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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
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)
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)
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)
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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