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Platte County Species Count: 80

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Family: HESPERIIDAE	Skippers	Identified in County	Source
Epargyreus clarus	Silver Spotted Skipper		in Johnson 1972
Thorybes lyciades	Hoary Edge
Thorybes bathyllus	Southern Cloudywing		in Rosche 1986
Thorybes pylades	Northern Cloudywing		in Johnson 1972
Staphylus hayhurstii	Hayhurst’s Scallopwing		5/30/1938 E A Froemel UNL
Grais stigmaticus	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		6/18/1939 UNL
Erynnis afranius	Afranius Duskywing
Erynnis persius	Persius Duskywing
Pyrgus scriptura	Small Checkered-Skipper
Burnsius communis	Common Checkered-Skipper		in Rosche 1986
Pholisora catullus	Common Sootywing		in Rosche 1986
Ancyloxypha numitor	Least Skipper		in Rosche 1986
Oarisma garita	Garita Skipperling
Thymelicus lineola	European Skipper
Hylephila phyleus	Fiery Skipper		7/21/1939 E A Froemel UNL
Hesperia uncas	Uncas Skipper
Hesperia juba	Juba Skipper
Hesperia colorado	Western Branded Skipper
Hesperia ottoe	Ottoe Skipper
Hesperia leonardus pawnee	Pawnee / 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		in Johnson 1972
Polites sabuleti	Sandhills Skipper
Polites themistocles	Tawny-edged Skipper		in Johnson 1972
Polites origenes	Crossline Skipper		E A Froemel
Polites mystic	Long Dash
Polites egeremet	Northern Broken-Dash		7/23/1939 E A Froemel UNL
Vernia verna	Little Glassywing
Atalopedes campestris	Sachem		in Johnson 1972
Atrytone arogos	Arogos Skipper
Anattrytone logan	Delaware Skipper		unknown
Problema byssus	Byssus Skipper
Poanes massasoit	Mulberry Wing
Lon hobomok	Hobomok Skipper		in Johnson 1972
Lon zabulon	Zabulon Skipper
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
Atrytonopsis hianna	Dusted Skipper
Notamblyscirtes simius	Simius Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes oslari	Oslar’s Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes nysa	Nysa Roadside-Skipper
Amblyscirtes vialis	Common Roadside-Skipper		in Rosche 1986
Lerodea eufala	Eufala Skipper		in Rosche 1986
Calpodes ethlius	Brazilian Skipper
Panoquina ocola	Ocola Skipper
Megathymus yuccae	Yucca Giant-Skipper
Megathymus streckeri	Strecker’s Giant-Skipper

Family: PAPILIONIDAE	Swallowtails, Parnassians	Identified In County	Source
Parnassius smintheus sayi	Says’ Parnassian
Battus philenor	Pipevine Swallowtail		fide N A Arthur 2019
Eurytides marcellus	Zebra Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes	Black Swallowtail		in Johnson 1972
Papilio machaon	Old World Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon	Anise Swallowtail
Papilio indra	Indra Swallowtail
Heraclides cresphontes	Giant Swallowtail		7/23/1939 E A Froemel UNL
Pterourus glaucus	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail		in Johnson 1972
Pterourus rutulus	Western Tiger Swallowtail
Pterourus multicaudata	Two-tailed Swallowtail
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
Pontia sisymbrii	Spring White
Pontia protodice	Checkered White		in Rosche 1986
Pontia occidentalis	Western White
Ganyra josephina	Giant White
Pieris rapae	Cabbage Butterfly		7/18/1917 J L Brunken UNL
Euchloe ausonides	Large Marble
Euchloe olympia	Olympia Marble		in Johnson 1972
Anthocharis midea	Falcate Orangetip		5/1/1938 E A Froemel UNL
Colias philodice	Clouded Sulphur		in Rosche 1986
Colias eurytheme	Orange Sulphur/Alfalfa Butterfly		4/14/1942 UNL
Colias alexandra	Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur
Zerene cesonia	Southern Dogface		in Johnson 1972
Anteos clorinde	White Angled Sulphur
Anteos maerula	Yellow Brimstone
Phoebis sennae	Cloudless Sulphur		in Johnson 1972
Phoebis philea	Orange-barred Sulphur
Phoebis agarithe	Large Orange Sulphur		7/7/1940 E A Froemel UNL
Kricogonia lyside	Lyside
Aphrissa statira	Statira Sulphur		7/7/1940 E A Froemel UNL
Abaeis mexicana	Mexican Sulphur		7/3/1981 S M Spomer/J M Reiser
Pyrisitia proterpia	Tailed Orange
Pyrisitia lisa	Little Yellow		in Johnson 1972
Pyrisitia nise	Mimosa Sulphur
Abaeis nicippe	Sleepy Orange
Nathalis iole	Dainty Sulphur		in Johnson 1972

Family: LYCAENIDAE	Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks	Identified In County	Source
Feniseca tarquinius	Harvester
Lycaena phlaeas	American Copper		5/21/1939 E A Froemel UNL
Tharsalea dione	Gray Copper		in Johnson 1972
Tharsalea hyllus	Bronze Copper		in Johnson 1972
Tharsalea rubida	Ruddy Copper
Tharsalea helloides	Purplish Copper		10/17/1975 E A Froemel UNL
Satyrium titus	Coral Hairstreak
Satyrium acadica	Acadian Hairstreak		in Johnson 1972
Satyrium edwardsii	Edwards’ Hairstreak
Satyrium calanus	Banded Hairstreak
Satyrium caryaevorus	Hickory Hairstreak
Satyrium liparops	Striped Hairstreak
Ministrymon leda	Leda Hairstreak
Calycopis cecrops	Red-banded Hairstreak
Callophrys affinis apama	Apama/Western Green Hairstreak
Callophrys gryneus	Olive Hairstreak
Callophrys henrici	Henry’s Elfin
Callophrys niphon	Eastern Pine Elfin
Callophrys eryphon	Western Pine Elfin
Strymon melinus	Gray Hairstreak		in Johnson 1972
Parrhasius m-album	White-M Hairstreak
Brephidium exilis	Pygmy Blue
Leptotes marina	Marine Blue
Hemiargus ceraunus	Ceraunus Blue
Echinargus isola	Reakirt’s Blue		in Johnson 1972
Cupido comyntas	Eastern Tailed-Blue		in Rosche 1986
Cupido amyntula	Western Tailed-Blue
Celastrina neglecta	Summer Azure		in Rosche 1986
Euphilotes enoptes	Dotted Blue
Euphilotes rita	Rita Blue
Glaucopsyche piasus	Arrowhead Blue
Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Silvery Blue
Plebejus melissa	Melissa Blue		in Johnson 1972
Icaricia saepiolus	Greenish Blue
Icaricia icarioides	Icarioides Blue
Icaricia shasta	Shasta Blue
Icaricia lupini	Lupine Blue

Family: NYMPHALIDAE	Brush-footed Butterflies	Identified In County	Source
Libytheana carinenta	Snout Butterfly		in Rosche 1986
Dione vanillae	Gulf Fritillary		6/11/1935 E A Froemel UNL
Dryas iulia	Julia
Heliconius charithonia	Zebra		1939 E A Froemel UNL
Euptoieta claudia	Variegated Fritillary		6/30/1940 U C Davis collection
Argynnis cybele	Great Spangled Fritillary		in Johnson 1972
Argynnis aphrodite	Aphrodite Fritillary
Argynnis idalia	Regal Fritillary		in Johnson 1972
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		in Johnson 1972
Boloria bellona	Meadow Fritillary
Boloria chariclea helena	Purplish Fritillary
Poladryas arachne	Arachne Checkerspot
Chlosyne fulvia	Fulvia Checkerspot
Chlosyne lacinia	Bordered Patch		10/2/1971 E A Froemel UNL
Chlosyne gorgone	Gorgone Checkerspot		in Rosche 1986
Chlosyne nycteis	Silvery Checkerspot		in Johnson 1972
Chlosyne acastus	Acastus Checkerspot
Anthanassa texana	Texan Crescent		7/20/1935 E A Froemel UNL
Phyciodes graphica	Graphic Crescent
Phyciodes phaon	Phaon Crescent		5/11/1938 E A Froemel UNL
Phyciodes tharos	Pearl Crescent		in Rosche 1986
Phyciodes cocyta	Northern Crescent
Phyciodes batesii	Tawny Crescent
Phyciodes pulchella	Field Crescent
Phyciodes picta	Painted Crescent
Phyciodes pallida	Pale Crescent
Phyciodes mylitta	Mylitta Crescent
Euphydryas anicia	Anicia Checkerspot
Euphydryas phaeton	Baltimore
Polygonia interrogationis	Question Mark		7/7/1940 U C Davis collection
Polygonia comma	Eastern Comma		in Johnson 1972
Polygonia satyrus	Satyr Anglewing
Polygonia gracilis zephyrus	Zephyr
Polygonia progne	Gray Comma
Nymphalis l-album	Compton Tortoise Shell
Nymphalis antiopa	Mourning Cloak		in Rosche 1986
Nymphalis californica	California Tortoise Shell
Aglais milberti	Milbert’s Tortoise Shell		5/31/1934 E A Froemel UNL
Vanessa virginiensis	American Lady		in Johnson 1972
Vanessa carduii	Painted Lady		in Rosche 1986
Vanessa annabella	West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral		in Rosche 1986
Junonia coenia	Buckeye		in Johnson 1972
Anartia jatrophae	White Peacock		1938 E A Froemel UNL
Limenitis arthemis astyanax	Red-spotted Purple		in Johnson 1972
Limenitis archippus	Viceroy		in Johnson 1972
Limenitis weidemeyerii	Weidemeyer’s Admiral
Mestra amymone	Amymone		10/20/1950 E A Froemel UNL
Marpesia petreus	Ruddy Daggerwing		9/6/1971 E A Froemel UNL
Anaea aidea	Tropical Leafwing
Anaea andria	Goatweed Butterfly		in Rosche 1986
Asterocampa celtis	Hackberry Butterfly		in Johnson 1972
Asterocampa clyton	Tawny Emperor		9/10/1963 E A Froemel UNL
Lethe anthedon	Northern Pearly Eye		E A Froemel
Lethe eurydice	Eyed Brown
Megisto cymela	Little Wood Satyr		in Johnson 1972
Coenonympha california	California Ringlet		6/13/1981 J M Reiser
Cercyonis pegala	Common Wood-Nymph		in Rosche 1986
Cercyonis meadii	Mead’s Wood-Nymph
Cercyonis oetus	Small Wood-Nymph
Oeneis ridingsii	Ridings’ Satyr
Oeneis uhleri varuna	Uhler’s Arctic
Danaus plexippus	Monarch		in Rosche 1986
Danaus gilippus	Queen		7/14/1937 E A Froemel UNL