State of Utah Butterfly and Skipper Checklist

 

Swallowtails and Parnassians (Family Papilionidae)

 

Battus philenor philenor (pipevine swallowtail)
Papilio bairdi (western black swallowtail)
Papilio coloro (desert black swallowtail)
Papilio zelicaon nitra (anise swallowtail)
Papilio indra indra (indra swallowtail)
Papilio indra minori (mesa rim cliff swallowtail)
Papilio indra calcicola (navajo sandstone cliff swallowtail)
Papilio indra UT West Desert segregate (west desert indra swallowtail)
Papilio eurymedon (pale swallowtail)
Papilio multicaudata pusillus (two-tailed swallowtail)
Papilio multicaudata multicaudata (two-tailed swallowtail)

Papilio rutulus rutulus (western tiger swallowtail)

Parnassius smintheus sayii (rocky mountain parnassian)
Parnassius clodius menetriesi (clodius parnassian)

 

Whites, Orangetips, and Sulphurs (Family Pieridae)

Pontia beckeri (becker's white)
Pontia sisymbri sisymbri (spring white)
Pontia sisymbri flavitincta (spring white)
Pontia sisymbri nigravenosa (dark-veined spring white)
Pontia sisymbri elivata (spring white)
Pontia protodice (checkered white)
Pontia occidentalis occidentalis (western white)
Pieris marginalis pallidissima (Utah all white)
Pieris rapae (cabbage white)
Euchloe ausonides coloradensis
(large marble)
Euchloe ausonides transmontana
(large marble)
Euchloe lotta lotta (desert marble)
Euchloe lotta bellioides (desert marble)
Anthocharis cethura pima (desert orangetip)
Anthocharis julia browningi (Utah julia orangetip)
Anthocharis julia sulfuris (julia orangetip)
Anthocharis thoosa thoosa (southwestern orangetip)

Colias philodice eriphyle (yellow sulphur)
Colias eurytheme (orange sulphur)
Colias occidentalis pseudochristina = wasatchia (western sulphur)
Colias alexandra alexandra (queen alexandra's sulphur)
Colias alexandra edwardsi (queen alexandra's sulphur)
Colias meadi meadi (mead's sulphur)
Colias scudderi (scudder's sulphur)
Zerene cesonia cesonia (southern dogface)
Anteos clorinde nivifera (white angled sulphur)
Phoebis sennae marcellina (cloudless sulphur)
Abaeis nicippe (sleepy orange)
Eurema mexicana mexicana (mexican yellow)
Pyrisitia nise nelphe (mimosa yellow)
Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur)

 

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Libytheana carinenta larvata (american snout)
Euptoieta claudia (variegated fritillary)
Speyeria cybele letona (great spangled fritillary)
Speyeria cybele charlotti (great spangled fritillary)
Speyeria cybele carpenteri (great spangled fritillary)
Speyeria aphrodite ethne (aphrodite fritillary)
Speyeria nokomis nokomis (nokomis fritillary)
Speyeria nokomis apacheana (nokomis fritillary)
Speyeria edwardsi (edwards fritillary)
Speyeria coronis snyderi (coronis fritillary)
Speyeria zerene platina (zerene fritillary)
Speyeria callippe harmonia (callippe fritillary)
Speyeria egleis utahensis (great basin fritillary)
Speyeria egleis Stansbury Mts. segregate (great basin fritillary)
Speyeria hesperis wasatchia (northwestern fritillary)
Speyeria hesperis chitone (northwestern fritillary)
Speyeria hesperis Stansbury Mts. segregate (northwestern fritillary)
Speyeria hydaspe sakantula (hydaspe fritillary)
Speyeria mormonia mormonia (mormon fritillary)
Speyeria mormonia eurynome (mormon fritillary)
Boloria selene tollandensis (silver-bordered fritillary)
Boloria kriemhild (relict fritillary)
Boloria freija browni (freija fritillary)

Boloria chariclea helena (arctic fritillary)

Poladryas arachne expedita (arachne checkerspot)
Poladryas arachne arachne (arachne checkerspot)
Thessalia fulvia pariaensis (fulvia checkerspot)
Thessalia leanira alma (leanira checkerspot)

Thessalia leanira flavodorsalis (leanira checkerspot)

Chlosyne lacinia crocale (bordered patch)
Chlosyne gorgone carlota (gorgone checkerspot)
Chlosyne palla flavula (northern checkerspot)

Chlosyne damoetas damoetas (rockslide checkerspot)
Chlosyne acastus acastus (sagebrush checkerspot)
Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni (desert checkerspot)
Phyciodes tharos riocolorado (pearl crescent)
Phyciodes cocyta arenacolor (northern crescent)
Phyciodes batesii anasazi (tawny crescent)
Phyciodes pulchellus camillus (field crescent)
Phyciodes picta picta (painted crescent)
Phyciodes pallida barnesi (pale crescent)
Phyciodes mylitta mylitta (thistle crescent)
Euphydyras anicia maria (anicia checkerspot
Euphydyras anicia wheeleri (anicia checkerspot)
Euphydyras anicia wecoeut (anicia checkerspot)
Euphydyras anicia hermosa (anicia checkerspot)
Euphydyras anicia alena (anicia checkerspot)
Euphydyras editha lehmani (edith's checkerspot)

Euphydyras colon nevadensis (colon checkerspot)

Polygonia interrogationis (question mark)
Polygonia satyrus satyrus (satyr comma)
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus (hoary comma)
Polygonia oreas nigrozephyrus (gray comma)
Polygonia faunus hylas (green comma)
Nymphalis antiopa (mourning cloak)
Nymphalis l-album watsoni (compton tortoiseshell)
Nymphalis californica (california tortoiseshell)
Nymphalis milberti subpallida (milbert's tortoiseshell)
Vanessa virginiensis virginiensis (Virginia lady)
Vanessa cardui (painted lady)
Vanessa carye annabella (west coast lady)
Vanessa atalanta rubria (red admiral)
Junonia grisea (grey buckeye)
Limenitis archippus lahontani (great basin viceroy)
Limenitis archippus obsoleta (Arizona viceroy)
Limenitis astyanax arizonensis (Arizona purple)
Limenitis weidemeyeri weidemeyeri (weidemeyer's admiral)
Limenitis weidemeyeri latifascia (weidemeyer's admiral)
Limenitis weidemeyeri angustifascia (weidemeyer's admiral)
Adelpha eulalia (arizona sister)

 

Milkweed Butterflies (Family Danaidae)

Danaus plexippus (monarch)
Danaus gilippus thersippus (queen)

 

Satyrs (Family Satyridae)

Cyllopsis pertepida dorothea (canyonland satyr)
Coenonympha ochracea pseudobrenda ([mountain] common ringlet)
Coenonympha ampelos elko ([valley] common ringlet)
Cercyonis pegala utahensis (common wood nymph)
Cercyonis pegala paludum (common wood nymph)
Cercyonis pegala Sevier County segregate (common wood nymph)
Cercyonis meadi meadi (mead's wood nymph)
Cercyonis sthenele masoni (great basin wood nymph)
Cercyonis oetus oetus (small wood nymph)
Erebia magdalena magdalena (magdalena alpine)
Erebia callias callias (Colorado alpine)
Erebia epipsodea epipsodea (common alpine)
Oeneis ridingsi stretchi (riding's satyr)
Oeneis ridingsi coloalbiterra (riding's satyr)
Oeneis wyomingo (Wyoming satyr)
Oeneis chryxus chryxus (chryxus arctic)
Oeneis uhleri SW Utah segregate (uhler's arctic)
Oeneis bore edwardsi (white-veined arctic)
Oeneis jutta reducta (jutta arctic)
Oeneis melissa beani (melissa arctic)

 

Coppers, Hairstreaks, and Blues (Family Lycaenidae)

Lycaena arota schellbachi (tailed copper)
Lycaena phlaeas (american copper)
Lycaena cupreus cupreus (lustrous copper)
Lycaena cupreus snowi (lustrous copper)
Lycaena editha viruali (edith's copper)
Lycaena hyllus (bronze copper)
Lycaena heteronea rava (blue copper)
Lycaena rubidus sirius (ruddy copper)
Lycaena dorcas castro (purplish copper)
Lycaena dorcas helloides (purplish copper)

Lycaena nivalis browni (lilac-bordered copper)

Hypaurotis crysalus citima (Colorado hairstreak)
Atlides halesus corcorani (great purple hairstreak)
Satyrium titus immaculosis (coral hairstreak)
Satyrium behri Northern Intermontane segregate behr's hairstreak)
Satyrium behri Southern Intermontane segregate behr's hairstreak)
Satyrium semiluna semiluna (sooty hairstreak)
Satyrium californica obscurafacies (California hairstreak)
Satyrium sylvinus putnami (sylvan hairstreak)
Satyrium saepium provo (hedgerow hairstreak)
Satyrium saepium latalinea (hedgerow hairstreak)
Callophrys affinis affinis (western green hairstreak)
Callophrys affinis homoperplexa (western green hairstreak)
Callophrys sheridani neoperplexa (sheridan's green hairstreak)
Callophrys sheridani comstocki (desert green hairstreak)
Callophrys sheridani paradoxa (sheridan's hairstreak)
Incisalia augustinus concava (brown elfin)
Incisalia fotis fotis (desert elfin)
Incisalia polios obscurus (hoary elfin)
Incisalia eryphon eryphon (western pine elfin)
Mitoura spinetorum (thicket hairstreak)
Mitoura siva siva (juniper hairstreak)
Mitoura siva chalcosiva (juniper hairstreak)
Strymon melinus franki (gray hairstreak)

Ministrymon leda (leda hairstreak)

Brephidium exile (western pygmy-blue)
Leptotes marina (marine blue)
Hemiargus ceraunus gyas (ceraunus blue)
Echniargus isola alce (reakirt's blue)
Cupido amyntula herri (western tailed blue)
Celastrina echo sidara (spring azure)
Celastrina lucia lumarco (lucia azure)
Euphilotes ellisi ellisi (ellis' dotted-blue)
Euphilotes bernardino martini (bernardino dotted-blue)
Euphilotes mojave virginensis (mojave dotted-blue)
Euphilotes ancilla ancilla (rocky mountain dotted-blue)
Euphilotes stanfordorum (stanford's blue)
Euphilotes pallescens pallescens (pallid dotted-blue)
Euphilotes pallescens emmeli (pallid dotted-blue)
Euphilotes spaldingi spaldingi (spalding's dotted-blue)
Glaucopsyche piasus daunia (arrowhead blue)

Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro (silvery blue)

Glaucopsyche lygdamus minipunctum (silvery blue)

Plebejus melissa melissa (melissa blue)
Plebejus idas annetta (melissa blue)
Icaricia saepiolus gertschi (greenish blue)
Icaricia saepiolus whitmeri (greenish blue)
Icaricia icarioides lycea (boisduval's blue)
Icaricia shasta minnehaha (shasta blue)
Icaricia lupini lutzi (lupine blue)
Plebejus glandon (arctic blue)

 

Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

Calephelis nemesis (fatal metalmark)
Apodemia mormo autumnalis (mormon metalmark)
Apodemia mormo parva (mormon metalmark)
Apodemia palmeri palmeri (palmer's metalmark)

 

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Epargyreus clarus (silver-spotted skipper)
Polygonus leo arizonensis (hammock skipper)
Cecropterus pylades (northern cloudywing)
Cecropterus mexicana dobra (mexican cloudywing)
Erynnis icelus (dreamy duskywing)
Erynnis brizo burgessi (sleepy duskywing)
Erynnis telemachus (rocky mountain duskywing)
Erynnis meridianus meridianus (meridian duskywing)
Erynnis horatius (horace's duskywing)
Erynnis pacuvius pacuvius (white-fringed pacuvius duskywing)
Erynnis pacuvius lilius (pacuvius duskywing)
Erynnis funeralis (funereal duskywing)
Erynnis afranius (afranius duskywing)
Erynnis persius fredericki (persius duskywing)
Pyrgus centaureae loki (grizzled skipper)
Pyrgus ruralis ruralis (two-banded checkered skipper)
Pyrgus xanthus (mountain checkered skipper)
Pyrgus scriptura apertorum (small checkered skipper)
Burnsius communis communis (common checkered skipper)
Burnsius albescens (white checkered skipper)
Heliopetes ericetorum (great white skipper)
Pholisora catullus (common sootywing)
Hesperopsis libya libya (mojave sootywing)
Hesperopsis libya confertiblanca (mesa rim sootywing)
Hesperopsis alpheus oricus (saltbush sootywing)

Hesperopsis gracielae (macneill's sootywing)

Piruna pirus (russet skipperling)
Oarisma garita garita (garita skipperling)
Thymelicus lineola lineola (european skipper)
Copaeodes aurantiacus (orange skipperling)
Hylephila phyleus phyleus (fiery skipper)
Hesperia uncas lasus (uncas skipper)
Hesperia juba (juba skipper)
Hesperia colorado idaho (western branded skipper)
Hesperia pahaska nr. martini (pahaska skipper)
Hesperia nevada nevada (Nevada skipper)
Polites sabuleti alkaliensis (sandhill skipper)
Polites sabuleti chusca (mojave sandhill skipper)
Polites draco (draco skipper)
Polites themistocles Utah segregate (tawny-edged skipper)
Limochores sonora utahensis (sonora skipper)
Atalopedes campestris campestris (field skipper)
Ochlodes sylvanoides omnigena (woodland skipper)
Ochlodes yuma yuma (yuma skipper)
Ochlodes yuma scudderi (yuma skipper)
Lon taxiles (taxiles skipper)
Euphyes vestris kiowah (dun skipper)
Amblyscirtes aenus aenus (bronze roadside skipper)
Amblyscirtes vialis (common roadside skipper)
Lerodea eufala eufala (eufala skipper)

Calpodes ethlius (brazilian skipper)

Agathymus alliae paiute (mojave giant-skipper)
Megathymus yuccae browni (yucca giant-skipper)
Megathymus yuccae albasuffusa (yucca giant-skipper)
Megathymus streckeri streckeri (strecker's giant-skipper)

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