List of butterflies of Canada

Subfamily Pyrginae – pyrgine skippers

Epargyreus clarus – silver-spotted skipper

Urbanus proteus – long-tailed skipper

Achalarus lyciades – hoary edge

Thorybes bathyllus – southern cloudywing

Thorybes pylades – northern cloudywing

Staphylus hayhurstii – Hayhurst's scallopwing

Erynnis icelus – dreamy duskywing

Erynnis brizo – sleepy duskywing

Erynnis juvenalis – Juvenal's duskywing

Erynnis propertius – propertius duskywing

Erynnis horatius – Horace's duskywing

Erynnis martialis – mottled duskywing

Erynnis pacuvius – Pacuvius duskywing

Erynnis zarucco – Zarucco duskywing

Erynnis funeralis – funereal duskywing

Erynnis lucilius – columbine duskywing

Erynnis baptisiae – wild indigo duskywing

Erynnis afranius – Afranius duskywing

Erynnis persius – Persius duskywing

Pyrgus centaureae – grizzled skipper

Pyrgus ruralis – two-banded checkered skipper

Pyrgus scriptura – small checkered skipper

Pyrgus communis – common checkered skipper

Pholisora catullus – common sootywing

Subfamily Heteropterinae – intermediate skippers

Carterocephalus palaemon – Arctic skipper

Subfamily Hesperiinae – branded skippers

Lerema accius – clouded skipper

Ancyloxypha numitor – least skipper

Oarisma poweshiek – Poweshiek skipperling

Oarisma garita – Garita skipperling

Thymelicus lineola – European skipper

Hylephila phyleus – fiery skipper

Hesperia uncas – uncas skipper

Hesperia juba – juba skipper

Hesperia comma – common branded skipper

Hesperia colorado – western branded skipper

Hesperia assiniboia – plains skipper

Hesperia ottoe – Ottoe skipper

Hesperia leonardus – Leonard's skipper

Hesperia pahaska – Pahaska skipper

Hesperia dacotae – Dakota skipper

Hesperia sassacus – Indian skipper

Hesperia nevada – Nevada skipper

Polites peckius – Peck's skipper

Polites sabuleti – sandhill skipper

Polites draco – draco skipper

Polites themistocles – tawny-edged skipper

Polites origenes – crossline skipper

Polites mystic – long dash skipper

Polites rhesus – rhesus skipper

Polites sonora – sonoran skipper

Polites vibex – whirlabout

Wallengrenia egeremet – northern broken-dash

Pompeius verna – little glassywing

Atalopedes campestris – sachem

Anatrytone logan – Delaware skipper

Ochlodes sylvanoides – woodland skipper

Poanes massasoit – mulberry wing

Poanes hobomok – Hobomok skipper

Poanes zabulon – Zabulon skipper

Poanes viator – broad-winged skipper

Euphyes dion – Dion skipper

Euphyes dukesi – Dukes' skipper

Euphyes conspicua – black dash

Euphyes bimacula – two-spotted skipper

Euphyes vestris – dun skipper

Atrytonopsis hianna – dusted skipper

Amblyscirtes simius – simius roadside skipper

Amblyscirtes oslari – Oslar's roadside skipper

Amblyscirtes hegon – pepper and salt skipper

Amblyscirtes vialis – common roadside skipper

Calpodes ethlius – Brazilian skipper

Panoquina ocola – ocola skipper

Subfamily Parnassiinae – parnassians

Parnassius eversmanni – Eversmann's parnassian

Parnassius clodius – Clodius parnassian

Parnassius phoebus – Phoebus parnassian

Parnassius smintheus – Rocky Mountain parnassian

Subfamily Papilioninae – swallowtails

Battus philenor – pipevine swallowtail

Eurytides marcellus – zebra swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes – black swallowtail

Papilio brevicauda – short-tailed swallowtail

Papilio machaon – Old World swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon – anise swallowtail

Papilio indra – Indra swallowtail

Papilio cresphontes – giant swallowtail

Papilio glaucus – eastern tiger swallowtail

Papilio canadensis – Canadian tiger swallowtail

Papilio rutulus – western tiger swallowtail

Papilio multicaudatus – two-tailed swallowtail

Papilio eurymedon – pale swallowtail

Papilio troilus – spicebush swallowtail

Subfamily Pierinae – whites, marbles, and orangetips

Neophasia menapia – pine white

Pontia beckerii – Becker's white

Pontia sisymbrii – spring white

Pontia protodice – checkered white

Pontia occidentalis – western white

Pieris angelika – Arctic white

Pieris marginalis – margined white

Pieris oleracea – mustard white

Pieris virginiensis – West Virginia white

Pieris rapae – cabbage white

Ascia monuste – great southern white

Euchloe ausonides – large marble

Euchloe naina – green marble

Euchloe creusa – northern marble

Euchloe lotta – desert marble

Euchloe olympia – Olympia marble

Anthocharis sara – Pacific orangetip

Anthocharis stella – Stella orangetip

Subfamily Coliadinae – sulphurs

Colias philodice – clouded sulphur

Colias eurytheme – orange sulphur

Colias occidentalis – western sulphur

Colias alexandra – Queen Alexandra's sulphur

Colias christina – Christina sulphur

Colias meadii – Mead's sulphur

Colias johanseni – Johansen's sulphur

Colias hecla – hecla sulphur

Colias tyche – Booth's sulphur

Colias canadensis – Canada sulphur

Colias nastes – Labrador sulphur

Colias gigantea – giant sulphur

Colias pelidne – pelidne sulphur

Colias interior – pink-edged sulphur

Colias chippewa – heath sulphur

Colias palaeno – Palaeno sulphur

Zerene cesonia – southern dogface

Phoebis sennae – cloudless sulphur

Phoebis philea – orange-barred sulphur

Eurema mexicanum – Mexican yellow

Eurema lisa – little yellow

Eurema nicippe – sleepy orange

Nathalis iole – dainty sulphur

Subfamily Miletinae – harvesters

Feniseca tarquinius – harvester

Subfamily Lycaeninae – coppers

Lycaena phlaeas – American copper

Lycaena cuprea – lustrous copper

Lycaena dione – grey copper

Lycaena hyllus – bronze copper

Lycaena rubidus – ruddy copper

Lycaena heteronea – blue copper

Lycaena epixanthe – bog copper

Lycaena dorcas – dorcas copper

Lycaena dospassosi – Maritime copper

Lycaena helloides – purplish copper

Lycaena nivalis – lilac-bordered copper

Lycaena mariposa – mariposa copper

Subfamily Theclinae – hairstreaks

Satyrium behrii – Behr's hairstreak

Satyrium fuliginosum – sooty hairstreak

Satyrium acadicum – Acadian hairstreak

Satyrium californica – California hairstreak

Satyrium sylvinum – sylvan hairstreak

Satyrium titus – coral hairstreak

Satyrium edwardsii – Edwards' hairstreak

Satyrium calanus – banded hairstreak

Satyrium caryaevorum – hickory hairstreak

Satyrium liparops – striped hairstreak

Satyrium saepium – hedgerow hairstreak

Fixsenia favonius – southern hairstreak

Calycopis cecrops – red-banded hairstreak

Callophrys affinis – western green hairstreak

Callophrys sheridanii – Sheridan's hairstreak

Callophrys spinetorum – thicket hairstreak

Callophrys johnsoni – Johnson's hairstreak

Callophrys rosneri – Rosner's hairstreak

Callophrys barryi – Barry's hairstreak

Callophrys gryneus – juniper hairstreak

Callophrys augustinus – brown elfin

Callophrys mossii – Moss's elfin

Callophrys polios – hoary elfin

Callophrys irus – frosted elfin

Callophrys henrici – Henry's elfin

Callophrys lanoraieensis – bog elfin

Callophrys niphon – eastern pine elfin

Callophrys eryphon – western pine elfin

Parrhasius m-album – white hairstreak

Strymon melinus – grey hairstreak

Erora laeta – early hairstreak

Subfamily Polyommatinae – blues

Leptotes marina – marine blue

Hemiargus isola – Reakirt's blue

Everes comyntas – eastern tailed-blue

Everes amyntula – western tailed-blue

Celastrina ladon – spring azure

Celastrina neglecta – summer azure

Celastrina serotina – cherry gall azure

Euphilotes battoides – square-spotted blue

Euphilotes ancilla – Rocky Mountain dotted blue

Glaucopsyche piasus – arrowhead blue

Glaucopsyche lygdamus – silvery blue

Lycaeides idas – northern blue

Lycaeides melissa – Melissa blue

Aricia icarioides – Boisduval's blue

Aricia lupini – lupine blue

Aricia saepiolus – greenish blue

Aricia shasta – shasta blue

Vacciniina optilete – cranberry blue

Agriades glandon – Arctic blue

Family Riodinidae – metalmarks

Apodemia mormo – Mormon metalmark

Subfamily Libytheinae – snouts

Libytheana carinenta – American snout

Subfamily Heliconiinae – heliconians

Agraulis vanillae – gulf fritillary

Subfamily Argynninae – fritillaries

Euptoieta claudia – variegated fritillary

Euptoieta hegesia – Mexican fritillary

Speyeria cybele – great spangled fritillary

Speyeria aphrodite – Aphrodite fritillary

Speyeria idalia – regal fritillary

Speyeria edwardsii – Edwards' fritillary

Speyeria coronis – coronis fritillary

Speyeria zerene – zerene fritillary

Speyeria callippe – callippe fritillary

Speyeria atlantis – Atlantis fritillary

Speyeria hesperis – northwestern fritillary

Speyeria hydaspe – hydaspe fritillary

Speyeria mormonia – Mormon fritillary

Boloria napaea – mountain fritillary

Boloria eunomia – bog fritillary

Boloria selene – silver-bordered fritillary

Boloria bellona – meadow fritillary

Boloria frigga – Frigga fritillary

Boloria improba – dingy fritillary

Boloria epithore – Pacific fritillary

Boloria polaris – Polaris fritillary

Boloria freija – Freija fritillary

Boloria natazhati – Beringian fritillary

Boloria alberta – Alberta fritillary

Boloria astarte – Astarte fritillary

Boloria chariclea – Arctic fritillary

Subfamily Melitaeinae – checkerspots and crescents

Chlosyne gorgone – gorgone checkerspot

Chlosyne nycteis – silvery checkerspot

Chlosyne harrisii – Harris's checkerspot

Chlosyne palla – northern checkerspot

Chlosyne acastus – sagebrush checkerspot

Chlosyne hoffmanni – Hoffmann's checkerspot

Phyciodes tharos – pearl crescent

Phyciodes cocyta – northern crescent

Phyciodes batesii – tawny crescent

Phyciodes pallida – pale crescent

Phyciodes pulchella – field crescent

Phyciodes mylitta – mylitta crescent

Euphydryas gillettii – Gillette's checkerspot

Euphydryas chalcedona – variable checkerspot

Euphydryas editha – Edith's checkerspot

Euphydryas phaeton – Baltimore checkerspot

Subfamily Nymphalinae – anglewings, tortoiseshells, thistle butterflies, and peacocks

Polygonia interrogationis – question mark

Polygonia comma – eastern comma

Polygonia satyrus – satyr comma

Polygonia faunus – green comma

Polygonia gracilis – hoary comma

Polygonia oreas – oreas comma

Polygonia progne – grey comma

Nymphalis vaualbum – Compton tortoiseshell

Nymphalis californica – California tortoiseshell

Nymphalis antiopa – mourning cloak

Nymphalis milberti – Milbert's tortoiseshell

Vanessa virginiensis – American lady

Vanessa cardui – painted lady

Vanessa annabella – West Coast lady

Vanessa atalanta – red admiral

Junonia coenia – common buckeye

Subfamily Limenitidinae – admirals

Limenitis arthemis – white admiral, red-spotted purple

Limenitis archippus – viceroy

Limenitis weidemeyerii – Weidemeyer's admiral

Limenitis lorquini – Lorquin's admiral

Subfamily Apaturinae – emperors

Asterocampa celtis – hackberry emperor

Asterocampa clyton – tawny emperor

Subfamily Satyrinae – satyrs and wood-nymphs

Enodia anthedon – northern pearly-eye

Satyrodes eurydice – eyed brown

Satyrodes appalachia – Appalachian brown

Megisto cymela – little wood-satyr

Coenonympha tullia – common ringlet

Coenonympha nipisiquit – maritime ringlet

Cercyonis pegala – common wood-nymph

Cercyonis sthenele – Great Basin wood-nymph

Cercyonis oetus – small wood-nymph

Erebia vidleri – Vidler's alpine

Erebia rossii – Ross's alpine

Erebia disa – Disa alpine

Erebia mancinus – taiga alpine

Erebia magdalena – Magdalena alpine

Erebia mackinleyensis – Mt. McKinley alpine

Erebia fasciata – banded alpine

Erebia discoidalis – red-disked alpine

Erebia pawlowskii – yellow-dotted alpine

Erebia youngi – four-dotted alpine

Erebia anyuica – scree alpine

Erebia lafontainei – reddish alpine

Erebia epipsodea – common alpine

Neominois ridingsii – Ridings' satyr

Oeneis nevadensis – great arctic

Oeneis macounii – Macoun's arctic or Canada arctic

Oeneis chryxus – chryxus arctic or brown arctic

Oeneis uhleri – Uhler's arctic

Oeneis alberta – Alberta arctic

Oeneis bore – white-veined arctic

Oeneis jutta – Jutta arctic

Oeneis melissa – Melissa arctic

Oeneis polixenes – Polixenes arctic

Oeneis rosovi – Philip's arctic

Oeneis alpina – sentinel arctic

Subfamily Danainae – milkweed butterflies

Danaus plexippus – monarch