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List of Species Accounts

 

      Skippers Hesperiidae        Swallowtails Papilionidae         Whites and Sulphurs  Pieridae

        Gossamer-Wings  Lycaenidae         Brushfoots  Nymphalidae     Species with few records

 

       Skippers  --- Hesperiidae

                   70. Silver-spotted Skipper   Epargyreus clarus (Cramer, 1775)

                   71. Long-tailed Skipper   Urbanus proteus  (Linnaeus, 1758) 

                   72. Hoary Edge   Achalarus lyciades   (Geyer, 1832)

                   73. Southern Cloudywing   Thorybes bathyllus   (J.E. Smith, 1797)  

                   74. Northern Cloudywing   Thorybes pylades  (Scudder, 1870)

                   75. Dreamy Duskywing   Erynnis icelus  (Scudder & Burgess, 1870) 

                   76. Sleepy Duskywing  Erynnis brizo  (Boisduval & LeConte, 1834) 

                   77. Juvenal’s Duskywing   Erynnis juvenalis   (Fabricius, 1793) 

                   78. Horace’s Duskywing   Erynnis horatius  (Scudder & Burgess, 1870)

                   79. Mottled Duskywing  Erynnis martialis (Scudder, 1869)

                   80. Columbine Duskywing   Erynnis lucilius  (Scudder & Burgess,  1870)

                   81. Wild Indigo Duskywing   Erynnis baptisiae  (Forbes, 1936)

                   82. Persius Duskywing   Erynnis persius  (Scudder, 1863)  

                   83. Common Checkered-Skipper   Pyrgus communis (Grote, 1872)

                   84. Common Sootywing   Pholisora catullus  (Fabricius,  1793)

                   85. Arctic Skipper   Carterocephalus palaemon    (Pallas, 1771)

                   86. Least Skipper   Ancyloxypha numitor  (Fabricius), 1793 

                   87. European Skipper   Thymelicus lineola  (Ochsenheimer), 1808

                   88. Fiery Skipper   Hylephila phyleus  (Drury,  1773)  

                   89. Leonard’s Skipper   Hesperia leonardus   Harris, 1862

                   90. Cobweb Skipper   Hesperia metea  Scudder, 1864 

                   91. Indian Skipper   Hesperia sassacus   Harris, 1862

                   92. Peck’s Skipper   Polites peckius  (W. Kirby, 1837)

                   93. Tawny-edged Skipper   Polites themistocles   (Latreille, 1824) 

                   94. Crossline Skipper    Polites origenes   (Fabricius, 1793)

                   95. Long Dash   Polites mystic   (W. H. Edwards, 1863)

                   96. Northern Broken-Dash   Wallengrenia egeremet   (Scudder, 1864)

                   97. Little Glassywing   Pompeius verna (W. H. Edwards, 1862) 

                   98. Sachem   Atalopedes campestris (Boisduval,  1852)

                   99. Delaware Skipper   Anatrytone logan (W. H. Edwards, 1863)

                 100. Mulberry Wing   Poanes massasoit  (Scudder, 1863)

                 101. Hobomok Skipper   Poanes hobomok  (Harris, 1862)

                 102. Zabulon Skipper   Poanes zabulon (Boisduval & LeConte,  1834)

                 103. Broad-winged Skipper   Poanes viator  (W. H. Edwards, 1865)

                 104. Dion Skipper   Euphyes dion  (W. H. Edwards, 1879)

                 105. Black Dash   Euphyes conspicua   (W. H. Edwards, 1863)

                 106. Two-spotted Skipper   Euphyes bimacula  (Grote & Robinson,  1867)

                 107. Dun Skipper   Euphyes vestris   Boisduval, 1852

                 108. Dusted Skipper   Atrytonopsis hianna   (Scudder, 1868)

                 109. Pepper and Salt Skipper   Amblyscirtes hegon   (Scudder, 1864)

                 110. Common Roadside-Skipper   Amblyscirtes vialis (W. H. Edwards, 1862) 

                 111. Ocola Skipper   Panoquina ocola (W. H. Edwards, 1863)  

      Swallowtails  --   Papilionidae

                     1.   Pipevine Swallowtail   Battus philenor (Linnaeus, 1771)

                     2.   Black Swallowtail   Papilio polyxenes   Fabricius,  1775   

                 112.   Giant Swallowtail     Papilio cresphontes  Cramer, 1777                                   

                     3.   Eastern Tiger Swallowtail  Papilio glaucus   Linnaeus, 1758

                     4.   Canadian Tiger Swallowtail  Papilio canadensis (Rothschild & Jordan,  1906)

                     5.   Spicebush Swallowtail   Papilio troilus   Linnaeus, 1758  

      Whites and Sulphurs --- Pieridae

                     6.   Checkered White   Pontia protodice   (Boisduval & LeConte, 1829)   

                     7.   Mustard White   Pieris oleracea [= napi] Harris, 1829 

                     8.   West Virginia White   Pieris virginiensis W. H. Edwards, 1870 

                     9.   Cabbage White  Pieris rapae   (Linneaus, 1758)

                   10.   Clouded Sulphur  Colias philodice  Godart, 1819

                   11.   Orange Sulphur  Colias eurytheme  Boisduval, 1852

                   12.   Cloudless Sulphur   Phoebis sennae  (Linnaeus,  1767)

                 114.   Little Yellow   Eurema lisa  (Boisduval & LeConte, 1829)

      Gossamer-Wings  --- Lycaenidae

                    13. Harvester   Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius, 1793)

                    14. American Copper  Lycaena phlaeas   (Linnaeus, 1761) 

                    15. Bronze Copper   Lycaena hyllus (Cramer, 1775)

                    16. Bog Copper   Lycaena epixanthe  (Boisduval & LeConte,  1833)

                    17. Coral Hairstreak   Satyrium titus (Fabricius, 1793  

                    18. Acadian Hairstreak   Satyrium acadica (W. H. Edwards, 1862)    

                    19. Edwards’ Hairstreak   Satyrium edwardsii (Grote & Robinson, 1867)

                    20. Banded Hairstreak   Satyrium calanus   (Hübner, 1809)

                    21. Hickory Hairstreak   Satyrium caryaevorum  (McDunnough,  1942)

                    22. Striped Hairstreak   Satyrium liparops (LeConte, 1833)

                    23. Oak Hairstreak   Satyrium favonius   (J. E. Smith, 1797)

                    24. Brown Elfin   Callophrys augustinus  (Kirby, 1837)

                    25. Hoary Elfin   Callophrys polios  (Cook and Watson, 1907)

                    26. Frosted Elfin   Callophrys irus  (Godart, 1824)

                    27. Henry’s Elfin   Callophrys henrici (Grote and Robinson, 1867)

                    28. Bog Elfin   Callophrys lanoraieensis   Sheppard, 1934

                    29. Eastern Pine Elfin   Callophrys niphon   (Hübner), 1823

                    30. Juniper Hairstreak   Callophrys gryneus (Hübner, 1823)

                    31. Hessel’s Hairstreak   Callophrys  hesseli  Rawson & Ziegler, 1950

                  116. Red-banded Hairstreak   Calycopis cecrops  (Fabricius, 1793)

                    32. White M Hairstreak   Parrhasius m-album (Boisduval & LeConte, [1833]) 

                    33. Gray Hairstreak   Strymon melinus (Hübner, 1818) 

                    34. Early Hairstreak   Erora laeta  (W. H. Edwards,  1862) 

                    35. Eastern Tailed-Blue  Cupido comyntas (Godart, [1824])

                    36. Azure spp.: Spring Azure Celastrina ladon (Cramer, 1780); Cherry Gall Azure C. serotina Pavulaan & Wright 2005; Summer Azure C. neglecta (W.H. Edwards, 1862)

                    37. Silvery Blue    Glaucopsyche lygdamus  (Doubleday, 1841)   

      Brushfoots  ---  Nymphalidae

                    38. American Snout   Libytheana carinenta  (Cramer, 1777)

                    39. Variegated Fritillary     Euptoieta claudia ( Cramer,  1775) 

                    40. Great Spangled Fritillary   Speyeria cybele  (Fabricius, 1775)

                    41. Aphrodite Fritillary   Speyeria aphrodite (Fabricius, 1787) 

                    42. Regal Fritillary   Speyeria idalia  (Drury,  1773)    

                    43. Atlantis Fritillary    Speyeria atlantis  (W. H. Edwards, 1862)

                    44. Silver-bordered Fritillary   Boloria selene  (Denis and Schiffermüller,  1775) 

                    45. Meadow Fritillary   Boloria bellona  (Fabricius, 1775)

                    46. Harris’ Checkerspot   Chlosyne harrisii (Scudder,  1864)

                    47. Pearl Crescent  Phyciodes tharos (Drury, 1773)

                    48. Baltimore Checkerspot   Euphydryas phaeton   (Drury, 1773)

                    49. Question Mark   Polygonia interrogationis (Fabricius, 1798)

                    50. Eastern Comma   Polygonia comma (Harris, 1841)

                    51. Gray Comma   Polygonia progne  (Cramer, 1776)

                    52. Compton Tortoiseshell   Nymphalis vau-album   (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

                    53. Mourning Cloak   Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) 

                    54. Milbert’s Tortoiseshell   Aglais milberti  (Godart, 1819)

                    55. American Lady  Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)

                    56. Painted Lady   Vanessa cardui  (Linnaeus, 1758)

                    57. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta   (Linnaeus, 1758)

                    58. Common Buckeye   Junonia coenia  Hübner, 1822

                    59. Red-spotted Purple/White Admiral    Limenitis arthemis astyanax  (Fabricius, 1775);  Limenitis arthemis arthemis   (Drury, 1773)

                    60. Viceroy    Limenitis archippus (Cramer, 1776) 

                    61. Hackberry Emperor   Asterocampa celtis   (Boisduval & LeConte, 1834)

                    62. Tawny Emperor   Asterocampa clyton (Boisduval & LeConte, 1833)

                    63. Northern Pearly-Eye   Lethe [Enodia] anthedon   A. H. Clark, 1936

                    64. Eyed Brown   Lethe [Satyrodes] eurydice   (Linneaus, 1763) 

                    65. Appalachian Brown   Lethe [Satyrodes] appalachia (R. L. Chermock,  1947)

                    66. Little Wood-Satyr   Megisto cymela (Cramer, 1777)  

                    67. Common Ringlet   Coenonympha  tullia ( Müller, 1764)  

                    68. Common Wood-Nymph   Cercyonis pegala  (Fabricius, 1775)

                    69. Monarch    Danaus plexippus   (Linnaeus, 1758)

 

Species with few, no, or uncertain Massachusetts records

                      113. Falcate Orange-tip   Anthocharis midea   (Hübner, 1809)

                      115. Sleepy Orange   Eurema nicippe   (Cramer, 1779)

                      117. Appalachian Azure  Celastrina neglectamajor  

                      118. Silvery Checkerspot    Chlosyne nycteis  (Doubleday & Hewitson, 1847)

                      119. Green Comma   Polygonia faunus   W. H. Edwards, 1862

                      120. Queen   Danaus gilippus   (Cramer, 1775)

                      121. Swarthy Skipper   Nastra lherminier  (Latreille, 1824 )

                      122. Clouded Skipper Lerema accius  (J.E. Smith, 1797)  

                      123. Dotted Skipper   Hesperia attalus     (W. H. Edwards, 1871)    

                      124. Brazilian Skipper  Calpodes ethlius  (Stoll, 1782) 

                      125. Salt Marsh Skipper  Panoquina panoquin   (Scudder, 1864)

 

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