Butterflies I Have Seen On My Hikes

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California Butterfly Checklist
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SWALLOWTAILS Family Papilionidae
    Pipevine Swallowtail
 

 

”Desert” Black Swallowtail
    "Baird's” Old World Swallowtail
    Anise Swallowtail
    India Swallowtail
    Giant Swallowtail
    Western Tiger
Western Tiger
    Two-tailed Swallowtail
    Pale Swallowtail
     
WHITES AND SULPHURS Family Pieridae
  Whites Subfamily Pierinae
    Pine White
    Becker's White
    Spring White
    Checkered White
Checkered White
    Cabbage White
Cabbage White
    Pearly Marble
      "California” Pearly Marble
      "Desert” Pearly Marble
    Desert Orangetip
    Sara Orangetip
      "Pacific” Sara Orangetip
      "Thoosa” Sara Orangetip
    Gray Marble
     
  Sulphurs Subfamily Coliadinae
    Clouded Sulphur
    Orange Sulphur
    Queen Alexandra's Sulphur (Harfords)
    California Dogface
    Southern Dogface
    Cloudless Sulphur
    Large Orange Sulphur
    Mexican Yellow
    Sleepy Orange
    Dainty Sulphur
     
GOSSAMER-WING BUTTERFLIES Family Lycaenidae
  Coppers Subfamily Lycaeninae
    Tailed Copper
    Great Copper
    Gorgon Copper
    Blue Copper
    Purplish Copper
    Hermes Copper
     
  Hairstreaks Subfamily Theclinae
    Golden Hairstreak
    Great Purple Hairstreak
    Silver-banded Hairstreak
    Behr's Hairstreak
    California Hairstreak
    Sylvan Hairstreak
    Gold-hunter's Hairstreak
    Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak
    Hedgerow Hairstreak
    Bramble Hairstreak
    Sheridan's Hairstreak
    Brown Elfin
    Desert Elfin
    Moss' Elfin
    Western Pine Elfin
    Thicket Hairstreak
    Juniper Hairstreak
      "Siva” Juniper Hairstreak
      "Nelson'sJuniper Hairstreak
      "Loki” Juniper Hairstreak
      "Thorne's” Juniper Hairstreak
    Gray Hairstreak
Gray Hairstreak
    Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak
    Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
    Leda Ministreak
     
  Blues Subfamily Polyommatinae
    Western Pygmy Blue
    Marine Blue
    Ceraunus Blue
    Reakirt's Blue
    Western Tailed-Blue
    Spring Azure
    Sonoran Blue
    Square-spotted Blue
      ”Bernardino” Square‑spotted Blue
      El Segundo Blue
      Ellis' Square-spotted Blue
    Dotted Blue
      ”Pacific” Dotted Blue
      ”Mojave Dotted Blue
      ”Dammer's” Dotted Blue
    Rita Blue
    Small Blue
    Arrowhead Blue
    Silvery Blue
      Palos Verdes Blued
    Melissa Blue
    Greenish Blue
    San Emigdio Blue
    Boisduval's Blue
    Acmon Blue
    Lupine Blue
    Veined Blue
     
     
METALMARKS Family Riodinidae
    Fatal Metalmark
    Wright's Metalmark
    Mormon Metalmark
    Palmer's Metalmark
     
BRUSHFOOTED BUTTERFLIES Family Nymphalidae
  Snouts Subfamily Libytheinae
    American Snout
     
  Heliconians and Fritillaries Subfamily Heliconiinae
    Gulf Fritillary
Gulf Fritillary
    Variegated Fritillary
    Coronis Fritillary
    Unsilvered Fritillary
    Callippe Fritillary
    Great Basin Fritillary
    Hydaspe Fritillary
    Pacific Fritillary
     
  True Brushfoots Subfamily Nymphalinae
    Leanira Checkerspot
    California Patch
    Bordered Patch
    Northern Checkerspot
    Sagebrush Checkerspot
    Gabb's Checkerspot
    Tiny Checkerspot
    Phaon Crescent
    Pearl Crescent
    Mylitta Crescent
    Variable Checkerspot
    Edith's Checkerspot
      Quino Checkcrspot
    Satyr Comma
    Hoary Comma
    California Tortoiseshell
    Mourning Cloak
Mourning Cloak
    Milbert's Tortoiseshell
    American Lady
    Painted Lady
    West Coast Lady
    Red Admiral
Red Admiral
    Common Buckeye
Common Buckeye
    Tropical Buckeye
     
  Admirals and Relatives Subfamily Limenitidinae
    Viceroy
    Lorquin's Admiral
    California Sister
     
  Satyrs Subfamily Satyrinae
    Common Ringlet
    Great Basin Wood-Nymph
     
  Monarchs Subfamily Danainae
    Monarch
Monarch
    Queen
     

SKIPPERS Family Hesperiidae

  Spread-Wing Skippers Subfamily Pyrginae
    Silver-spotted Skipper
    Hammock Skipper
    Northern Cloudywing
    Golden-headed Scallopwing
    Arizona powered-Skipper
    Sleepy Duskywing
    Propertius Duskywing
    Mournful Duskywing
    Pacuvius Duskywing
    Funereal Duskywing
Funereal Duskywing
    Afranius Duskywing
    Two-handed Checkered-Skipper
      Laguna Mountain Skipper
    Small Checkered-Skipper
    Common Checkered-Skipper
    White Checkered-Skipper
    Erichson's White-Skipper
    Northern White-Skipper
    Common Sootywing
    Mojave Sootywing
    Saltbush Sootywing
     
  Grass-Skippers Subfamily Hesperiinae
    Julia's Skipper
    Orange Skipperling
    Fiery Skipper
    Alkali Skipper
Alkali Skipper
    Juba Skipper
    Common Branded Skipper
    Pahaska Skipper
    Columbian Skipper
    Lindsey's Skipper
    Carus Skipper
    Sandhill Skipper
    Sonoran Skipper
    Sachem
    Woodland Skipper
    Rural Skipper
    Umber Skipper
    Dun Skipper
    Eufala Skipper
    Brazilian Skipper
    Wandering Skipper
     
  Giant-Skippers Subfamily Megathyminae
    Arizona Giant-Skipper
    California Giant-Skipper
    Mojave Giant-Skipper
    Yucca Giant-Skipper
     
 

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