Butterflies of North America
Butterflies of Washington
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Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
- Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)
- Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
- Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
- Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae)
- Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
- Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
- Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
- Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
- 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)
- Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)
- Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
- Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae)
- Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
- Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
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 Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis)
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
- Labrador Sulphur (Colias nastes)
- Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
- Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)
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Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)
- Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae)
- 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)
- Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
- Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
- Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
- Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
- Behr's Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
- Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
- Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
- California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
- Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
- Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
- Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
- Sheridan's Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridani)
- Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
- Moss' Elfin (Callophrys mossii)
- Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
- Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
- Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
- Johnson's Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni)
- Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
- Nelson's Hairstreak (Callophrys nelsoni)
- Barry's Hairstreak (Callophrys barryi)
- Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
- Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
- Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)
- Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
- Western Tailed-Blue (Everes amyntula)
- Spring Azure (Celastrina "ladon")
- Western Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
- Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes)
- Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
- 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)
- Acmon Blue (Plebeius acmon)
- Lupine Blue (Plebeius lupini)
- Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)
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Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
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- Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)
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Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
- Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
- Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
- Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
- Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
- Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
- Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
- Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
- Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
- Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
- Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
- Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
- Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
- Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore)
- Freija Fritillary (Boloria freija)
- Astarte Fritillary (Boloria astarte)
- Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
- True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
- Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
- Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
- Hoffmann's Checkerspot (Chlosyne hoffmanni)
- Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
- Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis)
- 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)
- Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)
- Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
- White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
- Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
- 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)
- Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
- Vidler's Alpine (Erebia vidleri)
- Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea)
- Great Arctic (Oeneis nevadensis)
- Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
- Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa)
- Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
- Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
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Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)
- Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
- Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
- Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
- Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
- Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
- Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
- Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
- Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
- Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)
- Two-banded Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis)
- Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
- Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
- Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
- Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
- Arctic Skipper (Carterocephalus palaemon)
- Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
- Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
- Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
- Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)
- Peck's Skipper (Polites peckius)
- Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
- Mardon Skipper (Polites mardon)
- Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
- Long Dash (Polites mystic)
- Sonora Skipper (Polites sonora)
- Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
- Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
- Yuma Skipper (Ochlodes yuma)
- Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
- Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
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