List of Texas butterflies

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This is a list of Texas butterflies, all species of butterfly found in the state of Texas.

Contents

[edit] Family Papilionidae (Swallowtails)

[edit] Subfamily Papilioninae (Swallowtails)

[edit] Family Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs)

[edit] Subfamily Pierinae (Whites)

[edit] Subfamily Coliadinae (Sulphurs)

  • Anteos clorinde (White Angled-Sulphur)
  • Anteos maerula (Yellow Angled-Sulphur)
  • Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur)
  • Colias philodice (Clouded Sulphur)
  • Eurema albula (Ghost Yellow)
  • Eurema boisduvaliana (Boisduval's Yellow)
  • Eurema daira (Barred Yellow)
  • Eurema dina (Dina Yellow)
  • Eurema lisa (Little Yellow)
  • Eurema mexicana (Mexican Yellow)
  • Eurema nicippe (Sleepy Orange)
  • Eurema nise (Mimosa Yellow)
  • Eurema proterpia (Tailed Orange)
  • Eurema salome (Salome Yellow)
  • Kricogonia lyside (Lyside Sulphur)
  • Nathalis iole (Dainty Sulphur)
  • Phoebis agarithe (Large Orange Sulphur)
  • Phoebis argante (Apricot Sulphur)
  • Phoebis neocypris (Tailed Sulphur)
  • Phoebis philea (Orange-barred Sulphur)
  • Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)
  • Phoebis statira (Statira Sulphur)
  • Zerene cesonia (Southern Dogface)

[edit] Subfamily Dismorphiinae (Mimic-Whites)

  • Enantia albania (Costa-spotted Mimic-White)

[edit] Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer-wing Butterflies)

[edit] Subfamily Miletinae (Harvesters)

  • Feniseca tarquinius (Harvester)

[edit] Subfamily Lycaeninae (Coppers)

  • Lycaena dione (Gray Copper)

[edit] Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)

  • Allosmaitia strophius (Strophius Hairstreak)
  • Atlides halesus (Great Purple Hairstreak)
  • Callophrys gryneus (Juniper Hairstreak)
  • Callophrys henrici (Henry's Elfin)
  • Callophrys irus (Frosted Elfin)
  • Callophrys mcfarlandi (Sandia Hairstreak)
  • Callophrys niphon (Eastern Pine Elfin)
  • Callophrys spinetorum (Thicket Hairstreak)
  • Callophrys xami (Xami Hairstreak)
  • Calycopis cecrops (Red-banded Hairstreak)
  • Calycopis isobeon (Dusky-blue Groundstreak)
  • Chlorostrymon simaethis (Silver-banded Hairstreak)
  • Chlorostrymon telea (Telea Hairstreak)
  • Cyanophrys goodsoni (Goodson's Greenstreak)
  • Cyanophrys herodotus (Tropical Greenstreak)
  • Cyanophrys miserabilis (Clench's Greenstreak)
  • Electrostrymon canus (Muted Hairstreak)
  • Electrostrymon sangala (Ruddy Hairstreak)
  • Erora quaderna (Arizona Hairstreak)
  • Eumaeus toxea (Mexican Cycadian)
  • Fixsenia favonius (Southern Hairstreak)
  • Fixsenia polingi (Poling's Hairstreak)
  • Hypaurotis crysalus (Colorado Hairstreak)
  • Ministrymon azia (Gray Ministreak)
  • Ministrymon clytie (Clytie Ministreak)
  • Ministrymon echion (Red-spotted Hairstreak)
  • Ministrymon leda (Leda Ministreak)
  • Ocaria ocrisia (Black Hairstreak)
  • Oenomaus ortygnus (Aquamarine Hairstreak)
  • Parrhasius m-album (White M Hairstreak)
  • Phaeostrymon alcestis (Soapberry Hairstreak)
  • Rekoa marius (Marius Hairstreak)
  • Rekoa palegon (Gold-bordered Hairstreak)
  • Rekoa zebina (Zebina Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium behrii (Behr's Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium calanus (Banded Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium edwardsii (Edwards' Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium kingi (King's Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium liparops (Striped Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium titus (Coral Hairstreak)
  • Siderus tephraeus (Pearly-gray Hairstreak)
  • Strymon albata (White Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon alea (Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon bazochii (Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon bebrycia (Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon cestri (Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon istapa (Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak)
  • Strymon rufofusca (Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon serapio (Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon yojoa (Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak)

[edit] Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

  • Brephidium exile (Western Pygmy-Blue)
  • Brephidium isophthalma (Eastern Pygmy-Blue)
  • Celastrina "ladon" (Spring Azure)
  • Celastrina neglecta (Summer Azure)
  • Euphilotes rita (Rita Dotted-Blue)
  • Everes comyntas (Eastern Tailed-Blue)
  • Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Silvery Blue)
  • Hemiargus ceraunus (Ceraunus Blue)
  • Hemiargus isola (Reakirt's Blue)
  • Leptotes cassius (Cassius Blue)
  • Leptotes marina (Marine Blue)
  • Lycaeides melissa (Melissa Blue)
  • Plebeius lupini (Lupine Blue)
  • Zizula cyna (Cyna Blue)

[edit] Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks)

  • Apodemia chisosensis (Chisos Metalmark)
  • Apodemia duryi (Mexican Metalmark)
  • Apodemia hepburni (Hepburn's Metalmark)
  • Apodemia multiplaga (Narrow-winged Metalmark)
  • Apodemia palmeri (Palmer's Metalmark)
  • Apodemia phyciodoides (Crescent Metalmark)
  • Apodemia walkeri (Walker's Metalmark)
  • Calephelis nemesis (Fatal Metalmark)
  • Calephelis nilus (Rounded Metalmark)
  • Calephelis rawsoni (Rawson's Metalmark)
  • Calephelis virginiensis (Little Metalmark)
  • Caria ino (Red-bordered Metalmark)
  • Emesis emesia (Curve-winged Metalmark)
  • Emesis tenedia (Falcate Metalmark)
  • Emesis zela (Zela Metalmark)
  • Lasaia sula (Blue Metalmark)
  • Melanis pixe (Red-bordered Pixie)


[edit] Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

[edit] Subfamily Libytheinae (Snouts)

[edit] Subfamily Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritillaries)

[edit] Subfamily Nymphalinae (True Brush-foots)

[edit] Subfamily Limenitidinae (Admirals and Relatives)

  • Adelpha basiloides (Spot-celled Sister)
  • Adelpha bredowii (California Sister)
  • Adelpha fessonia (Band-celled Sister)
  • Biblis hyperia (Red Rim)
  • Diaethria anna (Anna's Eighty-eight)
  • Diaethria asteria (Mexican Eighty-eight)
  • Dynamine dyonis (Blue-eyed Sailor)
  • Dynamine tithia (Tithian Sailor)
  • Epiphile adrasta (Common Banner)
  • Eunica monima (Dingy Purplewing)
  • Eunica tatila (Florida Purplewing)
  • Hamadryas amphinome (Red Cracker)
  • Hamadryas februa (Gray Cracker)
  • Hamadryas feronia (Variable Cracker)
  • Hamadryas fornax
  • Hamadryas guatemalena (Guatemalan Cracker)
  • Hamadryas iphthime (Brownish Cracker)
  • Historis acheronta (Tailed Cecropian)
  • Historis odius (Orion)
  • Limenitis archippus (Viceroy)
  • Limenitis arthemis astyanax ('Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple)
  • Limenitis arthemis (Red-spotted Purple)
  • Limenitis weidemeyerii (Weidemeyer's Admiral)
  • Marpesia chiron (Many-banded Daggerwing)
  • Marpesia coresia (Waiter Daggerwing)
  • Marpesia petreus (Ruddy Daggerwing)
  • Mestra amymone (Common Mestra)
  • Myscelia cyananthe (Blackened Bluewing)
  • Myscelia ethusa (Mexican Bluewing)
  • Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty)
  • Smyrna karwinskii (Karwinski's Beauty)

[edit] Subfamily Charaxinae (Leafwings)

  • Anaea andria (Goatweed Leafwing)
  • Anaea echemus (Chestnut Leafwing)
  • Anaea glycerium (Angled Leafwing)
  • Anaea pithyusa (Pale-spotted Leafwing)
  • Anaea troglodyta (Tropical Leafwing)

[edit] Subfamily Apaturinae (Emperors)

  • Asterocampa celtis (Hackberry Emperor)
  • Asterocampa clyton (Tawny Emperor)
  • Asterocampa leilia (Empress Leilia)
  • Doxocopa laure (Silver Emperor)
  • Doxocopa pavon (Pavon Emperor)

[edit] Subfamily Satyrinae (Satyrs)

  • Cercyonis meadii (Mead's Wood Nymph)
  • Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood Nymph)
  • Cyllopsis gemma (Gemmed Satyr)
  • Cyllopsis pertepida (Canyonland Satyr)
  • Enodia anthedon (Northern Pearly Eye)
  • Enodia creola (Creole Pearly Eye)
  • Enodia portlandia (Southern Pearly Eye)
  • Gyrocheilus patrobas (Red-bordered Satyr)
  • Hermeuptychia sosybius (Carolina Satyr)
  • Megisto cymela (Little Wood Satyr)
  • Megisto rubricata (Red Satyr)
  • Megisto viola (Viola's Wood Satyr)
  • Neonympha areolata (Georgia Satyr)

[edit] Subfamily Danainae (Monarchs)

[edit] Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

[edit] Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae (Firetips)

  • Pyrrhopyge araxes (Dull Firetip)

[edit] Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)

  • Achalarus albociliatus (Skinner's Cloudywing)
  • Achalarus casica (Desert Cloudywing)
  • Achalarus jalapus (Jalapus Cloudywing)
  • Achalarus lyciades (Hoary Edge)
  • Achalarus toxeus (Coyote Cloudywing)
  • Achlyodes pallida
  • Aguna asander (Gold-spotted Aguna)
  • Aguna claxon (Emerald Aguna)
  • Aguna metophis (Tailed Aguna)
  • Arteurotia tractipennis (Starred Skipper)
  • Astraptes alardus (Frosted Flasher)
  • Astraptes alector (Gilbert's Flasher)
  • Astraptes anaphus (Yellow-tipped Flasher)
  • Astraptes egregius (Small-spotted Flasher)
  • Astraptes fulgerator (Two-barred Flasher)
  • Autochton cellus (Golden Banded-Skipper)
  • Autochton cincta (Chisos Banded-Skipper)
  • Autochton pseudocellus (Sonoran Banded-Skipper)
  • Bolla brennus (Obscure Bolla)
  • Bolla clytius (Mottled Bolla)
  • Cabares potrillo (Potrillo Skipper)
  • Carrhenes canescens (Hoary Skipper)
  • Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri (Fritzgaertner's Flat)
  • Celaenorrhinus stallingsi (Stallings' Flat)
  • Celotes limpia (Scarce Streaky-Skipper)
  • Celotes nessus (Common Streaky-Skipper)
  • Chioides catillus (White-striped Longtail)
  • Chioides zilpa (Zilpa Longtail)
  • Chiomara georgina (White-patched Skipper)
  • Codatractus alcaeus (White-crescent Longtail)
  • Codatractus arizonensis (Arizona Skipper)
  • Cogia calchas (Mimosa Skipper)
  • Cogia hippalus (Acacia Skipper)
  • Cogia outis (Outis Skipper)
  • Eantis tamenund (Sickle-winged Skipper)
  • Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper)
  • Epargyreus exadeus (Broken Silverdrop)
  • Erynnis baptisiae (Wild Indigo Duskywing)
  • Erynnis brizo (Sleepy Duskywing)
  • Erynnis funeralis (Funereal Duskywing)
  • Erynnis horatius (Horace's Duskywing)
  • Erynnis juvenalis (Juvenal's Duskywing)
  • Erynnis martialis (Mottled Duskywing)
  • Erynnis meridianus (Meridian Duskywing)
  • Erynnis scudderi (Scudder's Duskywing)
  • Erynnis telemachus (Rocky Mountain Duskywing)
  • Erynnis tristis (Mournful Duskywing)
  • Erynnis zarucco (Zarucco Duskywing)
  • Gesta invisa (False Duskywing)
  • Gorgythion begga (Variegated Skipper)
  • Grais stigmatica (Hermit Skipper)
  • Heliopetes arsalte (Veined White-Skipper)
  • Heliopetes laviana (Laviana White-Skipper)
  • Heliopetes macaira (Turk's-cap White-Skipper)
  • Heliopyrgus domicella (Erichson's White-Skipper)
  • Hesperopsis alpheus (Saltbush Sootywing)
  • Nisoniades rubescens (Purplish-black Skipper)
  • Noctuana stator (Red-studded Skipper)
  • Pellicia arina (Glazed Pellicia)
  • Pellicia dimidiata (Morning Glory Pellicia)
  • Phocides belus
  • Phocides palemon (Guava Skipper)
  • Pholisora catullus (Common Sootywing)
  • Pholisora mejicana (Mexican Sootywing)
  • Polygonus leo (Hammock Skipper)
  • Polygonus manueli (Manuel's Skipper)
  • Polythrix mexicanus (Mexican Longtail)
  • Polythrix octomaculata (Eight-spotted Longtail)
  • Proteides mercurius (Mercurial Skipper)
  • Pyrgus albescens (White Checkered-Skipper)
  • Pyrgus communis (Common Checkered-Skipper)
  • Pyrgus oileus (Tropical Checkered-Skipper)
  • Pyrgus philetas (Desert Checkered-Skipper)
  • Pyrgus scriptura (Small Checkered-Skipper)
  • Sostrata nordica (Blue-studded Skipper)
  • Spathilepia clonius (Falcate Skipper)
  • Staphylus azteca (Aztec Scallopwing)
  • Staphylus ceos (Golden-headed Scallopwing)
  • Staphylus hayhurstii (Hayhurst's Scallopwing)
  • Staphylus mazans (Mazans Scallopwing)
  • Systasea pulverulenta (Texas Powdered Skipper)
  • Systasea zampa (Arizona Powdered Skipper)
  • Thorybes bathyllus (Southern Cloudywing)
  • Thorybes confusis (Confusing Cloudywing)
  • Thorybes drusius (Drusius Cloudywing)
  • Thorybes pylades (Northern Cloudywing)
  • Timochares ruptifasciatus (Brown-banded Skipper)
  • Typhedanus undulatus (Mottled Longtail)
  • Urbanus belli (Double-striped Longtail)
  • Urbanus dorantes (Dorantes Longtail)
  • Urbanus doryssus (White-tailed Longtail)
  • Urbanus esmeraldus (Esmeralda Longtail)
  • Urbanus procne (Brown Longtail)
  • Urbanus pronus (Pronus Longtail)
  • Urbanus proteus (Long-tailed Skipper)
  • Urbanus simplicius (Plain Longtail)
  • Urbanus tanna (Tanna Longtail)
  • Urbanus teleus (Teleus Longtail)
  • Xenophanes tryxus (Glassy-winged Skipper)
  • Zestusa dorus (Short-tailed Skipper)

[edit] Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)

  • Adopaeoides prittwitzi (Sunrise Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes aenus (Bronze Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes aesculapius (Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes alternata (Dusky Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes belli (Bell's Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes cassus (Cassus Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes celia (Celia's Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes eos (Dotted Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes hegon (Pepper and Salt Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes nereus (Slaty Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes nysa (Nysa Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes oslari (Oslar's Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes phylace (Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes simius (Simius Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes texanae (Texas Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes vialis (Common Roadside-Skipper)
  • Anatrytone logan (Delaware Skipper)
  • Anatrytone mazai (Glowing Skipper)
  • Ancyloxypha arene (Tropical Least Skipper)
  • Ancyloxypha numitor (Least Skipper)
  • Atalopedes campestris (Sachem)
  • Atrytone arogos (Arogos Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis edwardsii (Sheep Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis hianna (Dusted Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis pittacus (White-barred Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis python (Python Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis vierecki (Viereck's Skipper)
  • Calpodes ethlius (Brazilian Skipper)
  • Conga chydaea (Hidden-ray Skipper)
  • Copaeodes aurantiacia (Orange Skipperling)
  • Copaeodes minima (Southern Skipperling)
  • Corticea corticea (Redundant Skipper)
  • Cymaenes odilia trebius ('Trebius' Fawn-spotted Skipper)
  • Decinea percosius (Double-dotted Skipper)
  • Euphyes bayensis (Bay Skipper)
  • Euphyes dion (Dion Skipper)
  • Euphyes dukesi (Dukes' Skipper)
  • Euphyes vestris (Dun Skipper)
  • Hesperia attalus (Dotted Skipper)
  • Hesperia juba (Juba Skipper)
  • Hesperia meskei (Meske's Skipper)
  • Hesperia metea (Cobweb Skipper)
  • Hesperia ottoe (Ottoe Skipper)
  • Hesperia pahaska (Pahaska Skipper)
  • Hesperia uncas (Uncas Skipper)
  • Hesperia viridis (Green Skipper)
  • Hesperia woodgatei (Apache Skipper)
  • Hylephila phyleus (Fiery Skipper)
  • Lerema accius (Clouded Skipper)
  • Lerema ancillaris (Liris Skipper)
  • Lerodea arabus (Olive-clouded Skipper)
  • Lerodea eufala (Eufala Skipper)
  • Monca telata tyrtaeus ('Tyrtaeus' Violet-patched Skipper)
  • Nastra julia (Julia's Skipper)
  • Nastra lherminier (Swarthy Skipper)
  • Nastra neamathla (Neamathla Skipper)
  • Nyctelius nyctelius (Violet-banded Skipper)
  • Oarisma edwardsii (Edwards' Skipperling)
  • Oligoria maculata (Twin-spot Skipper)
  • Panoquina evansi (Evans' Skipper)
  • Panoquina hecebola (Hecebolus Skipper)
  • Panoquina leucas (Purple-washed Skipper)
  • Panoquina ocola (Ocola Skipper)
  • Panoquina panoquin (Salt Marsh Skipper)
  • Panoquina panoquinoides (Obscure Skipper)
  • Perichares philetes (Green-backed Ruby-eye)
  • Piruna hafernicki (Chisos Skipperling)
  • Piruna microstictus (Small-spotted Skipperling)
  • Piruna pirus (Russet Skipperling)
  • Piruna polingi (Four-spotted Skipperling)
  • Poanes aaroni (Aaron's Skipper)
  • Poanes melane (Umber Skipper)
  • Poanes taxiles (Taxiles Skipper)
  • Poanes viator (Broad-winged Skipper)
  • Poanes yehl (Yehl Skipper)
  • Poanes zabulon (Zabulon Skipper)
  • Polites carus (Carus Skipper)
  • Polites origenes (Crossline Skipper)
  • Polites peckius (Peck's Skipper)
  • Polites rhesus (Rhesus Skipper)
  • Polites themistocles (Tawny-edged Skipper)
  • Polites vibex (Whirlabout)
  • Pompeius verna (Little Glassywing)
  • Problema byssus (Byssus Skipper)
  • Quasimellana eulogius (Common Mellana)
  • Quasimellana mexicana
  • Rhinthon cubana osca (Osca Skipper)
  • Stinga morrisoni (Morrison's Skipper)
  • Synapte malitiosa (Malicious Skipper)
  • Synapte salenus (Salenus Skipper)
  • Thespieus macareus (Chestnut-marked Skipper)
  • Vettius fantasos (Fantastic Skipper)
  • Vidius perigenes (Pale-rayed Skipper)
  • Wallengrenia egeremet (Northern Broken-Dash)
  • Wallengrenia otho (Southern Broken-Dash)

[edit] Subfamily Megathyminae (Giant-Skippers)

  • Agathymus mariae (Mary's Giant-Skipper)
  • Agathymus neumoegeni (Orange Giant-Skipper)
  • Agathymus remingtoni (Coahuila Giant-Skipper)
  • Megathymus streckeri (Strecker's Giant-Skipper)
  • Megathymus ursus (Ursine Giant-Skipper)
  • Megathymus yuccae (Yucca Giant-Skipper)
  • Stallingsia maculosa (Manfreda Giant-Skipper)

[edit] References