List of butterflies of Oklahoma

The Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) is the state butterfly of Oklahoma

This is a list of all butterflies and skippers found in the state of Oklahoma. Butterflies and skippers are a monophyletic group found in the Lepidoptera order of Insecta. (See the difference between a butterfly and a moth.)

Butterflies

Order: Lepidoptera Superfamily: Papilionoidea

Swallowtails

Family: Papilionidae

Swallowtails: Papilioninae

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)

Subfamily: Papilioninae

• Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
• Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)
• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas)
• Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
• Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
• Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
• Palamedes Swallowtail (Papilio palamedes)

Whites and Sulphers

Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

Family: Pieridae)

Whites

Subfamily: Pierinae

• Florida White (Appias drusilla)
• Becker's White (Pontia beckerii)
• Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
• Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
• Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
• Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)

Sulphurs

Subfamily: Coliadinae

• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
• White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
• Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
• Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
• Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
• Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
• Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
• Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies

Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Family: Lycaenidae

Harvester

Subfamily: Miletinae

• Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)

Coppers

Subfamily: Lycaeninae

• American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Gray Copper (Lycaena dione)
• Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
• Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)

Hairstreaks

Subfamily: Theclinae

• Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
• Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis)
• Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
• Edwards' Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
• Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
• Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
• Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius)
• Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
• Henry's Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
• Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
• Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
• White M Hairstreak (Parrhasius m-album)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)

Blues

Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)

Subfamily: Polyommatinae

• Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)
• Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
• Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
• Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
• Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
• Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
• Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)
• Lupine Blue (Plebeius lupini)

Metalmarks

Family: Riodinidae

• Little Metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis)
• Northern Metalmark (Calephelis borealis)

Brush-footed Butterflies

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

Family: Nymphalidae

Snouts

Subfamily: Libytheinae

• American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Heliconians and Fritillaries

Subfamily: Heliconiinae

• Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
• Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)
• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Diana (Speyeria diana)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
• Edwards' Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii)

True Brush-foots

Subfamily: Nymphalinae

• Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
• Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
• Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
• Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
• Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
• Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
• Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)
• Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
• Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
• Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
• Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
• 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)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
• California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
• Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)

Leafwings

Subfamily: Charaxinae

• Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

Emperors

Subfamily: Apaturinae

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

Satyrs

Subfamily: Satyrinae

• Southern Pearly Eye (Enodia portlandia)
• Northern Pearly Eye (Enodia anthedon)
• Creole Pearly Eye (Enodia creola)
• Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida)
• Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
• Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
• Georgia Satyr (Neonympha areolata)
• Little Wood Satyr (Megisto cymela)
• Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata)
• Common Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
• Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)

Monarchs

Subfamily: Danainae

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

Skippers

Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae

Spread-wing Skippers

Subfamily: Pyrginae

• Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
• Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus)
• Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
• Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
• Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
• Confusing Cloudywing (Thorybes confusis)
• Outis Skipper (Cogia outis)
• Hayhurst's Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)
• Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
• Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
• Juvenal's Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
• Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
• Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
• Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
• Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)
• Funereal Duskywing(Erynnis funeralis)
• Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
• Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
• Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus)
• Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

Grass Skippers

Subfamily: Hesperiinae

• Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)
• Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
• Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)
• Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacia)
• Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minima)
• Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
• Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
• Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)
• Leonard's Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
• Cobweb Skipper (Hesperia metea)
• Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
• Dotted Skipper (Hesperia attalus)
• Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
• Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus)
• Carus Skipper (Polites carus)
• Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
• Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
• Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
• Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
• Northern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia egeremet)
• Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)
• Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
• Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos)
• Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
• Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)
• Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok)
• Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)
• Broad-winged Skipper (Poanes viator)
• Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)
• Black Dash (Euphyes conspicua)
• Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
• Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)
• Viereck's Skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki)
• Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus)
• Linda's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes linda)
• Oslar's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
• Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)
• Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
• Dotted Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos)
• Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
• Bell's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes belli)
• Dusky Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes alternata)
• Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
• Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
• Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

Giant-Skippers

Subfamily: Megathyminae

• Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
• Strecker's Giant-Skipper (Megathymus streckeri)