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Massachusetts Butterfly Species List |
| Swallowtails Papilionidae |
Whites and Sulphurs Pieridae |
Gossamer-wings Lycaenidae |
Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Skippers Hesperiidae |
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This page lists the butterfly species commonly found in Massachusetts along with several that sometimes stray here from afar. The species are organized by taxonomic family using the names from the NABA Checklist of North American Butterflies. We are in the process of compiling digital photos of these species from club members and other Massachusetts butterfly photographers. Please contact the webmaster with comments, suggestions, and questions. |
| Family: Swallowtails Papilionidae |
Subfamily: Swallowtails Papilioninae |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Harvester Feniseca tarquinius |
         
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| Family: Gossamer-wings Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: Coppers Lycaeninae |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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American Snout Libytheana carinenta |
    
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| Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Fritillaries Heliconiinae |
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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 |
  
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| Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: True Brushfoots Nymphalinae |
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Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos |
         
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Harris' Checkerspot Chlosyne harrisii |
         
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Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis |
 
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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 |
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Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis |
                     
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Viceroy Limenitis archippus |
       
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| Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Emperors Apaturinae |
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Tawny Emperor Asterocampa clyton |
    
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Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis |
    
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| Family: Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae |
Subfamily: Satyrs Satyrinae |
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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 |
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Monarch Danaus plexippus |
                   
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Queen Danaus gilippus |
         
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| Family: Skippers Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: Spread-wing Skippers Pyrginae |
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Silver-spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus |
    
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Long-tailed Skipper Urbanus proteus |
  
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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 |
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Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon |
       
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| Family: Skippers Hesperiidae |
Subfamily: Grass Skippers Hesperiinae |
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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 |
  
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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 |
  
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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 |
 
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Ocola Skipper Panoquina ocola |
    
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Brazilian Skipper Calpodes ethlius |
  
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Twin Spot Skipper Oligoria maculata |
 
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Clouded Skipper Lerema accius |
  
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