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Standardized Common North American Butterfly Names

Swallowtails Whites Coppers Blues Nymphs 1 Satyrs Skippers 1
Parnassians Sulphurs Hairstreaks Metalmarks Nymphs 2 Danaids Skippers 2

Nymphs 2

Scientific Name US Common Name Canada Common Name
  Subfamily Melitaeinae  
CHECKERSPOTS (CONT’D)    
     
Euphydryas gillettii Gillett’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia  - aggregate Anicia Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia anicia Anicia Checkerspot Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia alena Alena Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia bernadetta Bernadett’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia capella Capella Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia carmentis Carmentis Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia chuskae Chuskae Mountain Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia cloudcrofti Cloudcroft Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia effi Eff’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia eurytion Mead’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia helvia Helvia Checkerspot Helvia Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia hermosa Handsome Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia howlandi Howland’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia magdalena Magdalena Checkeerspot  
Euphydryas anicia maria Maria’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia morandi Morand’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia wheeleri Wheeler’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia variicolor Varicolored Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia windi Wind’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia veazieae Veazey’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia macyi Macy’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia hopfingeri Hopfinger’s Checkerspot Hopfinger’s Checkerspot
Euphydryas anicia bakeri Baker’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas anicia carolae Carol’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona - aggregate Variable Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona chalcedona Chalcedon Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona macglashanii MacGlashan’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona dwinellei Dwinelle’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona olancha Olancha Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona sierra Sierra Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona irelandi Ireland’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona colon Colon Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona nevadensis Nevada Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona wallacensis Wallace Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona sperryi Sperry’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona paradoxa Contrary Checkerspot Contrary Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona perdiccas   Perdiccas Checkerspot
Euphydryas chalcedona trinitina Trinity Mountains Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona corralensis Rock Corral Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona hennei Henne’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas chalcedona kingstonensis Desert Mountain Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha editha Edith’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha alebarki Klots’ Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha augusta Augusta Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha aurilacus Gold Lake Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha baroni Baron’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha bayensis Bay Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha edithana Strand’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha fridayi ? Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha hutchinsi Hutchins’ Checkerspot Hutchins’ Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha gunnisonensis Gunnison Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha taylori Taylor’s Checkerspot Taylor’s Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha quino Quino Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha insularis Island Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha baroni Baron’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha karinae ? Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha aurilacus Gold Lake Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha bingi Bing’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha ehrlichi Ehrlich’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha tahoensis Lake Tahoe Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha lawrencei Lawrence’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha owyheensis ? Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha rubicunda Ruddy Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha nubigena Cloud-born Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha mattooni Mattoon’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha colonia Colonia Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha beani Bean’s Checkerspot Bean’s Checkerspot
Euphydryas editha lehmani Lehman Caves Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha monoensis Mono Lake Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha wrighti Wright’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha luestherae Luesther’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas editha koreti Koret’s Checkerspot  
Euphydryas phaeton phaeton Baltimore Checkerspot Baltimore Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton ozarkae Ozarke Checkerspot  
     
  Subfamily Nymphalinae  
     
Polygonia interrogationis Question Mark Question Mark
Polygonia comma Eastern Comma Eastern Comma
Polygonia satyrus satyrus Satyr Anglewing Satyr Anglewing
Polygonia satyrus neomarsyas Western Satyr Anglewing  
Polygonia faunus faunus Green Comma Green Comma
Polygonia faunus smythi Smyth’s Green Comma  
Polygonia faunus rusticus Rustic Green Comma  
Polygonia faunus arcticus Arctic Anglewing Arctic Anglewing
Polygonia faunus hylas Colorado Anglewing Colorado Anglewing
Polygonia faunus fulvescens ? Green Comma  
Polygonia progne progne Gray Anglewing  
Polygonia progne nigrozephyrus Black Anglewing  
Polygonia gracilis gracilis Hoary Anglewing Hoary Anglewing
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus Zephyr Anglewing Zephyr Anglewing
Polygonia oreas oreas Oreas Anglewing  
Polygonia oreas silenus Silenus Anglewing Silenus Anglewing
Polygonia oreas threafuli Threatful’s Anglewing Threatful’s Anglewing
     
Roddia l-album (non)    
Roddia l-album j-album Compton Tortoiseshell Compton Tortoiseshell
Roddia l-watsoni Watson’s Tortoiseshell Watson’s Tortoiseshell
     
Nymphalis californica California Tortoiseshell  
Nymphalis californica herri Herr’s Tortiseshell Herr’s Tortiseshell
Nymphalis antiopa antiopa Mourning Cloak Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis antipoa hyperborean Northern Mourning Cloak Northern Mourning Cloak
Nymphalis urticae Small Tortoiseshell  
     
Aglais  milberti milberti Milbert’s Tortoiseshell Milbert’s Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti pullum Dark Milbert’s Tortoiseshell  
Aglais milberti viola   Newfoundland Tortoiseshell
     
Inachis io European Peacock  
     
Vanessa virginiensis American Lady American Lady
Vanessa cardui Painted Lady (Cosmopolitan) Painted Lady (Cosmopolitan)
Vanessa annabella West Coast Lady West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta (non) (Red Admiral)  
Vanessa atalanta rubria American Red Admiral American Red Admiral
Vanessa tameamea (Hawaii) Kamehameha  
     
Hypanartia lethe Orange Map Wing  
     
Hypolimanas misippus Mimic  
     
Junonia coenia coenia Common Buckeye Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia ? Melanic Coenia  
Junonia coenia grisea Gray Buckeye  
Junonia genoveva (non) (Genoveva)  
Junonia genoveva zonalis Tropical Buckeye  
Junonia evarete Black Mangrove Buckeye  
Junonia evarete nigrosuffusa Dark Buckeye  
     
Anartia jatrophae (non) Tropical White Peacock  
Anartia jatrophae guantanamo White Peacock  
Anartia jatrophae luteipicta Western White Peacock  
Anartia chrysopelea Caribbean Peacock  
Anartia fatima Fatima  
     
Siproeta stelenes (non) Malachite  
Siproeta stelenes biplagiata Malachite  
     
Siproeta epaphus Rusty-tipped Page  
     
  Subfamily Limenitidinae  
     
Limenitis arthemis arthemis White Admiral White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata Rusty White Admiral Rusty White Admiral
Limenitis arthemis astyanax Red-spotted Purple Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arizonensis Arizona Purple  
Limenitis archippus - aggregate Viceroy Viceroy
Limenitis archippus archippus Eastern Viceroy Eastern Viceroy
Limenitis archippus floridensis Florida Viceroy  
Limenitis archippus watsoni Watson’s Gulf Coast Viceroy  
Limenitis archippus obsoleta Arizona Viceroy  
Limenitis archippus lahontani Nevada Viceroy  
Limenitis archippus idaho Northwestern Viceroy Northwestern Viceroy
Limenitis weidemeyerii weidemeyerii Weidemeyer’s Admiral  
Limenitis weidemeyerii oberfoelli Oberfoell’s Admiral Oberfoell’s Admiral
Limenitis weidemeyerii latifascia Wide-banded Admiral  
Limenitis weidemeyerii nevadae Nevada Admiral  
Limenitis weidemeyeri angustifascia Narrow-banded Admiral  
Limenitis weidemeyeri siennafascia ? Admiral  
Limenitis lorquini lorquini Lorquin’s Admiral  
Limenitis lorquini burrisoni Burrison’s Admiral  
Limenitis lorquini pallidafacies Pale Lorquin’s Admiral  
Limenitis lorquini powelli Powell’s Admiral  
     
Adelpha fessonia Mexican Sister  
Adelpha bredowii (non) Sister  
Adelpha bredowii eulalia Arizona Sister  
Adelpha bredowii california California Sister  
Adelpha adrasta Common Banner  
     
Epiphile adrasta Dimorphic Bark Wing  
     
Myscelia ethusa Mexican Bluewing  
Myscelia cyananthe Blackened Bluewing  
     
Eunica monima Dingy Purplewing  
Eunica tatila tatilista Florida Purplewing  
     
Dynamine mylitta Mylitta Greenwing  
Dynamine dyonis Blue-eyed Sailor  
Dynamine titihia Tithian Sailor  
     
Diaethria clymena Cramer’s Eighty-eight  
Diaethria asteria Mexican Eighty-eight  
Diaethria anna Anna’s Eighty-eight  
     
Mestra amymone Amymone  
Mestra cana (non?) St. Lucie Mestra  
     
Biblis hyperia aganisa Red Rim  
     
Hamadryas fornax ? Cracker  
Hamadryas amphinome mexicana Red Cracker  
Hamadryas februa ferentina Ferentina Cracker  
Hamadryas feronia farinulenta Blue Cracker  
Hamadryas amphichloe diasia Pale Cracker  
Hamadryas guatemalena marmarice Guatemalan Cracker  
Hamadryas iphthime joanae Brownish Cracker  
Hamadryas atlantis lelaps Black-patched Cracker  
Hamadryas glauconome Glorious Cracker  
     
Historis acheronta cadmus Cadmus Leaf Wing  
Historis odius Orion  
     
Smyrna blomfildia Blomfild’s Beauty  
Smyrna karwinskii Karwinski’s Beauty  
     
Marpesia coresia Waiter Daggerwing  
Marpesia chiron Many-banded Daggerwing  
Marpesia petreus Ruddy Daggerwing  
Marpesia eleuchea Antillean Daggerwing  
     
Anaea troglodyta aidea Tropical Leafwing  
Anaea floridalis Florida Leafwing  
Anaea andria Goatweed Leafwing  
Anaea glycerium Angled Leafwing  
Anaea pithyusa Pale-spotted Leafwing  
Anaea echemus Chestnut Leafwing  
     
Asterocampa celtis celtis Hackberry Emperor Hackberry Emperor
Asterocampa celtis alicia Gulf Coast Emperor  
Asterocampa celtis antonia Mountain Emperor  
Asterocampa celtis montis Montis Emperor  
Asterocampa reinthali Reinthal’s Emperor  
Asterocampa leilia leilia Empress Leilia  
Asterocampa leilia cocles ? Empress  
Asterocampa clyton clyton Tawny Emperor Tawny Emperor
Asterocampa clyton flora Empress Flora  
Asterocampa clyton subpallida Pale Hackberry Emperor  
Asterocampa clyton louisa Empress Louisa  
Asterocampa idyja Dusky Emperor  
     
Doxocopa pavon Pavon Emperor  
Doxocopa laure Silver Emperor  
     
Morpho polyphemus White Morpho