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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