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List of butterflies of North America (Nymphalidae)

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List of butterflies of North America (Nymphalidae)

Subfamily Libytheinae: snouts

  • American snout, Libytheana carinenta
  • Subfamily Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries

  • Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
  • Mexican silverspot, Dione moneta
  • Banded orange heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa
  • Julia heliconian, Dryas iulia
  • Least heliconian, Euiedes aliphera
  • Isabella's heliconian, Eueides isabella
  • Zebra heliconian, Heliconius charithonia
  • Erato heliconian, Heliconius erato
  • Tiger heliconian, Heliconius ismenius
  • Variegated fritillary, Euptoieta claudia
  • Mexican fritillary, Euptoieta hegesia
  • Diana fritillary, Speyeria diana
  • Great spangled fritillary, Speyeria cybele
  • Speyeria cybele leto
  • Aphrodite fritillary, Speyeria aphrodite
  • Regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia
  • Nokomis fritillary, Speyeria nokomis
  • Edward's fritillary, Speyeria edwardsi
  • Coronis fritillary, Speyeria coronis
  • Zerene fritillary, Speyeria zerene
  • Spring Mountains zerene fritillary, Speyeria zerene carolae
  • Callippe fritillary, Speyeria callippe
  • Speyeria callippe nevadensis
  • Great Basin fritillary, Speyeria egleis
  • Unsilvered fritillary, Speyeria adiaste
  • Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis
  • Atlantis Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis atlantis
  • Hesperis Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis hesperis
  • Southwestern Atlantis fritillary, Speyeria atlantis nausicaa
  • Hydaspe fritillary, Speyeria hydaspe
  • Mormon fritillary, Speyeria mormonia
  • Speyeria mormonia atronia
  • Speyeria mormonia luski
  • Mountain fritillary, Boloria napaea
  • Bog fritillary, Boloria eunomia
  • Silver-bordered fritillary, Boloria selene
  • Meadow fritillary, Boloria bellona
  • Frigga fritillary, Boloria frigga
  • Dingy fritillary, Boloria improba
  • Wind River dingy fritillary, Boloria improba harryi
  • Uncompahgre dingy fritillary, Boloria improba acrocnema
  • Relict fritillary, Boloria kriemhild
  • Pacific fritillary, Boloria epithore
  • Polaris fritillary, Boloria polaris
  • Freija fritillary, Boloria freija
  • Alberta fritillary, Boloria alberta
  • Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte
  • Distinct Astarte fritillary, Boloria astarte distincta
  • Purplish fritillary, Boloria montinus
  • Arctic fritillary, Boloria chariclea
  • Cryptic fritillary, Boloria natazhati
  • Subfamily Nymphalinae: true brushfoots

  • Dotted checkerspot, Poladryas minuta
  • Arachne checkerspot, Poladryas arachne
  • Theona checkerspot, Thessalia theona
  • Chinati checkerspot, Thessalia chinatiensis
  • Black checkerspot, Thessalia cyneas
  • Fulvia checkerspot, Thessalia fulvia
  • Leanira checkerspot, Thessalia leanira
  • California patch, Chlosyne californica
  • Bordered patch, Chlosyne lacinia
  • Definite patch, Chlosyne definita
  • Banded patch, Chlosyne endeis
  • Crimson patch, Chlosyne janais
  • Rosita patch, Chlosyne rosita
  • Red-spotted patch, Chlosyne melitaeoides
  • Gorgone checkerspot, Chlosyne gorgone
  • Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
  • Harris's checkerspot, Chlosyne harrisii
  • Nuevo León checkerspot, Chlosyne kendallorum
  • Northern checkerspot, Chlosyne palla
  • Rockslide checkerspot, Chlosyne whitneyi
  • Sagebrush checkerspot, Chlosyne acastus
  • Gabb's checkerspot, Chlosyne gabbii
  • Hoffmann's checkerspot, Chlosyne hoffmanni
  • Elf, Microtia elva
  • Tiny checkerspot, Dymasia dymas
  • Dymasia dymas chara
  • Elada checkerspot, Texola elada
  • Smudged crescent, Castilia eranites
  • Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana
  • Texan Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana texana
  • Seminole Texan crescent, Phyciodes texana seminole
  • Cuban crescent, Phyciodes frisia
  • Pale-banded crescent, Phyciodes tulcis
  • Orange-patched crescent, Phyciodes drusilla
  • Ardent crescent, Phyciodes ardys
  • Black crescent, Phyciodes ptolyca
  • Pine crescent, Phyciodes sitalces
  • Chestnut crescent, Phyciodes argentea
  • Vesta crescent, Phyciodes vesta
  • Phaon crescent, Phyciodes phaon
  • Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
  • Northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta
  • Diminutive northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta diminutor
  • Mimic northern crescent, Phyciodes cocyta incognitus
  • Tawny crescent, Phyciodes batesii
  • Field crescent, Phyciodes campestris
  • Painted crescent, Phyciodes picta
  • California crescent, Phyciodes orseis
  • Pale crescent, Phyciodes pallida
  • Mylitta crescent, Phyciodes mylitta
  • Gillett's checkerspot, Euphydryas gillettii
  • Variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
  • Chalcedon variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona
  • Snowberry variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona colon
  • Anicia variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona anicia
  • Edith's checkerspot, Euphydryas editha
  • Baltimore checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton
  • Question mark, Polygonia interrogationis
  • Eastern comma, Polygonia comma
  • Satyr comma, Polygonia satyrus
  • Green comma, Polygonia faunus
  • Green green comma, Polygonia faunus faunus
  • Polygonia faunus hylas
  • Sylvan green comma, Polygonia faunus silvius
  • Hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis
  • Zephyr hoary comma, Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
  • Oreas comma, Polygonia oreas
  • Gray comma, Polygonia progne
  • Compton tortoiseshell, Nymphalis vaualbum
  • California tortoiseshell, Nymphalis californica
  • Mourning cloak, Nymphalis antiopa
  • Milbert's tortoiseshell, Aglais milberti
  • Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae
  • American lady, Vanessa virginiensis
  • Painted lady, Vanessa cardui
  • West Coast lady, Vanessa annabella
  • Kamehameha lady, Vanessa tameneamea
  • Red admiral, Vanessa atalanta
  • Orange mapwing, Hypanartia lethe
  • Mimic, Hypolimnas misippus
  • Common buckeye, Junonia coenia
  • Mangrove buckeye, Junonia evarete
  • Tropical buckeye, Junonia genoveva
  • Tropical buckeye (form nigrosuffusa), Junonia genoveva (form nigrosuffusa)
  • White peacock, Anartia jatrophae
  • Cuban peacock, Anartia chrysopelea
  • Banded peacock, Anartia fatima
  • Malachite, Siproeta stelenes
  • Rusty-tipped page, Siproeta epaphus
  • Subfamily Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others

  • Red-spotted admiral, Limenitis arthemis
  • White admiral, Limenitis arthemis arthemis
  • Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
  • Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
  • Weidemeyer's admiral, Limenitis weidemeyerii
  • Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini
  • Band-celled sister, Adelpha fessonia
  • California sister, Adelpha bredowii
  • Eyed sister, Adelpha paroeca
  • Spot-celled sister, Adelpha basiloides
  • Mexican sister, Adelpha diazi
  • Rayed sister, Adelpha lycorias melanthe
  • Common banner, Epiphile adrasta
  • Orange banner, Temenis laothoe
  • Mexican bluewing, Myscelia ethusa
  • Blackened bluewing, Myscelia cyanathe
  • Whitened bluewing, Myscelia cyaniris
  • Dingy purplewing, Eunica monima
  • Florida purplewing, Eunica tatila
  • Four-spotted sailor, Dynamine postverta
  • Blue-eyed sailor, Dynamine dyonis
  • Small-eyed sailor, Dynamine artisemia
  • Orange-striped eighty-eight, Diaethria pandama
  • Common Mestra, Mestra amymone
  • Red rim, Biblis hyperia
  • Red cracker, Hamadryas amphinome
  • Gray cracker, Hamadryas februa
  • Variable cracker, Hamadryas feronia
  • Glaucous cracker, Hamadryas glauconome
  • Pale cracker, Hamadryas amphichloe
  • Guatemalan cracker, Hamadryas guatemalena
  • Black-patched cracker, Hamadryas atlantis
  • Orion cecropian, Historis odius
  • Tailed cecropian, Historis acheronta
  • Blomfild's beauty, Smyrna blomfildia
  • Waiter daggerwing, Marpesia coresia
  • Many-banded daggerwing, Marpesia chiron
  • Ruddy daggerwing, Marpesia petreus
  • Antillean daggerwing, Marpesia eleuchea
  • Subfamily Charaxinae: leafwings

  • One-spotted prepona, Archaeoprepona demophon
  • Tropical leafwing, Anaea aidea
  • Florida leafwing, Anaea floridalis
  • Goatweed leafwing, Anaea andria
  • Pointed leafwing, Anaea eurypyle
  • Angled leafwing, Anaea glycerium
  • Pale-spotted leafwing, Anaea pithyusa
  • Guatemalan leafwing, Anaea forreri
  • Subfamily Apaturinae: emperors

  • Hackberry emperor, Asterocampa celtis
  • Empress Leilia, Asterocampa leilia
  • Tawny emperor, Asterocampa clyton
  • Cream-banded dusky emperor, Asterocampa idyja argus
  • Pavon emperor, Doxocopa pavon
  • Silver emperor, Doxocopa laure
  • Subfamily Morphinae: morphos

  • Orange owlet, Opsiphanes boisduvalii
  • Split-banded owlet, Opsiphanes cassina
  • White morpho, Morpho polyphemus
  • Subfamily Satyrinae: satyrs

  • Southern pearly-eye, Enodia portlandia
  • Northern pearly-eye, Enodia anthedon
  • Creole pearly-eye, Enodia creola
  • Eyed brown, Satyrodes eurydice
  • Appalachian brown, Satyrodes appalachia
  • Nabokov's satyr, Cyllopsis pyracmon
  • Horsetail gemmed-satyr, Cyllopsis pseudopephredo
  • Canyonland satyr, Cyllopsis pertepida
  • Gemmed satyr, Cyllopsis gemma
  • Carolina satyr, Hermeuptychia sosybius
  • Hermeuptychia hermybius
  • Hermeuptychia intricata
  • Georgia satyr, Neonympha areolata
  • Mitchell's satyr, Neonympha mitchellii
  • Helicta satyr, Neonympha helicta
  • Little wood-satyr, Megisto cymela
  • Red satyr, Megisto rubricata
  • Pine satyr, Paramacera allyni
  • White satyr, Pareuptychia ocirrhoe
  • Hayden's ringlet, Coenonympha haydenii
  • Common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia
  • Inornate common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia inornata
  • Salt marsh common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia nipisiquit
  • Ochre common ringet, Coenonympha tullia ochracea
  • California common ringlet, Coenonympha tullia california
  • Common wood-nymph, Cercyonis pegala
  • Mead's wood-nymph, Cercyonis meadii
  • Great Basin wood-nymph, Cercyonis sthenele
  • Small wood-nymph, Cercyonis oetus
  • Vidler's alpine, Erebia vidleri
  • Ross's alpine, Erebia rossii
  • Disa alpine, Erebia disa
  • Taiga alpine, Erebia mancinus
  • Magdalena alpine, Erebia magdalena
  • Banded alpine, Erebia fasciata
  • Red-disked alpine, Erebia discoidalis
  • Theano alpine, Erebia theano
  • Four-dotted alpine, Erebia dabanensis (includes youngi)
  • Common alpine, Erebia epipsodea
  • Colorado alpine, Erebia callias
  • Reddish alpine, Erebia kozhantshikovi (includes lafontainei)
  • Eskimo alpine, Erebia occulta
  • Red-bordered satyr, Gyrocheilus patrobas
  • Riding's satyr, Neominois ridingsii
  • Great Arctic, Oeneis nevadensis
  • Macoun's Arctic, Oeneis macounii
  • Chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus
  • Brown chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus chryxus
  • California chryxus Arctic, Oeneis chryxus ivallda
  • Uhler's Arctic, Oeneis uhleri
  • Alberta Arctic, Oeneis alberta
  • White-veined Arctic, Oeneis taygete (distinct from Old World Oeneis bore)
  • Jutta Arctic, Oeneis jutta
  • Sentinel Arctic, Oeneis alpina (includes exubitor)
  • Melissa Arctic, Oeneis melissa
  • Polixenes Arctic, Oeneis polixenes
  • Early Arctic, Oeneis rosovi (includes philipi)
  • Subfamily Ithomiinae: clearwings

  • Klug's clearwing, Dircenna klugii
  • Disturbed tigerwing, Mechanitis polymnia
  • Broad-tipped clearwing, Pteronymia cotytto
  • Thick-tipped Greta, Greta morgane
  • Subfamily Danainae: milkweed butterflies

  • Monarch, Danaus plexippus
  • Queen, Danaus gilippus
  • Soldier, Danaus eresimus
  • Tiger mimic-queen, Lycorea cleobaea
  • References

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