Butterflies of New Castle County, Delaware A = Accidental, S = Stray, X = Extirpated
Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae) ▪ Baltimore – (Euphydryas phaeton) Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae) ▪ Question Mark – (Polygonia interrogationis) ▪ Eastern Comma – (Polygonia comma) ▪ Pipevine Swallowtail – (Battus philenor) ▪ Gray Comma – (Polygonia progne) – S ▪ Zebra Swallowtail – (Eurytides marcellus) ▪ Mourning Cloak – (Nymphalis antiopa) ▪ Black Swallowtail – (Papilio polyxenes) ▪ Milbert's Tortoiseshell – (Aglais milberti) – S ▪ Giant Swallowtail – (Papilio cresphontes) – S ▪ American Lady – (Vanessa virginiensis) ▪ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail – (Papilio glaucus) ▪ Painted Lady – (Vanessa cardui) ▪ Spicebush Swallowtail – (Papilio troilus) ▪ Red Admiral – (Vanessa atalanta) ▪ Palamedes Swallowtail – (Papilio palamedes) – S ▪ Common Buckeye – (Junonia coenia)
Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae) Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae) Whites (Subfamily Pierinae) ▪ Red-spotted Purple – (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) ▪ Checkered White – (Pontia protodice) ▪ Viceroy – (Limenitis archippus) ▪ Cabbage White – (Pieris rapae) ▪ Falcate Orangetip – (Anthocharis midea) Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae)
Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae) ▪ Hackberry Emperor – (Asterocampa celtis) ▪ Tawny Emperor – (Asterocampa clyton) ▪ Clouded Sulphur – (Colias philodice) ▪ Orange Sulphur – (Colias eurytheme) Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae) ▪ Southern Dogface – (Zerene cesonia) – S ▪ Cloudless Sulphur – (Phoebis sennae) ▪ Eyed Brown – (Satyrodes eurydice) – X ▪ Little Yellow – (Pyrisitia lisa) ▪ Appalachian Brown – (Satyrodes appalachia) ▪ Sleepy Orange – (Abaeis nicippe) ▪ Little Wood Satyr – (Megisto cymela) ▪ Common Wood Nymph – (Cercyonis pegala) Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae) Harvesters (Subfamily Miletinae) Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
▪ Harvester – (Feniseca tarquinius) ▪ Monarch – (Danaus plexippus)
Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae) Skippers (Family Hesperiidae) Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae) ▪ American Copper – (Lycaena phlaeas) ▪ Bronze Copper – (Lycaena hyllus) ▪ Silver-spotted Skipper – (Epargyreus clarus) ▪ Long-tailed Skipper – (Urbanus proteus) Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae) ▪ Golden Banded-Skipper – (Autochton cellus) – X ▪ Hoary Edge – (Achalarus lyciades) ▪ Great Purple Hairstreak – (Atlides halesus) ▪ Confusing Cloudywing – (Thorybes confusis) – X ▪ Coral Hairstreak – (Satyrium titus) ▪ Hayhurst's Scallopwing – (Staphylus hayhurstii) ▪ Banded Hairstreak – (Satyrium calanus) ▪ Sleepy Duskywing – (Erynnis brizo) ▪ Striped Hairstreak – (Satyrium liparops) ▪ Juvenal's Duskywing – (Erynnis juvenalis) ▪ Frosted Elfin – (Callophrys [Incisalia] irus) – X ▪ Horace's Duskywing – (Erynnis horatius) ▪ Juniper Hairstreak – (Callophrys [Mitoura] gryneus) ▪ Wild Indigo Duskywing – (Erynnis baptisiae) ▪ White M Hairstreak – (Parrhasius m-album) ▪ Common Checkered-Skipper – (Pyrgus communis) ▪ Gray Hairstreak – (Strymon melinus) ▪ Common Sootywing – (Pholisora catullus) ▪ Red-banded Hairstreak – (Calycopis cecrops) Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae) Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae) ▪ Swarthy Skipper – (Nastra lherminier) ▪ Eastern Tailed-Blue – (Cupido comyntas) ▪ Least Skipper – (Ancyloxypha numitor) ▪ Spring Azure – (Celastrina "ladon") ▪ European Skipper – (Thymelicus lineola) ▪ Summer Azure – (Celastrina neglecta) ▪ Fiery Skipper – (Hylephila phyleus) ▪ Appalachian Azure – (Celastrina neglecta-major) ▪ Indian Skipper – (Hesperia sassacus) ▪ Peck's Skipper – (Polites peckius (=coras)) Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae) ▪ Tawny-edged Skipper – (Polites themistocles) Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae) ▪ Crossline Skipper – (Polites origenes) ▪ Northern Broken-Dash – (Wallengrenia egeremet) ▪ American Snout – (Libytheana carinenta) ▪ Little Glassywing – (Pompeius verna) ▪ Sachem – (Atalopedes campestris) Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae) ▪ Delaware Skipper – (Anatrytone logan (=delaware)) ▪ Rare Skipper – (Problema bulenta) ▪ Variegated Fritillary – (Euptoieta claudia) ▪ Mulberry Wing – (Poanes massasoit) ▪ Great Spangled Fritillary – (Speyeria cybele) ▪ Hobomok Skipper – (Poanes hobomok) ▪ Regal Fritillary – (Speyeria idalia) – X ▪ Zabulon Skipper – (Poanes zabulon) ▪ Silver-bordered Fritillary – (Boloria selene) – X ▪ Aaron's Skipper – (Poanes aaroni) ▪ Meadow Fritillary – (Boloria bellona) ▪ Broad-winged Skipper – (Poanes viator) ▪ Dion Skipper – (Euphyes dion) True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae) ▪ Black Dash – (Euphyes conspicua) ▪ Dun Skipper – (Euphyes vestris (=ruricola)) ▪ Silvery Checkerspot – (Chlosyne nycteis) ▪ Brazilian Skipper – (Calpodes ethlius) – S ▪ Pearl Crescent – (Phyciodes tharos) ▪ Ocola Skipper – (Panoquina ocola)