Butterflies

A list of the butterfly species I've seen at the farm, with links to photos I've taken.

Swallowtails - Papilionidae

Black Swallowtail - Papilio polyxenes

Giant Swallowtail - Papilio cresphontes

Tiger Swallowtail - Papilio glaucus

Whites & Yellows - Pieridae

Cabbage White - Pieris rapae

Checkered White - Pontia protodice

Clouded Sulphur - Colias philodice

Dainty Sulphur - Nathalis iole

Little Yellow - Eurema lisa

Orange Sulphur - Colias eurytheme

Gossamer Wings - Lycaenidae

Acadian Hairstreak - Satyrium acadica

American Copper - Lycaena phlaeas

Banded Hairstreak - Satyrium calanus

Bronze Copper - Lycaena hyllus

Coral Hairstreak - Satyrium titus

Eastern Tailed Blue - Everes comyntas

Edwards' Hairstreak - Satyrium edwardsii

Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus

Spring Azure - Celastrina ladon

Summer Azure - Celastrina ladon neglecta

Brushfoots - Nymphalidae

American Painted Lady - Vanessa virginiensis

American Snout - Libytheana carinenta

Aphrodite Fritillary - Speyeria cybele

Appalachian Brown - Satyrodes appalachia

Baltimore Checkerspot - Euphydryas phaeton

Common Buckeye - Junonia coenia

Common Ringlet - Coenonympha tullia

Common Wood Nymph - Cercyonis pegala

Compton Tortoiseshell - Nymphalis vau-album

Eastern Comma - Polygonia comma

Eyed Brown - Satyrodes eurydice

Gorgone Checkerspot - Chlosyne gorgone

Gray Comma - Polygonia progne

Great Spangled Fritillary - Speyeria cybele

Hackberry Emperor - Asterocampa celtis

Little Wood Satyr - Megisto cymela

Meadow Fritillary - Boloria bellona

Milbert's Tortoiseshell - Nymphalis milberti

Monarch - Danaus plexippus

Mourning Cloak - Nymphalis antiopa

Northern Crescent /Pearl Crescent - Phyciodes selenis/P. tharos

Northern Pearly-eye - Enodia anthedon

Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui

Question Mark - Polygonia interrogationis

Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta

Red Spotted Purple - Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Silver-bordered Fritillary - Boloria selene

Silvery Checkerspot - Chlosyne nycteis

Tawny Emperor - Asterocampa clyton

Variegated Fritillary - Euptoieta claudia

Viceroy - Limenitis archippus

White Admiral - Limenitis arthemis arthemis

Skippers - Hesperiidae

Arctic Skipper - Carterocephalus palaemon

Black Dash - Euphyes conspicua

Common Checkered Skipper - Pyrgus communis

Common Roadside Skipper - Amblyscirtes vialis

Common Sootywing - Pholisora catullus

Crossline Skipper - Polites origenes

Delaware Skipper - Anatrytone logan

Dreamy Duskywing - Erynnis icelus

Dun Skipper - Euphyes vestris

Dusted Skipper - Atrytonopsis hianna

European Skipper - Thymelicus lineola

Fiery Skipper - Hylephila phyleus

Hobomok Skipper - Poanes hobomok

Juvenal's Duskywing - Erynnis juvenalis

Least Skipper - Ancyloxypha numitor

Leonard's Skipper - Hesperia leonardus

Little Glassywing - Pompeius verna

Long Dash - Polites mystic

Mulberry Wing - Poanes massasoit

Northern Broken-dash - Wallengrenia egeremet

Northern Cloudywing - Thorybes pylades

Pepper and Salt Skipper - Amblyscirtes hegon

Silver-spotted Skipper - Epargyreus clarus

Wild Indigo Duskywing - Erynnis baptisiae

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