New England Butterflies

SKIPPERS (Family: Hesperiidae)

Dicot Skippers (Subfamily: Eudaminae)

• Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
• Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
• Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
  

Grass Skippers (Subfamily: Hesperiinae)

• Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
• European Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
• Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)
• Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
• Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
• Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
• Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
• Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
• Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) 
• Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
• Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
• Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
• Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
• Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)
• Common Branded Skipper (Hesperia comma)
• Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
• Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
• Indian Skipper (Hesperia sassacus)
• Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
• Twin-spot Skipper (Oligoria maculata)
• Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
• Mulberry Wing (Poanes massasoit)
• Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
• Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
• Long Dash (Polites mystic)
• Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
• Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
• Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
• Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
• Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
• Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
• Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
• Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

Intermediate Skippers (Subfamily: Heteropterinae)

• Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily: Pyrginae)

• Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
• Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
• Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
• Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
• Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
• Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
• Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)
• Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
• Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
• Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
• Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)

GOSSAMER-WING BUTTERFLIES (Family: Lycaenidae)

Harvesters (Subfamily: Miletinae)

• Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
  

Coppers (Subfamily: Lycaeninae)

• American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
• Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
• Dorcas Copper (Lycaena dorcas)
  

Blues (Subfamily: Polyommatinae)

• Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
• Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
• Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglectamajor)
• Cherry-gall Azure (Celastrina serotina)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
• Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Arctic Blue (Plebejus glandon)
• Northern Blue (Plebejus idas)
• Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa)
• Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)
  

Hairstreaks (Subfamily: Theclinae)

• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
• Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
• Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
• Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
• Bog Elfin (Callophrys lanoraieensis)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
• Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
• Hessel's Hairstreak (Callophrys hesseli)
• Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
• Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)
• White-M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
• Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadicum)
• Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
• Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorus)
• Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
• Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
• Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
• Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
  

BRUSH-FOOTED BUTTERFLIES (Family: Nymphalidae)

Emperors (Subfamily: Apaturinae)

• Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
• Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Monarchs (Subfamily: Danainae)

• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
  

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily: Heliconiinae)

• Bog Fritillary (Boloria eunomia)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Purplish Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
• Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
  

Snouts (Subfamily: Libytheinae)

• American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
  

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily: Limenitidinae)

• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
• Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)

True Brush-foots (Subfamily: Nymphalinae)

• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
• Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis l-album)
• Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
• Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
• White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
• Harris' Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
• Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton)
• Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
  

Satyrs (Subfamily: Satyrinae)

• Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
• Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
• Northern Pearly Eye (Lethe anthedon)
• Appalachian Brown (Lethe appalachia)
• Eyed Brown (Lethe eurydice)
• Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
• Jutta Arctic (Oeneis jutta)
• Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa)
• Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes)

SWALLOWTAILS (Family: Papilionidae)

Swallowtails (Subfamily: Papilioninae)

• Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
• Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
• Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
• Eastern Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
  

WHITES AND SULPHURS (Family: Pieridae)

Sulphurs (Subfamily: Coliadinae)

• Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
• Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
• Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)
• Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)

Whites (Subfamily: Pierinae)

• Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
• Mustard White (Pieris oleracea)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
• Checkered White (Pontia protodice)