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Checklist of Butterflies seen at the National Butterfly Center
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236 Species
3/7/2017
Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae) 9
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
- Dark Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides philolaus) 4/1/10
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Red-sided Swallowtail (Mimoides phaon) May 19, 2015
- Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
- Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)
- Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus)
- Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)
Whites (Subfamily Pierinae) 7
- Florida White (Appias drusilla)
- Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
- Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)
- Giant White (Ganyra josephina)
- Common Melwhite (Melete lycimnia isandra)
- Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile) 1st U.S. record - 12/7/04
- Falcate Orangetip, Anthocharis midea
Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae) 17
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia)
- White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
- Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
- Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
- Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira) 10/23/11
- Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
- Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)
- Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
- Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
- Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)
- Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
- Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)
- Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
- Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae) 31 Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
- Strophius Hairstreak (Allosmaitia strophius) 12/04/05
- Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
- Smudged Hairstreak (Rekoa stagira) 1st U.S. record - 12/20/05
- Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius)
- Telea Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon telea) 11/28/10
- Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
- Clench's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserablis) 6/28/09
- Tropical Greenstreak (Cyanophrys herodotus)
- Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami)
- Aquamarine Hairstreak (Oenomaus ortygnus)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Zebra Cross-streak (Panthiades bathildis) 1st U.S. record, Dec. 15, 2012
- Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca)
- Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia) 11/28/04
- Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa)
- White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon albata)
- Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon alea)
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
- Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri) Dec. 17, 2012
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii)
- Ruddy Hairstreak (Electrostrymon sangala)
- Orange-crescent Groundstreak (Electrostrymon guzanta) 11/14/10
- Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)
- Pearly-gray Hairstreak (Siderus tephraeus)
- Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie)
- Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)
- Vicroy's Ministreak (Ministrymon janevicroy) 1/14/2006
- Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon) Feb. 6, 2013
- Black Hairstreak (Ocaria ocrisia) 12/13/15
- Gnomic Hairstreak, December 27, 2016, 1st US Sighting
- Mathew's Groundstreak (Rubroserrata mathewi), 2/23/17, 1st US Sighting
- Common Groundstreak (Zegleria hesperitis) 2/9/17, 1st US Sighting
- Shadowed Hairstreak (Michaelus ira) 3/3/18
Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae) 7
- Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)
- Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)
- Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
- Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna)
- Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)
- Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae) 7
- Blue Metalmark (Lasaia sula)
- Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
- Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis)
- Rawson's Metalmark (Calephelis rawsoni) 7/07/07
- Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino)
- Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe)
- Curve-winged Metalmark (Emesis emesia) 11/13/06
Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae) 1 Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)
- American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae) 9
- Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
- Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta)
- Banded Orange Heliconian (Dyradula phaetusa) 8/18/2014
- Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)
- Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella)
- Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)
- Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato) 11/17/07
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)
True Brushfoots (Subfamily Nymphalinae) 27
- Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona)
- Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
- Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)
- Rosita Patch (Chlosyne rosita) 8/5/08
- Red-spotted Patch (Chlosyne marina) 11/13/06
- Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas)
- Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada)
- Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
- Banded Patch (Chlosyne endeis)
- Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis)
- Chestnut Crescent (Phyciodes argentea)
- Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)
- Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) 11/14/11
- Compton Tortoiseshell
- American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) 12/29/11
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
- Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
- White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
- Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)
- Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)
- Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus) Dec. 1, 2012
Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae) 20
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) 10/25/07
- Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia)
- Spot-celled Sister (Adelpha basiloides)
- Common Banner (Epiphile adrasta) 12/27/06
- Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe) 2nd U.S. record – 12/4/05
- Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa)
- Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima) 06/30/07
- Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila) 11/24/2009
- Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis)
- Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta) 1st U.S. record - 12/3/05
- Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)
- Red Rim (Biblis hyperia)
- Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa)
- Glaucous Cracker (Hamadryas glauconome) 8/25/2013
- Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena)
- Orion Cecropian (Historis odius) 11/15/11
- Tailed Cecropian (Historis acheronta) 09/02/11
- Blomfild's Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia)
- Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)
- Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
Leafwings and Relatives (Subfamily Charaxinae) 6
- One-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona demophon) 1st U.S. record - 11/18/07
- Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea)
- Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)
- Angled Leafwing (Anaea glycerium)
- Guatemalan Leafwing (Anaea/Memphis forreri) 2nd U.S. record - 2/8/08
- Pale-spotted Leafwing (Anaea pithyusa)
Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae) 5
- Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
- Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)
- Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
- Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon)
- Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure)
Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae) 2
- Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)
- Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)
Clearwings (Subfamily Ithominae) 1
- Broad-tipped Clearwing (Pteronymia cotytto) 1st U.S. record - 12/7/05
Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae) 3
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Queen (Danaus gilippus)
- Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
Skippers (Family Hesperiidae) Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae) 53
- Guava Skipper (Phocides polybius)
- Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius) 10/23/11
- Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) 07/15/06
- White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus)
- Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)
- Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander) 09/10/06
- Emerald Aguna (Aguna claxon) 11/8/2015
- Tailed Aguna (Aguna metophis) 8/26/06
- Eight-spotted Longtail (Polythrix octomaculata) 11/14/07
- White-crescent Longtail (Codatractus alcaeus)
- Arizona Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis) 1st Texas record -- 10/24/08
- Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)
- Turquoise Longtail (Urbanus evona) 1st U.S. record - 12/6/03
- Cobalt Longtail, Urbanus viterboana 3/20/14
- Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)
- Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus)
- Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne)
- White-tailed Longtail (Urbanus doryssus)
- Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)
- Gilbert's Flasher (Astraptes gilberti)
- Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus) 09/08/07
- Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus)
- Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo)
- Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius)
- Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)
- Starred Skipper (Arteurotia tractipennis) 11/2/10
- Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina)
- Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos)
- Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans)
- Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga)
- Hoary Skipper (Carrhenes canescens)
- Dusted Spurwing (Antigonus erosus) May 17, 2015
- Texas Powdered-Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta)
- Sickle-winged Skipper (Achlyodes thraso)
- Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmatica) 10/23/09
- Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciatus)
- Common Bentwing, Ebrietas anacreon 1st U.S. record Oct. 18, 2010
- White-patched Skipper (Chiomara asychis)
- Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) 11/18/07
- Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)
- Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
- White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)
- Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)
- Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas)
- Erichson's White Skipper (Heliopetes domicella)
- Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana)
- Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira)
- East-Mexican White-Skipper (Heliopetes sublinea) 10/26/07
- Veined White-Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte) 11/19/09
- Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Blue-studded Skipper (Sostrata nordica) 12/20/15
- Alana White-Skipper (Heliopetes alana) 11/27/16
Grass-Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae) 29
- Malicious Skipper (Synapte malitiosa)
- Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
- Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes odilia)
- Greenish Brown-Skipper (Mnasilus allubita) 1st U. S. record – 10/24/09
- Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)
- Green-backed Ruby-eye (Perichares philetes)
- Osca Skipper (Rhinthon osca) 10/23/11
- Double-dotted Skipper (Decinea percosius)
- Yucatan Skipper, Oeonus pyste
- Hidden-ray Skipper (Conga chydaea) 11/3/10
- Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) 10/24/07
- Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minimus)
- Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Whirlabout (Polites vibex)
- Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius)
- Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)
- Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)
- Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
- Olive-clouded Skipper (Lerodea dysaules)
- Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
- Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)
- Hecebolus Skipper (Panoquina hecebola)
- Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina sylvicola)
- Evans' Skipper (Panoquina fusina)
- Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius)
- Violet-patched Skipper (Monca crispinus)
- Liris Skipper (Lerema liris)