List of U.S. state butterflies
This is a list of official U.S. state butterflies:[1]
Table
State | State butterfly | Binomial nomenclature | Image | Year designated |
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Alabama | Monarch Butterfly (State insect) | Danaus plexippus | ![]() | 1989[2] |
Arizona | Two-tailed Swallowtail | Papilio multicaudata | ![]() | 2001[3] |
Arkansas | Diana Fritillary Butterfly | Speyeria diana | ![]() | 2007[4] |
California | California Dogface Butterfly | Colias eurydice | ![]() | 1972[5] |
Colorado | Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly | Hypaurotis crysalus | | 1996[6] |
Delaware | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | ![]() | 1999[7] |
Florida | Zebra Longwing | Heliconius charithonia | | 1996[8] |
Georgia | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | ![]() | 1988[9] |
Hawaii | Kamehameha butterfly (State insect) | Vanessa tameamea | ![]() | 2009[10] |
Idaho | Monarch Butterfly (State insect) | Danaus plexippus | ![]() | 1992[11] |
Illinois | Monarch Butterfly (State insect) | Danaus plexippus | ![]() | 1975[12] |
Kentucky | Viceroy Butterfly | Limenitis archippus | ![]() | 1990[13] |
Maryland | Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (State insect) | Euphydryas phaeton | ![]() | 1973[14] |
Minnesota | Monarch Butterfly (State insect) | Danaus plexippus | ![]() | 2000[15] |
Mississippi | Spicebush Swallowtail | Papilio troilus | ![]() | 1991[16] |
Montana | Mourning Cloak Butterfly | Nymphalis antiopa | | |
New Hampshire | Karner Blue Butterfly | Lycaeides melissa ssp. samuelis | ![]() | 1992[17] |
New Mexico | Sandia Hairstreak Butterfly | Callophrys mcfarlandi | ![]() | 2003[18] |
New York | Red Spotted Purple or White Admiral Butterfly | Limenitis arthemis | | 2008[19] |
North Carolina | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | ![]() | 2012[20] |
Oklahoma | Black Swallowtail | Papilio polyxenes | ![]() | 1996[21] |
Oregon | Oregon Swallowtail (State insect) | Papilio oregonius | ![]() | |
South Carolina | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | ![]() | 1994[22] |
Tennessee | Zebra Swallowtail | Eurytides marcellus | ![]() | 1995[23] |
Texas | Monarch Butterfly (State insect) | Danaus plexippus | ![]() | 1995[24] |
Vermont | Monarch Butterfly (State butterfly) | Danaus plexippus | ![]() | 1987[25] |
Virginia | Eastern Tiger Swallowtail | Papilio glaucus | ![]() | |
West Virginia | Monarch Butterfly (State butterfly) | Danaus plexippus | ![]() | 1995[26] |
Wyoming | Sheridan's Hairstreak | Callophrys sheridanii | 2009[27] |
- This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
See also
- List of U.S. state insects
- Lists of U.S. state insignia
References
- ↑ Official State Butterflies, NetState.com, accessed April 21, 2006.
- ↑ "Alabama Official Mascot and Butterfly". Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors. Alabama Department of Archives & History. 2003-11-17. Retrieved 2007-03-18.
- ↑ "Arizona Revised Statutes". Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ Arkansas - State symbols and emblems
- ↑ "California Government Code, Title 1, Division 2, Chapter 2.". California State Legislature. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ "Senate Bill 122, 1996; Colorado Revised Statute 24-80-913". Colorado General Assembly. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ Delaware Code Title 29 § 315
- ↑ "Florida Revised Statutes, Title 2, Chapter 10". Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ State Butterfly, Office of Secretary of state of Georgia website.
- ↑ Cooper, Jeanne (2009-08-21). "Emblems of Hawaii a surprise to many Americans". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ "Idaho Symbols, Insect: Monarch Butterfly". Idaho State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots. SHG resources, state handbook & guide. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "State Symbol: Illinois Official Insect — Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)". [Illinois] State Symbols. Illinois State Museum. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "Kentucky Revised Statutes, Title 1, Chapter 2". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ↑ Marylands Kids Page - State Symbols
- ↑ "Minnesota State Symbols" (PDF). Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ↑ State Animal, the New Hampshire Almanac, New Hampshire State Library. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ House Bill 13, 46th Legislature of the State of New Mexico
- ↑ Official Results for the New York State Butterfly Election
- ↑ Session Laws, 2012-29, North Carolina General Assembly Online. Retrieved 2012-06-22
- ↑ Oklahoma Almanac, State Emblems (pp. 37-40)
- ↑ The State Butterfly, South Carolina Legislature Online. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ↑ State Symbols, Tennessee Department of State. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ↑ "Texas State Symbols". The Texas State Library and Archives. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "(Vermont) State Butterfly". Vermont Department of Libraries. Archived from the original on 2008-05-18. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "West Virginia Statistical Information, General State Information" (PDF). Official West Virginia Web Portal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-11. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "Wyoming State Butterfly, Sheridan's Green Hairstreak, (Callophrys sheridani) from". Netstate.com. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
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