Massachusetts Butterfly Species List |
Swallowtails Papilionidae |
Whites and Sulphurs Pieridae |
Gossamer-wings Lycaenidae |
Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Skippers Hesperiidae |
Family: Swallowtails Papilionidae |
Subfamily: Swallowtails Papilioninae |
Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor |
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Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes |
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Giant Swallowtail Papilio cresphontes |
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus |
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Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis |
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Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus |
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Family: Whites and Sulphurs Pieridae |
Subfamily: Whites Pierinae |
Checkered White Pontia protodice |
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Mustard White Pieris napi |
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West Virginia White Pieris virginiensis |
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Cabbage White Pieris rapae |
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Family: Whites and Sulphurs Pieridae |
Subfamily: Sulphurs Coliadinae |
Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice |
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Orange Sulphur Colias eurytheme |
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Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae |
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Little Yellow Eurema lisa |
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Family: Gossamer-wings Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: Harvesters Miletinae |
Harvester Feniseca tarquinius |
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Family: Gossamer-wings Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: Coppers Lycaeninae |
American Copper Lycaena phlaeas |
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Bronze Copper Lycaena hyllus |
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Bog Copper Lycaena epixanthe |
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Family: Gossamer-wings Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: Hairstreaks Theclinae |
Eastern Pine Elfin Callophrys niphon |
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Bog Elfin Callophrys lanoraieensis |
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Brown Elfin Callophrys augustinus |
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Hoary Elfin Callophrys polios |
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Henry's Elfin Callophrys henrici |
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Frosted Elfin Callophrys irus |
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Acadian Hairstreak Satyrium acadica |
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Banded Hairstreak Satyrium calanus |
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Coral Hairstreak Satyrium titus |
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Early Hairstreak Erora laeta |
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Edwards' Hairstreak Satyrium edwardsii |
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Gray Hairstreak Strymon melinus |
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Hessel's Hairstreak Callophrys hesseli |
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Hickory Hairstreak Satyrium caryaevorum |
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Juniper Hairstreak Callophrys gryneus |
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Oak Hairstreak Satyrium favonius |
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Red-banded Hairstreak Calycopis cecrops |
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Striped Hairstreak Satyrium liparops |
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White M Hairstreak Parrhasius m-album |
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Family: Gossamer-wings Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: Blues Polyommatinae |
Summer Azure Celastrina ladon |
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Spring Azure Celastrina ladon |
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Eastern Tailed-Blue Everes comyntas |
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Silvery Blue Glaucopsyche lygdamus |
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Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Snouts Libytheinae |
American Snout Libytheana carinenta |
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Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Fritillaries Heliconiinae |
Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia |
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Great Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cybele |
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Aphrodite Fritillary Speyeria aphrodite |
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Atlantis Fritillary Speyeria atlantis |
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Silver-bordered Fritillary Boloria selene |
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Meadow Fritillary Boloria bellona |
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Gulf Fritillary Agraulis vanillae |
Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: True Brushfoots Nymphalinae |
Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos |
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Harris' Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii |
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Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis |
Baltimore Checkerspot Euphydryas phaeton |
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Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis |
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Eastern Comma Polygonia comma |
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Gray Comma Polygonia progne |
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Green Comma Polygonia faunus |
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Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis vaualbum |
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Milbert's Tortoiseshell Nymphalis milberti |
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Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa |
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American Lady Vanessa virginiensis |
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Painted Lady Vanessa cardui |
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Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta |
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Common Buckeye Junonia coenia |
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Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Admirals and Relatives Limenitidinae |
Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis |
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Viceroy Limenitis archippus |
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Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Emperors Apaturinae |
Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton |
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Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis |
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Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Satyrs Satyrinae |
Northern Pearly Eye Enodia anthedon |
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Eyed Brown Satyrodes eurydice |
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Appalachian Brown Satyrodes appalachia |
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Little Wood Satyr Megisto cymela |
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Common Ringlet Coenonympha tullia |
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Common Wood Nymph Cercyonis pegala |
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Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Milkweed Butterflies Danainae |
Monarch Danaus plexippus |
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Queen Danaus gilippus |
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Family: Skippers Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: Spread-wing Skippers Pyrginae |
Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus |
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Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus |
Hoary Edge Achalarus lyciades |
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Southern Cloudywing Thorybes bathyllus |
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Northern Cloudywing Thorybes pylades |
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Dreamy Duskywing Erynnis icelus |
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Sleepy Duskywing Erynnis brizo |
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Juvenal's Duskywing Erynnis juvenalis |
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Horace's Duskywing Erynnis horatius |
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Wild Indigo Duskywing Erynnis baptisiae |
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Persius Duskywing Erynnis persius |
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Common Checkered Skipper Pyrgus communis |
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Common Sootywing Pholisora catullus |
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Family: Skippers Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: Skipperlings Heteropterinae |
Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon |
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Family: Skippers Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: Grass Skippers Hesperiinae |
Least Skipper Ancyloxypha numitor |
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European Skipper Thymelicus lineola |
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Fiery Skipper Hylephila phyleus |
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Leonard's Skipper Hesperia leonardus |
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Cobweb Skipper Hesperia metea |
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Indian Skipper Hesperia sassacus |
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Peck's Skipper Polites peckius |
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Tawny-edged Skipper Polites themistocles |
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Crossline Skipper Polites origenes |
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Long Dash Polites mystic |
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Northern Broken Dash Wallengrenia egeremet |
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Little Glassywing Pompeius verna |
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Sachem Atalopedes campestris |
Delaware Skipper Anatrytone logan |
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Mulberry Wing Poanes massasoit |
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Hobomok Skipper Poanes hobomok |
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Zabulon Skipper Poanes zabulon |
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Broad-winged Skipper Poanes viator |
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Dion Skipper Euphyes dion |
Black Dash Euphyes conspicua |
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Two-spotted Skipper Euphyes bimacula |
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Dun Skipper Euphyes vestris |
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Dusted Skipper Atrytonopsis hianna |
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Pepper-and-salt Skipper Amblyscirtes hegon |
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Common Roadside Skipper Amblyscirtes vialis |
Ocola Skipper Panoquina ocola |
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Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius |
Twin Spot Skipper Oligoria maculata |
Clouded Skipper Lerema accius |