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List of butterflies of North America (Nymphalidae)

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Subfamily Libytheinae: Snouts

American Snout, Libytheana carinenta.

Subfamily Heliconiinae: Heliconians and Fritillaries

Gulf Fritillary, Agraulis vanillae.
Banded Orange Heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa.
Zebra Heliconian, Heliconius charithonia.
Male Diana Fritillary, Speyeria diana.
Female Regal Fritillary, Speyeria idalia.

Subfamily Nymphalinae: True Brushfoots

Rosita Patch, Chlosyne rosita.
Silvery Checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis.
Pearl Crescent, Phyciodes tharos.
Variable Checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona.
Baltimore Checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton.
Question Mark, Polygonia interrogationis.
American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis.
Common Buckeye, Junonia coenia.
Banded Peacock, Anartia fatima.

Subfamily Limenitidinae: Admirals, Sisters and Others

White Admiral, Limenitis arthemis arthemis.
Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax.
Viceroy, Limenitis archippus.
Lorquin's Admiral, Limenitis lorquini.

Subfamily Charaxinae: Leafwings

Tropical Leafwing, Anaea aidea.

Subfamily Apaturinae: Emperors

Tawny Emperor, Asterocampa clyton.

Subfamily Morphinae: Morphos

White Morpho, Morpho polyphemus.

Subfamily Satyrinae: Satyrs

Nabokov's Satyr, Cyllopsis pyracmon.
Little Wood-Satyr, Megisto cymela.
Common Wood-Nymph, Cercyonis pegala.
Red-bordered Satyr, Gyrocheilus patrobas.

Subfamily Ithomiinae: Clearwings

Thick-tipped Greta, Greta morgane.

Subfamily Danainae: Milkweed Butterflies

Monarch, Danaus plexippus.

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)