Types of Butterflies in Washington

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• California Sister ( Adelpha bredowii )
• Lorquin’s Admiral ( Limenitis lorquini )
• Red-spotted Purple ( Limenitis arthemis )
• Viceroy ( Limenitis archippus )
• White Admiral ( Limenitis arthemis arthemis )
• Arctic Fritillary (Boloria chariclea)
• Astarte Fritillary (Boloria astarte)
• Freija Fritillary ( Boloria freija)
• Pacific Fritillary (Boloria epithore)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Meadow Fritillary ( Boloria bellona )
• Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
• Callippe Fritillary (Speyeria callippe)
• Coronis Fritillary (Speyeria coronis)
• Great Basin Fritillary (Speyeria egleis)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Hydaspe Fritillary (Speyeria hydaspe)
• Mormon Fritillary (Speyeria mormonia)
• Northwestern Fritillary (Speyeria hesperis)
• Zerene Fritillary (Speyeria zerene)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• Queen (Danaus gilippus)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Hoary Comma (Polygonia gracilis)
• Satyr Comma (Polygonia satyrus)
• Hoffmann’s Checkerspot (Chlosyne hoffmanni)
• Northern Checkerspot (Chlosyne palla)
• Sagebrush Checkerspot (Chlosyne acastus)
• Mylitta Crescent (Phyciodes mylitta)
• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Pale Crescent (Phyciodes pallida)
• Field Crescent (Phyciodes pulchellus)
• Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona)
• Edith’s Checkerspot (Euphydryas editha)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Lustrous Copper (Lycaena cuprea)
• Ruddy Copper (Lycaena rubidus)
• Purplish Copper (Lycaena helloides)
• Blue Copper (Lycaena heteronea)
• Edith’s Copper (Lycaena editha)
• Lilac-bordered Copper (Lycaena nivalis)
• Mariposa Copper (Lycaena mariposa)
• Sheridan’s Green Hairstreak (Callophrys sheridanii)
• Western Green Hairstreak (Callophrys affinis)
• Nelson’s Hairstreak (Callophrys nelsoni)
• Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus)
• Coastal Green Hairstreak (Callophrys dumetorum)
• Thicket Hairstreak (Callophrys spinetorum)
• Barry’s Hairstreak (Callophrys rosneri)
• Johnson’s Hairstreak (Callophrys johnsoni)
• Sylvan Hairstreak (Satyrium sylvinum)
• Behr’s Hairstreak (Satyrium behrii)
• Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• California Hairstreak (Satyrium californica)
• Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium fuliginosum)
• Sagebrush Sooty Hairstreak (Satyrium semiluna)
• Hedgerow Hairstreak (Satyrium saepium)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Golden Hairstreak (Habrodais grunus)
• Columbian Blue (Euphilotes columbiae)
• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
• Western Pine Elfin (Callophrys eryphon)
• Moss’ Elfin (Callophrys mossii)
• Western Pygmy-Blue (Brephidium exilis)
• Western Tailed-Blue (Cupido amyntula)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas)
• Northern Azure (Celastrina lucia)
• Echo Azure (Celastrina echo)
• Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)
• Arrowhead Blue (Glaucopsyche piasus)
• Western Square-dotted Blue (Euphilotes battoides)
• Rocky Mountain Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes ancilla)
• Pacific Dotted-Blue (Euphilotes enoptes)
• Melissa Blue (Plebejus melissa)
• Reakirt’s Blue (Echinargus isola)
• Greenish Blue (Icaricia saepiolus)
• Acmon Blue (Icaricia acmon)
• Boisduval’s Blue (Aricia icarioides)
• Lupine Blue (Plebejus lupini)
• Northern Blue (Plebejus idas)
• Anna’s Blue (Plebejus anna)
• Arctic Blue (Agriades glandon)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Stella Orangetip (Anthocharis stella)
• Pacific Orangetip (Anthocharis sara)
• Large Marble (Euchloe ausonides)
• Desert Marble (Euchloe lotta)
• Pine White (Neophasia menapia)
• Margined White (Pieris marginalis)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
• Becker’s White (Pontia beckerii)
• Western White (Pontia occidentalis)
• Spring White (Pontia sisymbrii)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Western Sulphur (Colias occidentalis)
• Queen Alexandra’s Sulphur (Colias alexandra)
• Labrador Sulphur (Colias nastes)
• Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
• Dainty Sulphur (Nathalis iole)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Mormon Metalmark (Apodemia mormo)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae)

• Clodius Parnassian (Parnassius clodius)
• Rocky Mountain Parnassian (Parnassius smintheus)
• Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)
• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
• Indra Swallowtail (Papilio indra)
• Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon)
• Pale Swallowtail (Papilio eurymedon)
• Two-tailed Swallowtail (Papilio multicaudata)
• Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

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