Checklist of Butterflies seen at the National Butterfly Center

239 Species 12/8/2019.

Species in green are found in the United States only in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae) 9

• Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)

• Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)

• Dark Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides philolaus) 4/1/10

• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)

• Red-sided Swallowtail (Mimoides phaon) May 19, 2015

• Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

• Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion)

• Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus)

• Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades)

Whites (Subfamily Pierinae) 7

• Florida White (Appias drusilla)

• Checkered White (Pontia protodice)

• Great Southern White (Ascia monuste)

• Giant White (Ganyra josephina)

• Common Melwhite (Melete lycimnia isandra)

• Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile) 1st U.S. record - 12/7/04

• Falcate Orangetip, Anthocharis midea

Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae) 17

• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)

• Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia)

• White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)

• Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula) • Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

• Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea)

• Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)

• Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira) 10/23/11

• Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)

• Barred Yellow (Eurema daira)

• Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana)

• Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)

• Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)

• Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)

• Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise)

• Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)

• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae) 31

Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

• Strophius Hairstreak (Allosmaitia strophius) 12/04/05

• Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)

• Smudged Hairstreak (Rekoa stagira) 1st U.S. record - 12/20/05

• Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius)

• Telea Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon telea) 11/28/10

• Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis)

• Clench's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserablis) 6/28/09

• Tropical Greenstreak (Cyanophrys herodotus)

• Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami)

• Aquamarine Hairstreak (Oenomaus ortygnus)

• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

• Zebra Cross-streak (Panthiades bathildis) 1st U.S. record, Dec. 15, 2012

• Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca) • Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia) 11/28/04

• Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa)

• White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymonalbata)

• Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon alea)

• Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa)

• Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri) Dec. 17, 2012

• Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii)

• Ruddy Hairstreak (Electrostrymon sangala)

• Orange-crescent Groundstreak (Electrostrymon guzanta) 11/14/10

• Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon)

• Pearly-gray Hairstreak (Siderus tephraeus)

• Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie)

• Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)

• Vicroy's Ministreak (Ministrymon janevicroy) 1/14/2006

• Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon) Feb. 6,2013

• Black Hairstreak (Ocaria ocrisia) 12/13/15

• Gnomic Hairstreak, (Gargina gnosia) December 27, 2016, 1st US Sighting

• Mathew's Groundstreak (Rubroserrata mathewi), 2/23/17, 1st US Sighting

• Common Groundstreak (Zegleria hesperitis) 2/9/17, 1st US Sighting

• Shadowed Hairstreak (Michaelus ira) 3/3/18

Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae) 7

• Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile)

• Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius)

• Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)

• Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna)

• Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus)

• Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola)

• Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)

Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae) 7

• Blue Metalmark (Lasaia sula)

• Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis)

• Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis)

• Rawson's Metalmark (Calephelis rawsoni) 7/07/07

• Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino)

• Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe)

• Curve-winged Metalmark (Emesis emesia) 11/13/06

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae) 1

Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae)

• American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae) 9

• Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)

• Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta)

• Banded Orange Heliconian (Dyradula phaetusa) 8/18/2014

• Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia)

• Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella)

• Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)

• Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato) 11/17/07

• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)

• Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia)

True Brushfoots (Subfamily Nymphalinae) 27

• Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona)

• Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia)

• Definite Patch (Chlosyne definite) 11/3/18 • Banded Patch (Chlosyne endeis)

• Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais)

• Rosita Patch (Chlosyne rosita) 8/5/08

• Red-spotted Patch (Chlosyne marina) 11/13/06

• Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas)

• Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada)

• Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana)

• Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis)

• Chestnut Crescent (Phyciodes argentea)

• Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta)

• Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)

• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)

• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)

• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) 11/14/11

• Compton Tortoiseshell

• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

• West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) 12/29/11

• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

• Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva)

• White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)

• Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)

• Malachite (Siproeta stelenes)

• Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus) Dec. 1, 2012

Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae) 20

• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) 10/25/07

• Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia) • Spot-celled Sister (Adelpha basiloides)

• Common Banner (Epiphile adrasta) 12/27/06

• Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe) 2nd U.S. record – 12/4/05

• Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa)

• Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima) 06/30/07

• Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila) 11/24/2009

• Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis)

• Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta) 1st U.S. record - 12/3/05

• Common Mestra (Mestra amymone)

• Red Rim (Biblis hyperia)

• Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa)

• Glaucous Cracker (Hamadryas glauconome) 8/25/2013

• Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena)

• Orion Cecropian (Historis odius) 11/15/11

• Tailed Cecropian (Historis acheronta) 09/02/11

• Blomfild's Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia)

• Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron)

• Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)

Leafwings and Relatives (Subfamily Charaxinae) 6

• One-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona demophon) 1st U.S. record - 11/18/07

• Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea)

• Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria)

• Angled Leafwing (Anaea glycerium)

• Guatemalan Leafwing (Anaea/Memphis forreri) 2nd U.S. record - 2/8/08

• Pale-spotted Leafwing (Anaea pithyusa)

Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae) 5

• Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) • Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia)

• Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

• Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon)

• Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure)

Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae) 2

• Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)

• Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)

Clearwings (Subfamily Ithominae) 1

• Broad-tipped Clearwing (Pteronymia cotytto) 1st U.S. record - 12/7/05

Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae) 3

• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)

• Queen (Danaus gilippus)

• Soldier (Danaus eresimus)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae) 55

• Guava Skipper (Phocides polybius)

• Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius) 10/23/11

• Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) 07/15/06

• White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus)

• Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa)

• Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander) 09/10/06

• Emerald Aguna (Aguna claxon) 11/8/2015

• Tailed Aguna (Aguna metophis) 8/26/06

• Eight-spotted Longtail (Polythrix octomaculata) 11/14/07

• White-crescent Longtail (Codatractus alcaeus) • Arizona Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis) 1st Texas record -- 10/24/08

• Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)

• Turquoise Longtail (Urbanus evona) 1st U.S. record - 12/6/03

• Cobalt Longtail, Urbanus viterboana 3/20/14

• Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes)

• Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus)

• Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne)

• White-tailed Longtail (Urbanus doryssus)

• Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator)

• Gilbert's Flasher (Astraptes gilberti)

• Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus) 09/08/07

• Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus)

• Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo)

• Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius)

• Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas)

• Starred Skipper (Arteurotia tractipennis) 11/2/10

• Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina)

• Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos)

• Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans)

• Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga)

• Hoary Skipper (Carrhenes canescens)

• Dusted Spurwing (Antigonus erosus) May 17, 2015

• Texas Powdered-Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta)

• Sickle-winged Skipper (Achlyodes thraso)

• Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmatica) 10/23/09

• Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciatus)

• Common Bentwing, Ebrietas anacreon 1st U.S. record Oct. 18, 2010

• White-patched Skipper (Chiomara asychis)

• Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) 11/18/07 • Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis)

• Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)

• White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens)

• Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus)

• Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas)

• Erichson's White Skipper (Heliopetes domicella)

• Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana)

• Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira)

• East-Mexican White-Skipper (Heliopetes sublinea) 10/26/07

• Veined White-Skipper (Heliopetes arsalte) 11/19/09

• Common Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus)

• Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

• Blue-studded Skipper (Sostrata nordica) 12/20/15

• Alana White-Skipper (Heliopetes alana) 11/27/16

• Common Brown-skipper (Callimormus saturnus)

• Manuel's Skipper (Polygonus savigny)

Grass-Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae) 29

• Malicious Skipper (Synapte malitiosa)

• Julia's Skipper (Nastra julia)

• Fawn-spotted Skipper (Cymaenes odilia)

• Greenish Brown-Skipper (Mnasilus allubita) 1st U. S. record – 10/24/09

• Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)

• Green-backed Ruby-eye (Perichares philetes)

• Osca Skipper (Rhinthon osca) 10/23/11

• Double-dotted Skipper (Decinea percosius)

• Yucatan Skipper, Oeonus pyste

• Hidden-ray Skipper (Conga chydaea) 11/3/10

• Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) 10/24/07 • Southern Skipperling (Copaeodes minimus)

• Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)

• Whirlabout (Polites vibex)

• Southern Broken-Dash (Wallengrenia otho)

• Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)

• Common Mellana (Quasimellana eulogius)

• Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa)

• Celia's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes celia)

• Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)

• Olive-clouded Skipper (Lerodea dysaules)

• Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)

• Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)

• Hecebolus Skipper (Panoquina hecebola)

• Purple-washed Skipper (Panoquina sylvicola)

• Evans' Skipper (Panoquina fusina)

• Violet-banded Skipper (Nyctelius nyctelius)

• Violet-patched Skipper (Monca crispinus)

• Liris Skipper (Lerema liris)