Brush-footed Butterflies – Family Nymphalidae

Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia

Lepidoptera:  Family Nymphalidae

Brush-footed Butterflies

Brush-footed Butterfly Photo Gallery

B=Buchanan

D=Dickenson

R=Russell

T=Tazewell

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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