To report sightings, contact: Natural Resources Coordinator 980-314-1119 www.parkandrec.com BUTTERFLY CHECKLIST Mecklenburg County, NC: 100 species Swallowtails Brushfoots ☐ Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)*∆ ☐ Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)*∆ ☐ American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)*∆ ☐ Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)*∆ ☐ Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)*∆ ☐ Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)*∆ ☐ Zarucco Duskywing (Erynnis zarucco)* ☐ Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)*∆ ☐ Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) ☐ Wild Indigo Duskywing ☐ Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) ☐ Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)*∆ (Erynnis baptisiae)* ☐ Eastern Tiger Swallowtail ☐ Diana Fritillary (Speyeria diana) ☐ Common Checkered-Skipper (Papilio glaucus)*∆ ☐ Great Spangled Fritillary (Pyrgus communis)*∆ ☐ Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)*∆ (Speyeria cybele)*∆ ☐ Common Sootywing ☐ Palamedes Swallowtail ☐ Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)* (Pholisora catullus)*∆ (Papilio palamedes) ☐ Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)*∆ ☐ Swarthy Skipper (Nastra lherminier)* ☐ Question Mark ☐ Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius)*∆ Whites and Yellows (Polygonia interrogationis)*∆ ☐ Least Skipper (Ancyloxypha numitor)*∆ ☐ Checkered White (Pontia protodice)*∆ ☐ Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)*∆ ☐ Southern Skipperling ☐ Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)*∆ ☐ Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)*∆ (Copaeodes minima)* ☐ Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)*∆ ☐ American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)*∆ ☐ Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)*∆ ☐ Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)*∆ ☐ Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)*∆ ☐ Tawny-edged Skipper ☐ Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)*∆ ☐ Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)*∆ (Polites themistocles)* ☐ Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia) ☐ Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)*∆ ☐ Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)*∆ ☐ Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)*∆ ☐ Red-spotted Purple ☐ Whirlabout (Polites vibex)* ☐ Little Yellow (Pyrisitia lisa)*∆ (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)*∆ ☐ Southern Broken-Dash ☐ Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)*∆ ☐ Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)*∆ (Wallengrenia otho)* ☐ Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)*∆ ☐ Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)*∆ ☐ Northern Broken-Dash Gossamer-wings ☐ Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)*∆ (Wallengrenia egeremet)* ☐ Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)*∆ ☐ Southern Pearly-Eye (Lethe portlandia)*∆ ☐ Little Glassywing (Pompeius verna)* ☐ Great Purple Hairstreak ☐ Northern Pearly-Eye (Lethe anthedon)*∆ ☐ Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)*∆ (Atlides halesus)*∆ ☐ Creole Pearly-Eye (Lethe creola)*∆ ☐ Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)*∆ ☐ Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)*∆ ☐ Appalachian Brown (Lethe appalachia)*∆ ☐ Byssus Skipper (Problema byssus)*∆ ☐ Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)*∆ ☐ Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)*∆ ☐ Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon)*∆ ☐ Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)* ☐ Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius)*∆ ☐ Yehl Skipper (Poanes yehl) ☐ Oak Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)* ☐ Little Wood-Satyr (Megisto cymela)*∆ ☐ Dion Skipper (Euphyes dion)* ☐ Henry’s Elfin Callophrys( henrici)*∆ ☐ Common Wood-Nymph ☐ Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)*∆ ☐ Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)* (Cercyonis pegala)*∆ ☐ Dusted Skipper (Atrytonopsis hianna)*∆ ☐ Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)*∆ ☐ Monarch (Danaus plexippus)*∆ ☐ Pepper and Salt Skipper (Amblyscirtes hegon)* ☐ White-M Hairstreak Skippers (Parrhasius m-album)* ☐ Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper ☐ Silver-spotted Skipper ☐ Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)*∆ (Amblyscirtes aesculapius)*∆ (Epargyreus clarus)*∆ ☐ Red-banded Hairstreak ☐ Common Roadside-Skipper ☐ Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus)*∆ (Calycopis cecrops)*∆ (Amblyscirtes vialis)* ☐ Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)*∆ ☐ Eastern Tailed-Blue ☐ Dusky Roadside-Skipper ☐ Southern Cloudywing (Cupido (Everes) comyntas)*∆ (Amblyscirtes alternata)* (Thorybes bathyllus)*∆ ☐ Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)*∆ ☐ Eufala Skipper (Lerodea eufala)*∆ ☐ Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)*∆ ☐ Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)* ☐ Brazilian Skipper (Calpodes ethlius)* ☐ Hayhurst’s Scallopwing ☐ Ocola Skipper (Panoquina ocola)*∆ (Staphylus hayhurstii)* ∆ ☐ Yucca Giant-Skipper ☐ Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)* (Megathymus yuccae) *Voucher Photo , ∆Voucher Specimen Taxonomic nomenclature follows: H.E. LeGrand, Jr. and T.E. Howard, Jr. 2018. Notes on the Butterflies of North Carolina. 25th Approximation. Also NatureServe, 2018. Checklist Publication Series: No. 02 © 2018 Mecklenburg County — All Rights Reserved. Photo: Red-spotted Purple © Chris Talkington..