Scientific Name
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Abaeis nicippe
Amblyscirtes aesculapius
Amblyscirtes alternata
Amblyscirtes belli
Amblyscirtes hegon
Amblyscirtes reversa
Amblyscirtes vialis
Anaea andria
Anartia jatrophae
Anatrytone logan
Ancyloxypha numitor
Anthanassa texana seminole
Anthocharis midea
Argynnis cybele
Argynnis diana
Ascia monuste
Asterocampa celtis
Asterocampa clyton
Atalopedes huron
Atlides halesus
Atrytone arogos
Atrytonopsis hianna
Battus philenor
Brephidium exilis
Burnsius communis/albezens
Burnsius oileus
Calephelis muticum
Calephelis virginiensis
Callophrys augustinus
Callophrys gryneus
Callophrys henrici
Callophrys hesseli
Callophrys irus
Callophrys niphon
Calpodes ethlius
Calycopis cecrops
Celastrina ladon
Celastrina neglecta
Celastrina neglectamajor
Cercyonis pegala
Chlosyne gorgone
Chlosyne nycteis
Colias eurytheme
Colias philodice
Copaeodes minima
Cupido comyntas
Cyllopsis gemma
Danaus gilippus
Danaus plexippus
Dione incarnata
Dryas alcionea
Echinargus isola
Epargyreus clarus
Erora laeta
Erynnis baptisiae
Erynnis brizo
Erynnis funeralis
Erynnis horatius
Erynnis icelus
Erynnis juvenalis
Erynnis martialis
Erynnis zarucco
Euphydryas phaeton
Euphyes arpa
Euphyes berryi
Euphyes dion
Euphyes dukesi
Euphyes pilatka
Euphyes vestris
Euptoieta claudia
Eurema daira
Eurytides marcellus
Feniseca tarquinius
Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Heliconius charithonia
Heraclides cresphontes
Hermeuptychia intricata
Hermeuptychia sosybius
Hesperia leonardus
Hesperia meskei
Hesperia metea
Hylephila phyleus
Junonia coenia
Leptotes cassius
Leptotes marina
Lerema accius
Lerodea eufala
Lethe anthedon
Lethe appalachia
Lethe creola
Lethe portlandia
Libytheana carinenta
Limenitis archippus
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Lon hobomok
Lon zabulon
Lycaena hypophlaeas
Megathymus cofaqui
Megathymus yuccae
Megisto cymela
Nastra lherminier
Nathalis iole
Neonympha areolatus
Neonympha mitchellii
Nymphalis antiopa
Oligoria maculata
Panoquina ocola
Panoquina panoquin
Papilio polyxenes
Parrhasius m-album
Phoebis philea
Phoebis sennae
Pholisora catullus
Phyciodes phaon
Phyciodes tharos
Pieris rapae
Pieris virginiensis
Poanes viator
Poanes yehl
Polites egeremet
Polites origenes
Polites otho
Polites themistocles
Polites vibex
Polygonia comma
Polygonia interrogationis
Pontia protodice
Problema byssus
Proteides mercurius
Pterourus appalachiensis
Pterourus glaucus
Pterourus palamedes
Pterourus troilus
Pyrisitia lisa
Satyrium calanus
Satyrium edwardsii
Satyrium favonius
Satyrium kingi
Satyrium liparops
Satyrium titus
Siproeta stelenes
Staphylus hayhurstii
Strymon istapa
Strymon melinus
Telegonus cellus
Tharsalea hyllus
Thorybes bathyllus
Thorybes confusis
Thorybes lyciades
Thorybes pylades
Urbanus proteus
Vanessa atalanta
Vanessa cardui
Vanessa virginiensis
Vernia verna
Zerene cesonia
Common Name
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American Copper
American Lady
American Snout
Appalachian Azure
Appalachian Brown
Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
Arogos Skipper
Baltimore Checkerspot
Banded Hairstreak
Barred Yellow
Bell's Roadside Skipper
Berry's Skipper
Black Swallowtail
Brazilian Skipper
Broad-winged Skipper
Bronze Copper
Brown Elfin
Byssus Skipper
Cabbage White
Carolina Satyr
Cassius Blue
Checkered White
Clouded Skipper
Clouded Sulphur
Cloudless Sulphur
Cobweb Skipper
Cofaqui Giant-Skipper
Common Buckeye
Common Checkered-Skipper / White Checkered-Skipper
Common Roadside-Skipper
Common Sootywing
Common Wood Nymph
Confused Cloudywing
Coral Hairstreak
Creole Pearly-Eye
Crossline Skipper
Dainty Sulphur
Delaware Skipper
Diana Fritillary
Dion Skipper
Dreamy Duskywing
Dukes' Skipper
Dun Skipper
Dusky Roadside-Skipper
Dusted Skipper
Early Hairstreak
Eastern Comma
Eastern Pine Elfin
Eastern Tailed-Blue
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Edwards' Hairstreak
Eufala Skipper
Falcate Orangetip
Fiery Skipper
Frosted Elfin
Funereal Duskywing
Gemmed Satyr
Georgia Satyr
Giant Swallowtail
Goatweed Leafwing
Golden Banded-Skipper
Gorgone Checkerspot
Gray Hairstreak
Great Purple Hairstreak
Great Southern White
Great Spangled Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
Hackberry Emperor
Harvester
Hayhurst's Scallopwing
Henry's Elfin
Hessel's Hairstreak
Hoary Edge
Hobomok Skipper
Horace's Duskywing
Intricate Satyr
Julia Heliconian
Juniper Hairstreak
Juvenal's Duskywing
King's Hairstreak
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
Least Skipper
Leonard's Skipper
Little Glassywing
Little Metalmark
Little Wood-Satyr
Little Yellow
Long-tailed Skipper
Malachite
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
Marine Blue
Mercurial Skipper
Meske's Skipper
Mitchell's Satyr
Monarch
Mottled Duskywing
Mourning Cloak
Northern Broken-Dash
Northern Cloudywing
Northern Pearly-Eye
Oak Hairstreak
Ocola Skipper
Orange Sulphur
Orange-barred Sulphur
Painted Lady
Palamedes Swallowtail
Palatka Skipper
Palmetto Skipper
Pearl Crescent
Pepper and Salt Skipper
Phaon Crescent
Pipevine Swallowtail
Queen
Question Mark
Reakirt's Blue
Red Admiral
Red-banded Hairstreak
Red-spotted Purple
Reversed Roadside-Skipper
Sachem
Salt Marsh Skipper
Silver-spotted Skipper
Silvery Blue
Silvery Checkerspot
Sleepy Duskywing
Sleepy Orange
Southern Broken-Dash
Southern Cloudywing
Southern Dogface
Southern Pearly-Eye
Southern Skipperling
Spicebush Swallowtail
Spring Azure
Striped Hairstreak
Summer Azure
Swamp Metalmark
Swarthy Skipper
Tawny Emperor
Tawny-edged Skipper
Texan Crescent
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
Twin-spot Skipper
Variegated Fritillary
Viceroy
West Virginia White
Western Pygmy-Blue
Whirlabout
White Peacock
White-M Hairstreak
Wild Indigo Duskywing
Yehl Skipper
Yucca Giant-Skipper
Zabulon Skipper
Zarucco Duskywing
Zebra Longwing
Zebra Swallowtail
County
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Public Lands
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5 Rivers Delta Resource Center (Mobile County)
Aldridge Gardens (Jefferson County)
Armistead I. Selden Lock and Dam (Greene County)
Bankhead (William B.) National Forest (Lawrence, Winston counties)
Barber Motorsports Park (Jefferson County)
Bayfront Park/Villlage Point Park Preserve (Baldwin County)
Bear Creek Lakes (Franklin, Marion, Colbert counties)
Bear Creek Resevoir
Bellingrath Gardens (Mobile County)
Bibb County Glades (Kathy Stiles Freeland) Preserve (Bibb County)
Biophilia Nature Center (Baldwin County)
Birmingham Botanical Gardens (Jefferson County)
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge (Baldwin County)
Brasher Woods Preserve (Etowah County)
Brushy Creek Lake
Buck's Pocket State Park (Marshall County)
Cahaba River NWR (Bibb County)
Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve (Colbert County)
Cheaha State Park (Clay County)
Cherokee Rock Village (Cherokee County)
Conecah NF/ Open Pond
Conecuh National Forest (Covington, Escambia counties)
Conecuh NF-Blue Lake Recreation Area
Dannelly (William "Bill") Reservoir and Public Use Areas (Wilcox, Dallas counties)
Dauphin Island (Mobile County)
Demopolis (David K. Nelson) WMA (Sumter County)
DeSoto State Park (Dekalb, Cherokee counties)
Dugger Mountain Wilderness (Cleburne County)
Ebenezer Swamp Ecological Preserve (Shelby County)
Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge (Barbour County)
Fort Morgan State Historic Park (Baldwin County)
Fort Toulouse/Fort Jackson (Elmore County)
Graham Creek Nature Preserve (Baldwin County)
Gulf State Park (Baldwin County)
Guntersville Dam (Marshall County)
Haines Island Park (Monroe County)
Hays Nature Preserve (Madison County)
Heflin (Howell) Lock and Dam (Greene County)
Henshaw Cove Forever Wild Tract (Jackson County)
Historic Blakeley State Park (Baldwin County)
Holy Ground Battlefield Park (Lowndes County)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (Tallapoosa County)
Huntsville Botanical Garden (Madison County)
International Park (Jefferson County)
James D. Martin Wildlife Park (Etowah County)
Kreher (Louise) Forest Ecology Preserve and Nature Center (Lee County)
Lake Chinnabee Recreation Area (Clay County)
Lake Guntersville State Park (Marshall County)
Lake Purdy (Jefferson County)
Limestone Park (Shelby County)
Little River Canyon National Preserve (Dekalb, Cherokee counties)
Meaher State Park (Baldwin County)
Mobile Botanical Gardens (Mobile County)
Monte Sano State Park (Madison County)
Moss Rock Preserve (Jefferson County)
Moundville Archeological Park (Tuscaloosa, Hale counties)
Natural Bridge Park (Winston County)
Noccalula Falls Park (Etowah County)
Oak Mountain State Park (Shelby County)
Old Cahawba Archeological Park and Prairie Tract (Dallas County)
Old St. Stephens Historical Park (Washington County)
Palisades Park (Blount County)
Paul M. Grist State Park (Dallas County)
Payne Lake Recreation Area (Hale County)
Perdido River WMA (Baldwin County)
Perry Lakes Park/Barton's Beach Preserve (Perry County)
Pike County Pocosin Complex (Pike County)
Prairie Grove Glades (Lawrence County)
Red Hills Complex (Monroe County)
Red Mountain Park (Jefferson County)
Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam/Jones Bluff Powerhouse (Autauga County)
Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve (Jefferson County)
Shades Creek Greenway/Lakeshore Trail (Jefferson County)
Shell Creek Park Public Use Area
Shoal Creek Preserve (Lauderdale County)
Sipsey Wilderness (Lawrence County)
Skyline (James D. Martin) WMA (Jackson County)
Solon Dixon Forestry Education Center (Escambia County)
Splinter Hill Bog Complex (Baldwin County)
Swan Creek WMA (Limestone, Morgan, Lawrence counties)
Swann Covered Bridge (Blount County)
Talledega NF/Oakmulgee District (Bibb, Hale, Chilton, Dallas, Perry, Tuscaloosa counties)
Talledega NF/Shoal Creek District (Cleburne, Clay, Calhoun, Cherokee counties)
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park (Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson counties)
Tom Bevill Lock and Dam Complex (Pickens County)
Troy University Arboretum and Pocosin Preserve (Pike County)
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve (Jefferson County)
Tuskegee National Forest (Macon County)
Tuskegee National Forest-Oakmulgee Creek
Tuskegee National Forest/Tsinia Wildlife Viewing Area
University of Alabama Arboretum (Tuscaloosa County)
University of West Alabama (UWA) Campus/Lake Livingston and Trails (Sumter County)
Upper Delta WMA (Baldwin, Mobile counties)
Vulcan Park and Trail (Jefferson County)
Walls of Jericho (Jackson County)
Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Preserve (Baldwin County)
Weeks Bay Reserve-Fish River Bridge
Wehle (Robert G.) Nature Center (Bullock County)
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (Morgan, Limestone counties)
Wheeler NWR-Blackwell Swamp
Yates Lake WMA (Elmore County)