Kern County Butterfly Checklist Compiled by Ken Davenport & Alison Sheehey

Swallowtails ( Papilionidae)

Parnassians ( 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 Checklist

Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon Tulare Butterfly Checklist Kern Dragonfly Checklist Indra Swallowtail Papilio indra Checklist of Exotic 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 Whites and Sulphurs (Family ) found in Kern County Whites (Subfamily )

Pine White Neophasia menapia

Becker's White beckerii Birds of Kern County, : A photo checklist Spring White Kern County Mammals Checkered White Kern County Reptiles and Amphibians Cabbage White Pieris rapae Illustrated Fish Checklist Desert Marble lotta of Kern County Dragonflies of Kern County California Marble Euchloe hyantis Ferns of Kern County Trees of Kern County Desert Orangetip cethura

Pacific Orangetip Anthocharis sara

Gray Marble Anthocharis lanceolata November Wild Life Sulphurs (Subfamily ) Hodgepodge of Photos Orange Sulphur eurytheme Autumn Wildflowers & Leaves

Harford's Sulphur Colias harfordii Nature Ali Wild Wanderings

California Dogface 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 Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe Survey: The Taxonomic Report Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole Illustrated Guide to Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family ) Geographic Variation in the Indra Swallowtail Coppers (Subfamily ) Butterfly and its Larval Host Plants by Wayne H. Whaley, Tailed Copper 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 )

Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunus

Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus

Silver-banded Hairstreak simaethis

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

Perplexing Hairstreak 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 )

Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile

Marine Blue Leptotes marina

Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus

Reakirt's Blue Echinargus (Hemiargus) isola

Eastern Tailed-Blue comyntas

Western Tailed-Blue Cupido (Everes) amyntula

Echo Azure echo

Sonoran Blue Philotes sonorensis

Square-spotted Blue battoides

Bernardino Blue

Dotted Blue

Comstock's Blue Euphilotes glaucon comstocki

Mojave Blue

Pale Blue

Small Blue 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 )

Mormon Metalmark 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 )

Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae) Western Snout Butterfly Libytheana carinenta

Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily )

Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae

Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia

Coronis Fritillary coronis

Callippe Fritillary Speyeria callippe

Great Basin Fritillary

Unsilvered Fritillary

Hydaspe Fritillary Speyeria hydaspe

Pacific Fritillary epithore

True Brush-foots (Subfamily )

Leanira Checkerspot Thessalia leanira

California Patch 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 )

Lorquin's Admiral lorquini

California Sister 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 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 scriptura

Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis

White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens

Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum

Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus

Mojave Sootywing libya

Saltbush Sootywing

Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae)

Julia's Skipper julia

Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacia

Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus muertovalle

Alkali Skipper Pseudocopaeodes eunus

Juba Skipper 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 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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