Nebraska Butterflies, Skippers & Moths

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Butterflies and Skippers (210 Total)

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Scientific Name	Common Name	Occurrence	Area
Family: HESPERIIDAE
Epargyreus clarus	Silver Spotted Skipper	Common	Statewide
Achalarus lyciades	Hoary Edge
Thorybes bathyllus	Southern Cloudywing
Thorybes pylades	Northern Cloudywing
Staphylus hayhurstii	Hayhurst’s Scallopwing
Grais stigmatica	Hermit
Erynnis brizo	Sleepy Duskywing
Erynnis juvenalis	Juvenal’s Duskywing
Erynnis horatius	Horace’s Duskywing
Erynnis martialis	Mottled Duskywing
Erynnis funeralis	Funereal Duskywing
Erynnis baptisiae	Wild Indigo Duskywing
Erynnis afranius	Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis persius	Persius Duskywing
Pyrgus scriptura	Small Checkered-Skipper
Pyrgus communis	Common Checkered-Skipper	Common
Pholisora catullus	Common Sootywing	Common
Ancyloxypha numitor	Least Skipper	Locally Common
Oarisma garita	Garita Skipperling
Thymelicus lineola	European Skipper
Hylephila phyleus	Fiery Skipper	Occasional Stray
Hesperia uncas	Uncas Skipper
Hesperia juba	Juba Skipper
Hesperia colorado	Western Branded Skipper
Hesperia ottoe	Ottoe Skipper
Hesperia leonardus	Leonard’s Skipper
Hesperia pahaska	Pahaska Skipper
Hesperia metea	Cobweb Skipper
Hesperia viridis	Green Skipper
Hesperia attalus	Dotted Skipper
Polites rhesus	Rhesus Skipper
Polites carus	Carus Skipper
Polites peckius	Peck’s Skipper
Polites sabuleti	Sandhills Skipper
Polites themistocles	Tawny-edged Skipper
Polites origenes	Crossline Skipper
Polites mystic	Long Dash
Wallengrenia egeremet	Northern Broken-Dash
Pompeis verna	Little Glassywing
Atalopedes campestris	Sachem
Atrytone arogos	Arogos Skipper
Anattrytone logan	Delaware Skipper
Problema byssus	Byssus Skipper
Poanes massasoit	Mulberry Wing
Poanes hobomok	Hobomok Skipper
Poanes zabulon	Zabulon Skipper
Poanes taxiles	Taxiles Skipper
Poanes viator	Broad-winged Skipper
Euphyes dion	Dion Skipper
Euphyes conspicuous	Black Dash
Euphyes bimacula	Two-spotted Skipper
Euphyes vestris	Dun Skipper
Atrytonopsis hianna	Dusted Skipper
Amblyscirtes simius	Simius Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes oslari	Oslar’s Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes nysa	Nysa Roadside Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis	Roadside Skipper
Lerodea eufala	Eufala Skipper
Calpodes ethlius	Brazilian Skipper
Megathymus yuccae	Yucca Giant Skipper
Megathymus streckeri	Strecker’s Giant Skipper
Family: PAPILIONIDAE
Parnassius phoebus	Phoebus’ Parnassian
Battus philenor	Pipe-vine Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus	Zebra Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes	Black Swallowtail
Papilio machaon	Baird’s Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon	Anise Swallowtail
Papilio indra	Indra Swallowtail
Papilio cresphontes	Giant Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio rutulus	Western Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio multicaudata	Two-tailed Swallowtail
Papilio troilus	Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes	Palamedes Swallowtail
Family: PIERIDAE
Neophasia menapia	Pine White
Appias drusilla	Florida White
Pontia sisymbrii	California White
Pontia protodice	Checkered White
Pontia occidentalis	Western White
Pieris napi	Mustard White
Pieris rapae	Cabbage Butterfly
Euchloe ausonides	Large Marble
Euchloe olympia	Olympia Marble
Anthocharis midea	Falcate Orangetip
Colias philodice	Clouded Sulphur
Colias eurytheme	Orange Sulphur/Alfalfa Butterfly
Colias alexandra	Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur
Zerene cesonia	Southern Dogface
Anteos clorinde	White Angled Sulphur
Anteos maerula	Yellow Brimstone
Phoebis sennae	Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis philea	Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe	Large Orange Sulphur
Kricogonia lyside	Lyside
Aphrissa statira	Statira Sulfur
Eurema daira	Barred Yellow
Eurema mexicana	Mexican Sulphur
Pyrisitia proterpia	Tailed Orange
Pyrisitia lisa	Little Yellow
Pyrisitia nise	Mimosa Sulphur
Abaeis nicippe	Sleepy Orange
Nathalis iole	Dainty Sulphur
Family: LYCAENIDAE
Feniseca tarquinius	Harvester
Lycaena phlaeas	Little Copper
Lycaena dione	Dione Copper
Lycaena hyllus	Bronze Copper
Lycaena rubida	Ruddy Copper
Lycaena helloides	Purplish Copper
Satyrium titus	Coral Hairstreak
Satyrium acadicum	Acadian Hairstreak
Satyrium edwardsii	Edwards’ Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus	Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium caryaevorum	Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops	Striped Hairstreak
Ministrymon leda	Leda Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops	Red-banded Hairstreak
Callophrys affinis apama	Apama Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus	Olive Hairstreak
Callophrys g. siva	Juniper Hairstreak
Callophrys henrici	Henry’s Elfin
Callophrys niphon	Eastern Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon	Western Pine Elfin
Strymon melinus	Gray Hairstreak
Parrhasius m-album	White-M Hairstreak
Brephidium exilis	Pygmy Blue
Leptotes marina	Marine Blue
Echinargus isola	Reakirt’s Blue
Cupido comyntas	Eastern Tailed Blue
Cupido amyntula	Western Tailed Blue
Celastrina neglecta	Summer Azure
Celastrina ladon	Spring Azure
Euphilotes enoptes	Dotted Blue
Euphilotes rita	Rita Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus	Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Silvery Blue
Plebejus melissa	Melissa Blue
Plebejus saepiolus	Greenish Blue
Plebejus icarioides	Icarioides Blue
Plebejus shasta	Shasta Blue
Plebejus lupini	Lupine Blue
Family: NYMPHALIDAE
Libytheana carinenta	Snout Butterfly
Agraulis vanillae	Gulf Fritillary
Dryas iulia	Julia
Heliconius charithonia	Zebra
Euptoieta claudia	Variegated Fritillary
Speyeria cybele	Great Spangled Fritillary
Speyeria aphrodite	Aphrodite Fritillary
Speyeria idalia	Regal Fritillary
Speyeria edwardsii	Edwards’ Fritillary
Speyeria coronis	Coronis Fritillary
Speyeria zerene	Zerene Fritillary
Speyeria callippe	Callippe Fritillary
Speyeria atlantis	Atlantis Fritillary
Speyeria mormonia	Mormon Fritillary
Boloria selene	Silver-bordered Fritillary
Boloria bellona	Meadow Fritillary
Boloria titania	Titania Fritillary
Poladryas arachne	Arachne Checkerspot
Chlosyne fulvia	Fulvia Checkerspot
Chlosyne lacinia	Bordered Patch
Chlosyne gorgone	Gorgone Checkerspot
Chlosyne nycteis	Silvery Checkerspot
Chlosyne acastus	Acastus Checkerspot
Anthanassa texana	Texan Crescent
Phyciodes vesta	Vesta Crescent
Phyciodes phaon	Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes tharos	Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes cocyta	Northern Crescent
Phyciodes batesii	Tawny Crescent
Phyciodes pratensis	Field Crescent
Phyciodes pictus	Painted Crescent
Phyciodes pallida	Pale Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta	Mylitta Crescent
Euphydryas anicia	Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton	Baltimore
Polygonia interrogationis	Question Mark
Polygonia comma	Eastern Comma
Polygonia satyrus	Satyr Anglewing
Polygonia zephyrus	Zephyr
Polygonia progne	Gray Comma
Nymphalis l-album	Compton Tortoise Shell
Nymphalis antiopa	Mourning Cloak
Aglais milberti	Milbert’s Tortoise Shell
Vanessa virginiensis	American Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui	Painted Lady
Vanessa annabella	West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral
Junonia coenia	Buckeye
Anartia jatrophae	White Peacock
Limenitis arthemis astyanax	Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis archippus	Viceroy
Limenitis weidemeyerii	Weidemeyer’s Admiral
Mestra amymone	Amymone
Marpesia petreus	Ruddy Dagger Wing
Anaea aidea	Tropical Leaf Wing
Anaea andria	Goatweed Butterfly
Asterocampa celtis	Hackberry Butterfly
Asterocampa clyton	Tawny Emperor
Lethe anthedon	Northern Pearly Eye
Lethe eurydice	Eyed Brown
Megisto cymela	Little Wood Satyr
Coenonympha tullia inornata	Inornate Ringlet
Coenonympha t. ochracea	Ochre Ringlet
Cercyonis pegala	Common Wood Nymph	Common
Cercyonis meadii	Mead’s Wood Nymph
Cercyonis oetus	Dark Wood Nymph
Neominois ridingsii	Ridings’ Satyr
Oeneis uhleri	Varuna Arctic
Danaus plexippus	Monarch	Common
Danaus gilippus	Queen