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American or Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa Virginiensis)

The Painted Lady Butterfly has the widest geographic range of any butterfly species, found on every continent except Australia and Antarctica
https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/2211245
Name=American or Painted Lady Butterfly|Primary=11|Secondary=10|Tertiary=15
Aphrodite Fritillary Butterfly (Speyeria Aphrodite)

The Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria Aphrodite) is a butterfly species found across North America, known for its orange wings with black markings and a wingspan of 2 to 2 7/8 inches.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58563-Speyeria-aphrodite
Name=Aphrodite Fritillary Butterfly|Primary=11|Secondary=16|Tertiary=1
Black Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio Polyxenes)

The (eastern) black swallowtail, American swallowtail or Parsnip Swallowtail, is found throughout much of North America.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58523-Papilio-polyxenes
Name=Black Swallowtail Butterfly|Primary=16|Secondary=1|Tertiary=14
Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia Coenia)

The Buckeye Butterfly's range covers much of North America and some of Central America, including most of the eastern half of the US, the lower to middle Midwest, the Southwest, southern Canada, and Mexico.
https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/358044
Name=Buckeye Butterfly|Primary=15|Secondary=16|Tertiary=11
Checkered White Butterfly (Pontia Protodice)

The Checkered White Butterfly is found in southern mid-west. During the summer some migrate north to Canada temporarily. It is believed the species does this to escape the heat.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/59119-Pontia-protodice
Name=Checkered White Butterfly|Primary=17|Secondary=16|Tertiary=19
Cloudless Sulfur Butterfly (Phoebis Sennae)

The Cloudless Sulphur, is a mid-sized butterfly in the family Pieridae found in the Americas.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48550-Phoebis-sennae
Name=Cloudless Sulfur Butterfly|Primary=1|Secondary=16|Tertiary=17
Field Crescent Butterfly (Phyciodes Pulchella)

The Field Crescent Butterfly is common to West central US, Canada and much of Mexico
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/82069-Phyciodes-pulchella
Name=Field Crescent Butterfly|Primary=16|Secondary=11|Tertiary=15
Gray Hairstreak Butterfly (Strymon Melinus)

The Gray Hairstreak butterfly has a very wide distribution across North America, Central America, and into northern South America. It's considered one of the most common hairstreaks in North America, found from southern Canada down to Venezuela. While it's widespread, it tends to be less common in some desert areas of the southwestern United States.

https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/358983
Name=Gray Hairstreak Butterfly|Primary=19|Secondary=11|Tertiary=15
Gulf Fritillary Butterfly (Dione Vanillae)

The Gulf fritillary or passion butterfly is a bright orange butterfly in the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. That subfamily was formerly set apart as a separate family, the Heliconiidae. The Heliconiinae are "longwing butterflies", which have long, narrow wings compared to other butterflies. - Source Wikipedia
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49150-Dione-vanillae
Name=Gulf Fritillary Butterfly|Primary=11|Secondary=16|Tertiary=17
Hessel's Hairstreak Butterfly (Callophrys Hesseli)

Hessel's Hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.[2] It ranges from southern Maine south along the Atlantic coastal plain to northern Florida on the Gulf Coast. The species was first described (as Mitoura hesseli) by George W. Rawson and J. Benjamin Ziegler in 1950, in honor of the lepidopterist Sidney Adolphus Hessel.[3] It is listed as endangered in Connecticut by state authorities. -- Source Wikapedia
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84063-Callophrys-hesseli
Name=Hessel's Hairstreak Butterfly|Primary=11|Secondary=3|Tertiary=17
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus Plexippus)

The monarch butterfly or simply monarch (Danaus plexippus) is a milkweed butterfly (subfamily Danainae) in the family Nymphalidae.[6] Other common names, depending on region, include milkweed, common tiger, wanderer, and black-veined brown.[7] It is among the most familiar of North American butterflies and an iconic pollinator,[8] although it is not an especially effective pollinator of milkweeds.[9] Its wings feature an easily recognizable black, orange, and white pattern, with a wingspan of 8.9–10.2 cm (3.5–4.0 in). -- Source Wikipedia
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48662-Danaus-plexippus
Name=Monarch Butterfly|Primary=11|Secondary=16|Tertiary=17
Pearl Crescent Butterfly (Phyciodes Tharos)

The Pearl Crescent Butterfly is a species of butterfly from North America. It is found in all parts of the United States except the west coast, and throughout Mexico and parts of southern Canada, in particular Ontario. Its habitat is open areas such as pastures, road edges, vacant lots, fields, open pine woods. --Source Wikipedia
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52925-Phyciodes-tharos
Name=Pearl Crescent Butterfly|Primary=11|Secondary=16|Tertiary=19
Scarce Streaky-Skipper Butterfly (Celotes Nessus)

The Scarce Streaky-Skipper butterfly is a rare insect found in a limited area of southwestern Texas and adjacent Mexico. It's characterized by its streaky brown and black wings and its preference for desert scrub and open woodland habitats. This species is considered vulnerable due to habitat loss and its restricted range.

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/174535-Celotes-nessus
Name=Scarce Streaky-Skipper Butterfly|Primary=15|Secondary=16|Tertiary=19
Tawny Emperor Butterly (Asterocampa Clyton)

The Tawny Emperor is a species of brush-footed butterfly. It is native to North America, especially the eastern half from Canada to northern Mexico.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/58587-Asterocampa-clyton
Name=Tawny Emperor Butterly|Primary=15|Secondary=11|Tertiary=16