Checklist of Buerflies of Tulare County hp://www.natureali.org/Tularebuerflychecklist.htm

Tulare County Buerfly Checklist Compiled by Ken Davenport & designed by Alison Sheehey

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)

Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae) A series of simple checklists Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius for use in the field

Sierra Nevada Parnassian Parnassius behrii Kern Amphibian Checklist Kern Bird Checklist Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae) Kern Checklist Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Tulare Butterfly Checklist Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes Kern Dragonfly Checklist Checklist of Exotic Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon (incl. nitra) introduced to Kern County Indra Swallowtail Papilio indra Kern Fish Checklist

Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes Kern Mammal Checklist Kern Reptile Checklist Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus Checklist of Sensitive Species Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata found in Kern County

Pale Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon

Whites and Sulphurs (Family ) Wildflowers Whites (Subfamily ) Hodgepodge of Pine White Neophasia menapia Photos Nature Ali Wild Wanderings Becker's White Pontia beckerii

Spring White Pontia sisymbrii

Checkered White Pontia protodice

Western White Pontia occidentalis The Butterfly Digest by Cabbage White Pieris rapae Bruce Webb - A digest of butterfly discussion around Large Marble Euchloe ausonides the nation.

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Pale Swallowtail on Kelley's California Marble Euchloe hyantis Lily - Poison Meadow - July Desert Orangetip cethura 2003. Photo Alison Sheehey © Pacific Orangetip Anthocharis sara NatureAli. All rights reserved. Stella Orangetip Anthocharis stella

Gray Marble Anthocharis lanceolata

Sulphurs (Subfamily )

Clouded Sulphur philodice

Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme

Harford's Sulphur Colias harfordii

Sierra Sulphur Colias behrii

California Dogface eurydice

Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia

Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae

Sleepy Orange Eurema nicippe

Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole

Gossamer-wing (Family )

Coppers (Subfamily )

Tailed Copper [Tharsalea] arota

Lustrous Copper Lycaena cupreus

Great Copper Lycaena xanthoides

Edith's Copper Lycaena editha

Ruddy Copper Lycaena rubidus

Blue Copper Lycaena heteronea

Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides

Lilac-bordered Copper Lycaena nivalis

Mariposa Copper

Hairstreaks (Subfamily )

Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunus

Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus

Behr's Hairstreak behrii

California Hairstreak Satyrium californica

Sylvan Hairstreak Satyrium sylvinus

Gold-hunter's Hairstreak Satyrium auretorum

Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak Satyrium tetra

Hedgerow Hairstreak Satyrium saepium

Callophrys affinis Western Green Hairstreak (previously C. apama, C. affinis, and C. dumetorum)

Sheridan's Green Hairstreak sheridani

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Brown Elfin Callophrys [Incisalia] augustinus

Moss' Elfin Callophrys [Incisalia] mossii

Western Pine Elfin Callophrys [Incisalia] eryphon

Thicket Hairstreak Callophrys [Loranthomitoura] spinetorum

Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys [Mitoura] gryneus

Nelson's Hairstreak Callophrys [Mitoura] nelsoni

Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)

Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile

Marine Blue Leptotes marina

Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus

Reakirt's Blue Hemiargus isola

Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas

Western Tailed-Blue Everes amyntula

Spring Azure Celastrina "ladon"

Sonoran Blue Philotes sonorensis

Western Square-dotted Blue Euphilotes battoides

Bernardino Dotted-Blue Euphilotes bernardino

Pacific Dotted-Blue Euphilotes enoptes

Small Dotted-Blue Philotiella speciosa

Arrowhead Blue Glaucopsyche piasus

Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus

Lycaeides idas Northern Blue (formerly known as L. argyrognomen)

Melissa Blue Lycaeides melissa

Greenish Blue Plebeius saepiolus

Boisduval's Blue Plebeius [Icaricia] icarioides

Shasta Blue Plebeius [Icaricia] shasta

Acmon Blue Plebeius [Icaricia] acmon

Lupine Blue Plebeius [Icaricia] lupini

Veined Blue Plebeius [Icaricia] neurona

Sierra Nevada Blue Agriades podarce

Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

Mormon Metalmark Apodemia mormo

Behr's Metalmark Apodemia virgulti

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family )

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily )

Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae

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Coronis Fritillary coronis macaria

Zerene Fritillary

Callippe Fritillary Speyeria callippe

Great Basin Fritillary Speyeria egleis egleis

Hydaspe Fritillary Speyeria hydaspe viridicornis

Mormon Fritillary Speyeria mormonia

Pacific Fritillary Boloria epithore

True Brush-foots (Subfamily )

Dotted Checkerspot Poladryas minuta

Leanira Checkerspot Thessalia leanira

Northern Checkerspot palla

Rockslide Checkerspot Chlosyne whitneyi

Sagebrush Checkerspot

Hoffmann's Checkerspot Chlosyne hoffmanni

Field Crescent Phyciodes pratensis

Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta

Variable Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona

Edith's Checkerspot Euphydryas editha

Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus

Green Comma Polygonia faunus

Hoary Comma Polygonia gracilis

California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica

Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa

Milbert's Tortoiseshell Nymphalis [Aglais] milberti

American Lady Vanessa virginiensis

Painted Lady Vanessa cardui

West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella

Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta

Common Buckeye Junonia coenia

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae)

Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini

California Sister Adelpha bredowii

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)

Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia

Common Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala

Great Basin Wood Nymph Cercyonis sthenele

Chryxus Arctic Oeneis chryxus

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Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)

Monarch Danaus plexippus

Queen Danaus gilippus

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)

Silver-spotted Epargyreus clarus (incl. huachuca)

Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus

Northern Cloudywing pylades

Mexican Cloudywing Thorybes mexicana

Sleepy Erynnis brizo

Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius

Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis

Pacuvius Duskywing Erynnis pacuvius

Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis

Persius Duskywing Erynnis persius

Two-banded Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus ruralis

Small Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus scriptura

Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis

White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens

Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum

Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus

Mohave Sootywing libya

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacia

Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus

Alkali Skipper Pseudocopaeodes eunus

Juba Skipper juba

Western Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado

Columbian Skipper Hesperia Columbia

Lindsey's Skipper Hesperia lindseyi

Sierra Skipper Hesperia miriamae

Nevada Skipper Hesperia nevada

Sandhill Skipper Polites sabuleti

Sonora Skipper Polites sonora

Sachem Atalopedes campestris

Rural Skipper agricola

Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides

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Yuma Skipper Ochlodes yuma

Umber Skipper Poanes melane

Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala

Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)

Yucca Giant-Skipper Megathymus yuccae (incl. coloradensis)

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