Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)
Rare Skipper (Problema bulenta) **
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)**
Aaron's Skipper (Poanes aaroni) **
Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl)**
Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)**
Palatka Skipper (Euphyes pilatka)**
Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion) **
Dukes' Skipper (Euphyes dukesi) **
Berry`s Skipper (Euphyes berryi)**
Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)**
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)**
Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)**
Loammi Skipper (Atrytonopsis loammi)**
Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon) **
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)**
Carolina Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes carolina) **
Reversed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes reversa) **
Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) **
Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata) **
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)**
Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)**
Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina panoquin) **
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)**
Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
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