Kern County Butterfly Checklist Compiled by Ken Davenport & Alison Sheehey Swallowtails (Family Papilionidae) Parnassians (Subfamily 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 Butterfly Checklist Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon Tulare Butterfly Checklist Kern Dragonfly Checklist Indra Swallowtail Papilio indra Checklist of Exotic Animals 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 Species Whites and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae) found in Kern County Whites (Subfamily Pierinae) Pine White Neophasia menapia Becker's White Pontia beckerii Birds of Kern County, California: A photo checklist Spring White Pontia sisymbrii Kern County Mammals Checkered White Pontia protodice Kern County Reptiles and Amphibians Cabbage White Pieris rapae Illustrated Fish Checklist Desert Marble Euchloe lotta Butterflies of Kern County Dragonflies of Kern County California Marble Euchloe hyantis Ferns of Kern County Trees of Kern County Desert Orangetip Anthocharis cethura Pacific Orangetip Anthocharis sara Gray Marble Anthocharis lanceolata November Wild Life Sulphurs (Subfamily Coliadinae) Hodgepodge of Insect Photos Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme Autumn Wildflowers & Leaves Harford's Sulphur Colias harfordii Nature Ali Wild Wanderings California Dogface Zerene 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 Lepidoptera Sleepy Orange Abaeis nicippe Survey: The Taxonomic Report Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole Illustrated Guide to Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae) Geographic Variation in the Indra Swallowtail Coppers (Subfamily Lycaeninae) Butterfly and its Larval Host Plants by Wayne H. Whaley, Tailed Copper Lycaena 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 Theclinae) Golden Hairstreak Habrodais grunus Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus Silver-banded Hairstreak Chlorostrymon simaethis Behr's Hairstreak Satyrium 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 Callophrys 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 Polyommatinae) Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exile Marine Blue Leptotes marina Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus Reakirt's Blue Echinargus (Hemiargus) isola Eastern Tailed-Blue Cupido comyntas Western Tailed-Blue Cupido (Everes) amyntula Echo Azure Celastrina echo Sonoran Blue Philotes sonorensis Square-spotted Blue Euphilotes battoides Bernardino Blue Euphilotes bernardino Dotted Blue Euphilotes enoptes Comstock's Blue Euphilotes glaucon comstocki Mojave Blue Euphilotes mojave Pale Blue Euphilotes pallescens Small Blue Philotiella 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 Riodinidae) Mormon Metalmark Apodemia 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 Nymphalidae) Snouts (Subfamily Libytheinae) Western Snout Butterfly Libytheana carinenta Heliconians and Fritillaries (Subfamily Heliconiinae) Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia Coronis Fritillary Speyeria coronis Callippe Fritillary Speyeria callippe Great Basin Fritillary Speyeria egleis Unsilvered Fritillary Speyeria adiaste Hydaspe Fritillary Speyeria hydaspe Pacific Fritillary Boloria epithore True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae) Leanira Checkerspot Thessalia leanira California Patch Chlosyne 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 Limenitidinae) Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini California Sister Adelpha 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 Skipper 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 Pyrgus scriptura Common Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus communis White Checkered-Skipper Pyrgus albescens Northern White-Skipper Heliopetes ericetorum Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus Mojave Sootywing Hesperopsis libya Saltbush Sootywing Hesperopsis alpheus Grass Skippers (Subfamily Hesperiinae) Julia's Skipper Nastra julia Orange Skipperling Copaeodes aurantiacia Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus muertovalle Alkali Skipper Pseudocopaeodes eunus Juba Skipper Hesperia 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 Ochlodes agricola Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides Umber Skipper Poanes melane Eufala Skipper Lerodea eufala Giant-Skippers (Subfamily Megathyminae) Yucca Giant-Skipper Megathymus yuccae martini Nature Alley is dedicated to protecting natural communities wherever they exist. 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