Butterfly Checklist


Subfamily: Danainae (The Milkweed Butterflies)

Common Name Scientific Name
  Queen Danaus gilippus
  Monarch Danaus plexippus

Family: Hesperiidae (The Skippers)

Subfamily: Pyrginae

Common Name Scientific Name
  Silver-Spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

  Afranius Duskywing

Erynnis afranius

  Dreamy Duskywing

Erynnis icelus

  Pacuvius Duskywing

Erynnis pacuvius

  Persius Duskywing

Erynnis persius

  Northern White-Skipper

Heliopetes ericetorum

  Mohave Sootywing

Hesperopsis libya

  Common Sootywing

Pholisora catullus

  Grizzled Skipper

Pyrgus centaureae

  Common Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus communis

  Two-Banded Checkered-Skipper

Pyrgus ruralis

  Mexican Cloudywing

Thorybes mexicana

  Northern Cloudywing

Thorybes pylades

Subfamily: Hesperiinae

Common Name Scientific Name
  Common Roadside-Skipper

Amblyscirtes vialis

  Sachem Atalopedes campestris
  Dun Skipper

Euphyes vestris

  Western Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado
  Common Branded Skipper

Hesperia comma COMPLEX

  Juba Skipper

Hesperia juba

  Nevada Skipper

Hesperia nevada

  Uncas Skipper Hesperia uncas
  Garita Skipperling

Oarisma garita

  Woodland Skipper

Ochlodes sylvanoides

  Yuma Skipper

Ochlodes yuma

  Taxiles Skipper

Poanes taxiles

  Draco Skipper

Polites draco

  Long Dash

Polites mystic

  Peck's Skipper

Polites peckius

  Sandhill Skipper

Polites sabuleti

  Sonoran Skipper

Polites sonora

  Tawny-Edged Skipper

Polites themistocles

  European Skipper

Thymelicus lineola

Subfamily: Heteropterinae

Common Name Scientific Name
  Arctic Skipper

Carterocephalus palaemon

  Russet Skipperling

Piruna pirus

Family: Lycaenidae (The Gossamer-Winged Butterflies)

Subfamily: Polyommatinae

Common Name Scientific Name
  Arctic Blue Agriades glandon COMPLEX
  Western Pygmy Blue Brephidium exile
  Spring Azure Celastrina ladon COMPLEX
  Square-Spotted Blue Euphilotes battoides
  Dotted Blue Euphilotes enoptes
  Western Tailed-Blue Everes amyntula
  Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas
  Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus
  Arrowhead Blue Glaucopsyche piasus
  Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola
  Northern Blue Lycaeides idas
  Melissa Blue Lycaeides melissa
  Acmon Blue Plebejus [Icaricia] acmon
  Boisduval's Blue Plebejus [Icaricia] icarioides
  Lupine Blue Plebejus [Icaricia] lupinus
  Shasta Blue Plebejus [Icaricia] shasta
  Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus

Macromiidae

Common Name Scientific Name
  Western River Cruiser Macromia magnifica
Corduliidae
Common Name Scientific Name
  Spiney Baskettail Epitheca spinigera
  American Emerald Cordulia shurtleffii
  White-ringed Emerald Somatochlora albicincta
  Ocellated Emerald Somatochlora minor
  Mountain Emerald Somatochlora semicircularis

Libellulidae

Common Name Scientific Name
  Western Pondhawk Erythemis collocata
  Hudsonian Whiteface Leucorrhinia hudsonica
  Dot-tailed Whiteface Leucorrhinia intacta
  Red-waisted Whiteface Leucorrhinia proxima
  Comanche Skimmer Libellula comanche
  Eight-spotted Skimmer Libellula forensis
  Chalk-fronted Corporal Lubellula julia
  Common Whitetail Libellula [Plathemis] lydia
  Hoary Skimmer Libellula nodisticta
  Twelve-spotted Skimmer Libellula pulchella
  Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata
  Flame Skimmer Libellula saturata
  Desert Whitetail Libellula [Plathemis] subornata
  Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis
  Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens
  Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum [Tarnetrum] corruptum
  Saffron-winged Meadowhawk Sympetrum costiferum
  Black Meadowhawk Sympetrum danae
  Cardinal Meadowhawk Sympetrum [Tarnetrum] illotum
  Cherry-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum internum
  Red-veined Meadowhawk Sympetrum madidum
  White-faced Meadowhawk Sympetrum obtrusum
  Western Meadowhawk Sympetrum occidentale
  Striped Meadowhawk Sympetrum pallipes
  Yellow-legged Meadowhawk Sympetrum vivinum
  Black Saddlebags Tramea lacerata