Types of Butterflies in West Virginia

Brush-Footed (Nymphalidae)

• Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)
• ‘Astyanax‘ Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
• White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
• Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)
• Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)
• Aphrodite Fritillary (Speyeria aphrodite)
• Atlantis Fritillary (Speyeria atlantis)
• Diana (Speyeria diana)
• Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)
• Regal Fritillary (Speyeria idalia)
• Silver-bordered Fritillary (Boloria selene)
• Meadow Fritillary (Boloria bellona)
• Variegated Fritillary (Euptoieta claudia)
• Monarch (Danaus plexippus)
• American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
• Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
• Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
• Compton Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis vaualbum)
• Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
• Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma)
• Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis)
• Gray Comma (Polygonia progne)
• Green Comma (Polygonia faunus)
• Harris’ Checkerspot (Chlosyne harrisii)
• Gorgone Checkerspot (Chlosyne gorgone)
• Silvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)
• Northern Crescent (Phyciodes cocyta)
• Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)
• Tawny Crescent (Phyciodes batesii)
• Baltimore (Euphydryas phaeton)
• Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
• Milbert’s Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti)

Gossamer-Winged (Lycaenidae)

• Harvester (Feniseca tarquinius)
• American Copper (Lycaena phlaeas)
• Bronze Copper (Lycaena hyllus)
• Bog Copper (Lycaena epixanthe)
• Great Purple Hairstreak (Atlides halesus)
• Coral Hairstreak (Satyrium titus)
• Edwards’ Hairstreak (Satyrium edwardsii)
• Banded Hairstreak (Satryium calanus)
• Hickory Hairstreak (Satyrium caryaevorum)
• Striped Hairstreak (Satyrium liparops)
• Southern Hairstreak (Satyrium favonius)
• Brown Elfin (Callophrys augustinus)
• Hoary Elfin (Callophrys polios)
• Frosted Elfin (Callophrys irus)
• Henry’s Elfin (Callophrys henrici)
• Eastern Pine Elfin (Callophrys niphon)
• ‘Olive’ Juniper Hairstreak (Callophrys gryneus gryneus)
• Gray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)
• Red-banded Hairstreak (Calycopis cecrops)
• Early Hairstreak (Erora laeta)
• Eastern Tailed-Blue (Everes comyntas)
• Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon)
• Appalachian Azure (Celastrina neglectamajor)
• Dusky Azure (Celastrina nigra)
• Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus)

Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae)

• Checkered White (Pontia protodice)
• West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)
• Cabbage White (Pieris rapae)
• Olympia Marble (Euchloe olympia)
• Falcate Orangetip (Anthocharis midea)
• Clouded Sulphur (Colias philodice)
• Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)
• Pink-edged Sulphur (Colias interior)
• Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)
• Little Yellow (Eurema lisa)
• Sleepy Orange (Eurema nicippe)

Metalmark (Riodinidae)

• Northern Metalmark (Calephelis borealis)

Swallowtail (Papilionidae)

• Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)
• Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis)
• Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
• Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)
• Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)
• Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)
• Zebra Swallowtail (Eurytides marcellus)

Skipper (Hesperiidae)

• Columbine Duskywing (Erynnis lucilius)
• Dreamy Duskywing (Erynnis icelus)
• Funereal Duskywing (Erynnis funeralis)
• Horace’s Duskywing (Erynnis horatius)
• Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis)
• Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis)
• Sleepy Duskywing (Erynnis brizo)
• Wild Indigo Duskywing (Erynnis baptisiae)
• Common Checkered-Skipper (Pyrgus communis)
• Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus centaureae)
• Northern Cloudywing (Thorybes pylades)
• Southern Cloudywing (Thorybes bathyllus)
• Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)
• Common Sootywing (Pholisora catullus)
• Hoary Edge (Achalarus lyciades)
• Golden Banded-Skipper (Autochton cellus)
• Hayhurst’s Scallopwing (Staphylus hayhurstii)