Lepidoptera

Key Characters:

• Front and hind wings with large surface area
• Body and wings mostly covered with tiny pigmented scales

Common Families:

• Butterflies

• Danaidae -- Milkweed Butterflies
• Pieridae -- Whites and Sulfurs
• Nymphalidae -- Brush-footed Butterflies
• Papilionidae -- Swallowtail Butterflies
• Hesperiidae -- Skippers

• Moths

• Sphingidae -- Hawk Moths
• Arctiidae -- Tiger Moths
• Noctuidae -- Underwing Moths
• Saturniidae -- Silk Moths