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