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'Seminole' Texan Crescent
Anthanassa texana seminole
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Silver-banded Hairstreak
Chlorostrymon simaethis
This tattered Silver-banded Hairstreak never ventured far from its host plant, Balloonvine (Cardiospermum sp.). -
Silver-spotted Skipper Caterpillar
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Silver-spotted Skipper Eggs
These eggs are on butterfly pea, one of the many host plants in the legumes that Silver-spotted Skippers use for food.
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
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Silvery Checkerspots
Chlosyne nycteis
This is a mating pair of Silvery Checkerspots. -
Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
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Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis
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Silvery Checkerspot Caterpillars
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Sleepy Orange Caterpillar
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Sleepy Orange Caterpillar
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Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe
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Sleepy Orange
Abaeis nicippe
This Sleepy Orange is nectaring on a yellow variety of Mexican milkweed Asclepias curassavica This is the summer form. -
Soldier
Danaus eresimus
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Soldier
Danaus eresimus
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Southern Broken-dash
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Southern Broken-dash
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Southern Cloudywing Caterpillar
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Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes bathyllus
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Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes bathyllus
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Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes bathyllus
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Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia
You can clearly see the "dog face" on the open wings. -
Southern Dogface
Zerene cesonia
This butterfly is named after the outline of "Fido" on its wings. -
Southern Dogface Caterpillar
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Southern Pearly-eye
Enodia portlandia
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Southern Pearlyeye Caterpillar
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Southern Skipperling
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Southern Skipperling
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Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth Caterpillar
Sparganothis sulfureana
This caterpillar was feeding on Tracy's Dewtrhead (Drosera tracyi). -
Sphinx Moth Cocoon
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Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar
Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillars make a "nest" inside leaves. This one is in a sassafras leaf.
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Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar
This cute caterpillar has won two photo contests.
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Spicebush Swallowtail Chrysalis
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Female Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
This female Spicebush Swallowtail is nectaring on Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum sp.. -
Male Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
Male Spicebush Swallowtails have a much more prominent color cast on the hind wings than females. -
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
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Spicebush Swallowtial Caterpillar
This caterpillar was wrapped in a sassafras leaf.
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Agreeable Tiger Moth Caterpillar
Spilosoma congrua
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Yellow Woolybear Caterpillar
Spilosoma virginica
This individual is feeding on False Foxglove (Agalinis sp.), but the species feeds on many plant species. The adult moth is the Virginia Tiger Moth. -
Stinging Rose Caterpillar Moth Cocoon
Parasa indetermina
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Striped Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops
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Summer Azure
Celastrina neglecta
Summer and spring azures are practically indistinguishable. Since this was seen in August, I am making the assumption that it is a summer azure. -
Swarthy Skipper Caterpillar
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Swarthy Skipper Chrysalis
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Swarthy Skipper
Nastra lherminier
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Swarthy Skipper
Nastra lherminier
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'Sweadner's' Juniper Hairstreak
The 'Sweadner's' Juniper Hairstreak caterpillar blends in perfectly with the needles of the red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), its host plant.
