List of butterflies of North America (Nymphalidae)

Subfamily Libytheinae: snouts

American snout, Libytheana carinenta
  • American snout, Libytheana carinenta

Subfamily Heliconiinae: heliconians and fritillaries

Gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae
Banded orange heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa
Zebra heliconian, Heliconius charithonia
Male Diana fritillary, Speyeria diana
Female regal fritillary, Speyeria idalia

Subfamily Nymphalinae: true brushfoots

Rosita patch, Chlosyne rosita
Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis
Pearl crescent, Phyciodes tharos
Variable checkerspot, Euphydryas chalcedona
Baltimore checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton
American lady, Vanessa virginiensis
Common buckeye, Junonia coenia
Banded peacock, Anartia fatima

Subfamily Limenitidinae: admirals, sisters and others

White admiral, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata
Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini

Subfamily Charaxinae: leafwings

Tropical leafwing, Anaea aidea
  • One-spotted prepona, Archaeoprepona demophon
  • Tropical leafwing, Anaea aidea
  • Florida leafwing, Anaea floridalis
  • Goatweed leafwing, Anaea andria
  • Pointed leafwing, Anaea eurypyle
  • Angled leafwing, Anaea glycerium
  • Pale-spotted leafwing, Anaea pithyusa
  • Guatemalan leafwing, Anaea forreri

Subfamily Apaturinae: emperors

Tawny emperor, Asterocampa clyton

Subfamily Morphinae: morphos

White morpho, Morpho polyphemus

Subfamily Satyrinae: satyrs

Nabokov's satyr, Cyllopsis pyracmon
Little wood-satyr, Megisto cymela
Common wood-nymph, Cercyonis pegala
Red-bordered satyr, Gyrocheilus patrobas

Subfamily Danainae: milkweed butterflies and clearwings

Monarch, Danaus plexippus
Thick-tipped Greta, Greta morgane
  • Monarch, Danaus plexippus
  • Queen, Danaus gilippus
  • Soldier, Danaus eresimus
  • Tiger mimic-queen, Lycorea cleobaea
  • Klug's clearwing, Dircenna klugii
  • Disturbed tigerwing, Mechanitis polymnia
  • Broad-tipped clearwing, Pteronymia cotytto
  • Thick-tipped Greta, Greta morgane
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References

  • Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman (2003). Butterflies of North America. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-15312-8.

Further reading

  • Glassberg, Jeffrey Butterflies through Binoculars, The West (2001)
  • Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. Butterflies of British Columbia (2001)
  • James, David G. and Nunnallee, David Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies (2011)
  • Pelham, Jonathan Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (2008)
  • Pyle, Robert Michael The Butterflies of Cascadia (2002)
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