Checklist of Butterflies seen at the National Butterfly Center 239 Species 12/8/2019. Species in green are found in the United States only in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae) 9 • Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor) • Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas) • Dark Kite-Swallowtail (Eurytides philolaus) 4/1/10 • Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) • Red-sided Swallowtail (Mimoides phaon) May 19, 2015 • Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) • Ornythion Swallowtail (Papilio ornythion) • Broad-banded Swallowtail (Papilio astyalus) • Ruby-spotted Swallowtail (Papilio anchisiades) Whites (Subfamily Pierinae) 7 • Florida White (Appias drusilla) • Checkered White (Pontia protodice) • Great Southern White (Ascia monuste) • Giant White (Ganyra josephina) • Common Melwhite (Melete lycimnia isandra) • Cross-barred White (Itaballia demophile) 1st U.S. record - 12/7/04 • Falcate Orangetip, Anthocharis midea Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae) 17 • Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) • Southern Dogface (Colias cesonia) • White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde) • Yellow Angled-Sulphur (Anteos maerula) • Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) • Orange-barred Sulphur (Phoebis philea) • Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) • Statira Sulphur (Phoebis statira) 10/23/11 • Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside) • Barred Yellow (Eurema daira) • Boisduval's Yellow (Eurema boisduvaliana) • Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana) • Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia) • Little Yellow (Eurema lisa) • Mimosa Yellow (Eurema nise) • Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe) • Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole) Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae) 31 Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae) • Strophius Hairstreak (Allosmaitia strophius) 12/04/05 • Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus) • Smudged Hairstreak (Rekoa stagira) 1st U.S. record - 12/20/05 • Marius Hairstreak (Rekoa marius) • Telea Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon telea) 11/28/10 • Silver-banded Hairstreak (Chlorostrymon simaethis) • Clench's Greenstreak (Cyanophrys miserablis) 6/28/09 • Tropical Greenstreak (Cyanophrys herodotus) • Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami) • Aquamarine Hairstreak (Oenomaus ortygnus) • Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus) • Zebra Cross-streak (Panthiades bathildis) 1st U.S. record, Dec. 15, 2012 • Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon rufofusca) • Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia) 11/28/04 • Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon yojoa) • White Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymonalbata) • Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon alea) • Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon istapa) • Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon cestri) Dec. 17, 2012 • Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) • Ruddy Hairstreak (Electrostrymon sangala) • Orange-crescent Groundstreak (Electrostrymon guzanta) 11/14/10 • Dusky-blue Groundstreak (Calycopis isobeon) • Pearly-gray Hairstreak (Siderus tephraeus) • Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie) • Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia) • Vicroy's Ministreak (Ministrymon janevicroy) 1/14/2006 • Gold-bordered Hairstreak (Rekoa palegon) Feb. 6,2013 • Black Hairstreak (Ocaria ocrisia) 12/13/15 • Gnomic Hairstreak, (Gargina gnosia) December 27, 2016, 1st US Sighting • Mathew's Groundstreak (Rubroserrata mathewi), 2/23/17, 1st US Sighting • Common Groundstreak (Zegleria hesperitis) 2/9/17, 1st US Sighting • Shadowed Hairstreak (Michaelus ira) 3/3/18 Blues (Subfamily Polyommatinae) 7 • Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exile) • Cassius Blue (Leptotes cassius) • Marine Blue (Leptotes marina) • Cyna Blue (Zizula cyna) • Ceraunus Blue (Hemiargus ceraunus) • Reakirt's Blue (Hemiargus isola) • Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas) Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae) 7 • Blue Metalmark (Lasaia sula) • Fatal Metalmark (Calephelis nemesis) • Rounded Metalmark (Calephelis perditalis) • Rawson's Metalmark (Calephelis rawsoni) 7/07/07 • Red-bordered Metalmark (Caria ino) • Red-bordered Pixie (Melanis pixe) • Curve-winged Metalmark (Emesis emesia) 11/13/06 Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae) 1 Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae) • American Snout (Libytheana carinenta) Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae) 9 • Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) • Mexican Silverspot (Dione moneta) • Banded Orange Heliconian (Dyradula phaetusa) 8/18/2014 • Julia Heliconian (Dryas iulia) • Isabella's Heliconian (Eueides isabella) • Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia) • Erato Heliconian (Heliconius erato) 11/17/07 • Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) • Mexican Fritillary (Euptoieta hegesia) True Brushfoots (Subfamily Nymphalinae) 27 • Theona Checkerspot (Chlosyne theona) • Bordered Patch (Chlosyne lacinia) • Definite Patch (Chlosyne definite) 11/3/18 • Banded Patch (Chlosyne endeis) • Crimson Patch (Chlosyne janais) • Rosita Patch (Chlosyne rosita) 8/5/08 • Red-spotted Patch (Chlosyne marina) 11/13/06 • Tiny Checkerspot (Dymasia dymas) • Elada Checkerspot (Texola elada) • Texan Crescent (Phyciodes texana) • Pale-banded Crescent (Phyciodes tulcis) • Chestnut Crescent (Phyciodes argentea) • Vesta Crescent (Phyciodes vesta) • Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon) • Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos) • Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis) • Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) 11/14/11 • Compton Tortoiseshell • American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) • Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) • West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella) 12/29/11 • Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) • Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) • Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) • White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) • Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima) • Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) • Rusty-tipped Page (Siproeta epaphus) Dec. 1, 2012 Admirals and Relatives (Subfamily Limenitidinae) 20 • Viceroy (Limenitis archippus) 10/25/07 • Band-celled Sister (Adelpha fessonia) • Spot-celled Sister (Adelpha basiloides) • Common Banner (Epiphile adrasta) 12/27/06 • Orange Banner (Temenis laothoe) 2nd U.S. record – 12/4/05 • Mexican Bluewing (Myscelia ethusa) • Dingy Purplewing (Eunica monima) 06/30/07 • Florida Purplewing (Eunica tatila) 11/24/2009 • Blue-eyed Sailor (Dynamine dyonis) • Four-spotted Sailor (Dynamine postverta) 1st U.S. record - 12/3/05 • Common Mestra (Mestra amymone) • Red Rim (Biblis hyperia) • Gray Cracker (Hamadryas februa) • Glaucous Cracker (Hamadryas glauconome) 8/25/2013 • Guatemalan Cracker (Hamadryas guatemalena) • Orion Cecropian (Historis odius) 11/15/11 • Tailed Cecropian (Historis acheronta) 09/02/11 • Blomfild's Beauty (Smyrna blomfildia) • Many-banded Daggerwing (Marpesia chiron) • Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) Leafwings and Relatives (Subfamily Charaxinae) 6 • One-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona demophon) 1st U.S. record - 11/18/07 • Tropical Leafwing (Anaea aidea) • Goatweed Leafwing (Anaea andria) • Angled Leafwing (Anaea glycerium) • Guatemalan Leafwing (Anaea/Memphis forreri) 2nd U.S. record - 2/8/08 • Pale-spotted Leafwing (Anaea pithyusa) Emperors (Subfamily Apaturinae) 5 • Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis) • Empress Leilia (Asterocampa leilia) • Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton) • Pavon Emperor (Doxocopa pavon) • Silver Emperor (Doxocopa laure) Satyrs (Subfamily Satyrinae) 2 • Gemmed Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma) • Carolina Satyr (Hermeuptychia sosybius) Clearwings (Subfamily Ithominae) 1 • Broad-tipped Clearwing (Pteronymia cotytto) 1st U.S. record - 12/7/05 Monarchs (Subfamily Danainae) 3 • Monarch (Danaus plexippus) • Queen (Danaus gilippus) • Soldier (Danaus eresimus) Skippers (Family Hesperiidae) Spread-wing Skippers (Subfamily Pyrginae) 55 • Guava Skipper (Phocides polybius) • Mercurial Skipper (Proteides mercurius) 10/23/11 • Hammock Skipper (Polygonus leo) 07/15/06 • White-striped Longtail (Chioides catillus) • Zilpa Longtail (Chioides zilpa) • Gold-spotted Aguna (Aguna asander) 09/10/06 • Emerald Aguna (Aguna claxon) 11/8/2015 • Tailed Aguna (Aguna metophis) 8/26/06 • Eight-spotted Longtail (Polythrix octomaculata) 11/14/07 • White-crescent Longtail (Codatractus alcaeus) • Arizona Skipper (Codatractus arizonensis) 1st Texas record -- 10/24/08 • Long-tailed Skipper (Urbanus proteus) • Turquoise Longtail (Urbanus evona) 1st U.S. record - 12/6/03 • Cobalt Longtail, Urbanus viterboana 3/20/14 • Dorantes Longtail (Urbanus dorantes) • Teleus Longtail (Urbanus teleus) • Brown Longtail (Urbanus procne) • White-tailed Longtail (Urbanus doryssus) • Two-barred Flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) • Gilbert's Flasher (Astraptes gilberti) • Yellow-tipped Flasher (Astraptes anaphus) 09/08/07 • Coyote Cloudywing (Achalarus toxeus) • Potrillo Skipper (Cabares potrillo) • Falcate Skipper (Spathilepia clonius) • Mimosa Skipper (Cogia calchas) • Starred Skipper (Arteurotia tractipennis) 11/2/10 • Glazed Pellicia (Pellicia arina) • Golden-headed Scallopwing (Staphylus ceos) • Mazans Scallopwing (Staphylus mazans) • Variegated Skipper (Gorgythion begga) • Hoary Skipper (Carrhenes canescens) • Dusted Spurwing (Antigonus erosus) May 17, 2015 • Texas Powdered-Skipper (Systasea pulverulenta) • Sickle-winged Skipper (Achlyodes thraso) • Hermit Skipper (Grais stigmatica) 10/23/09 • Brown-banded Skipper (Timochares ruptifasciatus) • Common Bentwing, Ebrietas anacreon 1st U.S. record Oct. 18, 2010 • White-patched Skipper (Chiomara asychis) • Horace's Duskywing (Erynnis horatius) 11/18/07 • Mournful Duskywing (Erynnis tristis) • Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis) • White Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus albescens) • Tropical Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus oileus) • Desert Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus philetas) • Erichson's White Skipper (Heliopetes domicella) • Laviana White-Skipper (Heliopetes laviana) • Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira)