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Biodiversity Catalog of Southwest Virginia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Butterflies of Southwest Virginia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

B=Buchanan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

D=Dickenson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

R=Russell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

T=Tazewell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lepidoptera:  Family Hesperiidae<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Skippers     <\/strong> Photo Gallery<\/a>
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Scientific Name <\/th>Common Name<\/th>Flight Period<\/th>County<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ancyloxypha numitor<\/td>Least Skipper<\/td>April-October<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atalopedes campestris<\/td>Sachem<\/td>April-December<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Autochton cellus<\/td>Golden Banded-Skipper<\/td>late April-late July<\/td>B,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Epargyreus clarus<\/td>Silver-spotted Skipper<\/td>mid March-late October<\/td>B, R, T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erynnis baptisiae<\/td>Wild Indigo Duskywing<\/td>March-October<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erynnis brizo<\/td>Sleepy Duskywing<\/td>mid March-mid June<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erynnis icelus<\/td>Dreamy Duskywing<\/td>mid March-early June<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erynnis juvenalis<\/td>Juvenal’s Duskywing<\/td>early March-June<\/td>B,R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erynnis martialis <\/td>Mottled Duskywing<\/td>early April-early August<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Erynnis persius<\/td>Persius Duskywing<\/td>late April-early June<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Euphyes vestris <\/td>Dun Skipper<\/td>mid April-mid October<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hesperia sassacus<\/td>Indian Skipper<\/td>May-early July<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hylephila phyleus<\/td>Fiery Skipper<\/td>May-mid November<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poanes hobomok<\/td>Hobomok Skipper<\/td>early April-late July<\/td>R<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poanes zabulon <\/td>Zabulon Skipper<\/td>April-mid October<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polites origenes<\/td>Crossline Skipper<\/td>May-mid October<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polites peckius <\/td>Peck’s Skipper<\/td>April-mid October<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polites themistocles<\/td>Tawny-edged Skipper<\/td>May-mid September<\/td>R<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pompeius verna<\/td>Little Glassywing<\/td>late May-early October<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thorybes bathyllus <\/td>Southern Cloudywing<\/td>May-August<\/td>B, T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thorybes pylades<\/td>Northern Cloudywing<\/td>April-August<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thymelicus lineola<\/td>European Skipper<\/td>June-July<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urbanus proteus<\/td>Long-tailed Skipper<\/td>late June-early November<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wallengrenia egeremet<\/td>Northern Broken-Dash<\/td>mid May-early October<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

Lepidoptera:  Family Papilionidae<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Swallowtails     <\/strong>Photo Gallery<\/a>
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Scientific Name <\/th>Common Name<\/th>Flight Period<\/th>County<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Battus philenor <\/td>Pipevine Swallowtail<\/td>late April-late July<\/td>B,D,R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eurytides marcellus <\/td>Zebra Swallowtail<\/td>mid June-late September<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papilio cresphontes<\/td>Giant Swallowtail <\/td>early May-late September<\/td>R<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papilio glaucus<\/td>Eastern Tiger Swallowtail<\/td>late February-early November<\/td>B,D,R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papilio polyxenes<\/td>Black Swallowtail<\/td>mid March-mid October<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Papilio troilus<\/td>Spicebush Swallowtail<\/td>mid March-early October<\/td>B,R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

Lepidoptera:  Family Pieridae<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Whites and Sulphurs     <\/strong>Photo Gallery<\/a>
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Scientific Name <\/th>Common Name<\/th>Flight Period<\/th>County<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Anthocharis midea<\/em><\/td>Falcate Orangetip<\/td>early March – mid May<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colias eurytheme<\/em><\/td>Orange Sulphur<\/td>mid February-early December<\/td>B,D,R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colias philodice<\/em> <\/td>Clouded Sulphur<\/td>late January-mid December<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Euchloe olympia<\/em><\/td>Olympia Marble<\/td>early April-mid May<\/td>R<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phoebis sennae<\/em><\/td>Cloudless Sulphur<\/td>late March-early December<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pieris rapae<\/em><\/td>Cabbage White<\/td>early June-late October<\/td>B,R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pieris virginiensis<\/em><\/td>West Virginia White<\/td>late March-early June<\/td>R<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ponitia protodice<\/em><\/td>Checkered White <\/td>early June-late October<\/td>R<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

Lepidoptera:  Family Lycaenidae<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gossamer-wing Butterflies     <\/strong>Photo Gallery<\/a>
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Scientific Name <\/th>Common Name<\/th>Flight Period<\/th>County<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Calycopis cecrops<\/td>Red-banded Hairstreak<\/td>early April-late October<\/td>B, T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Celastrina ladon <\/td>Spring Azure<\/td>mid February-early June<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Celastrina neglecta<\/td>Summer Azure<\/td>early March-early October, early December<\/td>R, T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Celastrina neglectamajor <\/td>Appalachian Azure<\/td>late April-mid August<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cupido comyntas <\/td>Eastern Tailed-Blue<\/td>early April-late October<\/td>B, R, T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glaucopsyche lygdamus<\/td>Silvery Blue<\/td>mid March-late May<\/td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lycaena phlaeas<\/td>American Copper<\/td>mid March-Mid October<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Satyrium calanus<\/td>Banded Hairstreak<\/td>early May-mid August<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Satyrium liparops<\/td>Striped Hairstreak<\/td>early June-late July<\/td>T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strymon melinus<\/td>Gray Hairstreak<\/td>late February-late October<\/td>R, T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

Lepidoptera:  Family Riodinidae<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Metalmarks
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Thumbnail<\/th>Scientific Name <\/th>Common Name<\/th>Flight Period<\/th>County<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/td>Calephelis borealis <\/td>Northern Metalmark<\/td>late April-mid August<\/td>R,T<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n

Lepidoptera:  Family Nymphalidae<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

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

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