List of butterflies of North America (Nymphalidae)
Subfamily Libytheinae: snouts
- American snout, Libytheana carinenta
Subfamily Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries
- Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
- Mexican silverspot, Dione moneta
- Banded orange heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa
- Julia heliconian, Dryas iulia
- Least heliconian, Euiedes aliphera
- Isabella's heliconian, Eueides isabella
- Zebra heliconian, Heliconius charithonia
- Erato heliconian, Heliconius erato
- Tiger heliconian, Heliconius ismenius
- Variegated fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
- Mexican fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia
- Diana fritillary, Speyeria diana
- Great spangled fritillary, Speyeria cybele
- Aphrodite fritillary, Speyeria aphrodite
- Regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia
- Nokomis fritillary, Speyeria nokomis
- Edward's fritillary, Speyeria edwardsii
- Coronis fritillary, Speyeria coronis
- Zerene fritillary, Speyeria zerene
- Carol's fritillary, Speyeria carolae
- Callippe fritillary, Speyeria callippe
- Great Basin fritillary, Speyeria egleis
- Unsilvered fritillary, Speyeria adiaste
- Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis
- Northwestern fritillary, Speyeria hesperis
- Hydaspe fritillary, Speyeria hydaspe
- Mormon fritillary, Speyeria mormonia
- Mountain fritillary, Boloria napaea
- Bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia
- Silver-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
- Meadow fritillary, Boloria bellona
- Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga
- Dingy fritillary, Boloria improba
- Wind River dingy fritillary, Boloria improba harryi
- Uncompahgre dingy fritillary, Boloria improba acrocnema
- Relict fritillary, Boloria kriemhild
- Pacific fritillary, Boloria epithore
- Polaris fritillary, Boloria polaris
- Freija fritillary, Boloria freija
- Alberta fritillary, Boloria alberta
- Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte
- Distinct Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte distincta
- Purplish fritillary, Boloria montinus
- Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea
- Cryptic fritillary, Boloria natazhati
Subfamily Nymphalinae: true brushfoots
- Dotted checkerspot, Poladryas minuta
- Arachne checkerspot, Poladryas arachne
- Theona checkerspot, Thessalia theona
- Chinati checkerspot, Thessalia chinatiensis
- Black checkerspot, Thessalia cyneas
- Fulvia checkerspot, Thessalia fulvia
- Leanira checkerspot, Thessalia leanira
- California patch, Chlosyne californica
- Bordered patch, Chlosyne lacinia
- Definite patch, Chlosyne definita
- Banded patch, Chlosyne endeis
- Crimson patch, Chlosyne janais
- Rosita patch, Chlosyne rosita
- Red-spotted patch, Chlosyne melitaeoides
- Gorgone checkerspot, Chlosyne gorgone
- Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
- Harris's checkerspot, Chlosyne harrisii
- Nuevo León checkerspot, Chlosyne kendallorum
- Northern checkerspot, Chlosyne palla
- Rockslide checkerspot, Chlosyne whitneyi
- Sagebrush checkerspot, Chlosyne acastus
- Gabb's checkerspot, Chlosyne gabbii
- Hoffmann's checkerspot, Chlosyne hoffmanni
- Elf, Microtia elva
- Tiny checkerspot, Dymasia dymas
- Elada checkerspot, Texola elada
- Smudged crescent, Castilia eranites
- Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana
- Texan Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana texana
- Seminole Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana seminole
- Cuban crescent, Phyciodes frisia
- Pale-banded crescent, Phyciodes tulcis
- Orange-patched crescent, Phyciodes drusilla
- Ardent crescent, Phyciodes ardys
- Black crescent, Phyciodes ptolyca
- Pine crescent, Phyciodes sitalces
- Chestnut crescent, Phyciodes argentea
- Vesta crescent, Phyciodes vesta
- Phaon crescent, Phyciodes phaon
- Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
- Northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta
- Diminutive northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta diminutor
- Mimic northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta incognitus
- Tawny crescent, Phyciodes batesii
- Field crescent, Phyciodes campestris
- Painted crescent, Phyciodes picta
- California crescent, Phyciodes orseis
- Pale crescent, Phyciodes pallida
- Mylitta crescent, Phyciodes mylitta
- Gillett's checkerspot, Euphydryas gillettii
- Variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
- Chalcedon variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona
- Snowberry variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona colon
- Anicia variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona anicia
- Edith's checkerspot, Euphydryas editha
- Baltimore checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton
- Question mark, Polygonia interrogationis
- Eastern comma, Polygonia comma
- Satyr comma, Polygonia satyrus
- Green comma, Polygonia faunus
- Green green comma, Polygonia faunus faunus
- Polygonia faunus hylas
- Sylvan green comma, Polygonia faunus silvius
- Hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis
- Zephyr hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
- Oreas comma, Polygonia oreas
- Gray comma, Polygonia progne
- Compton tortoiseshell, Nymphalis vaualbum
- California tortoiseshell, Nymphalis californica
- Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
- Milbert's tortoiseshell, Aglais milberti
- Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
- American lady, Vanessa virginiensis
- Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
- West Coast lady, Vanessa annabella
- Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
- Orange mapwing, Hypanartia lethe
- Mimic, Hypolimnas misippus
- Common buckeye, Junonia coenia
- Gray buckeye, Junonia grisea
- Mangrove buckeye, Junonia neildi
- Dark buckeye, Junonia nigrosuffusa
- Twintip buckeye, Junonia stemosa
- Caribbean buckeye, Junonia zonalis
- White peacock, Anartia jatrophae
- Cuban peacock, Anartia chrysopelea
- Banded peacock, Anartia fatima
- Malachite, Siproeta stelenes
- Rusty-tipped page, Siproeta epaphus
Subfamily Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others
- Red-spotted admiral, Limenitis arthemis
- White admiral, Limenitis arthemis arthemis
- Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
- Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
- Weidemeyer's admiral, Limenitis weidemeyerii
- Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini
- Band-celled sister, Adelpha fessonia
- California sister, Adelpha bredowii
- Eyed sister, Adelpha paroeca
- Spot-celled sister, Adelpha basiloides
- Mexican sister, Adelpha diazi
- Rayed sister, Adelpha lycorias melanthe
- Common banner, Epiphile adrasta
- Orange banner, Temenis laothoe
- Mexican bluewing, Myscelia ethusa
- Blackened bluewing, Myscelia cyanathe
- Whitened bluewing, Myscelia cyaniris
- Dingy purplewing, Eunica monima
- Florida purplewing, Eunica tatila
- Four-spotted sailor, Dynamine postverta
- Blue-eyed sailor, Dynamine dyonis
- Small-eyed sailor, Dynamine artisemia
- Orange-striped eighty-eight, Diaethria pandama
- Common Mestra, Mestra amymone
- Red rim, Biblis hyperia
- Red cracker, Hamadryas amphinome
- Gray cracker, Hamadryas februa
- Variable cracker, Hamadryas feronia
- Glaucous cracker, Hamadryas glauconome
- Pale cracker, Hamadryas amphichloe
- Guatemalan cracker, Hamadryas guatemalena
- Black-patched cracker, Hamadryas atlantis
- Orion cecropian, Historis odius
- Tailed cecropian, Historis acheronta
- Blomfild's beauty, Smyrna blomfildia
- Waiter daggerwing, Marpesia coresia
- Many-banded daggerwing, Marpesia chiron
- Ruddy daggerwing, Marpesia petreus
- Antillean daggerwing, Marpesia eleuchea
Subfamily Charaxinae: leafwings
- One-spotted prepona, Archaeoprepona demophon
- Tropical leafwing, Anaea aidea
- Florida leafwing, Anaea floridalis
- Goatweed leafwing, Anaea andria
- Pointed leafwing, Anaea eurypyle
- Angled leafwing, Anaea glycerium
- Pale-spotted leafwing, Anaea pithyusa
- Guatemalan leafwing, Anaea forreri
Subfamily Apaturinae: emperors
- Hackberry emperor, Asterocampa celtis
- Empress Leilia, Asterocampa leilia
- Tawny emperor, Asterocampa clyton
- Cream-banded dusky emperor, Asterocampa idyja argus
- Pavon emperor, Doxocopa pavon
- Silver emperor, Doxocopa laure
Subfamily Morphinae: morphos
- Orange owlet, Opsiphanes boisduvalii
- Split-banded owlet, Opsiphanes cassina
- White morpho, Morpho polyphemus
Subfamily Satyrinae: satyrs
- Southern pearly-eye, Enodia portlandia
- Northern pearly-eye, Enodia anthedon
- Creole pearly-eye, Enodia creola
- Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice
- Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
- Nabokov's satyr, Cyllopsis pyracmon
- Horsetail gemmed-satyr, Cyllopsis pseudopephredo
- Canyonland satyr, Cyllopsis pertepida
- Gemmed satyr, Cyllopsis gemma
- Carolina satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius
- Hermeuptychia hermybius
- Hermeuptychia intricata
- Georgia satyr, Neonympha areolata
- Mitchell's satyr, Neonympha mitchellii
- Helicta satyr, Neonympha helicta
- Little wood-satyr, Megisto cymela
- Red satyr, Megisto rubricata
- Pine satyr, Paramacera allyni
- White satyr, Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
- Hayden's ringlet, Coenonympha haydenii
- Common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia
- Inornate common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia inornata
- Salt marsh common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia nipisiquit
- Ochre common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia ochracea
- California common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia california
- Common wood-nymph, Cercyonis pegala
- Mead's wood-nymph, Cercyonis meadii
- Great Basin wood-nymph, Cercyonis sthenele
- Small wood-nymph, Cercyonis oetus
- Vidler's alpine, Erebia vidleri
- Ross's alpine, Erebia rossii
- Disa alpine, Erebia disa
- Taiga alpine, Erebia mancinus
- Magdalena alpine, Erebia magdalena
- Banded alpine, Erebia fasciata
- Red-disked alpine, Erebia discoidalis
- Theano alpine, Erebia theano
- Four-dotted alpine, Erebia dabanensis (includes youngi)
- Common alpine, Erebia epipsodea
- Colorado alpine, Erebia callias
- Reddish alpine, Erebia kozhantshikovi (includes lafontainei)
- Eskimo alpine, Erebia occulta
- Red-bordered satyr, Gyrocheilus patrobas
- Riding's satyr, Neominois ridingsii
- Great Arctic, Oeneis nevadensis
- Macoun's Arctic, Oeneis macounii
- Chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus
- Brown chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus chryxus
- California chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus ivallda
- Uhler's Arctic, Oeneis uhleri
- Alberta Arctic, Oeneis alberta
- White-veined Arctic, Oeneis taygete (distinct from Old World Oeneis bore)
- Jutta Arctic, Oeneis jutta
- Sentinel Arctic, Oeneis alpina (includes exubitor)
- Melissa Arctic, Oeneis melissa
- Polixenes Arctic, Oeneis polixenes
- Early Arctic, Oeneis rosovi (includes philipi)
Subfamily Danainae: milkweed butterflies and clearwings
- Monarch, Danaus plexippus
- Queen, Danaus gilippus
- Soldier, Danaus eresimus
- Tiger mimic-queen, Lycorea cleobaea
- Klug's clearwing, Dircenna klugii
- Disturbed tigerwing, Mechanitis polymnia
- Broad-tipped clearwing, Pteronymia cotytto
- Thick-tipped Greta, Greta morgane
References
- Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.
Further reading
- Glassberg, Jeffrey Butterflies through Binoculars, The West (2001)
- Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. Butterflies of British Columbia (2001)
- James, David G. and Nunnallee, David Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies (2011)
- Pelham, Jonathan Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (2008)
- Pyle, Robert Michael The Butterflies of Cascadia (2002)