Types of Butterflies in Oregon

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• California Sister (Adelpha bredowii)
• Lorquin’s Admiral (Limenitis lorquini)
• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• Weidemeyer’s Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
• Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
• Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
• Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
• Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
• Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
• Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• Queen (Danaus gilippus)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• California Crescent (Phyciodes orseis)
• California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Edith’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
• European Peacock (Inachis io)
• Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchellus)
• Gillette’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas gillettii)
• Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
• Hoffmann’s Checkerspot (Chlosyne hoffmanni)
• Leanira Checkerspot (Thessalia leanira)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
• Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
• Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
• Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
• West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
• Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
• Tailed Copper (Lycaena arota)
• Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cuprea)
• Great Copper (Lycaena xanthoides)
• Edith’s Copper (Lycaena editha)
• Gorgon Copper (Lycaena gorgon)
• Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
• Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis)
• Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
• Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
• Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
• Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
• Olive (Juniper) Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
• Moss’ Elfin (Callophrys mossii)
• Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
• Johnson’s Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni)
• Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
• Sheridan’s Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii)
• Nelson’s Hairstreak (Callophrys nelsoni)
• California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
• Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinum)
• Gold-hunter’s Hairstreak (Satyrium auretorum)
• Mountain Mahogany Hairstreak (Satyrium tetra)
• Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
• Behr’s Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
• Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
• Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium semiluna)
• Columbian Blue (Euphilotes columbiae)
• Marine Blue (Leptotes marina)
• Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
• Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
• Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
• Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
• Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
• Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Pumice Dotted-Blue (Philotiella leona)
• Western Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
• Intermediate Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes intermedia)
• Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes)
• Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
• Northern Blue (Plebejus idas)
• Anna’s Blue (Plebejus anna)
• Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa)
• Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini)
• Greenish Blue (Icaricia saepiolus)
• Shasta Blue (Icaricia shasta)
• Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon)
• Boisduval’s Blue (Aricia icarioides)
• Sierra Nevada Blue (Polyommatus golgus)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)
• Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
• Gray Marble (Anthocharis lanceolata)
• Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
• Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
• California Marble (Euchloe hyantis)
• Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
• Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Becker’s White (Pontia beckerii)
• Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
• Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
• Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
• Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
• Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis)
• Pelidne Sulphur (Colias pelidne)
• Tailed Orange (Eurema proterpia)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae)

• Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
• Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
• Oregon Swallowtail (Papilio oregonius)
• Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
• Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
• Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
• Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
• Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Afranius Duskywing (Erynnis afranius)
• Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
• Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
• Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
• Mexican Cloudywing (Thorybes mexicana)
• Mohave Sootywing (Hesperopsis libya)
• Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
• Northern White-Skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum)
• Pacuvius Duskywing (Erynnis pacuvius)
• Persius Duskywing (Erynnis persius)
• Propertius Duskywing (Erynnis propertius)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Two-banded Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus ruralis)
• Western Cloudywing (Erynnis telemachus)