Butterfly Checklist Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center & Botanical Gardens CDRI August 2007 SWALLOWTAILS (FAMILY PAPILIONIDAE) ___ Gulf Fritillary (Argraulis vanillae) Monarchs—SubfaMily Danainae Swallowtails—SubfaMily Papilioninae ___ Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) ___ Monarch (Danaus plexippus) ___ Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) Checkerspots & Crescents—SubfaMily ___ Queen (Danaus gilippus) ___ Giant Swalowtail (Papilio cresphontes) NyMphalinae ___ Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) ___ Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) SKIPPERS (FAMILY HESPERIIDAE) ___ Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata) ___ Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) Spread-wing Skippers—SubfaMily Pyrginae ___ Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta) ___ Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus) WHITES & YELLOWS (FAMILY PIERIDAE) ___ Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) ___ Desert Cloudywing (Achalarus casica) Whites—Subfamily Pieridae ___ Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) ___ Drusius Cloudywing (Thorybes drusius) ___ Checkered White (Pontia protodice) ___ Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona) ___ Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades) Sulphurs—SubfaMily Coliadinae ___ Chinati Checkerspot ___ Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) ___ Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) (Chlosyne theona chinatiensis) ___ Arizona Powdered-Skipper (Systasea zampa) ___ Southern Dogface (Colias [Zerene] cesonia) ___ Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia) ___ Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) ___ Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) True Brushfoots—SubfaMily NyMphalinae ___ Meridian Duskywing (Erynnis meridianus) ___ Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) ___ Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) ___ Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) ___ Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) ___ Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) ___ Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) ___ Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) ___ Red AdMiral (Vanessa atalanta) ___ ComMon Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis) ___ AMerican Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) ___ Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) GOSSAMER-WING (FAMILY LYCAENIDAE) ___ Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) ___ SMall Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura) Hairstreaks—SubfaMily Theclinae ___ ComMon Buckeye (Junonia coenia) ___ ComMon Sootywing (Pholisora catullus) ___ Great purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) ___ Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) ___ ComMon Streaky-Skipper (Celotes nessus) ___ Poling’s Hairstreak (Satyrium polingi) ___ Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) Grass-Skippers—SubfaMily Hesperiinae ___ Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis) Admirals & Relatives—SubfaMily LiMenitidinae ___Orange Skipperling (Copaeodes aurantiacus) ___ Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus) ___ ComMon Mestra (Mestra amymone) ___ Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska) ___ Leda Ministreak (Ministrymon leda) ___ California Sister (Adelpha bredowii) ___ Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) ___ Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) ___ Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) ___ Carus Skipper (Polites carus) ___Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) Emperors—Subfamily Apaturinae ___ SacheM (Atalopedes campestris) Blues—Subfamily Polyommatinae ___ Tawny EMperor (Asterocampa clyton) ___ Viereck’s Skipper (Atrytonopsis vierecki) ___ Western PygMy-Blue (Brephidium exile) ___ EMpress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) ___ White-barred Skipper (Atrytonopis pittacus) ___ Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) ___ Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) ___ Python Skipper (Atrytonopsis python) ___ Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) Snouts—Subfamily Libytheinae ___ Sheep Skipper (Atrytonopis edwardsii) ___ Reakirt’s Blue (Hemiargus isola) ___ AMerican Snout (Libytheana carinenta) ___ Bronze Roadside-skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus) ___ AcMon Blue (Plebejus acmon) Satyrs—SubfaMily Satyrinae ___ TeXas Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes texanae) ___ Red Satyr (Megisto rubricata) ___ Nysa Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nysa) BRUSHFOOTED BUTTERFLIES ___ Mead’s Wood-NyMph (Cercyonis meadii) ___ Cassus Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes cassus) (FAMILY NYMPHALIDAE) ___ Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida) ___ Slaty Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes nereus) Heliconians & Fritillaries—SubfaMily Heliconiinae ___ SiMius Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes simius) .