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List of Texas butterflies

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This is a list of Texas butterflies, all species of butterfly found in the state of Texas.

Contents

Family Papilionidae (Swallowtails)

Subfamily Papilioninae (Swallowtails)

Family Pieridae (Whites and Sulphurs)

Subfamily Pierinae (Whites)

Subfamily Coliadinae (Sulphurs)

  • Anteos clorinde (White Angled-Sulphur)
  • Anteos maerula (Yellow Angled-Sulphur)
  • Colias eurytheme (Orange Sulphur)
  • Colias philodice (Clouded Sulphur)
  • Eurema albula (Ghost Yellow)
  • Eurema boisduvaliana (Boisduval's Yellow)
  • Eurema daira (Barred Yellow)
  • Eurema dina (Dina Yellow)
  • Eurema lisa (Little Yellow)
  • Eurema mexicana (Mexican Yellow)
  • Eurema nicippe (Sleepy Orange)
  • Eurema nise (Mimosa Yellow)
  • Eurema proterpia (Tailed Orange)
  • Eurema salome (Salome Yellow)
  • Kricogonia lyside (Lyside Sulphur)
  • Nathalis iole (Dainty Sulphur)
  • Phoebis agarithe (Large Orange Sulphur)
  • Phoebis argante (Apricot Sulphur)
  • Phoebis neocypris (Tailed Sulphur)
  • Phoebis philea (Orange-barred Sulphur)
  • Phoebis sennae (Cloudless Sulphur)
  • Phoebis statira (Statira Sulphur)
  • Zerene cesonia (Southern Dogface)

Subfamily Dismorphiinae (Mimic-Whites)

  • Enantia albania (Costa-spotted Mimic-White)

Family Lycaenidae (Gossamer-wing Butterflies)

Subfamily Miletinae (Harvesters)

Subfamily Lycaeninae (Coppers)

  • Lycaena dione (Gray Copper)

Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)

  • Allosmaitia strophius (Strophius Hairstreak)
  • Atlides halesus (Great Purple Hairstreak)
  • Callophrys gryneus (Juniper Hairstreak)
  • Callophrys henrici (Henry's Elfin)
  • Callophrys irus (Frosted Elfin)
  • Callophrys mcfarlandi (Sandia Hairstreak)
  • Callophrys niphon (Eastern Pine Elfin)
  • Callophrys spinetorum (Thicket Hairstreak)
  • Callophrys xami (Xami Hairstreak)
  • Calycopis cecrops (Red-banded Hairstreak)
  • Calycopis isobeon (Dusky-blue Groundstreak)
  • Chlorostrymon simaethis (Silver-banded Hairstreak)
  • Chlorostrymon telea (Telea Hairstreak)
  • Cyanophrys goodsoni (Goodson's Greenstreak)
  • Cyanophrys herodotus (Tropical Greenstreak)
  • Cyanophrys miserabilis (Clench's Greenstreak)
  • Electrostrymon canus (Muted Hairstreak)
  • Electrostrymon sangala (Ruddy Hairstreak)
  • Erora quaderna (Arizona Hairstreak)
  • Eumaeus toxea (Mexican Cycadian)
  • Fixsenia favonius (Southern Hairstreak)
  • Fixsenia polingi (Poling's Hairstreak)
  • Hypaurotis crysalus (Colorado Hairstreak)
  • Ministrymon azia (Gray Ministreak)
  • Ministrymon clytie (Clytie Ministreak)
  • Ministrymon echion (Red-spotted Hairstreak)
  • Ministrymon leda (Leda Ministreak)
  • Ocaria ocrisia (Black Hairstreak)
  • Oenomaus ortygnus (Aquamarine Hairstreak)
  • Parrhasius m-album (White M Hairstreak)
  • Phaeostrymon alcestis (Soapberry Hairstreak)
  • Rekoa marius (Marius Hairstreak)
  • Rekoa palegon (Gold-bordered Hairstreak)
  • Rekoa zebina (Zebina Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium behrii (Behr's Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium calanus (Banded Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium edwardsii (Edwards' Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium kingi (King's Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium liparops (Striped Hairstreak)
  • Satyrium titus (Coral Hairstreak)
  • Siderus tephraeus (Pearly-gray Hairstreak)
  • Strymon albata (White Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon alea (Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon bazochii (Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon bebrycia (Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon cestri (Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon istapa (Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon melinus (Gray Hairstreak)
  • Strymon rufofusca (Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon serapio (Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak)
  • Strymon yojoa (Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak)

Subfamily Polyommatinae (Blues)

  • Brephidium exile (Western Pygmy-Blue)
  • Brephidium isophthalma (Eastern Pygmy-Blue)
  • Celastrina "ladon" (Spring Azure)
  • Celastrina neglecta (Summer Azure)
  • Euphilotes rita (Rita Dotted-Blue)
  • Everes comyntas (Eastern Tailed-Blue)
  • Glaucopsyche lygdamus (Silvery Blue)
  • Hemiargus ceraunus (Ceraunus Blue)
  • Hemiargus isola (Reakirt's Blue)
  • Leptotes cassius (Cassius Blue)
  • Leptotes marina (Marine Blue)
  • Lycaeides melissa (Melissa Blue)
  • Plebeius lupini (Lupine Blue)
  • Zizula cyna (Cyna Blue)

Family Riodinidae (Metalmarks)

  • Apodemia chisosensis (Chisos Metalmark)
  • Apodemia duryi (Mexican Metalmark)
  • Apodemia hepburni (Hepburn's Metalmark)
  • Apodemia multiplaga (Narrow-winged Metalmark)
  • Apodemia palmeri (Palmer's Metalmark)
  • Apodemia phyciodoides (Crescent Metalmark)
  • Apodemia walkeri (Walker's Metalmark)
  • Calephelis nemesis (Fatal Metalmark)
  • Calephelis nilus (Rounded Metalmark)
  • Calephelis rawsoni (Rawson's Metalmark)
  • Calephelis virginiensis (Little Metalmark)
  • Caria ino (Red-bordered Metalmark)
  • Emesis emesia (Curve-winged Metalmark)
  • Emesis tenedia (Falcate Metalmark)
  • Emesis zela (Zela Metalmark)
  • Lasaia sula (Blue Metalmark)
  • Melanis pixe (Red-bordered Pixie)


Family Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)

Subfamily Libytheinae (Snouts)

Subfamily Heliconiinae (Heliconians and Fritillaries)

Subfamily Nymphalinae (True Brush-foots)

Subfamily Limenitidinae (Admirals and Relatives)

  • Adelpha basiloides (Spot-celled Sister)
  • Adelpha bredowii (California Sister)
  • Adelpha fessonia (Band-celled Sister)
  • Biblis hyperia (Red Rim)
  • Diaethria anna (Anna's Eighty-eight)
  • Diaethria asteria (Mexican Eighty-eight)
  • Dynamine dyonis (Blue-eyed Sailor)
  • Dynamine tithia (Tithian Sailor)
  • Epiphile adrasta (Common Banner)
  • Eunica monima (Dingy Purplewing)
  • Eunica tatila (Florida Purplewing)
  • Hamadryas amphinome (Red Cracker)
  • Hamadryas februa (Gray Cracker)
  • Hamadryas feronia (Variable Cracker)
  • Hamadryas fornax
  • Hamadryas guatemalena (Guatemalan Cracker)
  • Hamadryas iphthime (Brownish Cracker)
  • Historis acheronta (Tailed Cecropian)
  • Historis odius (Orion)
  • Limenitis archippus (Viceroy)
  • Limenitis arthemis astyanax ('Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple)
  • Limenitis arthemis (Red-spotted Purple)
  • Limenitis weidemeyerii (Weidemeyer's Admiral)
  • Marpesia chiron (Many-banded Daggerwing)
  • Marpesia coresia (Waiter Daggerwing)
  • Marpesia petreus (Ruddy Daggerwing)
  • Mestra amymone (Common Mestra)
  • Myscelia cyananthe (Blackened Bluewing)
  • Myscelia ethusa (Mexican Bluewing)
  • Smyrna blomfildia (Blomfild's Beauty)
  • Smyrna karwinskii (Karwinski's Beauty)

Subfamily Charaxinae (Leafwings)

  • Anaea andria (Goatweed Leafwing)
  • Anaea echemus (Chestnut Leafwing)
  • Anaea glycerium (Angled Leafwing)
  • Anaea pithyusa (Pale-spotted Leafwing)
  • Anaea troglodyta (Tropical Leafwing)

Subfamily Apaturinae (Emperors)

  • Asterocampa celtis (Hackberry Emperor)
  • Asterocampa clyton (Tawny Emperor)
  • Asterocampa leilia (Empress Leilia)
  • Doxocopa laure (Silver Emperor)
  • Doxocopa pavon (Pavon Emperor)

Subfamily Satyrinae (Satyrs)

  • Cercyonis meadii (Mead's Wood Nymph)
  • Cercyonis pegala (Common Wood Nymph)
  • Cyllopsis gemma (Gemmed Satyr)
  • Cyllopsis pertepida (Canyonland Satyr)
  • Enodia anthedon (Northern Pearly Eye)
  • Enodia creola (Creole Pearly Eye)
  • Enodia portlandia (Southern Pearly Eye)
  • Gyrocheilus patrobas (Red-bordered Satyr)
  • Hermeuptychia sosybius (Carolina Satyr)
  • Megisto cymela (Little Wood Satyr)
  • Megisto rubricata (Red Satyr)
  • Megisto viola (Viola's Wood Satyr)
  • Neonympha areolata (Georgia Satyr)

Subfamily Danainae (Monarchs)

Family Hesperiidae (Skippers)

Subfamily Pyrrhopyginae (Firetips)

  • Pyrrhopyge araxes (Dull Firetip)

Subfamily Pyrginae (Spread-wing Skippers)

  • Achalarus albociliatus (Skinner's Cloudywing)
  • Achalarus casica (Desert Cloudywing)
  • Achalarus jalapus (Jalapus Cloudywing)
  • Achalarus lyciades (Hoary Edge)
  • Achalarus toxeus (Coyote Cloudywing)
  • Achlyodes pallida
  • Aguna asander (Gold-spotted Aguna)
  • Aguna claxon (Emerald Aguna)
  • Aguna metophis (Tailed Aguna)
  • Arteurotia tractipennis (Starred Skipper)
  • Astraptes alardus (Frosted Flasher)
  • Astraptes alector (Gilbert's Flasher)
  • Astraptes anaphus (Yellow-tipped Flasher)
  • Astraptes egregius (Small-spotted Flasher)
  • Astraptes fulgerator (Two-barred Flasher)
  • Autochton cellus (Golden Banded-Skipper)
  • Autochton cincta (Chisos Banded-Skipper)
  • Autochton pseudocellus (Sonoran Banded-Skipper)
  • Bolla brennus (Obscure Bolla)
  • Bolla clytius (Mottled Bolla)
  • Cabares potrillo (Potrillo Skipper)
  • Carrhenes canescens (Hoary Skipper)
  • Celaenorrhinus fritzgaertneri (Fritzgaertner's Flat)
  • Celaenorrhinus stallingsi (Stallings' Flat)
  • Celotes limpia (Scarce Streaky-Skipper)
  • Celotes nessus (Common Streaky-Skipper)
  • Chioides catillus (White-striped Longtail)
  • Chioides zilpa (Zilpa Longtail)
  • Chiomara georgina (White-patched Skipper)
  • Codatractus alcaeus (White-crescent Longtail)
  • Codatractus arizonensis (Arizona Skipper)
  • Cogia calchas (Mimosa Skipper)
  • Cogia hippalus (Acacia Skipper)
  • Cogia outis (Outis Skipper)
  • Eantis tamenund (Sickle-winged Skipper)
  • Epargyreus clarus (Silver-spotted Skipper)
  • Epargyreus exadeus (Broken Silverdrop)
  • Erynnis baptisiae (Wild Indigo Duskywing)
  • Erynnis brizo (Sleepy Duskywing)
  • Erynnis funeralis (Funereal Duskywing)
  • Erynnis horatius (Horace's Duskywing)
  • Erynnis juvenalis (Juvenal's Duskywing)
  • Erynnis martialis (Mottled Duskywing)
  • Erynnis meridianus (Meridian Duskywing)
  • Erynnis scudderi (Scudder's Duskywing)
  • Erynnis telemachus (Rocky Mountain Duskywing)
  • Erynnis tristis (Mournful Duskywing)
  • Erynnis zarucco (Zarucco Duskywing)
  • Gesta invisa (False Duskywing)
  • Gorgythion begga (Variegated Skipper)
  • Grais stigmatica (Hermit Skipper)
  • Heliopetes arsalte (Veined White-Skipper)
  • Heliopetes laviana (Laviana White-Skipper)
  • Heliopetes macaira (Turk's-cap White-Skipper)
  • Heliopyrgus domicella (Erichson's White-Skipper)
  • Hesperopsis alpheus (Saltbush Sootywing)
  • Nisoniades rubescens (Purplish-black Skipper)
  • Noctuana stator (Red-studded Skipper)
  • Pellicia arina (Glazed Pellicia)
  • Pellicia dimidiata (Morning Glory Pellicia)
  • Phocides belus
  • Phocides palemon (Guava Skipper)
  • Pholisora catullus (Common Sootywing)
  • Pholisora mejicana (Mexican Sootywing)
  • Polygonus leo (Hammock Skipper)
  • Polygonus manueli (Manuel's Skipper)
  • Polythrix mexicanus (Mexican Longtail)
  • Polythrix octomaculata (Eight-spotted Longtail)
  • Proteides mercurius (Mercurial Skipper)
  • Pyrgus albescens (White Checkered-Skipper)
  • Pyrgus communis (Common Checkered-Skipper)
  • Pyrgus oileus (Tropical Checkered-Skipper)
  • Pyrgus philetas (Desert Checkered-Skipper)
  • Pyrgus scriptura (Small Checkered-Skipper)
  • Sostrata nordica (Blue-studded Skipper)
  • Spathilepia clonius (Falcate Skipper)
  • Staphylus azteca (Aztec Scallopwing)
  • Staphylus ceos (Golden-headed Scallopwing)
  • Staphylus hayhurstii (Hayhurst's Scallopwing)
  • Staphylus mazans (Mazans Scallopwing)
  • Systasea pulverulenta (Texas Powdered Skipper)
  • Systasea zampa (Arizona Powdered Skipper)
  • Thorybes bathyllus (Southern Cloudywing)
  • Thorybes confusis (Confusing Cloudywing)
  • Thorybes drusius (Drusius Cloudywing)
  • Thorybes pylades (Northern Cloudywing)
  • Timochares ruptifasciatus (Brown-banded Skipper)
  • Typhedanus undulatus (Mottled Longtail)
  • Urbanus belli (Double-striped Longtail)
  • Urbanus dorantes (Dorantes Longtail)
  • Urbanus doryssus (White-tailed Longtail)
  • Urbanus esmeraldus (Esmeralda Longtail)
  • Urbanus procne (Brown Longtail)
  • Urbanus pronus (Pronus Longtail)
  • Urbanus proteus (Long-tailed Skipper)
  • Urbanus simplicius (Plain Longtail)
  • Urbanus tanna (Tanna Longtail)
  • Urbanus teleus (Teleus Longtail)
  • Xenophanes tryxus (Glassy-winged Skipper)
  • Zestusa dorus (Short-tailed Skipper)

Subfamily Hesperiinae (Grass Skippers)

  • Adopaeoides prittwitzi (Sunrise Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes aenus (Bronze Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes aesculapius (Lace-winged Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes alternata (Dusky Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes belli (Bell's Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes cassus (Cassus Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes celia (Celia's Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes eos (Dotted Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes hegon (Pepper and Salt Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes nereus (Slaty Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes nysa (Nysa Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes oslari (Oslar's Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes phylace (Orange-headed Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes simius (Simius Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes texanae (Texas Roadside-Skipper)
  • Amblyscirtes vialis (Common Roadside-Skipper)
  • Anatrytone logan (Delaware Skipper)
  • Anatrytone mazai (Glowing Skipper)
  • Ancyloxypha arene (Tropical Least Skipper)
  • Ancyloxypha numitor (Least Skipper)
  • Atalopedes campestris (Sachem)
  • Atrytone arogos (Arogos Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis edwardsii (Sheep Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis hianna (Dusted Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis pittacus (White-barred Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis python (Python Skipper)
  • Atrytonopsis vierecki (Viereck's Skipper)
  • Calpodes ethlius (Brazilian Skipper)
  • Conga chydaea (Hidden-ray Skipper)
  • Copaeodes aurantiacia (Orange Skipperling)
  • Copaeodes minima (Southern Skipperling)
  • Corticea corticea (Redundant Skipper)
  • Cymaenes odilia trebius ('Trebius' Fawn-spotted Skipper)
  • Decinea percosius (Double-dotted Skipper)
  • Euphyes bayensis (Bay Skipper)
  • Euphyes dion (Dion Skipper)
  • Euphyes dukesi (Dukes' Skipper)
  • Euphyes vestris (Dun Skipper)
  • Hesperia attalus (Dotted Skipper)
  • Hesperia juba (Juba Skipper)
  • Hesperia meskei (Meske's Skipper)
  • Hesperia metea (Cobweb Skipper)
  • Hesperia ottoe (Ottoe Skipper)
  • Hesperia pahaska (Pahaska Skipper)
  • Hesperia uncas (Uncas Skipper)
  • Hesperia viridis (Green Skipper)
  • Hesperia woodgatei (Apache Skipper)
  • Hylephila phyleus (Fiery Skipper)
  • Lerema accius (Clouded Skipper)
  • Lerema ancillaris (Liris Skipper)
  • Lerodea arabus (Olive-clouded Skipper)
  • Lerodea eufala (Eufala Skipper)
  • Monca telata tyrtaeus ('Tyrtaeus' Violet-patched Skipper)
  • Nastra julia (Julia's Skipper)
  • Nastra lherminier (Swarthy Skipper)
  • Nastra neamathla (Neamathla Skipper)
  • Nyctelius nyctelius (Violet-banded Skipper)
  • Oarisma edwardsii (Edwards' Skipperling)
  • Oligoria maculata (Twin-spot Skipper)
  • Panoquina evansi (Evans' Skipper)
  • Panoquina hecebola (Hecebolus Skipper)
  • Panoquina leucas (Purple-washed Skipper)
  • Panoquina ocola (Ocola Skipper)
  • Panoquina panoquin (Salt Marsh Skipper)
  • Panoquina panoquinoides (Obscure Skipper)
  • Perichares philetes (Green-backed Ruby-eye)
  • Piruna hafernicki (Chisos Skipperling)
  • Piruna microstictus (Small-spotted Skipperling)
  • Piruna pirus (Russet Skipperling)
  • Piruna polingi (Four-spotted Skipperling)
  • Poanes aaroni (Aaron's Skipper)
  • Poanes melane (Umber Skipper)
  • Poanes taxiles (Taxiles Skipper)
  • Poanes viator (Broad-winged Skipper)
  • Poanes yehl (Yehl Skipper)
  • Poanes zabulon (Zabulon Skipper)
  • Polites carus (Carus Skipper)
  • Polites origenes (Crossline Skipper)
  • Polites peckius (Peck's Skipper)
  • Polites rhesus (Rhesus Skipper)
  • Polites themistocles (Tawny-edged Skipper)
  • Polites vibex (Whirlabout)
  • Pompeius verna (Little Glassywing)
  • Problema byssus (Byssus Skipper)
  • Quasimellana eulogius (Common Mellana)
  • Quasimellana mexicana
  • Rhinthon cubana osca (Osca Skipper)
  • Stinga morrisoni (Morrison's Skipper)
  • Synapte malitiosa (Malicious Skipper)
  • Synapte salenus (Salenus Skipper)
  • Thespieus macareus (Chestnut-marked Skipper)
  • Vettius fantasos (Fantastic Skipper)
  • Vidius perigenes (Pale-rayed Skipper)
  • Wallengrenia egeremet (Northern Broken-Dash)
  • Wallengrenia otho (Southern Broken-Dash)

Subfamily Megathyminae (Giant-Skippers)

  • Agathymus mariae (Mary's Giant-Skipper)
  • Agathymus neumoegeni (Orange Giant-Skipper)
  • Agathymus remingtoni (Coahuila Giant-Skipper)
  • Megathymus streckeri (Strecker's Giant-Skipper)
  • Megathymus ursus (Ursine Giant-Skipper)
  • Megathymus yuccae (Yucca Giant-Skipper)
  • Stallingsia maculosa (Manfreda Giant-Skipper)

References

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