Kern County Butterfly Checklist Compiled by Ken Davenport & Alison Sheehey
Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae)
Parnassians (Subfamily Parnassiinae)
Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius baldur A series of simple checklists for use in the field Swallowtails (Subfamily Papilioninae) Kern Amphibian Checklist Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor Kern Bird Checklist Desert Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes coloro Kern Butterfly Checklist
Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon Tulare Butterfly Checklist Kern Dragonfly Checklist Indra Swallowtail Papilio indra Checklist of Exotic Animals Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes introduced to Kern County Kern Fish Checklist Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus Checklist of Introduced Plants Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata pusillus Kern Mammal Checklist Pale Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon Kern Reptile Checklist Checklist of Sensitive Species Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae) found in Kern County Whites (Subfamily Pierinae)
Pine White Neophasia menapia
Becker's White Pontia beckerii Birds of Kern County, California: A photo checklist Spring White Pontia sisymbrii Kern County Mammals Checkered White Pontia protodice Kern County Reptiles and Amphibians Cabbage White Pieris rapae Illustrated Fish Checklist Desert Marble Euchloe lotta Butterflies of Kern County Dragonflies of Kern County California Marble Euchloe hyantis Ferns of Kern County Trees of Kern County Desert Orangetip Anthocharis cethura
Pacific Orangetip Anthocharis sara
Gray Marble Anthocharis lanceolata November Wild Life Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae) Hodgepodge of Insect Photos Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme Autumn Wildflowers & Leaves
Harford's Sulphur Colias harfordii Nature Ali Wild Wanderings
California Dogface Zerene eurydice
Southern Dogface Zerene cesonia The Butterfly Digest by Bruce Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae Webb - A digest of butterfly discussion around the nation. Mexican Yellow Eurema mexicana The International Lepidoptera Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe Survey: The Taxonomic Report Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole Illustrated Guide to Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae) Geographic Variation in the Indra Swallowtail Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae) Butterfly and its Larval Host Plants by Wayne H. Whaley, Tailed Copper Lycaena arota Ph.D.
Great Copper Lycaena xanthoides Frontispiece: Gorgon Copper Lycaena gorgon Hairstreaks on White Milkweed, Hwy 155 - July Ruddy Copper* Lycaena rubidus 2003. Photo Alison Sheehey © Blue Copper Lycaena heteronea NatureAli. All rights reserved.
Purplish Copper Lycaena helloides
Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)
Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunus
Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus
Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis
Behr's Hairstreak Satyrium behrii
California Hairstreak Satyrium californica
Sylvan Hairstreak Satyrium sylvinus
Gold-hunter's Hairstreak Satyrium auretorum
Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak Satyrium tetra
Hedgerow Hairstreak Satyrium saepium
Perplexing Hairstreak Callophrys perplexa
Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus
Western Pine Elfin Callophrys eryphon
Thicket Hairstreak Callophrys spinetorum
Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus
Nelson's Hairstreak Callophrys nelsoni Muir's Hairstreak Callophrys muiri
Mallow Hairstreak Callophrys nelsoni
Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus
Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae)
Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile
Marine Blue Leptotes marina
Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus
Reakirt's Blue Echinargus (Hemiargus) isola
Eastern Tailed-Blue Cupido comyntas
Western Tailed-Blue Cupido (Everes) amyntula
Echo Azure Celastrina echo
Sonoran Blue Philotes sonorensis
Square-spotted Blue Euphilotes battoides
Bernardino Blue Euphilotes bernardino
Dotted Blue Euphilotes enoptes
Comstock's Blue Euphilotes glaucon comstocki
Mojave Blue Euphilotes mojave
Pale Blue Euphilotes pallescens
Small Blue Philotiella speciosa
Arrowhead Blue Glaucopsyche piasus
Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus
Melissa Blue Plebejus (Lycaeides) melissa
Greenish Blue Plebejus saepiolus
San Emigdio Blue Plebejus emigdionis
Common Blue Plebejus icarioides
Acmon Blue Plebejus acmon
Lupine Blue Plebejus lupini
Veined Blue Plebejus neurona
Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)
Mormon Metalmark Apodemia mormo
Tuolomne Cythera Metalmark Apodemia cythera
Desert Metalmark Apodemia deserti
Behr's Metalmark Apodemia virgulti
Davenport's Metalmark Apodemia davenporti
Palmer's Metalmark Apodemia palmeri
Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae) Western Snout Butterfly Libytheana carinenta
Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae)
Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia
Coronis Fritillary Speyeria coronis
Callippe Fritillary Speyeria callippe
Great Basin Fritillary Speyeria egleis
Unsilvered Fritillary Speyeria adiaste
Hydaspe Fritillary Speyeria hydaspe
Pacific Fritillary Boloria epithore
True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
Leanira Checkerspot Thessalia leanira
California Patch Chlosyne californica
Northern Checkerspot Chlosyne palla
Sagebrush Checkerspot Chlosyne acastus
Gabb's Checkerspot Chlosyne gabbii
Texan Crescent Phyciodes texana
Field Crescent Phyciodes pratensis
Mylitta Crescent Phyciodes mylitta
Chaledon Checkerspot Euphydryas chalcedona
Edith's Checkerspot Euphydryas editha
Satyr Anglewing Polygonia satyrus
Zephyr Anglewing Polygonia gracilis zephyrus
California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica
Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa
Milbert's Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti
American Painted 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 californica
Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae)
California Ringlet Coenonympha californica
Common Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala Great Basin Wood Nymph Cercyonis sthenele
Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae)
Monarch Danaus plexippus
Striated Queen Danaus gilippus thersippus
Skippers (Family Hesperiidae) Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae)
Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus californicus
Hammock Skipper Polygonus leo arizonensis
Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades indistictus
Sleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo lacustra
Propertius Duskywing Erynnis propertius
Mournful Duskywing Erynnis tristis
Pacuvius Duskywing Erynnis pacuvius
Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis
Persius Duskywing Erynnis persius
Small Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus scriptura
Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis
White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens
Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum
Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus
Mojave Sootywing Hesperopsis libya
Saltbush Sootywing Hesperopsis alpheus
Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)
Julia's Skipper Nastra julia
Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacia
Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus muertovalle
Alkali Skipper Pseudocopaeodes eunus
Juba Skipper Hesperia juba
Western Branded Skipper Hesperia colorado
Columbian Skipper Hesperia Columbia
Lindsey's Skipper Hesperia lindseyi
Sandhill Skipper Polites sabuleti
Sonora Skipper Polites sonora
Sachem Atalopedes campestris
Rural Skipper Ochlodes agricola
Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides
Umber Skipper Poanes melane
Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae)
Yucca Giant-Skipper Megathymus yuccae martini
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