North American Butterflies
Parnassians and Swallowtails: Family Papilionidae
Clodius
Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
Rocky Mountain Parnassian
(Parnassius smintheus)
Pipevine Swallowtail
(Battus philenor)
Polydamas Swallowtail
(Battus polydamas)
Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides
marcellus)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio
polyxenes)
Anise Swallowtail (Papilio
zelicaon)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio
cresphontes)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
(Papilio glaucus)
Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail
(Pappilio appalachiensis)
Canadian Tiger Swallowtail
(Papilio candadensis)
Western Tiger Swallowtail
(Papilio rutulus)
Two-tailed Swallowtail
(Papilio multicaudata)
Pale Swallowtail (Papilio
eurymedon)
Spicebush Swallowtail
(Papilio troilus)
Palamedes Swallowtail
(Papilio palamedes)
Whites and Sulpurs:
Family Pieridae
Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
Florida White (Appias
drusilla)
Checkered White (Pontia
protodice)
Western White (Pontia
occidentalis)
Veined White (Pieris oleracea)
Margined White (Pieris
marginalis)
Cabbage White (Pieris
rapae)
Great Southern White
(Ascia monuste)
Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis
stella)
Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis
midea)
Clouded Sulphur (Colias
philodice)
Orange Sulpur (Colias
eurytheme)
Queen Alexandra's Sulphur
(Colias alexandra)
Sierra Sulphur (Colias
behrii)
Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias
interior)
California Dogface (Zerene
eurydice)
Southern Dogface (Zerene
cesonia)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis
sennae)
Orange-barred Sulphur
(Phoebis philea)
Large Orange Sulphur
(Phoebis agarithe)
Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira)
Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia
lyside)
Barred Yellow (Eurema
daira)
Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema
boisduvaliana)
Mexican Yellow (Eurema
mexicana)
Tailed Orange (Eurema
proterpa)
Little Yellow (Eurema
lisa)
Mimosa Yellow (Eurema
nise)
Dina Yellow (Eurema dina)
Sleepy Orange (Eurema
nicippe)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis
iole)
Harvesters, Coppers,
Hairstreaks, and Blues: Family Lycaenidae
Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
Tailed Copper (Lycaena
arota)
American Copper (Lycaena
phlaeas)
Lustrous Copper (Lycaena
cupreus)
Great Copper (Lycaena xanthoides)
Edith's Copper (Lycaena
editha)
Gorgon Copper (Lycaena
gorgon)
Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
Dorcas Copper (Lycaena
dorcas)
Purplish Copper (Lycaena
helloides)
Lilac-bordered Copper
(Lycaena nivalis)
Hermes Copper (Lycaena
hermes)
Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais
grunus)
Atala (Eumaeus atala)
Great Purple Hairtreak
(Atlides halesus)
Silver-banded Hairstreak
(Chlorostrymon simaethis)
Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium
titus)
Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium
behrii)
Sooty Hairstreak (Satryium
fulginosum)
Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium
acadica)
California Hairstreak
(Satyrium californica)
Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium
sylvinus sylvinus)
Sylvan (Dryope) Hairstreak
(Satyrium syvinus dryope)
Edwards' Hairstreak
(Satyrium edwardsii)
Banded Hairstreak (Satryium
calanus)
Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium
caryaevorum)
Hickory Hairstreak (NC)
(Satyrium caryaevorum)
King's Hairstreak (Satyrium
kingi)
Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium
liparops)
Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
(Satyrium auretorum)
Mountain-mahogany
Hairstreak (Satyrium tetra)
Hedgerow Hairstreak
(Satyrium saepium)
"Southern" Southern
Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius favonius)
Western Green Hairstreak
(Callophrys affinis)
Coastal Green Hairstreak
(Callophrys dumetorum)
Brown Elfin (Callophrys
augustinus)
Moss' (San Bruno) Elfin
(Callophrys mossii bayensis)
Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys
eryphon)
Thicket Haristreak (Callophrys
spinetorum)
Nelson's Hairstreak (Callophrys
nelsoni)
Muir's Hairstreak (Callophrys
muiri)
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys
gryneus)
White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius
m-album)
Gray Hairstreak
(Strymon melinus)
Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
(Strymon rufofusca)
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
(Strymon martialis)
Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon acis)
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
(Strymon columella)
Red-banded Hairstreak
(Calycopis cecrops)
Dusky-blue Groundstreak
(Calycopis isobeon)
Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon
leda)
Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon
clytie)
Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon
azia)
Early Hairstreak (Erora
laetus)
Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium
exilis)
Eastern Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium
isopthalma)
Cassius Blue (Leptotes
cassius)
Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Miami Blue (Hemiargus thomasi)
Nickerbean Blue (Hemiargus
ammon)
Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus
ceraunus)
Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus
isola)
Eastern Tailed-Blue
(Everes comyntas)
Western Tailed-Blue (Everes
amyntula)
Spring Azure (Echo Blue) (Celastrina
ladon echo)
Spring Azure (AZ) (Celastrina
ladon)
Spring Azure, form lucia
(Celastrina ladon)
Spring Azure, form marginata
(Celastrina ladon)
Summer Azure (Celastrina
neglecta)
Sonoran Blue (Philotes
sonorensis)
Bernardino Dotted-Blue
(Eupilotes bernardino)
Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue
(Euphilotes ancilla)
Mojave Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes
mojave)
Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche
piasus)
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche
lygdamus)
Arctic Blue (Agriades aquilo
rustica)
Sierra Nevada Blue (Agraides
podarce)
Northern Blue (Lycaeides
idas anna)
Melissa Blue (Lycaeides
melissa)
Karner Blue (Lycaeides melissa
samuelis)
Greenish Blue (Plebejus
saepiolus)
Boisduval's Blue (Icaria
icariodes)
Shasta Blue (Icaria shasta)
Acmon Blue (Icaria acmon)
Lupine Blue (Icaria lupinus)
Metalmarks: Family
Riodinidae
Little Metalmark (Calephilis
virginiensis)
Fatal Metalmark (Calephilis
nemesis)
Rounded Metalmark (Calephilis
nilus)
Wright's Metalmark (Calephilis
wrighti)
Swamp Metalmark (Calephilis
mutica)
Arizona Metalmark (Calephilis
arizonensis)
Red-bordered Metalmark
(Caria ino)
Zela Metalmark (Emesis
zela)
Ares Metalmark (Emesis
ares)
Mormon
Metalmark (Apodemia
mormo)
Behr's Metalmark (Apodemia
virgulti)
Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia
palmeri)
Brushfoots: Family
Nymphalidae
American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis
vanillae)
Julia (Dryus iulia)
Zebra (Heliconius charitonia)
Variegated
Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta
hegesia)
Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana)
Great Spangled Fritillary
(Speyeria cybele cybele)
Great Spangled Fritillary
(Speyeria cybele leto)
Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria
aphrodite)
Aphrodite Fritillary (NC)
(Speyeria aphrodite)
Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria
nokomis apacheana)
Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria
coronis)
Callippe Fritillary
(Mt. Diablo) (Speyeria callippe liliana)
Callippe Fritillary (Coast
Ranges) (Speyeria callippe comstocki)
Callippe Fritillary (southern
Sierra Nevada) (Speyeria callippe macaria)
Callipe Fritillary (Great
Basin) (Speyeria callippe nevada)
Great Basin Fritillary
(Speyeria egleis)
Unsilvered Fritillary (Speyeria
adiaste clemencei)
Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria
atlantis)
Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria
hydaspe)
Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria
mormonia)
Silver-bordered Fritillary
(Boloria selene)
Meadow Fritillary (Boloria
bellona)
Pacific Fritillary (Boloria
epithore)
Theona Checkerspot (Thessalia
theona)
Black Checkerspot (Thessalia
cyneas)
Bordered Patch (TX) (Chlosyne
lacinia)
Bordered Patch (AZ) (Chlosyne
lacinia)
Gorgone Checkerspot
(Chlosyne gorgone)
Silvery Checkerspot
(Chlosyne nycteis)
Harris' Checkerspot
(Chlosyne harrisii)
Northern Checkerspot
(Chlosyne palla)
Neumogen's Sagebrush
Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus neumogeni)
Hoffmann's Checkerspot
(Chlosyne hoffmanni)
Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia
dymas chara)
Elada Checkerspot (Texola
elada)
Texan Crescent (Phyciodes
texana texana)
Texan (Seminole) Crescent
(Phyciodes texana seminole)
Cuban Crescent (Phyciodes
frisia)
Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes
tulcis)
Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes
vesta)
Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes
phaon)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes
tharos)
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes
selenis)
Field Crescent (CA) (Phyciodes
campestris)
Field Crescent (CO) (Phyciodes
campestris)
California Crescent
(Phyciodes orseis herlani)
Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas
chalcedona)
Variable Checkerspot
(Sierra Nevada) (Euphydryas chalcedona sierra)
Edith's Checkerspot
(Euphydryas editha)
Edith's Checkerspot
(Sierra Nevada) (Euphydryas editha nubigena)
Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas
phaeton)
Question Mark (Polygonia
interrogationis)
Eastern Comma (Polygonia
comma)
Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
Hoary (Zephyr) Comma (Polygonia
gracilis zephyrus)
Oreas Comma (Polygonia oreas)
Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
California Tortiseshell
(Nymphalis californica)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis
antiopa)
Milbert's Tortiseshell
(Nymphalis milberti)
American Lady (Vanessa
virginiensis)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
West Coast Lady (Vanessa
annabella)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Common Buckeye (Junonia
coenia)
Dark Common Buckeye (Junonia
coenia)
Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia
evarete)
Mangrove Buckeye (Florida)
(Junonia evarete zonalis)
"Dark" Tropical
Buckeye (Junonia genoveva nigrosuffusa)
Tropical Buckeye (Junonia
genoveva)
White Peacock (Anartia
jatrophae)
Banded Peacock (Anartia
fatima)
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
White Admiral (Limenitis
arthemis arthemis)
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis
arthemis astyanax)
Red-spotted Purple
(AZ) (Limenitis arthemis arizonensis)
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus
archippus )
Viceroy (Limenitis archippus
floridensis)
Weidemeyer's Admiral
(Limenitis weidemeyerii)
Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis
lorquini)
California Sister (Adelpha
bredowii californica)
California Sister (Adelpha
bredowii eulalia)
Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia
ethusa)
Dingy Purplewing (Eunica
monima)
Florida Purplewing (Eunica
tatila)
Common Mestra (Mestra
amymone)
Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia
petreus)
Tropical Leafwing (Anaea
aidea)
Florida Leafwing (Anaea
floridalis)
Hackberry Emperor
(Asterocampa celtis celtis)
Hackberry Emperor
(Asterocampa celtis alicia)
Hackberry Emperor (Empress
Antonia) (Asterocampa celtis antonia)
Empress Leilia (Asterocampa
leilia)
Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa
cyton)
Southern Pearly-eye
(Enodia portlandia)
Northern Pearly-eye
(Enodia anthedon)
Eyed Brown (Satyrodes eurydice)
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes
appalachia)
Nabokov's Satyr (Cyllopsis
pyracmon)
Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis
gemma)
Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia
sosybius)
Georgia Satyr (Neonympha
areolata)
Helicta Satyr (Neonympha
helicta helicta)
Mitchell's Satyr (Neonympha
mitchellii)
Little Wood Satyr (Megisto
cymela)
Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)
Common Ringlet (Coenonympha
tullia)
Common (Califronia) Ringlet (Coenonympha
tullia california)
Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis
pegala pegala)
Common Wood-Nymph
(Cercyonis pegala nephele)
Great Basin Wood-Nymph
(Cercyonis sthenele)
Small Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis
oetus)
Riding's Satyr (Neominois
ridingsii)
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis
chryxus)
Monarch (Danaus plexipus)
Queen (Danaus gilippus)
Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
Skippers: Family
Hesperidae
Dull Firetip (Pyrrhopyge
araxes)
Mangrove Skipper (Phocides
pigmalion)
Silver-spotted Skipper
(Epargyreus clarus)
Hammock Skipper (Polygonus
leo)
White-striped Longtail
(Chioides catillus)
Long-tailed Skipper
(Urbanus proteus)
Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus
dorantes)
Brown Longtail (Urbanus
procne)
Golden-banded Skipper
(Autochton cellus)
Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
Desert Cloudywing (Achalarus
casica)
Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus
toxeus)
Southern Cloudywing
(Thorybes bathyllus)
Northern Cloudywing
(Thorybes pylades)
Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes
mexicana)
Confused Cloudywing
(Thorybes confusis)
Drusius Cloudywing (Thorybes
drusius)
Potrillo Skipper (Cabares
potrillo)
Acacia Skipper (Cogia
hippalus)
Mimosa Skipper (Cogia
calchas)
Golden-headed Scallopwing
(Staphylus ceos)
Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus
mazans)
Texas Powdered-Skipper
(Systasea pulverulenta)
Arizona Powdered-Skipper
(Systasea zampa)
Sickle-winged Skipper
(Achlyodes mithridates)
Brown-banded Skipper
(Timochares ruptifasciatus)
White-patched Skipper
(Chiomara asychis)
Florida Duskywing (Ephyriades
brunneus)
Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis
icelus)
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis
brizo)
Juvenal's Duskywing
(Erynnis juvenalis)
(Arizona) Juvenal's Duskywing
(Erynnis juvenalis clitus)
Propertius Duskywing
(Erynnis propertius)
Scudder's Duskywing
(Erynnis scudderi)
Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis
horatius)
Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis
tristis)
Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis
zarucco)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis
funeralis)
Wild Indigo Duskywing
(Erynnis baptisiae)
Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis
afranius)
Persius Duskywing (Erynnis
persius)
Persius Duskywing
(Sierra Neveda) (Erynnis persius)
Two-banded Checkered-Skipper
(Pyrgus ruralis)
Common Checkered-Skipper
(Pyrgus communis)
White Checkered-Skipper
(Pyrgus albescens)
Tropical Checkered-Skipper
(Pyrgus oileus)
Desert Checkered-Skipper
(Pyrgus philetas)
Northern White-Skipper
(Heliopetes ericetorum)
Laviana White-Skipper
(Heliopetes laviana)
Common Streaky-Skipper
(Celotes nessus)
Common Sootywing (Pholisora
catullus)
MacNeill's Sootywing (Hesperopsis
gracielae)
Four-spotted Skipperling
(Piruna polingi)
Many-spotted Skipperling
(Piruna cingo)
Swarthy Skipper (Nastra
lherminier)
Neamathla Skipper (Nastra
neamathla)
Three-spotted Skipper
(Cymaenes tripunctus)
Clouded Skipper (Lerema
accius)
Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha
numitor)
Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes
aurantiacus)
Southern Skipperling
(Copaeodes minimus)
European Skipper (Thymelicus
lineola)
Fiery Skipper (Hylephila
phyleus)
Juba Skipper (Hesperia
juba)
Western Branded Skipper
(Hesperia colorado)
Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia
ottoe)
Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia
pahaska)
Columbian Skipper (Hesperia
columbia)
Green Skipper (Hesperia
viridis)
Dotted Skipper (Hesperia
attalus)
Meske's Skipper (Hesperia
meskei)
Lindsey's Skipper (Hesperia
lindseyi)
Indian Skipper (Hesperia
sassacus)
Nevada Skipper (Hesperia
nevada)
Peck's Skipper (Polites
peckius)
Sandhill Skipper (Polites
sabuleti sabuleti)
Sandhill Skipper
(Sierra Nevada) (Polites sabuleti tecumseh)
Draco Skipper (Polites
draco)
Baracoa Skipper (Polites
baracoa)
Tawny-edged Skipper
(Polites themistocles)
Crossline Skipper (Polites
origenes)
Long Dash (Polites mystic)
Sonoran Skipper (Polites
sonora)
Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
Southern Broken-Dash
(Wallengrenia otho)
Northern Broken-Dash
(Wallengrenia egeremet)
Little Glassywing (Pompeius
verna)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Arogos Skipper (Atrytone
arogos)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone
logan)
Byssus Skipper (Problema
byssus)
Rare Skipper (Problema
bulenta)
Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes
sylvanoides)
Rural Skipper (Ochlodes
agricola)
Mulberry Wing (Poanes
massasoit)
Zabulon Skipper (Poanes
zabulon)
Taxiles Skipper (Poanes
taxiles)
Arron's Skipper (Poanes
aaroni)
Broad-winged Skipper
(Poanes viator viator)
Broad-winged Skipper
(Poanes viator zizaniae)
Umber Skipper (Poanes
melane)
Common Mellana (Quasimellana
eulogius)
Palmetto Skipper (Euphyes
arpa)
Palatka Skipper (Euphyes
pilatka)
Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
Berry's Skipper (Euphyes
berryi)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Monk Skipper (Asbolis capucinus)
Loammi Skipper (Atrytonops
loammi)
Moon-marked Skipper
(Atrytonopsis lunus)
Sheep Skipper (Atrytonopsis
edwardsii)
Large Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes exoteria)
Cassus Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes cassus)
Bronze Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes aenus)
Pepper and Salt Skipper
(Amblyscirtes hegon)
Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
Carolina Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes carolina)
Nysa Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes nysa)
Dotted Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes eos)
Celia's Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes celia)
Orange-edged Roadside-Skipper
(Amblyscirtes fimbriata)
Eufala Skipper (Lerodea
eufala)
Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria
maculata)
Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes
ethlius)
Salt Marsh Skipper (Panoquina
panoquin)
Obscure Skipper (Panoquina
panoquinoides)
Ocola Skipper (Panoquina
ocola)
Purple-washed Skipper
(Panoquina sylvicola)