Butterflies of North America
Butterflies of Nevada
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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)
- Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
- Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
- Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
- Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
- Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
- Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
- Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
- Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
- Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
- Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
- Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
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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)
- Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
- Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
- Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
- Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
- California Marble (Euchloe hyantis)
- Desert Orangetip (Anthocharis cethura)
- Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
- Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa)
- Gray Marble (Anthocharis lanceolata)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
- Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
- White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
- Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
- Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)
- Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
- Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)
- Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
- Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)
- Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
- Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
- Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
- Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
- Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus)
- Edith's Copper (Lycaena editha)
- Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
- Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
- Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
- Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
- Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)
- Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
- Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
- Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
- Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
- California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
- Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
- Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak (Satyrium tetra)
- Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
- Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
- Sheridan's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridani)
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 Desert Green Hairstreak (Callophrys comstocki)
- Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
- Desert Elfin (Callophrys fotis)
- Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
- Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
- Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
- Nelson's Hairstreak (Callophrys nelsoni)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)
- Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda)
- 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")
- Bernardino Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes bernardino)
- Ellis' Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ellisi)
- Bauer's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes baueri)
- Intermediate Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes intermedia)
- Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes)
- Mojave Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes mojave)
- Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
- Pallid Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes pallescens)
- Spalding's Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes spaldingi)
- Small Dotted-Blue (Philotiella speciosa)
- Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
- Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
- Northern Blue (Lycaeides idas)
- Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa)
- Greenish Blue (Plebeius saepiolus)
- Boisduval's Blue (Plebeius icarioides)
- Shasta Blue (Plebeius shasta)
- Acmon Blue (Plebeius acmon)
- Lupine Blue (Plebeius lupini)
- Sierra Nevada Blue (Agriades podarce)
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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
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- Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)
- Wright's Metalmark (Calephelis wrighti)
- Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
- Palmer's Metalmark (Apodemia palmeri)
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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
- Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)
- American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
- Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
- Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
- Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis)
- Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
- Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
- Carol's Fritillary (Speyeria carolae)
- Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
- Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
- Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
- Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
- Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
- Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
- Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
- Leanira Checkerspot (Thessalia leanira)
- California Patch (Chlosyne californica)
- Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)
- Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
- Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
- Hoffmann's Checkerspot (Chlosyne hoffmanni)
- Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)
- Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
- Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
- Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
- Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
- Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)
- California Crescent (Phyciodes orseis)
- Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
- 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)
- Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
- Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
- California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
- Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis milberti)
- American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
- Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
- West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
- Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
- Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)
- Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
- Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
- California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
- Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
- Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
- Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
- Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida)
- Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia)
- Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
- Great Basin Wood Nymph (Cercyonis sthenele)
- Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
- Ridings' Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)
- Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
- Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
- Queen (Danaus gilippus)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
- Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicana)
- Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos)
- Arizona Powdered Skipper (Systasea zampa)
- White-patched Skipper (Chiomara georgina)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
- Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
- Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
- Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus)
- 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)
- Erichson's White-Skipper (Heliopetes domicella)
- Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Mohave Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya)
- Saltbush Sootywing (Hesperopsis alpheus)
- MacNeill's Sootywing (Hesperopsis gracielae)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
- Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)
- Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacia)
- Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
- Alkali Skipper (Pseudocopaeodes eunus)
- Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
- Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
- Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
- Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
- Lindsey's Skipper (Hesperia lindseyi)
- Sierra Skipper (Hesperia miriamae)
- Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)
- Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
- Draco Skipper (Polites draco)
- Sonora Skipper (Polites sonora)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
- Yuma Skipper (Ochlodes yuma)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Python Skipper (Atrytonopsis python)
- Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)
- Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)
- Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
- Mojave Giant-Skipper (Agathymus alliae)
- Yucca Giant-Skipper (Megathymus yuccae)
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