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Philmont Butterflies PHILMONT AREA BUTTERFLIES Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) Melissa Blue (Lycaeides melissa) Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus) PAPILIONIDAE – Swallowtails Dainty Sulfur (Nathalis iole) Boisduval’s Blue (Icaricia icarioides) Subfamily Parnassiinae – Parnassians Lupine Blue (Icaricia lupini) Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius LYCAENIDAE – Gossamer-wings smintheus) Subfamily Lycaeninae – Coppers RIODINIDAE – Metalmarks Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota) Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia morma) Subfamily Papilioninae – Swallowtails American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas) Nais Metalmark (Apodemia nais) Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreus) Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus) NYMPHALIDAE – Brush-footed Butterflies Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus) Subfamily Libytheinae – Snout Butterflies Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus) Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea) American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon) Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides) Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudatus) Subfamily Heliconiinae – Long-wings Subfamily Theclinae – Hairstreaks Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) PIERIDAE – Whites & Sulfurs Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus) Subfamily Pierinae – Whites Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) Subfamily Argynninae – Fritillaries Pine White (Neophasia menapia) Southern Hairstreak (Fixsenia favonius) Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Becker’s White (Pontia beckerii) Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus) Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele) Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii) Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus) Aphrodite (Speyeria aphrodite) Checkered White (Pontia protodice) Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus) Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis) Western White (Pontia occidentalis) Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis) Edwards’ Fritillary (Speyeria edwardsii) Margined White (Pieris marginalis) Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum) Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Juniper Hairstreak (Callophryis gryneus) Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis) Sandia Hairstreak (Callophryis mcfarlandi) Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia) Subfamily Euchloeinae – Orangetips Brown Elfin (Incisalia augusta) Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene) Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides) Hoary Elfin (Incisalia polia) Freija’s Fritillary (Boloria freija) Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia) Western Banded Elfin (Incisalia eryphon) Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea) Southern Rocky Mountain Orangetip (Anthocharis Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) julia) Subfamily Melitaeinae – Checkerspots & Southwestern Orangetip (Anthocharis thoosa) Subfamily Polyommatinae – Blues Crescents Western Pygmy Blue (Brephidium exile) Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta) Subfamily Coliadinae – Sulfurs Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) Fulvous Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia) Clouded Sulfur (Colias philodice) Reakirt’s Blue (Hemiargus isola) Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) Orange Sulfur (Colias eurytheme) Eastern Tailed Blue (Everes comyntus) Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone) Queen Alexandra Sulfur (Colias alexandra) Western Tailed Blue (Everes amyntula) Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis) Scudder’s Sulfur (Colias scudderii) Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon) Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus) Mead’s Sulfur (Colias meadii) Rita Dotted Blue (Euphilotes rita) Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus) Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta) Cloudless Sulfur (Phoebis sennae) Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) Field Crescent (Phyciodes pratensis) Arctic Blue (Agriades franklinii) Painted Crescent (Phyciodes pictus) Page 1 – Philmont Area Butterflies Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta) Alberta Arctic (Oeneis alberta) Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas) Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) Melissa Arctic (Oeneis melissa) Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado) Polixenes Arctic (Oeneis polixenes) Apache Skipper (Hesperia woodgatei) Subfamily Nymphalinae – Anglewings Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) Subfamily Danainae – Milkweed Butterflies Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis) California Tortoiseshell (Nymphala californica) Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada) Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) Queen (Danaus gilippus) Sachem [Field Skipper] (Atalopedes campestris) Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti) Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus) Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus) HESPERIIDAE – True Skippers Carus Skipper (Polites carus) Green Comma (Polygonia faunus) Subfamily Pyrginae – Spread-wing Skippers Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti) Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis) Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus) Draco Skipper (Polites draco) Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) Short-tailed Skipper (Zestusa dorus) Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles) American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Cross-line Skipper (Polites origenes) Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicanus) Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan) West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus) Hobomok Skipper (Poanes hobomok) Buckeye (Junonia coenia) Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo) Taxiles Skipper (Poanes taxiles) Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus) Snow’s Skipper (Paratrytone snowi) Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus) Dun Skipper (Euphyes ruricola) Subfamily Limenitidinae – Admirals Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna) Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius) Viereck’s Skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki) Weidermeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidermeyerii) Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) Simius Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes simius) California Sister (Adelpha bredowii) Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius) Cassus Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes cassus) Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius) Bronze Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus) Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae) Oslar’s Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari) Subfamily Charaxinae – Leafwings Two-banded Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis) Dotted Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes eos) Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria) Mountain Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus xanthus) Common Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis) Small Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura) Orange-headed Roadside Skipper (Amblyscirtes Subfamily Apaturinae – Emperors Common Checkered Skipper (Pyrgus communis) phylace) Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) Common Streaky Skipper (Celotes nessus) Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) Subfamily Megathyminae – Giant Skippers Subfamily Satyrinae – Satyrs Mexican Sootywing (Pholisora mejicana) Yucca Giant Skipper (Megathymus yuccae) Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida) Saltbrush Sootywing (Hesperopsis alpheus) Strecker’s Giant Skipper (Megathymus streckeri) Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia) Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala) Subfamily Heteropterinae – Skipperlings Taxa after Opler (1999), FG Western Butterflies Mead’s Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii) Russett Skipperling (Piruna pirus) May 2007 – S. Mtspg. Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus) Magdalena Alpine (Erebia magdalena) Subfamily Hesperiinae – Grass Skippers Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea) Garita Skipperling (Ourisma garita) Ridings’ Satyr (Neominois ridingsii) Edwards’ Skipperling (Ourisma edwardsii) Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus) Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiaca) Uhler’s Arctic (Oeneis uhleri) Morrison’s Skipper (Stinga morrisoni) Page 2 – Philmont Area Butterflies .
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