CHECKLIST OF THE OF THE PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER, MD. Prepared by Elwood M. (Woody) Martin Page 1 of 2

Species List Status Monthly Record | | | | | | | * | | | | The Skippers ( Hesperiidae) |J-F|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|N-D| | | | | | | | | | | | Silver-spotted ...... Epargyreus clarus | C-A | | | | |---|---|---|xx |---| | | Hoary Edge ...... Achalarus lyciades | U-C | | | | | |---|- | | | | | Southern Cloudy Wing ...... bathyllus | U | | | | | -|-- |- | | | | | Northern Cloudy Wing ...... | U | | | | | |-- | | | | | | Southern Sooty Wing ...... Staphylus hayhurstii | R-U | | | | | -| | | | | | | Dreamy Dusky Wing ...... Erynnis icelus | U | | | | |-- | | | | | | | Sleepy Dusky Wing ...... Erynnis brizo | U | | | | | - |- | | | | | | Juvenal's Dusky Wing ...... Erynnis juvenalis | C | | | |---|- | | | | | | | Horace's Dusky Wing ...... Erynnis horatius | U-A | | | | | | --|---| |x | | | Columbine Dusky Wing (?) ...... Erynnis lucilius | X | | | | x | | | | | | | | Wild Indigo Dusky Wing ...... Erynnis baptisiae | U | | | | -| | - |? | | | | | European Skipper ...... Thymelicus lineola | U | | | | | | |? | | | | | Checkered Skipper ...... Pyrgus communis | U | | | | | | | | | |- | | Common Sooty Wing ...... Pholisora catullus | U | | | | |x |- |- | x | | | | Swarthy Skipper ...... Nastra iherminier | U | | | | |-- |- | | -|- | | | Clouded Skipper ...... Lerema accius | U | | | | | | | | |---| | | Least Skipper ...... Ancyloxypha numitor | C-A | | | | | -|- |---| x|---|-x | | Fiery Skipper ...... Hylephila phyleus | R-U | | | | | | | | |---| | | Leonard's Skipper...... Hesperia leonardus | R | | | | | | | | | - | | | Peck's Skipper ...... Polites coras | U | | | | | -|---| --| x|---| | | Tawny-edged Skipper ...... Polites themistocles | U | | | | | |-- | | |- -| | | Cross Line Skipper ...... Polites origenes | U | | | | | -|x- | | |- -| | | Northern Broken Dash ...... Wallengrenia egeremet | R | | | | | | - | | | | | | Little Glassy Wing ...... Pompeius verna | C | | | | | -| --|x | xx| | | | Sachem ...... Atalopedes campestris | A | | | | | -|- |---| x|---|- | | Mulberry Wing...... | R | | | | | | -| | | | | | Zabulon (Southern Golden) Skipper . Poanes zabulon | U | | | | | -|---| | -x|- -| | | Dun Skipper ...... Euphyes ruricola | U | | | | | |x--|--x| -|- | | | Roadside Skipper ...... Amblyscirtes vialis | R-U | | | | | x | - | | | | | | Ocala Skipper ...... Panoquina ocola | R | | | | | | | | | x| | |

The Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Pipe Vine Swallowtail...... Battus philenor | R-C | | | | | | -|-- | |---|- | | Zebra Swallowtail ...... Eurytides marcellus | U-C | | | |---|---|---|---| | | | | Black Swallowtail ...... Papilio polyxenes | U | | | | |- | --|---| -|---| | | Tiger Swallowtail ...... Papilio glaucus | C-A | | | |---|---|---|---| |---|- | | Spicebush Swallowtail ...... Papilio troilus | C-A | | | | --|---|---|---|-- |---| | |

The Whites and Sulphurs (Family )

Checkered White...... protodice | U | | | | | -| | |x | |x | | European . . . . . rapae | A | | | -|---| -| --|---| |---|---|- | Falcate Orange-tip ...... midea | C | | | -|---|- | | | | | | | Common (Clouded) Sulphur ...... philodice | C | | | -| --|---|-- |-- | x|---|---| | Orange Sulphur (Alfalfa Butterfly) . | C-A | | | |---|---|---|-- | |---|---| | Cloudless Sulphur...... sennae | R-U | | | | | | | x | |---| x| | Little Sulphur ...... lisa | R-U | | | | | | | |- -|x--|- x|x | Sleepy Orange...... | R-U | | | | | | |---| x|---|-- | |

Gossamer-winged Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

Harvester ...... Feniseca tarquinius | R | | | | | | | | - | | | | American Copper ...... Lycaena phlaeas | C-A | | | | -|x |---|- | | x | | | Coral Hairstreak ...... Harkenclenus titus | U | | | | | | --|- | | | | | Banded Hairstreak ...... Satyrium calanus | R | | | | | | --| | x| | | | Striped Hairstreak ...... Satyrium liparops | R | | | | | | x|- | | | | | Red-banded Hairstreak ...... Calycopis cecrops | U-C | | | | |-x-|- | --| -x|? ?| | | Olive Hairstreak ...... Mitoura gryneus | R | | | | | x | | | | | | | Brown Elfin ...... Incisalia augustus | R | | | | x| | | | | | | | Henry's Elfin ...... Incisalia henrici | R | | | | x| | | | | | | | Pine Elfin ...... Incisalia niphon | R | | | | x| - | | | | | | | White M Hairstreak ...... Parrhasius m-album | R | | | | - | | | | | -| | | Gray Hairstreak ...... Strymon melinus | C | | | | |- |---|---| -x|---| | | Eastern Tailed Blue ...... Everes comyntas | C-A | | | | -|---|---|---| x|---|-- | | Spring (?) Azure ...... Celastrina argiolus | C-A | | | x|---| -|---|-- | - |- | | |

CHECKLIST OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER, MD. (Page 2 of 2)

Species List Status Monthly Record | | | | | | | * | | | | Snout Butterflies (Family Libythidae) |J-F|Mar|Apr|May|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Oct|N-D| | | | | | | | | | | | Eastern Snout Butterfly . . . . . Libytheana bachmanii | R | | | | | | | | | x| | |

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family )

Variegated Fritillary ...... Euptoieta claudia | C | | | | | -| - |-- | |---|---|- | Great Spangled Fritillary . . . . Speyeria cybele | A | | | | | -|---|---| |---| | | Regal Fritillary ...... Speyeria idalia | X | | | | | | | | | x | | | Meadow Fritillary ...... Boloria bellona | R-U | | | | | |---| | | | | | Pearl Crescent ...... Phyciodes tharos | C-A | | | | --|- -| --|---| |---|--x| | Baltimore ...... Euphydryas phaeton | R | | | | | -| | | | | | | Question Mark ...... Polygonia interrogationis | U-C | | | -| - | -| - |-- | | --|-- | | Comma (Hop Merchant) ...... Polygonia comma | U-C | | | -|---| |---| --| |---|---|- | Mourning Cloak ...... Nymphalis antiopa | U | | | --|---| x| --| | | -|- | | American Painted Lady ...... Vanessa virginiensis | U-C | | | |---|- -|---|-- | |---| | | Painted Lady (Cosmopolitan) . . . Vanessa cardui | U-C | | | | | | | | |-- |- |- | Red Admiral ...... Vanessa atalanta | U | | | | --|- -|---|---| |---| - | | Buckeye ...... Junonia coenia | C | | | | | -| --|---| |---|---|- | Red-spotted Purple ...... Limenitis astyanax | U | | | | | --|-- |-- | |---|- | | Viceroy ...... Limenitis archippus | U | | | | | --|-- |---| |---|- | | Northern Pearly Eye ...... Enodia anthedon | U | | | | | -|-- | | | | | | Appalachian Eyed Brown ...... Satyrodes appalachia | U | | | | | -|- -| | - | | | | Little Wood Satyr ...... Megisto cymela | C | | | | | -|---|-- | | | | | Common Wood Nymph ...... Cercyonis pegala | C | | | | | -| -|-- | |---| | | Monarch ...... Danaus plexippus | C | | | | | -|---|---| |---|---| |

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Additional Species Which May Occur On Area Explanation of Status Codes Used, etc.

Long-tailed Skipper ...... Urbanus proteus | E | Species recorded: Golden-banded Skipper ...... Autochton cellus | D | A = Abundant Confused Cloudy Wing ...... | E | C = Common Mottled Dusky Wing ...... Erynnis martialis | D | U = Uncommon Zarucco Dusky Wing ...... Erynnis zarucco | D | R = Rare Cobweb Skipper ...... Hesperia metea | E | X = Accidental Long Dash ...... Polites mystic | P | Broken Dash ...... Wallengrenia otho | E | Additional Species: Delaware Skipper ...... Atrytone logan | E | E = Expected Hobomok (Northern Golden) Skipper Poanes hobomok | P | P = Possible D = Doubtful Aaron's Skipper ...... | D | Broad-winged Skipper ...... | P | Occurrence is indicated by "10-day" Black Dash ...... Euphyes conspicua | P | period under Monthly Record where: Two-spotted Skipper ...... Euphyes bimacula | P | Dusted Skipper ...... Atrytonopsis hianna | E | - = Recorded by EMM Brazilian Skipper ...... Calpodes ethlius | E | x = Recorded by someone else Giant Swallowtail ...... Papilio cresphontes | D | Dog Face ...... Colias cesonia | D | Updated 5 Dec 2001 Bronze Copper ...... Lycaena hyllus | P | Great Purple Hairstreak . . . . . Atlides halesus | D | * My absence in August accounts for the scarcity of observations then. Frosted Elfin ...... Incisalia irus | E | This list covers mainly the Central Northern Hairstreak ...... Fixenia ontario | E | and South Tracts of PWRC. The North Gulf Fritillary ...... Agraulis vanillae | D | Tract has compiled a separate list. EMM Silver-bordered Fritillary . . . . Boloria selene | P | Silvery Checkerspot ...... Chlosyne nycteis | D | Hackberry Butterfly ...... Asterocampa celtis | E | Tawny Emperor ...... Asterocampa clyton | E |<- about 1 mile away in old Bowie 23 Sep 2001 Carolina Satyr ...... Hermeuptychia hermes | D |