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Douglas County

Parnassians and Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

Parnassians (Parnassiinae)

Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)

Swallowtails (Papilioninae)

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
Old World Swallowtail (Papilio-machaon)
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)

 

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

Whites (Pierinae)

Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)

Sulphurs (Coliadinae)

Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
Scudder’s Sulphur (Colias scudderi)
Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
White Angled-Sulphur (Anteos clorinde)
Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
Large Orange Sulphur (Phoebis agarithe)
Lyside Sulphur (Kricogonia lyside)
Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
Sleepy Orange (Abaeis nicippe)
Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

 

Gossamer-wing Butterflies (Lycaenidae)

Coppers (Lycaeninae)

Tailed Copper (Lycaena-arota)
Gray Copper (Tharsalea dione)
Bronze Copper (Tharsales hyllus)
Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
Blue Copper (Tharsalea heteronea)
Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)

Hairstreaks (Theclinae)

Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus)
Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis homoperplexa)
White-lined Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii)
Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus siva)

Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
Moss’ Elfin (Callophrys mossii schryveri)
Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
Acadian Hairstreak (Satyrium acadica)
California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinus)
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
Behr’s Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Blues (Polyommatinae)

Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
Echo Azure (Celastrina echo sidara)
Summer Azure (Celastrina neglecta)
Hops Azure (Celastrina humulus)
Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
Rita Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes rita)
Reakirt’s Blue (Echinargus isola)
Melissa Blue (includes Karner Blue) (Plebejus melissa)
Greenish Blue (Plebejus saepiolus)
Boisduval’s Blue (Plebejus icarioides)
Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini lutzi)
Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon rustica)

 

Metalmarks  (Riodinidae)

Nais Metalmark (Apodemia nais)

 

Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae)

Snouts (Libytheinae)

American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)

Milkweed Butterflies (Danainae)

Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
Queen (Danaus gilippus)

Longwings (Heliconiinae)

Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonia)
Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
Aphrodite Fritillary (Argynnis aphrodite)
Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
Edwards’ Fritillary (Argynnis edwardsii)
Coronis Fritillary (Argynnis coronis)
Callippe Fritillary (Argynnis callippe)
Atlantis Fritillary (Argynnis atlantis)
Northwestern Fritillary (Argynnis hesperis)
Mormon Fritillary (Argynnis mormonia)

True Brushfoots (Nymphalinae)

Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)
Fulvia Checkerspot (Chlosyne fulvia)
Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
Pallid Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchella)
Chalcedon Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Admirals and Relatives (Limenitidinae)

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
Weidemeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
Arizona Sister (Adelpha eulalia)

Emperors (Apaturinae)

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)

Satyrs and Wood-Nymphs (Satyrinae)

Canyonland Satyr (Cyllopsis pertepida)
Common Ringlet (Coenonympha tullia ochracea)
Common Wood Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)
Mead’s Wood Nymph (Cercyonis meadii)
Small Wood Nymph (Cercyonis oetus)
Common Alpine (Erebia epipsodea)
Ridings’ Satyr (Neominois ridingsii)
Chryxus Arctic (Oeneis chryxus)
Uhler’s Arctic (Oeneis uhleri)

 

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

Spread-wing Skippers (Pyrginae)

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
Northern Cloudywing (Cecropterus pylades)
Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicana)
Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius
Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
Mountain Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus xanthus)
Small Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus scriptura)
Common Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)
Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)

 

Grass Skippers (Hesperiinae)

Russet Skipperling (Piruna pirus)
Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
Morrison’s Skipper (Stinga morrisoni)
Uncas Skipper (Hesperia uncas)
Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
Western Branded Skipper (Hesperia colorado)
Ottoe Skipper (Hesperia ottoe)
Leonard’s Skipper (Hesperia leonardus pawnee)
Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
Nevada Skipper (Hesperia nevada)
Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
Rhesus Skipper (Polites rhesus)
Peck’s Skipper (Polites peckius)
Draco Skipper (Polites draco)
Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes)
Long Dash Skipper (Polites mystic)
Sonora Skipper (Polites sonora)
Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)
Woodland Skipper (Ochlodes sylvanoides)
Taxiles Skipper (Lon taxiles)
Snow’s Skipper (Paratrytone snowi)
Two-spotted Skipper (Euphyes bimacula)
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris)
Bronze Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes aenus)
Oslar’s Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes oslari)
Common Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes vialis)
Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes phylace)