Butterflies of North America

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

• Pipevine Swallowtail -- (Battus philenor)
• Black Swallowtail -- (Papilio polyxenes)
• Old World Swallowtail -- (Papilio machaon)
• Anise Swallowtail -- (Papilio zelicaon (incl. nitra))
• Indra Swallowtail -- (Papilio indra)
• Giant Swallowtail -- (Papilio cresphontes)
• Western Tiger Swallowtail -- (Papilio rutulus)
• Two-tailed Swallowtail -- (Papilio multicaudata)

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

• Pine White -- (Neophasia menapia)
• Becker's White -- (Pontia beckerii)
• Spring White -- (Pontia sisymbrii)
• Checkered White -- (Pontia protodice)
• Western White -- (Pontia occidentalis)
• Margined White -- (Pieris marginalis)
• Cabbage White -- (Pieris rapae)
• Desert Orangetip -- (Anthocharis cethura)
• Southwestern Orangetip -- (Anthocharis thoosa)

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

• Clouded Sulphur -- (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur -- (Colias eurytheme)
• Queen Alexandra's Sulphur -- (Colias alexandra)
• Southern Dogface -- (Zerene cesonia)
• Cloudless Sulphur -- (Phoebis sennae)
• Mexican Yellow -- (Eurema mexicana)
• Sleepy Orange -- (Eurema nicippe)
• Dainty Sulphur -- (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

• Tailed Copper -- (Lycaena [Tharsalea] arota)
• Blue Copper -- (Lycaena heteronea)

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

• Colorado Hairstreak -- (Hypaurotis crysalus)
• Golden Hairstreak -- (Habrodais grunus)
• Great Purple Hairstreak -- (Atlides halesus)
• Soapberry Hairstreak -- (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
• Behr's Hairstreak -- (Satyrium behrii)
• Sylvan Hairstreak -- (Satyrium sylvinus)
• Hedgerow Hairstreak -- (Satyrium saepium)
• Ilavia Hairstreak -- (Fixsenia ilavia)
• Western Green Hairstreak -- (Callophrys affinis (previously C. apama, C. affinis, and C. dumetorum))
• Desert Green Hairstreak -- (Callophrys comstocki)
• Brown Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] augustinus)
• Desert Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] fotis)
• Western Pine Elfin -- (Callophrys [Incisalia] eryphon)
• Thicket Hairstreak -- (Callophrys [Loranthomitoura] spinetorum)
• Juniper Hairstreak -- (Callophrys [Mitoura] gryneus)
• Gray Hairstreak -- (Strymon melinus)
• Leda Ministreak -- (Ministrymon leda)
• Arizona Hairstreak -- (Erora quaderna)

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

• Western Pygmy-Blue -- (Brephidium exile)
• Marine Blue -- (Leptotes marina)
• Ceraunus Blue -- (Hemiargus ceraunus)
• Reakirt's Blue -- (Hemiargus isola)
• Western Tailed-Blue -- (Everes amyntula)
• Spring Azure -- (Celastrina "ladon")
• Ellis' Dotted-Blue -- (Euphilotes ellisi)
• Pacific Dotted-Blue -- (Euphilotes enoptes)
• Pallid Dotted-Blue -- (Euphilotes pallescens)
• Spalding's Dotted-Blue -- (Euphilotes spaldingi)
• Arrowhead Blue -- (Glaucopsyche piasus)
• Silvery Blue -- (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Melissa Blue -- (Lycaeides melissa)
• Greenish Blue -- (Plebeius saepiolus)
• Boisduval's Blue -- (Plebeius [Icaricia] icarioides)
• *Shasta Blue -- (Plebeius [Icaricia] shasta)
• Lupine Blue -- (Plebeius [Icaricia] lupini)
• Arctic Blue -- (Agriades glandon)

Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

• Fatal Metalmark -- (Calephelis nemesis)
• Zela Metalmark -- (Emesis zela)
• Mormon Metalmark -- (Apodemia mormo)
• Palmer's Metalmark -- (Apodemia palmeri)
• Nais Metalmark -- (Apodemia nais)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)

• American Snout -- (Libytheana carinenta)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

• Variegated Fritillary -- (Euptoieta claudia)
• *Aphrodite Fritillary -- (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Nokomis Fritillary -- (Speyeria nokomis)
• Coronis Fritillary -- (Speyeria coronis)
• Northwestern Fritillary -- (Speyeria hesperis)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

• Dotted Checkerspot -- (Poladryas minuta)
• Fulvia Checkerspot -- (Thessalia fulvia)
• California Patch -- (Chlosyne californica)
• Bordered Patch -- (Chlosyne lacinia)
• Silvery Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne nycteis)
• Sagebrush Checkerspot -- (Chlosyne acastus)
• Pearl Crescent -- (Phyciodes tharos)
• Northern Crescent -- (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Tawny Crescent -- (Phyciodes batesii)
• Field Crescent -- (Phyciodes pratensis)
• Painted Crescent -- (Phyciodes picta)
• Pale Crescent -- (Phyciodes pallida)
• Mylitta Crescent -- (Phyciodes mylitta)
• Variable Checkerspot -- (Euphydryas chalcedona)
• Satyr Comma -- (Polygonia satyrus)
• Green Comma -- (Polygonia faunus)
• Hoary Comma -- (Polygonia gracilis)
• California Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis californica)
• Mourning Cloak -- (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Milbert's Tortoiseshell -- (Nymphalis [Aglais] milberti)
• American Lady -- (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Painted Lady -- (Vanessa cardui)
• West Coast Lady -- (Vanessa annabella)
• Red Admiral -- (Vanessa atalanta)
• Common Buckeye -- (Junonia coenia)
• Tropical Buckeye -- (Junonia genoveva)

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

• Red-spotted Purple -- (Limenitis arthemis)
• 'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple -- (Limenitis arthemis astyanax (incl. arizonensis))
• Viceroy -- (Limenitis archippus)
• Weidemeyer's Admiral -- (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
• California Sister -- (Adelpha bredowii)
• Common Mestra -- (Mestra amymone)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)

• Hackberry Emperor -- (Asterocampa celtis)
• Empress Leilia -- (Asterocampa leilia)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

• Canyonland Satyr -- (Cyllopsis pertepida)
• Red Satyr -- (Megisto rubricata)
• Common Ringlet -- (Coenonympha tullia)
• Common Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis pegala)
• Mead's Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis meadii)
• Great Basin Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis sthenele)
• Small Wood Nymph -- (Cercyonis oetus)
• Red-bordered Satyr -- (Gyrocheilus patrobas)
• Ridings' Satyr -- (Neominois ridingsii)
• Alberta Arctic -- (Oeneis alberta)

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

• Monarch -- (Danaus plexippus)
• Queen -- (Danaus gilippus)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

• Silver-spotted Skipper -- (Epargyreus clarus (incl. huachuca))
• Hammock Skipper -- (Polygonus leo (=lividus))
• Short-tailed Skipper -- (Zestusa dorus)
• Golden-banded Skipper -- (Autochton cellus)
• Northern Cloudywing -- (Thorybes pylades)
• Mexican Cloudywing -- (Thorybes mexicana)
• Acacia Skipper -- (Cogia hippalus (incl. hiska))
• Golden-headed Scallopwing -- (Staphylus ceos)
• Dreamy Duskywing -- (Erynnis icelus)
• Sleepy Duskywing -- (Erynnis brizo)
• Rocky Mountain Duskywing -- (Erynnis telemachus)
• Meridian Duskywing -- (Erynnis meridianus)
• Mournful Duskywing -- (Erynnis tristis)
• Pacuvius Duskywing -- (Erynnis pacuvius)
• Funereal Duskywing -- (Erynnis funeralis)
• Afranius Duskywing -- (Erynnis afranius)
• Persius Duskywing -- (Erynnis persius)
• Mountain Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus xanthus)
• Small Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus scriptura)
• Common Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus communis)
• White Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus albescens)
• Desert Checkered-Skipper -- (Pyrgus philetas)
• Northern White-Skipper -- (Heliopetes ericetorum)
• Common Streaky-Skipper -- (Celotes nessus)
• Common Sootywing -- (Pholisora catullus)
• Mohave Sootywing -- (Hesperopsis libya)
• Saltbush Sootywing -- (Hesperopsis alpheus)

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

• Russet Skipperling -- (Piruna pirus)
• Four-spotted Skipperling -- (Piruna polingi)
• Garita Skipperling -- (Oarisma garita)
• Edwards' Skipperling -- (Oarisma edwardsii)
• Orange Skipperling -- (Copaeodes aurantiacia)
• Fiery Skipper -- (Hylephila phyleus)
• Morrison's Skipper -- (Stinga morrisoni)
• Uncas Skipper -- (Hesperia uncas)
• Juba Skipper -- (Hesperia juba)
• Western Branded Skipper -- (Hesperia colorado)
• Apache Skipper -- (Hesperia woodgatei)
• Pahaska Skipper -- (Hesperia pahaska)
• Green Skipper -- (Hesperia viridis)
• Nevada Skipper -- (Hesperia nevada)
• Rhesus Skipper -- (Polites rhesus)
• Carus Skipper -- (Polites carus (incl. subreticulata))
• Sandhill Skipper -- (Polites sabuleti)
• Draco Skipper -- (Polites draco)
• Tawny-edged Skipper -- (Polites themistocles)
• Long Dash -- (Polites mystic)
• Sonora Skipper -- (Polites sonora)
• Sachem -- (Atalopedes campestris)
• Woodland Skipper -- (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
• Yuma Skipper -- (Ochlodes yuma)
• Snow's Skipper -- (Paratrytone snowi)
• Taxiles Skipper -- (Poanes taxiles)
• Dun Skipper -- (Euphyes vestris (=ruricola))
• Deva Skipper -- (Atrytonopsis deva)
• Moon-marked Skipper -- (Atrytonopsis lunus)
• Viereck's Skipper -- (Atrytonopsis vierecki)
• White-barred Skipper -- (Atrytonopsis pittacus)
• Python Skipper -- (Atrytonopsis python)
• Simius Roadside-Skipper -- ("Amblyscirtes" simius)
• Cassus Roadside-Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes cassus)
• Bronze Roadside-Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes aenus (incl. erna))
• Dotted Roadside-Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes eos)
• Common Roadside-Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes vialis)
• Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes phylace)
• *Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper -- (Amblyscirtes phylace)
• Brazilian Skipper -- (Calpodes ethlius)

Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)

• Orange Giant-Skipper -- (Agathymus neumoegeni COMPLEX (incl. chisosensis))
• Mojave Giant-Skipper -- (Agathymus alliae)
• Yucca Giant-Skipper -- (Megathymus yuccae (incl. coloradensis))
• Strecker's Giant-Skipper -- (Megathymus streckeri (incl. texanus))