Santa Clarita & Northern Los Angeles, CA Lepidoptera
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PAPILIONIDAE (Swallowtails) Flight times
 Papilio rutulus Western Tiger Swallowtail |  Papilio eurymedon Pale Swallowtail |  Papilio zelicaon Anise Swallowtail |  Papilio cresphontes Giant Swallowtail |  Papilio polyxenes coloro Desert Swallowtail |  Battus philenor hirsuta Pipevine Swallowtail |
NYMPHALIDAE (Brush-Footed Butterflies) Flight times
 Limenitis lorquini Lorquin's Admiral |  Adelpha bredowii California Sister |  Precis coenia Buckeye |  Nymphalis antiopa Mourning Cloak |  Nymphalis milberti Milbert's Tortoise Shell |  Nymphalis californica California Tortoise Shell |
 Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral |  Vanessa cardui Painted Lady |  Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady |  Vanessa virginiensis American Painted Lady |  Polygonia satyrus Satyr Anglewing |  Agraulis vanillae incarnata Gulf Fritillary |
 Speyeria callippe macaria Macaria Fritillary |  Speyeria coronis hennei Henne's Fritillary |  Euphydryas chalsedona Chalcedon Checkerspot |  Chlosyne gabbii Gabb's Checkerspot |  Chlosyne neumoegeni Neumoegen's Checkerspot |  Unused Entry |
DANIDAE (Monarch Family) Flight times
Unused Entry | Unused Entry |  Danaus plexippus Monarch |  Danaus gilippus Queen | Unused Entry | Unused Entry |
PIERIDAE (Whites and Sulphurs) Flight times
 Peris rapae Cabbage Butterfly |  Peris protodice Checkered White |  Peris sysimbrii California White |  Peris beckerii Becker's White |  Euchloe hyantis lotta Southern Marble |  Anthocaris lanceolata australis Grinnell's Marble |
 Anthocaris sara Sara Orange Tip |  Anthocaris cethura Desert Orange Tip |  Colias eurytheme Orange Sulphur |  Colias harfordii Harford's Sulphur |  Colias eurydice California Dogface |  Pheobis sennae marcellina Cloudless Sulphur |
Unused Entry | Unused Entry |  Eurema nicippe Nicippe Yellow / Sleepy Sulphur |  Nathalis iole Dwarf Yellow / Dainty Sulphur | Unused Entry | Unused Entry |
LYCAENIDAE (Blues, Coppers and Hairstreaks) Flight times
 Plebejus acmon Acmon Blue |  Plebejus emigdionis San Emigdio Blue |  Plebejus icarioides evius Evius Blue |  Glaucopsyche piasus Arrowhead Blue |  Glaucopsyche lygdamus australis Southern Blue |  Celastrina argiolus echo Echo Blue |
 Leptotes marina Marine Blue |  Philotes sonorensis Sonoran Blue |  Philotes battoides bernardino Bernardino Blue |  Brephidium exile Western Pigmy Blue |  Altides halesus corcorani Great Purple Hairstreak |  Strymon melinus pudica Common Hairstreak |
 Callophyrs dumetorium dumetorium Bramble Hairstreak |  Lycaena xanthoides xanthoides Great Copper |  Lycaena gorgon Gorgon Copper |  Apodemia mormo virguilti Behr's Metalmark |  Satyrium californica California Hairstreak |  Satryium saepium saepium Hedge-Row Hairstreak |
Unused Entry | Unused Entry |  Incisalia augustinus iroides | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry |
SATYRIDAE (Satyrs and Ringlets) Flight times
 Cercyonis sthenele silvestris Sylvan Satyr |  Coenonympha californica California Ringlet | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry |
SATURNIIDAE (Giant Silk Moths) Flight times
 Hyalophora euryalus Ceanothus Silk Moth |  Antheraea polyphemus Polyphemus Silk Moth |  Hemileuca eglanterina Western Sheepmoth |  Hemileuca electra Electra Buckmoth |  Hemileuca burnsi Burns' Buckmoth |  Saturnia walterorum Walter's Silkmoth |
 Saturnia albofasciata White-Streaked Silkmoth | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry |
SPHINGIDAE (Sphinx and Hawk Moths) Flight times
 Pachysphinx occidentalis Big Poplar Sphinx |  Manduca sexta Carolina Sphinx |  Smerinthus cerisyi One-Eyed Sphinx |  Hyles lineata White Lined Sphinx |  Erinnyis obscura Obscure Sphinx |  Arctonotus lucidus Pacific Green Sphinx |
LASIOCAMPIDAE (Tent Caterpillars) Flight times
 Gloveria arizonensis No Common Name | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry | Unused Entry |
NOCTUIDAE (Underwing Moths) Flight times
 Catocala junctura Junctura Underwing |  Catocala aholibah Aholibah Underwing |  Catocala ilia Ilia Underwing |  Catocala piatrix Piatrix Underwing |  Catocala irene Irene Underwing |  Catocala verrilliana Verrilliana Underwing |
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