Types of Butterflies in Colorado

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• Weidemeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
• Astyanax‘ Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
• Ruddy Daggerwing (Marpesia petreus)
• Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
• Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
• Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
• Nokomis Fritillary (Speyeria nokomis)
• Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
• Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
• Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
• Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
• Relict Fritillary (Boloria kriemhild)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
• Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae)
• Julia Heliconian (Dryas julia)
• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Zebra Heliconian (Heliconius charithonius)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• Queen (Danaus gilippus)
• Soldier (Danaus eresimus)
• American Snout (Libytheana carinenta)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
• Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Graphic Crescent (Phyciodes graphica)
• Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Painted Crescent (Phyciodes picta)
• Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchellus)
• Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Phaon Crescent (Phyciodes phaon)
• Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
• Edith’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
• Gillette’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas gillettii)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
• Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
• Fulvia Checkerspot (Thessalia fulvia)
• Leanira Checkerspot (Thessalia leanira)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
• Dotted Checkerspot (Poladryas minuta)

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Gray Copper (Lycaena dione)
• Edith’s Copper (Lycaena editha)
• Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
• Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cupreous)
• Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus siva)
• Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Moss’ Elfin (Callophrys mossii)
• Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
• Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
• Behr’s Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
• Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)
• Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
• Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Large Marble(Euchloe ausonides)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
• Southern Dogface (Zerene cesonia)
• Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)
• Mexican Yellow (Eurema mexicana)
• Mead’s Sulphur (Colias meadii)
• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Metalmark Butterflies (Riodinidae)

• Nais Metalmark (Apodemia nais)

Swallowtails (Papilionidae)

• Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
• Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
• Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
• Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
• Thoas Swallowtail (Papilio thoas)
• Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
• Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
• Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
• Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
• Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)

Skippers (Hesperiidae)

• Silver-Spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
• Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicanus)
• Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
• Rocky Mountain Duskywing (Erynnis telemachus)
• Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
• Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
• Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
• Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
• Russet Skipperling (Piruna pirus)
• Garita Skipperling (Oarisma garita)
• Least Skipper (Ancyloxyphia numitor)
• “Leonard’s” Pawnee Skipper (Hesperia leonardus)
• Juba Skipper (Hesperia juba)
• Pahaska Skipper (Hesperia pahaska)
• Green Skipper (Hesperia viridis)
• Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)
• Sachem (Atalopedes campestris)
• Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus)
• Draco Skipper (Polites draco)
• Tawny-Edged Skipper (Polites themistocles)
• Long Dash (Polites mystic)