Utah State Butterfly & Skipper Checklist

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State of Utah Butterfly & Skipper Checklist

(with all known subspecies)

Swallowtails and Parnassians (Family Papilionidae)

Battus philenor philenor (pipevine swallowtail): Papilio bairdi (baird's swallowtail); Papilio coloro (desert swallowtail); Papilio eurymedon (pale swallowtail); Papilio indra indra (indra swallowtail)
Papilio indra minori (mesa rim cliff swallowtail)
Papilio indra calcicola (navajo sandstone cliff swallowtail)
Papilio indra "bonnevillensis" (west desert indra swallowtail): Papilio multicaudata pusillus (two-tailed swallowtail)
Papilio multicaudata multicaudata (two-tailed swallowtail): Papilio rutulus rutulus (western tiger swallowtail); Papilio zelicaon nitra (anise swallowtail)


Parnassius smintheus sayii (holarctic red pearl): Parnassius clodius menetriesi (american red pearl)

Whites, Orange-Tips 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 protodice (checkered white): Pontia occidentalis (western white); Pieris marginalis pallidissima (utah all white); Pieris rapae (cabbage white)
Neophasia menapia menapia (pine white)

: Euchloe ausonides coloradensis (large marble); Euchloe lotta (desert marble); Anthocharis cethura pima (desert orangetip); Anthocharis stella browningi (utah stella orangetip); Anthocharis sara thoosa (southwestern orangetip); Colias philodice eriphyle (yellow sulphur); Colias eurytheme (orange sulphur); Colias occidentalis pseudochristina = wasatchia (western sulfur); Colias alexandra alexandra (queen alexandra's sulphur); Colias alexandra edwardsi (queen alexandra's sulphur)
Colias meadi meadi (mead's sulphur): Colias scudderi scudderi (scudder's sulphur); Zerene cesonia (southern dogface); Anteos clorinde nivifera (white angled sulphur); Phoebis sennae marcellina (cloudless sulphur); Eurema nicippe (sleepy orange); Eurema mexicanum (mexican yellow); Nathalis iole (dainty sulphur)

Coppers, Hairstreaks, and Blues (Family Lycaenidae)

Lycaena arota schellbachi (tailed copper)
Lycaena phlaeas (american copper): Lycaena cupreus artemisia (lustrous copper); Lycaena cupreus snowi (lustrous copper); Lycaena editha montana (edith's copper); Lycaena hyllus (bronze copper); Lycaena heteronea heteronea (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 estesi (great blue hairstreak): Satyrium titus immaculosis (coral hairstreak); Satyrium behri behri (behr's hairstreak)
Satyrium fuliginosum semiluna (sooty hairstreak): Satyrium californica (california hairstreak); Satyrium sylvinus putnami (sylvan hairstreak); Satyrium saepium provo (hedgerow hairstreak); Callophrys affinis affinis (western green hairstreak); Callophrys affinis apama (western green hairstreak); Callophrys sheridani neoperplexa (sheridan's green hairstreak)
Callophrys comstocki comstocki (desert green hairstreak): Incisalia augustinus annetteae (brown elfin)
Incisalia fotis fotis (desert elfin): Incisalia polia 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); Hemiargus isola alce (reakirt's blue); Cupido amyntula (western tailed blue); Celastrina ladon echo (spring azure); Euphilotes ellisi (ellis' dotted-blue)
Euphilotes bernardino martini (bernardino dotted-blue): Euphilotes mojave (mojave dotted-blue); Euphilotes ancilla (rocky mountain dotted-blue); Euphilotes pallescens pallescens (pallid dotted-blue); Euphilotes pallescens emmeli (pallid dotted-blue); Euphilotes spaldingi (spalding's dotted-blue); Glaucopsyche piasus daunia (arrowhead blue); Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro (silvery blue); Plebejus melissa melissa (melissa blue); Plebejus melissa annetta (melissa blue)
Plebejus saepiolus gertschi (greenish blue): Plebejus saepiolus saepiolus (greenish blue); Plebejus icarioides ardea (boisduval's blue)
Plebejus shasta minnehaha (shasta blue): Plebejus lupini lutzi (lupine blue); Agriades rustica rustica (arctic blue)

Metalmarks (Family Riodinidae)

Calephelis nemesis (fatal metalmark)

Apodemia mormo mormo (mormon metalmark)

Apodemia palmeri palmeri (palmer's metalmark)

Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)

Libytheana carinenta larvata (american snout); Agraulis vanillae incarnata (gulf fritillary); Euptoieta claudia (variegated fritillary); Speyeria cybele letona (letona fritillary)
Speyeria cybele charlotti (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 linda (great basin fritillary): Speyeria hesperis wasatchia (northwestern fritillary)
Speyeria hesperis chitone (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 kriemhild (relict fritillary); Boloria freija browni (freija fritillary); Boloria chariclea helena (arctic fritillary); Poladryas arachne (spiderweb penstemon checkerspot); Thessalia fulvia pariaensis (fulvia checkerspot); Thessalia leanira alma (leanira checkerspot); Chlosyne californica (california patch); Chlosyne lacinia (bordered patch); Chlosyne gorgone carlota (gorgone checkerspot); Chlosyne palla flavula (northern checkerspot); Chlosyne damoetas damoetus (rockslide checkerspot); Chlosyne acastus acastus (sagebrush checkerspot)
Chlosyne acastus neumoegeni (desert checkerspot): Anthanassa texana (texan crescent); Phyciodes tharos riocolorado (pearl crescent); Phyciodes cocyta cocyta (northern crescent); Phyciodes batesii anasazi (tawny crescent); Phyciodes pulchellus camillus (field crescent); Phyciodes picta (painted crescent); Phyciodes pallida barnesi (pale crescent); Phyciodes mylitta mylitta (thistle crescent); Euphydyras anicia maria (variable checkerspot); Euphydyras anicia wheeleri (variable checkerspot)
Euphydyras anicia hermosa (variable checkerspot)
Euphydyras anicia alena (variable checkerspot): Euphydyras anicia carmentis (variable checkerspot); Euphydyras editha lehmani (edith's checkerspot); Euphydyras colon nevadensis (colon checkerspot); Polygonia satyrus satyrus (satyr comma); Polygonia zephyrus (hoary comma); Polygonia progne nigrozephyrus (gray comma)
Polygonia faunus hylas (green comma): Nymphalis antiopa (mourning cloak); Nymphalis vaualbum j-album (compton tortoiseshell); Nymphalis californica (california tortoiseshell); Nymphalis milberti furcillata (milbert's tortoiseshell); Vanessa virginiensis virginiensis (virginia lady)
Vanessa cardui (painted lady): Vanessa carye annabella (west coast lady); Vanessa atalanta rubria (red admiral); Junonia coenia coenia (common buckeye); Limenitis archippus archippus (viceroy); 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)

Danaus eresimus eresimus (soldier)

Satyrs (Family Satyridae)

Cyllopsis pertepida dorothea (canyonland satyr); Coenonympha tullia brenda (common ringlet)
Coenonympha tullia ampelos (common ringlet): Cercyonis pegala utahensis (common wood nymph)
Cercyonis pegala paludum (common wood nymph)
Cercyonis meadi meadi (mead's wood nymph): Cercyonis sthenele masoni (great basin wood nymph); Cercyonis sthenele paulus (great basin wood nymph); Cercyonis oetus charon (small wood nymph); Erebia magdalena (magdalena alpine); Erebia callias (colorado alpine); Erebia epipsodea (common alpine); Neominois ridingsi stretchi (riding's satyr); Neominois ridingsi dionysius (riding's satyr)
Neominois wyomingo (wyoming satyr): Oeneis chryxus chryxus (chryxus arctic); Oeneis uhleri reinthali (uhler's arctic); Oeneis taygete edwardsi (white-veined arctic); Oeneis jutta reducta (jutta arctic); Oeneis melissa lucilla (melissa arctic)

Skippers (Family Hesperiidae)

Epargyreus clarus clarus (silver-spotted skipper); Polygonus leo arizonensis (hammock skipper); Thorybes pylades pylades (northern cloudywing); Thorybes mexicana (mexican cloudywing); Erynnis icelus (dreamy duskywing); Erynnis brizo burgessi (sleepy duskywing); Erynnis telemachus (rocky mountain duskywing); Erynnis 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 (two-banded checkered-skipper); Pyrgus xanthus (mountain checkered-skipper); Pyrgus scriptura (small checkered-skipper); Pyrgus communis (common checkered-skipper); Pyrgus 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 skipperling); Thymelicus lineola (european skipper)
Copaeodes aurantiacus (orange skipperling): Hylephila phyleus phyleus (fiery skipper); Hesperia uncas lasus (uncas skipper); Hesperia juba (juba skpper); Hesperia colorado harpalus (western branded skipper); Hesperia pahaska nr. martini (pahaska skipper); Hesperia nevada nevada (nevada skipper); Polites sabuleti sabuleti (sandhill skipper); Polites sabuleti chusca (mojave sandhill skipper)
Polites draco (draco skipper): Polites themistocles (tawny-edged skipper); Polites sonora utahensis (sonora skipper); Atalopedes campestris campestris (field skipper); Ochlodes sylvanoides napa (woodland skipper); Ochlodes sylvanoides omnigena (woodland skipper)
Ochlodes yuma yuma (yuma skipper): Poanes taxiles (taxiles skipper); Euphyes vestris metacomet (dun skipper); Atrytonopsis vierecki (viereck's skipper); Amblyscirtes aenus (bronze roadside skipper); Amblyscirtes vialis (common roadside skipper); Lerodea eufala (eufala skipper); Calpodes ethlius (brazilian skipper); Agathymus alliae paiute (mojave giant-skipper); Megathymus yuccae coloradensis (yucca giant-skipper); Megathymus streckeri (strecker's giant-skipper)

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