Furnas County

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Furnas County Species Count: 110

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Family: HESPERIIDAE	Skippers	Identified in County	Source
Epargyreus clarus	Silver Spotted Skipper		D R Long
Thorybes lyciades	Hoary Edge
Thorybes bathyllus	Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades	Northern Cloudywing		5/8/1988 D R Long
Staphylus hayhurstii	Hayhurst’s Scallopwing		8/21/1990 D R Long
Grais stigmaticus	Hermit		9/20/2005 D R Long
Erynnis brizo	Sleepy Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis	Juvenal’s Duskywing
Erynnis horatius	Horace’s Duskywing		9/10/2000 D R Long
Erynnis martialis	Mottled Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis	Funereal Duskywing		7/4/1991 D R Long
Erynnis baptisiae	Wild Indigo Duskywing		7/21/1991 D R Long
Erynnis afranius	Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis persius	Persius Duskywing
Pyrgus scriptura	Small Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis	Common Checkered-Skipper		D R Long
Pholisora catullus	Common Sootywing		D R Long
Ancyloxypha numitor	Least Skipper		1985 D R Long
Oarisma garita	Garita Skipperling
Thymelicus lineola	European Skipper
Hylephila phyleus	Fiery Skipper		8/22/1988 D R Long
Hesperia uncas	Uncas Skipper		9/9/1990 D R Long
Hesperia juba	Juba Skipper
Hesperia colorado	Western Branded Skipper
Hesperia ottoe	Ottoe Skipper		6/20/1991 D R Long
Hesperia leonardus pawnee	Pawnee / Leonard’s Skipper		8/26/1990 D R Long
Hesperia pahaska	Pahaska Skipper
Hesperia metea	Cobweb Skipper
Hesperia viridis	Green Skipper
Hesperia attalus	Dotted Skipper
Polites rhesus	Rhesus Skipper
Polites carus	Carus Skipper		D R Long
Polites peckius	Peck’s Skipper		D R Long
Polites sabuleti	Sandhills Skipper
Polites themistocles	Tawny-edged Skipper		D R Long
Polites origenes	Crossline Skipper		6/11/1995 D R Long
Polites mystic	Long Dash
Polites egeremet	Northern Broken-Dash		7/13/2002 D R Long
Vernia verna	Little Glassywing
Atalopedes campestris	Sachem		10/30/1982 S M Spomer/J M Reiser
Atrytone arogos	Arogos Skipper		Smithsonian fide P A Opler/R E Stanford in ’95
Anattrytone logan	Delaware Skipper		8/31/1986 R C Rosche
Problema byssus	Byssus Skipper
Poanes massasoit	Mulberry Wing
Lon hobomok	Hobomok Skipper		D R Long
Lon zabulon	Zabulon Skipper		8/21/2004 D R Long
Lon taxiles	Taxiles Skipper
Poanes viator	Broad-winged Skipper
Euphyes dion	Dion Skipper
Euphyes conspicua	Black Dash
Euphyes bimacula	Two-spotted Skipper
Euphyes vestris	Dun Skipper		7/7/1987 D R Long
Atrytonopsis hianna	Dusted Skipper		5/22/1999 D R Long
Notamblyscirtes simius	Simius Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes oslari	Oslar’s Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes nysa	Nysa Roadside-Skipper		10/1/2006 D R Long
Amblyscirtes vialis	Common Roadside-Skipper		D R Long
Lerodea eufala	Eufala Skipper		10/30/1982 S M Spomer/J M Reiser
Calpodes ethlius	Brazilian Skipper
Panoquina ocola	Ocola Skipper
Megathymus yuccae	Yucca Giant-Skipper		5/6/1990 D R Long/N E Dankert
Megathymus streckeri	Strecker’s Giant-Skipper

Family: PAPILIONIDAE	Swallowtails, Parnassians	Identified In County	Source
Parnassius smintheus sayi	Says’ Parnassian
Battus philenor	Pipevine Swallowtail		D R Long
Eurytides marcellus	Zebra Swallowtail		D R Long
Papilio polyxenes	Black Swallowtail		10/10/1958 UNL
Papilio machaon	Old World Swallowtail		D R Long
Papilio zelicaon	Anise Swallowtail
Papilio indra	Indra Swallowtail
Heraclides cresphontes	Giant Swallowtail		D R Long
Pterourus glaucus	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail		D R Long
Pterourus rutulus	Western Tiger Swallowtail		D R Long
Pterourus multicaudata	Two-tailed Swallowtail		D R Long
Pterourus troilus	Spicebush Swallowtail
Pterourus palamedes	Palamedes Swallowtail

Family: PIERIDAE	Whites, Sulphurs, Yellows	Identified In County	Source
Neophasia menapia	Pine White
Glutophrissa drusilla	Florida White		D R Long
Pontia sisymbrii	Spring White
Pontia protodice	Checkered White		D R Long
Pontia occidentalis	Western White
Ganyra josephina	Giant White
Pieris rapae	Cabbage Butterfly		in Rosche 1986
Euchloe ausonides	Large Marble
Euchloe olympia	Olympia Marble		D R Long
Anthocharis midea	Falcate Orangetip
Colias philodice	Clouded Sulphur		in Rosche 1986
Colias eurytheme	Orange Sulphur/Alfalfa Butterfly		in Rosche 1986
Colias alexandra	Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur
Zerene cesonia	Southern Dogface		D R Long
Anteos clorinde	White Angled Sulphur
Anteos maerula	Yellow Brimstone
Phoebis sennae	Cloudless Sulphur		D R Long
Phoebis philea	Orange-barred Sulphur		8/18/2002 D R Long
Phoebis agarithe	Large Orange Sulphur		9/2/1987 D R Long
Kricogonia lyside	Lyside		D R Long
Aphrissa statira	Statira Sulphur
Abaeis mexicana	Mexican Sulphur		D R Long
Pyrisitia proterpia	Tailed Orange
Pyrisitia lisa	Little Yellow		D R Long
Pyrisitia nise	Mimosa Sulphur		7/18/1993 D R Long
Abaeis nicippe	Sleepy Orange		D R Long
Nathalis iole	Dainty Sulphur		10/31/1982 S M Spomer/J M Reiser

Family: LYCAENIDAE	Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks	Identified In County	Source
Feniseca tarquinius	Harvester		D R Long
Lycaena phlaeas	American Copper
Tharsalea dione	Gray Copper		D R Long
Tharsalea hyllus	Bronze Copper		6/23/1982 S M Spomer/J M Reiser
Tharsalea rubida	Ruddy Copper
Tharsalea helloides	Purplish Copper		10/2/1987 D R Long
Satyrium titus	Coral Hairstreak		7/9/1992 D R Long
Satyrium acadica	Acadian Hairstreak		6/26/1988 D R Long
Satyrium edwardsii	Edwards’ Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus	Banded Hairstreak		6/10/2000 D R Long
Satyrium caryaevorus	Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops	Striped Hairstreak		7/4/1997 D R Long
Ministrymon leda	Leda Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops	Red-banded Hairstreak
Callophrys affinis apama	Apama/Western Green Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus	Olive Hairstreak		5/3/1987 D R Long
Callophrys henrici	Henry’s Elfin
Callophrys niphon	Eastern Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon	Western Pine Elfin
Strymon melinus	Gray Hairstreak		6/23/1982 S M Spomer/J M Reiser
Parrhasius m-album	White-M Hairstreak
Brephidium exilis	Pygmy Blue
Leptotes marina	Marine Blue		8/31/1986 D R Long
Hemiargus ceraunus	Ceraunus Blue
Echinargus isola	Reakirt’s Blue		10/30/1982 S M Spomer/J M Reiser
Cupido comyntas	Eastern Tailed-Blue		D R Long
Cupido amyntula	Western Tailed-Blue
Celastrina neglecta	Summer Azure		D R Long
Euphilotes enoptes	Dotted Blue
Euphilotes rita	Rita Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus	Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Silvery Blue		5/24/1997 D R Long
Plebejus melissa	Melissa Blue		D R Long
Icaricia saepiolus	Greenish Blue
Icaricia icarioides	Icarioides Blue
Icaricia shasta	Shasta Blue
Icaricia lupini	Lupine Blue		7/11/1994 D R Long

Family: NYMPHALIDAE	Brush-footed Butterflies	Identified In County	Source
Libytheana carinenta	Snout Butterfly		D R Long
Dione vanillae	Gulf Fritillary		D R Long
Dryas iulia	Julia
Heliconius charithonia	Zebra		D R Long
Euptoieta claudia	Variegated Fritillary		D R Long
Argynnis cybele	Great Spangled Fritillary		D R Long
Argynnis aphrodite	Aphrodite Fritillary		D R Long
Argynnis idalia	Regal Fritillary		D R Long
Argynnis edwardsii	Edwards’ Fritillary
Argynnis coronis	Coronis Fritillary
Argynnis zerene	Zerene Fritillary
Argynnis callippe	Callippe Fritillary
Argynnis hesperis	Northwestern Fritillary
Argynnis mormonia	Mormon Fritillary
Boloria selene	Silver-bordered Fritillary
Boloria bellona	Meadow Fritillary
Boloria chariclea helena	Purplish Fritillary
Poladryas arachne	Arachne Checkerspot
Chlosyne fulvia	Fulvia Checkerspot		early 1980s D R Long
Chlosyne lacinia	Bordered Patch		6/14/2002 D R Long
Chlosyne gorgone	Gorgone Checkerspot		D R Long
Chlosyne nycteis	Silvery Checkerspot		6/10/2000 D R Long
Chlosyne acastus	Acastus Checkerspot
Anthanassa texana	Texan Crescent		7/19/1987 D R Long
Phyciodes graphica	Graphic Crescent
Phyciodes phaon	Phaon Crescent		8/14/2000 D R Long
Phyciodes tharos	Pearl Crescent		D R Long
Phyciodes cocyta	Northern Crescent
Phyciodes batesii	Tawny Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella	Field Crescent
Phyciodes picta	Painted Crescent		D R Long
Phyciodes pallida	Pale Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta	Mylitta Crescent
Euphydryas anicia	Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton	Baltimore
Polygonia interrogationis	Question Mark		6/23/1982 S M Spomer/J M Reiser
Polygonia comma	Eastern Comma		10/31/1982 S M Spomer/J M Reiser
Polygonia satyrus	Satyr Anglewing
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus	Zephyr
Polygonia progne	Gray Comma		D R Long
Nymphalis l-album	Compton Tortoise Shell
Nymphalis antiopa	Mourning Cloak		D R Long
Nymphalis californica	California Tortoise Shell
Aglais milberti	Milbert’s Tortoise Shell		D R Long
Vanessa virginiensis	American Lady		D R Long
Vanessa carduii	Painted Lady		D R Long
Vanessa annabella	West Coast Lady		1996 D R Long
Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral		D R Long
Junonia coenia	Buckeye		D R Long
Anartia jatrophae	White Peacock		D R Long
Limenitis arthemis astyanax	Red-spotted Purple		D R Long
Limenitis archippus	Viceroy		D R Long
Limenitis weidemeyerii	Weidemeyer’s Admiral		D R Long
Mestra amymone	Amymone
Marpesia petreus	Ruddy Daggerwing
Anaea aidea	Tropical Leafwing		10/26/1996 D R Long
Anaea andria	Goatweed Butterfly		8/11/1965 UNL
Asterocampa celtis	Hackberry Butterfly		D R Long
Asterocampa clyton	Tawny Emperor		D R Long
Lethe anthedon	Northern Pearly Eye		in Rosche 1986
Lethe eurydice	Eyed Brown
Megisto cymela	Little Wood Satyr		in Johnson 1972
Coenonympha california	California Ringlet		D R Long
Cercyonis pegala	Common Wood-Nymph		D R Long
Cercyonis meadii	Mead’s Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus	Small Wood-Nymph
Oeneis ridingsii	Ridings’ Satyr
Oeneis uhleri varuna	Uhler’s Arctic
Danaus plexippus	Monarch		D R Long
Danaus gilippus	Queen		D R Long