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Butterflies, Skippers and Moths - Lepidoptera
Yakima River Canyon

Identifying some butterflies can be difficult, particularly blues, fritillaries, checkerspots and crescents. I'm reasonably sure that most, if not all, are correct.
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Becker's White - Pontia beckerii
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Acmon Blue - Icaricia acmon
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Acmon Blue - Icaricia acmon
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Acmon Blue - Icaricia acmon
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Acmon Blue - Icaricia acmon
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Acmon Blue - Icaricia acmon
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Acmon Blue - Icaricia acmon
Acmon Blue - Icaricia acmon
Acmon Blue - Icaricia acmon
Arrowhead Blue - Glaucopsyche piasus
Arrowhead Blue - Glaucopsyche piasus
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Boisduval's Blue - Icaricia icarioides
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Boisduval's Blue - Icaricia icarioides
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Boisduval's Blue - Icaricia icarioides
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Boisduval's Blue - Icaricia icarioides
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Boisduval's Blue - Icaricia icarioides
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Silvery blue butterfly - Glaucopsyche lygdamus
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Silvery blue butterfly - Glaucopsyche lygdamus
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Square-spotted Blue - Euphilotes battoides
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Square-spotted Blue - Euphilotes battoides
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Cabbage White - Pieris rapae (introduced)
Cabbage White Butterfly
Cabbage White - Pieris rapae (introduced)
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Cabbage White - Pieris rapae (introduced)
Cabbage White
Cabbage White - Pieris rapae (introduced)
Anicia Checkerspot - Euphydryas anicia-1
Anicia Checkerspot - Euphydryas anicia
Anicia Checkerspot - Euphydryas anicia
Anicia Checkerspot - Euphydryas anicia
Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha-1
Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha
Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha-2-3
Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha
Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha-2
Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha
Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha
Edith's Checkerspot - Euphydryas editha
Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla-1
Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla
Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla-2
Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla
Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla-3
Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla
Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla
Northern Checkerspot - Chlosyne palla
Sagebrush Checkerspot - Chlosyne acastus
Sagebrush Checkerspot - Chlosyne acastus
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Clouded sulphur - Colias philodice
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Clouded sulphur - Colias philodice
Common Ringlet - Coenonympha california-1
Common Ringlet - Coenonympha california
Common Ringlet - Coenonympha california
Common Ringlet - Coenonympha california
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Mylitta Crescent - Phyciodes mylitta (probably)
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Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta - (probably)
Dark Wood Nymph Butterfly (2)
Small Wood Nymph - Cercyonis oetus
Dark Wood Nymph Butterfly
Small Wood Nymph - Cercyonis oetus
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Desert Marble – Euchloe lotta
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Desert Marble – Euchloe lotta
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Desert Marble – Euchloe lotta
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Desert Marble – Euchloe lotta
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-1
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-11
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-12
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-2
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-3
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-4
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-5
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-6
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-7
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe-9
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis maybe
Coronis Fritillary - Argynnis coronis (probably)
Gray hairstreak (1)
gray hairstreak - Strymon melinus
Gray hairstreak (2)
gray hairstreak - Strymon melinus
Lorquin's admiral
Lorquin's admiral - Limenitis lorquini
Monarch
Monarch - Danaus plexippus
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Mormon Metalmark - Apodemia mormo
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Mourning cloak - Nymphalis antiopa
Purplish Copper-Lycaena helloides-1
Purplish Copper - Lycaena helloides
Purplish Copper-Lycaena helloides
Purplish Copper - Lycaena helloides
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Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta
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Sara Orangetip - Anthocharis sara - male
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Sara Orangetip - Anthocharis sara - female
Satyr-anglewing
Satyr Anglewing - Polygonia satyrus
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Satyr Anglewing - Polygonia satyrus
Satyr-anglewing 2
Satyr Anglewing - Polygonia satyrus
Satyr-anglewing 3
Satyr Anglewing - Polygonia satyrus
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Anise Swallowtail - Papilio zelicaon
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Pale Swallowtail - Papilio eurymedon
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Western Tiger Swallowtail - Pterourus rutulus
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Western Tiger Swallowtail - Pterourus rutulusl on Fuller’s teasel
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Two-tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata
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Two-tailed Swallowtail - Papilio multicaudata
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Juba Skipper - Hesperia juba
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Juba Skipper - Hesperia juba
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Juba Skipper - Hesperia juba
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Drasteria divergens - moth
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Drasteria divergens - moth
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Drasteria divergens - moth
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Drasteria divergens - moth
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Fall Webworm - Hyphantrea cunea - moth
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Fall Webworm - Hyphantrea cunea - moth