Butterfly species encountered on the Palouse (Latah and Whitman counties) April - July 2004 List compiled by Amy Pocewicz and Chris Looney Found in these habitats Palouse Disturbed Agricultural Forest Forest meadows Scientific name (Guppy and Shepard 2001) Common name prairie grasslands fields or clearcuts Hesperioidea (skippers) Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas arctic skipper x x Erynnis persius Scudder persius duskywing x Hesperia juba Scudder juba skipper x x x Oarisma garita Reakirt garita skipper x Papilionidea (swallowtails) Papilio eurymedon Lucas pale swallowtail x x x x x Papilo indra Reakirt indra swallowtail x x Papilio rutulus Lucas western tiger swallowtail x x Papilio zelicaon Lucas anise swallowtail x x Pieridae (whites, marbles, sulfurs) Anthocharis stella W.H. Edwards Stella's orangetip x x x Pieris rapae Linnaeus cabbage white x x x x Pontia beckerii W.H. Edwards Becker's white x Pontia occidentalis Reakirt western white x x Euchloe ausonides Lucas large marble x Colias eurytheme Boisduval orange sulfur x x x x x Colias philodice Godart clouded sulfur x x Lycaenidae (gossamer wings) Celastrina echo W.H. Edwards spring azure x x x Celastrina ladon ssp. lucia W. Kirby boreal spring azure x x x Euphilotes battoides Behr square-spotted blue x Everes sp. tailed blue (western/eastern) x x x Glaucopsyche lygdamus ssp. columbia Skinner silvery blue x x x x x Glaucopsyche piasus Boisduval arrowhead blue x x x Icaricia acmon Westwood & Hewitson acmon blue x Icaricia icarioides ssp. pembina W.H. Edwards Boisduval's blue x x x Plebius saepiolus Boisduval greenish blue x Lycaena editha Mead Edith's copper x x x Lycaena helloides Boisduval purplish copper x x Incisalia eryphon Boisduval western pine elfin x x Incisalia iriodes Boisduval western or brown elfin x Incisalia polia Cook & Watson hoary elfin x Callophrys sheridanii W.H. Edwards Sheridan's green hairstreak x Satyrium sylvinum Boisduval sylvan hairstreak x Satyrium titusFabricius coral hairstreak x Strymon melinus Hubner grey hairstreak x x x Nymphalidae (brushfoots) Cercyonis pegala Fabricius common wood nymph x x x x Coenonympha california common ringlet x x x x Aglais milberti Godart Milbert's tortoiseshell x Nymphalis antiopa Linnaeus mourning cloak x x Nymphalis californica Boisduval California tortoiseshell x x x x x Polygonia zephyrus W.H. Edwards zephyr angelwing x x x Polygonia satyrus W.H. Edwards Satyr angelwing x x Polygonia faunus W.H. Edwards green comma x Phyciodes mylitta W.H. Edwards Mylitta crescent x x x x x Phyciodes tharos ssp. pascoensis Wright pearl crescent x x x x Charidryas palla Boisduval northern checkerspot x Euphydryas chalcedona ssp. wallacensis Gunder Chalcedon checkerspot x Clossiana epithore ssp. chermacki E. & S. Perkins western meadow fritillary x x Speyeria zerene ssp. garretti Gunder zerene fritillary x x x x Speyeria cybele ssp. leto Behr great spangled fritillary x x x x Speyeria hydaspe Boisduval Hydaspe fritillary x x Danaus plexippus Linnaeus monarch x x Limenitis lorquini Boisduval Lorquin's admiral x x x x Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus red admiral x Vanessa cardui Linnaeus painted lady x x x .