List of U.S. state butterflies

This is a list of official U.S. state butterflies:^[1]

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State	State butterfly	Binomial nomenclature	Year designated
Alabama	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	1989^[2]
Arizona	Two-tailed Swallowtail	Papilio multicaudata	2001^[3]
Arkansas	Diana Fritillary Butterfly	Speyeria diana	2007^[4]
California	California Dogface Butterfly	Colias eurydice	1972^[5]
Colorado	Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly	Hypaurotis crysalus	1996^[6]
Delaware	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	1999^[7]
Florida	Zebra Longwing	Heliconius charithonia	1996^[8]
Georgia	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	1988^[9]
Hawaii	Kamehameha butterfly (State insect)	Vanessa tameamea	2009^[10]
Idaho	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	1992^[11]
Illinois	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	1975^[12]
Kentucky	Viceroy Butterfly	Limenitis archippus	1990^[13]
Maryland	Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (State insect)	Euphydryas phaeton	1973^[14]
Minnesota	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	2000^[15]
Mississippi	Spicebush Swallowtail	Papilio troilus	1991^[16]
Montana	Mourning Cloak Butterfly	Nymphalis antiopa
New Hampshire	Karner Blue Butterfly	Lycaeides melissa ssp. samuelis	1992^[17]
New Mexico	Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly	Callophrys mcfarlandi	2003^[18]
New York	Red Spotted Purple or White Admiral Butterfly	Limenitis arthemis	2008^[19]
North Carolina	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	2012^[20]
Oklahoma	Black Swallowtail	Papilio polyxenes	1996^[21]
Oregon	Oregon Swallowtail (State insect)	Papilio oregonius
South Carolina	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus	1994^[22]
Tennessee	Zebra Swallowtail	Eurytides marcellus	1995^[23]
Texas	Monarch Butterfly (State insect)	Danaus plexippus	1995^[24]
Vermont	Monarch Butterfly (State butterfly)	Danaus plexippus	1987^[25]
Virginia	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	Papilio glaucus
West Virginia	Monarch Butterfly (State butterfly)	Danaus plexippus	1995^[26]
Wyoming	Sheridan's Hairstreak	Callophrys sheridanii	2009^[27]

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References [edit]

^ Official State Butterflies, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
^ "Alabama Official Mascot and Butterfly". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2003-11-17. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
^ "Arizona Revised Statutes". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
^ Arkansas - State symbols and emblems
^ "California Government Code, Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 2.". California State Legislature. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
^ "Senate Bill 122, 1996; Colorado Revised Statute 24-80-913". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
^ Delaware Code Title 29 § 315
^ "Florida Revised Statutes, Title 2, Chapter 10". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
^ State Butterfly, Office of Secretary of state of Georgia website.
^ Cooper, Jeanne (2009-08-21). "Emblems of Hawaii a surprise to many Americans". San Francisco Chronicle.
^ "Idaho Symbols, Insect: Monarch Butterfly". Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots. SHG resources, state handbook & guide. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ "State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)". [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ "Kentucky Revised Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 2". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
^ Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols
^ "Minnesota State Symbols" (PDF). Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29
^ State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
^ House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico
^ [1] Official Results for the New York State Butterfly Election
^ Session Laws, 2012-29, North Carolina General Assembly Online. Retrieved 2012-06-22
^ Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)
^ The State Butterfly, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29
^ State Symbols, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29
^ "Texas State Symbols". The Texas State Library and Archives. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ "(Vermont) State Butterfly". Vermont Department of Libraries. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ "West Virginia Statistical Information, General State Information" (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
^ "Wyoming State Butterfly, Sheridan's Green Hairstreak, (Callophrys sheridani) from". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

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State Insects of the United States

[1] Official State Butterflies, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.

[2] "Alabama Official Mascot and Butterfly". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2003-11-17. Retrieved 2007-03-18.

[3] "Arizona Revised Statutes". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

[4] Arkansas - State symbols and emblems

[5] "California Government Code, Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 2.". California State Legislature. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

[6] "Senate Bill 122, 1996; Colorado Revised Statute 24-80-913". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

[7] Delaware Code Title 29 § 315

[8] "Florida Revised Statutes, Title 2, Chapter 10". Retrieved 2009-07-16.

[9] State Butterfly, Office of Secretary of state of Georgia website.

[10] Cooper, Jeanne (2009-08-21). "Emblems of Hawaii a surprise to many Americans". San Francisco Chronicle.

[11] "Idaho Symbols, Insect: Monarch Butterfly". Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots. SHG resources, state handbook & guide. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

[12] "State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)". [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

[13] "Kentucky Revised Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 2". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-16.

[14] Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols

[15] "Minnesota State Symbols" (PDF). Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

[16] State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29

[17] State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.

[18] House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico

[19] [1] Official Results for the New York State Butterfly Election

[20] Session Laws, 2012-29, North Carolina General Assembly Online. Retrieved 2012-06-22

[21] Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)

[22] The State Butterfly, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29

[23] State Symbols, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29

[24] "Texas State Symbols". The Texas State Library and Archives. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

[25] "(Vermont) State Butterfly". Vermont Department of Libraries. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

[26] "West Virginia Statistical Information, General State Information" (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Archived from the original on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-03-26.

[27] "Wyoming State Butterfly, Sheridan's Green Hairstreak, (Callophrys sheridani) from". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.

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