Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) – Columbia NWR Family Genus Species, Subspecies Common Name Coleophoridae (Case-bearer moths) Coleophora Not ID to Species Geometridae (Geometer moths) Not ID to Species Glyphipterigidae (Sedge moths) Not ID to Species Pterophoridae (Plume moths) Not ID to Species Saturniidae Hemileuca hera Hera buckmoth (Giant silkworm & royal moths) Pseudohazis Not ID to Species Incurvariidae (Leafcutter moths) Not ID to Species Noctuidae (Owlet moths) Heliolonche modicella Atalopedes campestris campestris Sachem skipper Epargyreus clarus clarus Silver-spotted skipper comma Comma skipper Hesperia juba Juba skipper Hesperiidae (Skipper butterflies) nevada Neveda skipper Lycaena helloides helloides Purplish copper Ochlodes sylvanoides bonnevillus Woodland skipper Polites sabuleti sabuleti Sandhill skipper Pyrgus communis Common checkered-skipper Lycaena rubida perkinsorum Ruddy copper acmon lutzi Acmon blue Lycaenidae Icaricia icaroides pembina Common blue (Gossamer-winged butterflies) Plebejus melissa melissa Mellisa blue Strymon melinus setonia Grey hairstreak oetus oetus Dark wood-nymph Cercyonis pegala araine Common/large wood-nymph Coenonympha tullia ampelos Northwest ringlet Nymphalidae antiopa antiopa Mourning cloak Nymphalis (Brush-footed butterflies) milberti milberti Milbert’s tortoiseshell cocyta pascoensis Pasco northern cresent Phycoides mylitta mylitta Mylitta crescentspot Venessa cardui Painted lady oregonus bairdii Oregon swallowtail Papilionidae (True butterflies) Papilio indra Short-tailed swallowtail zelicaon zelicaon Anise swallowtail

1 Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) – Columbia NWR Family Genus Species, Subspecies Common Name alexandra Queen Alexandra’s sulphur Colias eurytheme alba Orange sulphur ausonides ausonides Large marblewing Euchloe Pieridae hyantis lotta Desert pearly marblewing (White & sulpher butterflies) Perias rapae rapae European cabbage white beckerii Becker’s white Pontia occidentalis Western white sisymbrii flavitincta Spring white

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