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

 

Mylitta Crescent

Phyciodes mylitta

 

Variable Checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona

 

Edith's Checkerspot

Euphydryas editha

 

Satyr Comma

Polygonia satyrus

 

Green Comma

Polygonia faunus

 

Hoary Comma

Polygonia gracilis

 

California Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis californica

 

Mourning Cloak

Nymphalis antiopa

 

Milbert's Tortoiseshell

Nymphalis [Aglais] milberti

 

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)

 

Lorquin's Admiral

Limenitis lorquini

 

California Sister

Adelpha bredowii

 

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

 

Common Ringlet

Coenonympha tullia

 

Common Wood Nymph

Cercyonis pegala

 

Great Basin Wood Nymph

Cercyonis sthenele

 

Chryxus Arctic

Oeneis chryxus

 

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

 

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

 

Queen

Danaus gilippus

 

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

 

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

 

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus (incl. huachuca)

 

Long-tailed Skipper

Urbanus proteus

 

Northern Cloudywing

Thorybes pylades

 

Mexican Cloudywing

Thorybes mexicana

 

Sleepy Duskywing

Erynnis brizo

 

Propertius Duskywing

Erynnis propertius

 

Mournful Duskywing

Erynnis tristis

 

Pacuvius Duskywing

Erynnis pacuvius

 

Funereal Duskywing

Erynnis funeralis

 

Persius Duskywing

Erynnis persius

 

Two-banded Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus ruralis

 

Small Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus scriptura

 

Common Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus communis

 

White Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus albescens

 

Northern White-Skipper

Heliopetes ericetorum

 

Common Sootywing

Pholisora catullus

 

Mohave Sootywing

Hesperopsis libya

 

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

 

Orange Skipperling

Copaeodes aurantiacia

 

Fiery Skipper

Hylephila phyleus

 

Alkali Skipper

Pseudocopaeodes eunus

 

Juba Skipper

Hesperia juba

 

Western Branded Skipper

Hesperia colorado

 

Columbian Skipper

Hesperia Columbia

 

Lindsey's Skipper

Hesperia lindseyi

 

Sierra Skipper

Hesperia miriamae

 

Nevada Skipper

Hesperia nevada

 

Sandhill Skipper

Polites sabuleti

 

Sonora Skipper

Polites sonora

 

Sachem

Atalopedes campestris

 

Rural Skipper

Ochlodes agricola

 

Woodland Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanoides

 

Yuma Skipper

Ochlodes yuma

 

Umber Skipper

Poanes melane

 

Eufala Skipper

Lerodea eufala

 

Giant-Skippers (Subfamily  Megathyminae)

 

Yucca Giant-Skipper

Megathymus yuccae (incl. coloradensis)


 

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Pale Swallowtail on Kelley's Lily - Poison Meadow - July 2003.

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