Tulare County  Butterfly Checklist

Compiled by Ken Davenport  & designed by Alison Sheehey

 

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

 

Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)

 

Clodius Parnassian

Parnassius clodius

 

Sierra Nevada Parnassian

Parnassius behrii

 

Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)

 

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

 

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

 

Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon (incl. nitra)

 

Indra Swallowtail

Papilio indra

 

Giant Swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes

 

Western Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio rutulus

 

Two-tailed Swallowtail

Papilio multicaudata

 

Pale Swallowtail

Papilio eurymedon

 

Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

 

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)

 

Pine White

Neophasia menapia

 

Becker's White

Pontia beckerii

 

Spring White

Pontia sisymbrii

 

Checkered White

Pontia protodice

 

Western White

Pontia occidentalis

 

Cabbage White

Pieris rapae

 

Large Marble

Euchloe ausonides

 

California Marble

Euchloe hyantis

 

Desert Orangetip

Anthocharis cethura

 

Pacific Orangetip

Anthocharis sara

 

Stella Orangetip

Anthocharis stella

 

Gray Marble

Anthocharis lanceolata

 

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)

 

Clouded Sulphur

Colias philodice

 

Orange Sulphur

Colias eurytheme

 

Harford's Sulphur

Colias harfordii

 

Sierra Sulphur

Colias behrii

 

California Dogface

Zerene eurydice

 

Southern Dogface

Zerene cesonia

 

Cloudless Sulphur

Phoebis sennae

 

Sleepy Orange

Eurema nicippe

 

Dainty Sulphur

Nathalis iole

 

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

 

Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)

 

Tailed Copper

Lycaena [Tharsalea] arota

 

Lustrous Copper

Lycaena cupreus

 

Great Copper

Lycaena xanthoides

 

Edith's Copper

Lycaena editha

 

Ruddy Copper

Lycaena rubidus

 

Blue Copper

Lycaena heteronea

 

Purplish Copper

Lycaena helloides

 

Lilac-bordered Copper

Lycaena nivalis

 

Mariposa Copper

Lycaena mariposa

 

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

 

Golden Hairstreak

Habrodais grunus

 

Great Purple Hairstreak

Atlides halesus

 

Behr's Hairstreak

Satyrium behrii

 

California Hairstreak

Satyrium californica

 

Sylvan Hairstreak

Satyrium sylvinus

 

Gold-hunter's Hairstreak

Satyrium auretorum

 

Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak

Satyrium tetra

 

Hedgerow Hairstreak

Satyrium saepium

 

Western Green Hairstreak

Callophrys affinis

(previously C. apama, C. affinis, and C. dumetorum)

 

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak

Callophrys sheridani

 

Brown Elfin

Callophrys [Incisalia] augustinus

 

Moss' Elfin

Callophrys [Incisalia] mossii

 

Western Pine Elfin

Callophrys [Incisalia] eryphon

 

Thicket Hairstreak

Callophrys [Loranthomitoura] spinetorum

 

Juniper Hairstreak

Callophrys [Mitoura] gryneus

 

Nelson's Hairstreak

Callophrys [Mitoura] nelsoni

 

Gray Hairstreak

Strymon melinus

 

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

 

Western Pygmy-Blue

Brephidium exile

 

Marine Blue

Leptotes marina

 

Ceraunus Blue

Hemiargus ceraunus

 

Reakirt's Blue

Hemiargus isola

 

Eastern Tailed-Blue

Everes comyntas

 

Western Tailed-Blue

Everes amyntula

 

Spring Azure

Celastrina "ladon"

 

Sonoran Blue

Philotes sonorensis

 

Western Square-dotted Blue

Euphilotes battoides

 

Bernardino Dotted-Blue

Euphilotes bernardino

 

Pacific Dotted-Blue

Euphilotes enoptes

 

Small Dotted-Blue

Philotiella speciosa

 

Arrowhead Blue

Glaucopsyche piasus

 

Silvery Blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus

 

Northern Blue

Lycaeides idas

(formerly known as L. argyrognomen)

 

Melissa Blue

Lycaeides melissa

 

Greenish Blue

Plebeius saepiolus

 

Boisduval's Blue

Plebeius [Icaricia] icarioides

 

Shasta Blue

Plebeius [Icaricia] shasta

 

Acmon Blue

Plebeius [Icaricia] acmon

 

Lupine Blue

Plebeius [Icaricia] lupini

 

Veined Blue

Plebeius [Icaricia] neurona

 

Sierra Nevada Blue

Agriades podarce

 

Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

 

Mormon Metalmark

Apodemia mormo

 

Behr's Metalmark

Apodemia virgulti

 

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

 

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)

 

Gulf Fritillary

Agraulis vanillae

 

Coronis Fritillary

Speyeria coronis macaria

 

Zerene Fritillary

Speyeria zerene

 

Callippe Fritillary

Speyeria callippe

 

Great Basin Fritillary

Speyeria egleis egleis

 

Hydaspe Fritillary

Speyeria hydaspe viridicornis

 

Mormon Fritillary

Speyeria mormonia

 

Pacific Fritillary

Boloria epithore

 

True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)

 

Dotted Checkerspot

Poladryas minuta

 

Leanira Checkerspot

Thessalia leanira

 

Northern Checkerspot

Chlosyne palla

 

Rockslide Checkerspot

Chlosyne whitneyi

 

Sagebrush Checkerspot

Chlosyne acastus

 

Hoffmann's Checkerspot

Chlosyne hoffmanni

 

Field Crescent

Phyciodes pratensis