Butterflies of North America

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

• Pipevine Swallowtail -- (Battus philenor)
• Zebra Swallowtail -- (Eurytides marcellus)
• 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)
• Southern Dogface -- (Zerene cesonia)
• Cloudless Sulphur -- (Phoebis sennae)
• Little Yellow -- (Eurema lisa)
• Sleepy Orange -- (Eurema nicippe)
• Dainty Sulphur -- (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

• Striped Hairstreak -- (Satyrium liparops)
• Gray Hairstreak -- (Strymon melinus)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

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

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)

• American Snout -- (Libytheana carinenta)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

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

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

• Phaon Crescent -- (Phyciodes phaon)
• Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)
• Question Mark -- (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Eastern Comma -- (Polygonia comma)
• Gray Comma -- (Polygonia progne)
• Mourning Cloak -- (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Milbert's Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis [Aglais] milberti)

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)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)

• Hackberry Emperor -- (Asterocampa celtis)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

• Northern Pearly Eye -- (Enodia anthedon)
• Little Wood Satyr -- (Megisto cymela)
• Common Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis pegala)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

• Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

• *Meske's Skipper -- (Hesperia meskei)