Pictures were taken in the county unless otherwise stated and the list I got from nature123.net/nbnc/a/nc_checklist.php?get_county=Onslow According to this site there are 177 species of butterflies that have been recorded in NC.
PAPILIONIDAE - 8 species in NC
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor
Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides Marcellus
Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes
Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail - Papilio Troilus
Palamedes Swallowtail - Papilio Palamedes
PIERIDAE - 16 species in NC
Whites (Pierinae)
Checkered White - Pontia protodice
Cabbage White - Pieris rapae
Falcate Orangetip - Anthocharis midea
Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme
Cloudless Sulphur - Phoebis sennae
Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa
Sleepy Orange - Abaeis nicippe
LYCAENIDAE -
Harvesters (Miletinae)
Harvester - Feniseca tarquinius
Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak - Atlides halesus
Banded Hairstreak - Satyrium calanus
King's Hairstreak - Satyrium kingi
PAPILIONIDAE - 8 species in NC
Swallowtails (Papilioninae)
Pipevine Swallowtail - Battus philenor
Zebra Swallowtail - Eurytides Marcellus
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| Dismal Swamp State Park (Camden County) |
Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes
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| Pollocks Point, Sneads Ferry |
Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus
Spicebush Swallowtail - Papilio Troilus
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| Female |
Palamedes Swallowtail - Papilio Palamedes
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| North Topsail Beach |
PIERIDAE - 16 species in NC
Whites (Pierinae)
Checkered White - Pontia protodice
Cabbage White - Pieris rapae
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| Holly Ridge |
Falcate Orangetip - Anthocharis midea
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| Male - Holly Ridge |
Sulphurs (Coliadinae)
Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme
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| Pollocks Point, Sneads Ferry |
Cloudless Sulphur - Phoebis sennae
Little Yellow - Pyrisitia lisa
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| Female (Ovipositing) - Stones Creek Game Lands |
Sleepy Orange - Abaeis nicippe
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| Holly Ridge |
LYCAENIDAE -
Harvesters (Miletinae)
Harvester - Feniseca tarquinius
Hairstreaks (Theclinae)
Great Purple Hairstreak - Atlides halesus
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| UNCW (New Hanover) |
Banded Hairstreak - Satyrium calanus
Striped Hairsteak- Satyrium liparops
Henry's Elfin - Callophrys henrici
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| Shrimp Lady Lane, North Topsail Beach |
White-M Hairstreak - Parrhasius m-album
Blues (Polyommatinae)
Eastern Tailed-Blue - Cupido comyntas
Holly Azure - Celastrina idella
Summer Azure - Celastrina idella
RIODINIDAE
Metalmarks (Riodinini)
Little Metalmark - Calephelis virginiensis
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| Stones Creek Game Lands |
NYMPHALIDAE - 50 species in NC
Snouts (Libytheinae)
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| Stones Creek Game Lands |
Heliconians & Fritillaries (Heliconiinae)
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Zebra Longwing - Heliconius charithonia
Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta Claudia
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| Stones Creek Game Lands |
True Brush-foots (Nymphalinae)
Phaon Crescent - Phyciodes phaon
Question Mark - Polygonia interrogationis
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| Holly Ridge |
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| Stones Creek Game Lands |
Mourning Cloak - Nymphalis antiopa
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Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui
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| North Topsail Beach |
Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta
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| Lumber River State Park (Scotland County) |
Mimic - Hypolimnas misippus
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| Coastal Carolina Community College |
Admirals & Relatives (Limenitidinae)
Red-spotted Purple - Limenitis arthemis Astyanax
Viceroy - Limenitis archippus
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| Stones Creek Game Lands |
Satyrs (Satyrinae)
Creole Pearly-eye - Lethe creola
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| Holly Ridge |
Intricate Satyr - Hermeuptychia intricata
Georgia Satyr - Neonympha areolatus
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| Holly Ridge |
Common Wood-Nymph - Cercyonis pegala
Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)
Monarch - Danaus plexippus
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| North Topsail Beach Town Park |
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| North Topsail Beach Town Park |
Queen - Danaus gilippus
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| Fort Fisher, New Hanover |
HESPERIIDAE - 73 species in NC
Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)
Long-tailed Skipper - Urbanus proteus
Hoary Edge - Achalarus lyciades
Southern Cloudywing - Thorybes bathyllus
Northern Cloudywing - Thorybes pylades
Confused Cloudywing - Thorybes confuses
Hayhurst's Scallopwing - Staphylus hayhurstii
Juvenal's Duskywing - Erynnis juvenalis
Horace's Duskywing - Erynnis horatius
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| Female (Stones Creek Game Lands) |
Sleepy Duskywing - Erynnis brizo
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| Stones Creek Game Lands |
Zarucco Duskywing - Erynnis zarucco
Wild Indigo Duskywing - Erynnis baptisiae
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| Stones Creek Game Lands |
Common Checkered-Skipper - Pyrgus communis
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| Male (Holly Ridge) |
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| Ovipositing in Sturgeon City Park, Jacksonville |
Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)
Swarthy Skipper - Nastra lherminier
Southern Skipperling - Copaeodes minima
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| Male |
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| Coastal Carolina Community College |
Meske's Skipper - Hesperia meskei
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| Holly Ridge |
Crossline Skipper - Polites origenes
Southern Broken-dash - Wallengrenia otho
Delaware Skipper - Anatrytone logan
Byssus Skipper - Problema byssus
Yehl Skipper - Poanes yehl
Broad-winged Skipper - Poanes viator  |
| Lake Mattamuskeet (Hyde County) |
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| Lake Mattamuskeet (Hyde County) |
Palatka Skipper - Euphyes pilatka
Dion Skipper - Euphyes dion
Dun Skipper - Euphyes vestris
Dusted Skipper - Atrytonopsis hianna
Crystal Skipper -
Lace-winged Roadside-skipper Amblyscirtes Aesculapius
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| Stump Sound Park |
Carolina Roadside-Skipper - Amblyscirtes carolina
Reversed Roadside-Skipper - Amblyscirtes reversa
Dusky Roadside-Skipper - Amblyscirtes alternate
Eufala Skipper - Lerodea eufala
Twin-spot Skipper - Oligoria maculate
Salt Marsh Skipper - Panoquina panoquin
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| Morris Landing, Holly Ridge |
Giant-Skippers (Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper - Megathymus yuccae
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