List of U.S. state butterflies

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This is a list of official U.S. state butterflies:[1]

State State butterfly Binomial
nomenclature		 Image Year
Alabama Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 1989[2]
Arizona Two-Tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata
Arkansas Diana Fritillary Butterfly Speyeria diana 2007[3]
California California Dogface Butterfly Zerene eurydice
Colorado Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly Hypaurotis crysalus
Delaware Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus 1999[4]
Florida Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia
Georgia Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus 1988[5]
Idaho Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 1992[6]
Illinois Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 1975[7]
Kentucky Viceroy Butterfly Limenitis archippus
Maryland Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly Euphydryas phaeton 1973[8]
Minnesota Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 2000[9]
Mississippi Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus 1991[10]
Montana Mourning Cloak Butterfly Nymphalis antiopa
New Hampshire Karner Blue Butterfly Lycaeides melissa
(subspecies samuelis)		 1992[11]
New Mexico Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly Callophrys mcfarlandi 2003[12]
Oklahoma Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 1996[13]
Oregon Oregon Swallowtail
(State insect)		 Papilio oregonius
South Carolina Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus 1994[14]
Tennessee Zebra Swallowtail Eurytides marcellus 1995[15]
Texas Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)		 Danaus plexippus 1995[16]
Vermont Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus 1987[17]
Virginia Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus
West Virginia Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus 1995[18]
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[edit] References

  1. ^ Official State Butterflies, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
  2. ^ Alabama Official Mascot and Butterfly. Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2003-11-17). Retrieved on 2007-03-18.
  3. ^ Arkansas - State symbols and emblems
  4. ^ Delaware Code Title 29 § 315
  5. ^ State Butterfly, Office of Secretary of state of Georgia website.
  6. ^ Idaho Symbols, Insect: Monarch Butterfly. Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots. SHG resources, state handbook & guide. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  7. ^ State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus). [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  8. ^ Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols
  9. ^ Minnesota State Symbols (PDF). Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  10. ^ State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29
  11. ^ State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  12. ^ House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico
  13. ^ Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)
  14. ^ The State Butterfly, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29
  15. ^ State Symbols, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29
  16. ^ Texas State Symbols. The Texas State Library and Archives. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  17. ^ (Vermont) State Butterfly. Vermont Department of Libraries. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
  18. ^ West Virginia Statistical Information, General State Information (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.

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