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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

Whites

Scientific Name US Common Name Canada Common Name
Catasticta nimbice nimbice Mexican Dart-white  
     
Neophasia menapia menapia Pine White  
Neophasia menapia magnamenapia Large Pine White  
Neophasia menapia tehachapina Tehachapi Pine White  
Neophasia menapia tau Tau Pine White Tau Pine White
Neophasia menapia melanica Dark Pine White  
Neophasia terlootii Chiricahua White  
     
Appias drusilla neumoegeni Florida White  
Appias drusilla poeyi Tropical White  
     
Pontia beckerii beckerii Becker’s White Becker’s White
Pontia sisymbrii sisymbrii Spring White  
Pontia sisymbrii nigravenosa Black-veined Spring White  
Pontia sisymbrii flavitincta Flavous Spring White Flavous Spring White
Pontia sisymbrii elivata Colorado Spring White  
Pontia sisymbrii nordini Nordin’s White  
Pontia sisymbrii beringiensis   Northern Spring White
Pontia protodice Checkered White Checkered White
*form vernalis (dark spring) f. vernalis f. vernalis
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis Western White Western White
Pontia occidentalis nelsoni Northwestern White Northwestern White
     
Pieris marginalis marginalis Margined White Margined White
*form pallida (summer form) f. pallida f. pallida
Pieris marginalis reicheli Reichel’s Margined White Reichel’s Margined White
Pieris marginalis hulda Kodiak Margined White Kodiak Margined White
Pieris marginalis guppyi   ? Guppy’s Margined White
Pieris marginalis tremblayi   Tremblay’s Margined White
Pieris marginalis sequoia Redwood White  
Pieris marginalis venosa Veined White  
Pieris marginalis castoria Reakirts White  
Pieris marginalis microstriata Small Veined White  
Pieris marginalis browni ?  
Pieris marginalis shapiroi ?  
Pieris marginalis mogollon Mogollon White  
Pieris marginalis mcdunnoughi Colorado Margined White  
Pieris marginalis zeigleri Zeigler’s Margined White  
Pieris marginalis pallidissima Opaque Margined White  
Pieris acadica   Acadian White
Pieris oleracea oleracea Mustard White Mustard White
Pieris oleracea frigida   Newfoundland White
Pieris oleracea ekisi ? ?
Pieris meckyae Mecky’s White  
Pieris angelika Arctic White Arctic White
Pieris virginiensis virginiensis West Virginia White  
Pieris virginiensis hyatti Hyatt’s White Hyatt’s White
Pieris rapae Cabbage White Cabbage White
Pieris brassicae Large White ?
     
Leptophobia aripa Mountain White  
   
Ascia monuste monuste Monuste White  
*form nigra (dark gray female) f. nigra  
Ascia monuste phileta Great Southern White  
     
Ganyra josephina Giant White  
Ganyra howarthi Howarth’s White  
     
Euchloe ausonides ausonides Large Marble  
Euchole ausonides insulanus Island Large Marble Island Large Marble
Euchole ausonides transmontana Montane Large Marble  
Euchole ausonides ogilvia   Yukon Large Marble
Euchole ausonides mayi May’s Large Marble May’s Large Marble
Euchole ausonides coloradensis Colorado Large Marble  
Euchole ausonides palaeoreios Dakotah Large Marble  
Euchloe creusa Northern Marble Northern Marble
Euchloe naina Green Marble Green Marble
Euchloe guaymasensis Sonoran Marble  
Euchloe lotta lotta Desert Marble Desert Marble
Euchloe hyantis hyantis California Marble  
Euchloe hyantis andrewsi Andrews’ Marble  
Euchloe hyantis   ? Mt. Pinos California Marble  
Euchloe olympia Olympia Marble  
     
Anthocharis thoosa Southwestern Orangetip  
Anthocharis thoosa pseudothoosa ? Orangetip  
Anthocharis thoosa inghami ?  Tucson Orangetip  
Anthocharis stella stella Stella Orangetip Stella Orangetip
Anthocharis stella browningi ? Pale Stella Orangetip  
Anthocharis julia Southern Rocky Mts. Orangetip  
Anthocharis sara sara Pacific Orangetip  
*form reakirtii (early spring form) f. reakirtii  
Anthocharis sara flora Flora Orangetip Flora Orangetip
Anthocharis sara alaskensis Alaskan Orangetip Alaskan Orangetip
Anthocharis sara gunderi Gunder’s Orangetip  
Anthocharis cethura cethura Desert Orangetip  
*form deserti (lacks orange tip) f. deserti  
*form caliente (yellowish) f. caliente  
Anthocharis cethura catalina Catalina Island Orangetip  
Anthocharis cethura pima Pima Orangetip  
Anthocharis cethura morrisoni Morrison’s Orangetip  
Anthocharis cethura mojavensis Mojave Desert Orangetip  
Anthocharis cethura hadromarmorata Marbled Desert Orangetip  
Anthocharis midea midea Island Falcate Orangetip  
Anthocharis midea annickae Falcate Orangetip  
Anthocharis midea texana Prairie Falcate Orangetip  
Anthocharis lanceolata lanceolata Gray Marble  
Anthocharis lanceolata australis Grinnell’s Gray Marble  
Anthocharis lanceolata desertolimbus Desert’s Edge Gray Marble