Butterfly Families

Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia

Butterflies of Southwest Virginia

B=Buchanan

D=Dickenson

R=Russell

T=Tazewell

Lepidoptera:  Family Hesperiidae

Skippers      Photo Gallery

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flight Period	County
Ancyloxypha numitor	Least Skipper	April-October	R,T
Atalopedes campestris	Sachem	April-December	R,T
Autochton cellus	Golden Banded-Skipper	late April-late July	B,T
Epargyreus clarus	Silver-spotted Skipper	mid March-late October	B, R, T
Erynnis baptisiae	Wild Indigo Duskywing	March-October	R,T
Erynnis brizo	Sleepy Duskywing	mid March-mid June	T
Erynnis icelus	Dreamy Duskywing	mid March-early June	T
Erynnis juvenalis	Juvenal’s Duskywing	early March-June	B,R,T
Erynnis martialis	Mottled Duskywing	early April-early August	R,T
Erynnis persius	Persius Duskywing	late April-early June	T
Euphyes vestris	Dun Skipper	mid April-mid October	R,T
Hesperia sassacus	Indian Skipper	May-early July	T
Hylephila phyleus	Fiery Skipper	May-mid November	T
Poanes hobomok	Hobomok Skipper	early April-late July	R
Poanes zabulon	Zabulon Skipper	April-mid October	R,T
Polites origenes	Crossline Skipper	May-mid October	T
Polites peckius	Peck’s Skipper	April-mid October	R,T
Polites themistocles	Tawny-edged Skipper	May-mid September	R
Pompeius verna	Little Glassywing	late May-early October	T
Thorybes bathyllus	Southern Cloudywing	May-August	B, T
Thorybes pylades	Northern Cloudywing	April-August	T
Thymelicus lineola	European Skipper	June-July	T
Urbanus proteus	Long-tailed Skipper	late June-early November	T
Wallengrenia egeremet	Northern Broken-Dash	mid May-early October	T

Lepidoptera:  Family Papilionidae

Swallowtails     Photo Gallery

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flight Period	County
Battus philenor	Pipevine Swallowtail	late April-late July	B,D,R,T
Eurytides marcellus	Zebra Swallowtail	mid June-late September	R,T
Papilio cresphontes	Giant Swallowtail	early May-late September	R
Papilio glaucus	Eastern Tiger Swallowtail	late February-early November	B,D,R,T
Papilio polyxenes	Black Swallowtail	mid March-mid October	R,T
Papilio troilus	Spicebush Swallowtail	mid March-early October	B,R,T

Lepidoptera:  Family Pieridae

Whites and Sulphurs     Photo Gallery

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flight Period	County
Anthocharis midea	Falcate Orangetip	early March – mid May	T
Colias eurytheme	Orange Sulphur	mid February-early December	B,D,R,T
Colias philodice	Clouded Sulphur	late January-mid December	R,T
Euchloe olympia	Olympia Marble	early April-mid May	R
Phoebis sennae	Cloudless Sulphur	late March-early December	R,T
Pieris rapae	Cabbage White	early June-late October	B,R,T
Pieris virginiensis	West Virginia White	late March-early June	R
Ponitia protodice	Checkered White	early June-late October	R

Lepidoptera:  Family Lycaenidae

Gossamer-wing Butterflies     Photo Gallery

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flight Period	County
Calycopis cecrops	Red-banded Hairstreak	early April-late October	B, T
Celastrina ladon	Spring Azure	mid February-early June	T
Celastrina neglecta	Summer Azure	early March-early October, early December	R, T
Celastrina neglectamajor	Appalachian Azure	late April-mid August	T
Cupido comyntas	Eastern Tailed-Blue	early April-late October	B, R, T
Glaucopsyche lygdamus	Silvery Blue	mid March-late May	B
Lycaena phlaeas	American Copper	mid March-Mid October	T
Satyrium calanus	Banded Hairstreak	early May-mid August	T
Satyrium liparops	Striped Hairstreak	early June-late July	T
Strymon melinus	Gray Hairstreak	late February-late October	R, T

Lepidoptera:  Family Riodinidae

Metalmarks

Thumbnail	Scientific Name	Common Name	Flight Period	County
	Calephelis borealis	Northern Metalmark	late April-mid August	R,T

Lepidoptera:  Family Nymphalidae

Brush-footed Butterflies     Photo Gallery

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flight Period	County
Asterocampa clyton	Tawny Emperor	late May – early September	R
Boloria bellona	Meadow Fritillary	mid March-mid November	T
Cercyonic pegala	Common Wood-Nymph	late May-early October	B
Chlosyne nycteis	Silvery Checkerspot	early April-mid October	B,R,T
Cyllopsis gemma	Gemmed Satyr	late March-mid October	T
Danaus plexippus	Monarch	early April-late November	D,R,T
Enodia anthedon	Northern Pearly-eye	late May-mid October	T
Euptoieta claudia	Variegated Fritillary	early April-late November	R,T
Hermeuptychia sosybius	Carolina Satyr	early April-late October	B, D, R
Junonia coenia	Common Buckeye	mid April-late November	R,T
Libytheana carinenta	American Snout	late March – late September	T
Limenitis archippus	Viceroy	early May – late October	T
Limenitis arthemis ‘astyanax’	‘Astyanax’ Red-spotted Purple or White Admiral	early April-late October	B, R, T
Nymphalis antiopa	Mourning Cloak	mid February-mid November	T
Phyciodes tharos	Pearl Crescent	mid March-mid November	R,T
Polygonia comma	Eastern Comma	early March-mid November	B,R,T
Polygonia interrogationis	Question Mark	early February-late November	T
Polygonia progne	Gray Comma	mid May-late July, early September-mid September	T
Satyrodes appalachia	Appalachian Brown	early May-mid September	T
Speyeria aphrodite	Aphrodite Fritillary	late May-early November	B,D,R,T
Speyeria cybele	Great Spangled Fritillary	early May-early December	R,T
Speyeria diana	Diana Fritillary	early June-early October	B,D,T
Speyeria idalia	Regal Fritillary	early July-late July, early September	B,R,T
Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral	mid March-late October	B,R,T
Vanessa cardui	Painted Lady	mid March-early December	T
Vanessa virginiensis	American Lady	mid March-early December	R,T

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