Butterflies of North America

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily 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)

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

• Checkered White -- (Pontia protodice)
• Cabbage White -- (Pieris rapae)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

• Clouded Sulphur -- (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur -- (Colias eurytheme)
• Little Yellow -- (Eurema lisa)
• Sleepy Orange -- (Eurema nicippe)
• Dainty Sulphur -- (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

• Banded Hairstreak -- (Satyrium calanus)
• Southern Hairstreak -- (Fixsenia favonius)
• Gray Hairstreak -- (Strymon melinus)
• Red-banded Hairstreak -- (Calycopis cecrops)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

• Eastern Tailed-Blue -- (Everes comyntas)
• Spring Azure -- (Celastrina "ladon")
• Summer Azure -- (Celastrina neglecta)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

• Variegated Fritillary -- (Euptoieta claudia)
• Great Spangled Fritillary -- (Speyeria cybele)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

• Silvery Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne nycteis)
• Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)
• Question Mark -- (Polygonia interrogationis)
• American Lady -- (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Painted Lady -- (Vanessa cardui)
• Red Admiral -- (Vanessa atalanta)
• Common Buckeye -- (Junonia coenia)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

• Red-spotted Purple -- (Limenitis arthemis)
• 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple -- (Limenitis arthemis astyanax (incl. arizonensis))
• Viceroy -- (Limenitis archippus)

Leafwings (Subfamily Charaxinae)

• Goatweed Leafwing -- (Anaea andria)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

• Little Wood Satyr -- (Megisto cymela)
• Common Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis pegala)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

• Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)